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DRMP Acquires Northeast Florida Firm to Grow its Surveying and Mapping Services

April 10th, 2023


ORLANDO, Fla. – DRMP, Inc. (DRMP) is enhancing its surveying and mapping services by partnering with Geomatics Corporation (Geomatics), a 23-person surveying and mapping consulting firm based in St. Augustine, Fla.  With the addition of Geomatics, DRMP is bolstering its presence throughout Northeast Florida with additional staff resources.

Since it was founded in 1999, Geomatics has built its success through its expertise and long-standing work relationships with its private and public sector clients, including the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), St. Johns County, and the City of St. Augustine. They have worked on many projects concentrated on Florida’s East Coast and beyond providing a wide range of surveying and mapping services and assisting clients with standard surveying and mapping permitting requirements.  

In addition to its FDOT and municipality work, Geomatics’ range of impactful projects includes providing a 4,000-acre boundary survey for Spaceport Camden (UCC property in Woodbine, Georgia); working on a countywide flood-mitigation infrastructure survey to aid in the production of the latest Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood maps for St. Johns County; and performing surveying work for the planned-unit development of Nocatee, Florida, highlighted as one of the top-ranked suburbs in Florida.

“Along with Geomatics’ excellent reputation with its clients, the value they place in their employees and its corporate culture aligns with DRMP, which made them a great fit,” said DRMP President Glenn Lusink, PSM. “Both companies share the values of quality, trust, and respect that focus on providing growth opportunities for their employees and the best project outcomes for their clients.”

That philosophy will be the focus as Geomatics transitions into DRMP and as they continue to work out of their St. Augustine, Fla. location as a new office.

It was their solid relationship with DRMP over the years that brought Geomatics Founder Terry Durden, PSM, and Geomatics President Pablo Ferrari, PSM, to the table to discuss joining forces.

“We’ve had a working relationship with DRMP for quite some time. They’re a company that is like-minded in how they serve their clients, and we knew it would be a great move for our employees,” said Durden.

“The benefits and opportunities DRMP can offer through their expanded resources, training, and technology is a great opportunity for our employees and clients. Their family work atmosphere is how we’ve run our business for the past 20-plus years and it’s a win-win for us,” Ferrari echoed.

Durden and Ferrari will continue to lead the office through the transition and will both serve as Vice Presidents of DRMP providing leadership for all the projects managed through the local office. DRMP and Geomatics are committed to achieving the success of this transition through collaboration and teamwork.

Align Business Advisory Services (www.alignba.com) served as M&A advisor to Geomatics.

About Geomatics Corporation
Since 1999, Geomatics Corporation (Geomatics) has built a reputation of excellence in providing a wide variety of surveying and mapping services for private and public sector clients, along with assistance in meeting local, state, and federal standard surveying and mapping permit requirements. Our mission is to deliver accurate and timely surveying and mapping services that serve as the foundation of successful projects for our clients.  For more information, please visit  www.geomaticscorp.net

About DRMP
DRMP is a multi-discipline firm serving clients in the public, private and industrial sectors in the development of infrastructure for the community-at-large and has been in business since 1977.  DRMP currently employs 500 professionals in 20 office locations spread strategically across our service areas. Today, DRMP is ranked among Engineering News-Record’s “Top 500 Design Firms” in the United States. For more information, please visit www.drmp.com.

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