Mason & Hanger, Day & Zimmermann’s architecture and engineering group, has provided A/E services for the government for nearly two centuries. To put that in perspective, the United States is only 248 years old.
According to the company, since then, the group has assisted with thousands of projects in 49 states and nearly 175 countries.
In 2019, the group expanded its U.S. locations and opened the Huntsville office, which has led to significant growth of the A/E business, according to the company.
One example of the group’s work on post is the FBI’s Hazardous Devices School.
The company said it designed the campus and helped to improve it to meet the needs identified by more than 421 accredited public safety bomb squads.
Doing so means they now have a place to train in the United States.
The school includes the use of state-of-the-art technology and robotics.
By 2018, the facility became a sprawling 455-acre campus complete with classrooms, explosive ranges, and mock villages that include a train station, apartment complexes, a movie theater, and a strip mall, according to a company spokesperson.
Mason & Hanger has also aided with munition production facilities, installation support facilities and other training facilities on post throughout the years.
The expanded geographic reach has enhanced the firm’s ability to deliver for the government in the Southeast.
The group is a contributing partner – along with BL Harbert International and Calspan Aero Systems Engineering, Inc. – on the design-build contract of NASA’s new Flight Dynamics Research Facility at the Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.
“We are proud to be a part of this historic project, contributing to the design of the first vertical wind tunnel in more than 80 years,” President, Ben Lilly said. “The design of the FDRF will bring our nation safer space exploration through aeronautical research and testing at this mission-critical facility.”
According to public records, the architecture and engineering group has been working with NASA since 1961 when they provided support at Michoud Assembly Facility, a facility NASA took over to use for the fabrication and assembly of various stages of the Saturn family of rockets.
“We are extremely proud when reflecting on our history,” Lilly said. “This pride fuels the commitment and passion we have for our mission and our customers.”
He identified few more pivotal moments of Mason & Hanger’s history.
He said the company supported Camp Zachary Taylor in 1917 during World War I, the Old Hickory Powder Plant in Tennessee in 1918, the New York and Boston Subways in 1934, the Atomic Energy Commission’s developments in Iowa, the Nevada test Site, and Pantex.
“At Mason & Hanger we help to Build a More Secure World, and our work throughout history has continued, in times of peace and in times of war. In this important mission, our customers rely on us to stay ahead of global threats and the day-to-day challenges we face together,” he said. “As partners, we work to remain agile and responsive against the threats facing our National Security Mission, here in the U.S. and abroad.”
