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We pair deep technical knowledge with the values that drive us: a culture of partnership, a commitment to responsive communication, and a belief that we are all stronger when technical solutions are sustainable. With our senior consultants averaging 25+ years of experience and projects spanning 50 countries, your project is in proven hands.
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Lerch Bates is 100% employee owned via an employee stock ownership plan, or ESOP. That means your Lerch Bates team is made up of employee-owners personally invested in being responsive partners. We think proactively about what you need. Expect responsibility, service and performance in everything we do.
Lerch Bates simplifies the path to getting the best technical expertise for your project anywhere in the world. For 75 years, we have been the leading global expert in vertical transportation. Seeing a desire by our clients to be more efficient in finding top-level technical expertise across multiple disciplines, we expanded.
We bring a ‘we own what we do’ brand of technical consulting
Today, Lerch Bates brings its distinctive ‘we own what we do’ brand of technical consulting to a suite of services that serves every phase of a building’s lifespan.
As employee owners, we prioritize personal initiative, responsibility and accountability.
Our senior leaders have been with Lerch Bates for an average of 15+ years. We see that longevity as a reflection of how serious we are about investing in our people and creating pathways for growth.
Eric Rupe
CEO & President
John Arther
Chief Financial Officer
Jeff Marsh
Executive Vice President, Architectural Design
Heath Hayes
Executive Vice President, Vertical Transportation and Logistics Operations
Brian Erickson
Executive Vice President, Enclosures & Structures and Forensics
Jim Turner
Executive Vice President - Market Development and LB Solutions
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