Hayward Baker Opens New Office to Support Customers in Kansas City Metro Area, Nebraska and Kansas

Olathe, Kans. (PRWEB) November 8, 2007 -- Hayward Baker, Inc. (www.haywardbaker.com), North America?s leading geotechnical contractor, announces the opening of a new sales, project management and engineering services office in the Kansas City metro area. Located in Olathe, Kansas, the office supports customers and projects in the Kansas City area, plus Nebraska and Kansas.

According to Art Pengelly, senior vice president of Hayward Baker?s Central Region, the opening of the Kansas City office represents a commitment to serving regionally based general contractors, geotechnical consultants and commercial property developers. ?It?s just easier for everyone when companies can work in close geographic proximity to one another. By opening this office, we?re making our leading geotechnical construction services and technology much more accessible at the local level,? he stated.

Recent projects are illustrative of the important work Hayward Baker already does in the region. These include soil densification and reinforcement using the company?s proprietary Vibro Piers? technology at the new I-435 / U.S. 69 interchange in Overland Park ? a project performed for the Kansas Department of Transportation. In addition, vibro-compaction and jet grouting work is underway for the Johnson County Water District?s treatment facility located at the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers.

Among the general contractors Hayward Baker works with in the region are APAC-Kansas, Clarkson Construction, Comanche Construction and Kissick Construction. Hayward Baker also works closely with important geotechnical consulting firms such as Terracon Consultants, Geotechnology, Inc., Black & Veitch, Burns & McDonnell, TranSystems and Kleinfelder that are either based in Kansas City or active in the region.

Hayward Baker?s new Kansas City office will be headed by Aaron McConnell, P.E. Prior to joining Hayward Baker, McConnell was with Contech Construction Products? Overland Park office where he was the Tensar grid specialist on staff. McConnell is also an experienced structural design engineer and project manager. He holds an M.S. degree in civil engineering from Washington University in St. Louis and has spent the last six years of his professional career in the Kansas City area.

The Kansas City office of Hayward Baker is located at 19940 West 161st Street in Olathe, Kansas. For more information on the services offered by the office, contact Aaron McConnell at 913-390-0085. For a complete listing of Hayward Baker regional offices, visit www.haywardbaker.com/locations.

About Hayward Baker, Inc.

Hayward Baker, Inc. (www.haywardbaker.com) is North America?s largest geotechnical contractor. Ranked by ENR magazine as the #1 Foundation Contractor, Hayward Baker is the industry leader in applying ground modification technologies to site improvement and remedial work, with a 60-year record of experience. A wide range of technologies are employed in providing foundation support and rehabilitation services, as well as settlement control, structural support, site improvement, soil and slope stabilization, underpinning, excavation shoring, earth retention, seismic stabilization, and ground water control. Every service provided by Hayward Baker is designed to be the most effective, cost-efficient solution, based on a proven track record of performance in the field.

Hayward Baker services are provided through a network of more than 20 company-owned offices and equipment yards across the continent, with recent expansion activities adding new offices in San Diego, Kansas City, and the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul.

Hayward Baker, Inc. is part of the Keller Group of companies, a multinational organization providing geotechnical construction services throughout the world. Web site address: www.keller.co.uk.

For more information contact:

Art Pengelly

Hayward Baker, Inc.

(817) 753-7000

adpengelly @ haywardbaker.com

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