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We've Expanded!
Custom Engineering opened it's 4th office location at the beginning of 2025. The new office is located in Overland Park, KS. The expansion allowed several of our existing Independence employees who live in Kansas to also work in Kansas. It also freed up workspace to allow our Independence office to continue to grow.
Our staff members continue to work collaboratively across state lines.
Kansas City Business Journal Features CEO Joe Davis
Twenty to Know - Engineering
July 9, 2021
On July 9, 2021 the Kansas City Business Journal featured 20 people in engineering. The 20 to Know list is filled with key people and influencers. We are proud to be one of the few. The excerpt below is from the full Business Journal article, found here.
Joseph DavisCustom EngineeringCEO
Davis has led Custom Engineering since 1999, balancing responsibility for overseeing big projects as well as Custom’s business operations, including everything from budgeting to HR. The firm has grown to rank No. 20 on the Kansas City Business Journal’s Minority-Owned Businesses List. And it has continued to grow, expanding in St. Louis and acquiring a nine-employee firm in Columbia in 2019.
The mechanical and electrical engineering company has won a long list of high-profile jobs, including work on Kansas City International Airport, the Kansas City streetcar extension and the Major League Soccer stadium in St. Louis.
The mechanical and electrical engineering company has won a long list of high-profile jobs, including work on Kansas City International Airport, the Kansas City streetcar extension and the Major League Soccer stadium in St. Louis.
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St. Louis MLS Stadium Support Facilities
March 4, 2021
St. Louis City SC is the Major League Soccer team set to make its home in St. Louis in 2023. Custom Engineering is working with ME Group and HOK to provide mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering design for the Training Center, Administration Building, and Maintenance Building south of Market Street. A full press release and renderings of the stadium and support facilities can be found here.
The Kansas City Streetcar Extension is Happening!
December 9, 2020
Custom Engineering is working with HNTB to provide mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering design for the expansion of the vehicle maintenance facility. "The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and Department of Transportation (DOT) have officially recommended that the KC Streetcar Main Street Extension to UMKC receive the full federal funding requested to build the project under the FTA’s New Starts Capital Investment Grants (CIG) Program." Read the full press release from the KC Street Car here.
Custom Engineering Adds Nine Employees with Acquisition
November 5, 2019
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Custom Engineering, a mechanical and electrical engineering design firm, has acquired Timberlake Engineering of Columbia, MO. The acquisition was made final on October 24, 2019. This strategic move will give Custom Engineering and Timberlake Engineering a greater presence across the state with firmly established offices in the Kansas City, St. Louis, and Columbia areas. With the addition of the Columbia staff members, all offices increase their capacity for larger and more numerous projects to serve their respective local markets. The acquisition further meets the demands of all clients to increase capacity as they would like to award more work; a proving testament to this company’s dedicated team of professionals focused on professionalism, efficiency, and responsiveness.
Timberlake Engineering was founded in 1999 and is a full-service mechanical/HVAC, electrical, lighting, and plumbing, LEED consulting engineering firm, with a diverse experience base that mirrors that of Custom Engineering. The firm was named Columbia Business Times’ TOP OF THE TOWN “Top Engineer” in 2015.
In regards to the acquisition, Custom Engineering CEO, Joseph Davis, PE, says, “Timberlake’s outstanding team of professionals and strength of reputation made them very attractive as a complement to our existing team. It’s all about the people; when we began to learn of the outstanding client satisfaction, repeat business, and dedicated team who do things the right way, we knew it was a great fit. The culture of quality and responsiveness to meet client demands is taken very seriously, so it quickly became evident the Timberlake Team was the right move.” It is important to iterate that there will be no major changes for existing client relationships. Custom Engineering and Timberlake Engineering were built on client relationships, and Custom Engineering intends to continue that principle in the Columbia office.
About Custom Engineering, Inc.: Custom Engineering, a certified MBE/DBE firm since 1992, specializes as a mechanical, electrical, and plumbing system design consultant for construction and rehabilitation projects in commercial and industrial facilities. Custom Engineering provides a knowledge pool of diversity for team collaboration on project strategies and scopes requiring multiple disciplines and ranging in size from small rehabs to multi-million-dollar facilities. The not all inclusive list of markets served are aviation, higher education, water/wastewater, healthcare, transportation, utilities, city, state, and federal.
Timberlake Engineering was founded in 1999 and is a full-service mechanical/HVAC, electrical, lighting, and plumbing, LEED consulting engineering firm, with a diverse experience base that mirrors that of Custom Engineering. The firm was named Columbia Business Times’ TOP OF THE TOWN “Top Engineer” in 2015.
In regards to the acquisition, Custom Engineering CEO, Joseph Davis, PE, says, “Timberlake’s outstanding team of professionals and strength of reputation made them very attractive as a complement to our existing team. It’s all about the people; when we began to learn of the outstanding client satisfaction, repeat business, and dedicated team who do things the right way, we knew it was a great fit. The culture of quality and responsiveness to meet client demands is taken very seriously, so it quickly became evident the Timberlake Team was the right move.” It is important to iterate that there will be no major changes for existing client relationships. Custom Engineering and Timberlake Engineering were built on client relationships, and Custom Engineering intends to continue that principle in the Columbia office.
About Custom Engineering, Inc.: Custom Engineering, a certified MBE/DBE firm since 1992, specializes as a mechanical, electrical, and plumbing system design consultant for construction and rehabilitation projects in commercial and industrial facilities. Custom Engineering provides a knowledge pool of diversity for team collaboration on project strategies and scopes requiring multiple disciplines and ranging in size from small rehabs to multi-million-dollar facilities. The not all inclusive list of markets served are aviation, higher education, water/wastewater, healthcare, transportation, utilities, city, state, and federal.
Delbert Haff Fountain Re-Opens for Fountain Day 2019
April 16, 2019
Kansas City's Delbert Haff Fountain, located at Meyer Boulevard and Swope Parkway, was originally dedicated as a simple mirror pool in 1940. In 1966, the vertical jets were added. It was decided in 2015 that renovations needed to be made to the fountain and surrounding area. The concrete pool basin was delaminated and leaking, many of the pool light fixtures were not functional, moisture infiltration at the existing electrical vault near the pool was a recurring issue, and various plumbing and electrical fountain components were approaching the end their anticipated useful lifespans.
As part of the renovation project, the pool depth was decreased from 3 ft to 18” maximum, providing both water conservation and public safety enhancements to the site. The water feature in the pool was increased from three jets to seven, adding visual punch to the wide open site. To facilitate installation of new, larger capacity fountain pumps and a pool filtration system, a new concrete equipment vault was installed in place of the existing electrical fault. Configuration and layout of the new vault accommodates access and maintenance to the new equipment. Renovated fountain equipment items incorporated into the project by our design team include a new ship’s ladder into the vault (in lieu of a perpendicular ladder), new electrical transformer, meter and disconnect within line-of-sight of the fountain, fountain fill water flow control, and the inclusion of skimmer baskets in the pool filtration/treatment system. The new LED fountain lights are RGBW with color sequencing capabilities.
The fountain officially re-opened at the conculsion of the Fountain Day 2019 ceremony on April 16, 2019.
As part of the renovation project, the pool depth was decreased from 3 ft to 18” maximum, providing both water conservation and public safety enhancements to the site. The water feature in the pool was increased from three jets to seven, adding visual punch to the wide open site. To facilitate installation of new, larger capacity fountain pumps and a pool filtration system, a new concrete equipment vault was installed in place of the existing electrical fault. Configuration and layout of the new vault accommodates access and maintenance to the new equipment. Renovated fountain equipment items incorporated into the project by our design team include a new ship’s ladder into the vault (in lieu of a perpendicular ladder), new electrical transformer, meter and disconnect within line-of-sight of the fountain, fountain fill water flow control, and the inclusion of skimmer baskets in the pool filtration/treatment system. The new LED fountain lights are RGBW with color sequencing capabilities.
The fountain officially re-opened at the conculsion of the Fountain Day 2019 ceremony on April 16, 2019.
KCI Taxiway B Rehabiliation is Underway!
August 8, 2018
The crews out at Kansas City International Airport are making progress on Phase II of the rehabilitiaon of Taxiway B. One of Custom Engineering's own is serving as resident engineer to oversee the installation of the airfield lighting and other electrical items. The project is set to be complete by December 1, 2018.
Our St. Louis Office Has Moved!
Our St. Louis team has moved into a new office space. Our new location is just south of downtown. The 7700 sqft facility has 6 offices, 21 workstations, a conference room, large training room, breakroom, and 21 parking spaces. We are excited about our growth and are getting settled in the office. You can find us at 1552 S. 7th St., St. Louis, MO 63104. Our phone number remains the same.
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12760 E US Hwy 40Independence, MO 64055
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912 Old Highway 63 SouthColumbia, MO 65201