 | 1956 Jim Schnabel establishes one of the first firms in the Mid-Atlantic to offer subsurface investigations and soil mechanics.
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| 1995 The Leesburg office is opened to serve the expanding Northern Virginia suburbs.
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| 1965 Schnabel offers Construction Observation and Testing services to enable successful completion of projects through construction.
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| 1995 Schnabel launches its initiative to become a recognized name in geotechnical design of specialty foundations.
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| 1969 Schnabel becomes one of the founding members of ASFE (Association of Soil and Foundation Engineers), pioneering business practices within the geotechnical engineering community.
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| 1995 Schnabel begins the use of dedicated business development personnel.
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| 1973 First Branch office is opened in Richmond, Virginia, beginning a 30-year relationship with Newport News Shipbuilding, and the start of industrial and waterfront work.
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| 1996 Schnabel becomes the first engineering firm in Virginia to win the U.S. Senate Productivity Quality Award for Significant Achievement.
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| 1977 Environmental services offered by the company, primarily in the area of solid waste, and environmental investigations.
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| 1997 Schnabel opens its Columbia, SC and Charlotte, NC offices to expand its environmental and geotechnical capabilities throughout the Southeast.
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| 1978 Schnabel recommends the first use of double-belled drilled shafts in the U.S. for
support of heavily loaded structures.
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| 1997 Schnabel’s BFI Old Dominion Landfill is nominated as one of only 19 projects nationwide for ASCE’s Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award.
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| 1979 Schnabel expands its field services to include construction materials testing.
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| 1997 Schnabel opens its Charlottesville, VA office to expand geotechnical engineer and materials testing services throughout Central Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley.
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| 1983 The company expands geographically, starting operations in Baltimore, MD.
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| 1998 Schnabel is granted patent for inverted T&L panels on RCC dam facings.
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| 1984 A field office is started in Hampton, VA, primarily to support long-term client Newport News Shipbuilding, Virginia’s largest private owner.
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| 1999 Firm-wide lab is moved to Blacksburg, VA, where an association is made with Virginia Tech.
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| 1985 Schnabel Engineering expands northward to West Chester, PA, launching its reputation as a problem solver for solution-prone carbonate rock and sinkhole problems.
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| 2000 Schnabel acquires AG&E, Greensboro, NC, bolstering its reputation in dam engineering and geosciences.
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| 1986 Schnabel is first in the U.S. to support a structure on floating stone columns, doing so at the Salem Hope Creek nuclear power station, New Jersey.
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| 2000 Schnabel adds nondestructive examination of steel to its materials testing capability, growing to a $2 million operation in just three years.
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| 1987 First geophysicist hired, ushering in full-capability geosciences services.
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| 2001 Firm-wide Intranet launched, offering information and file sharing to assist local offices in project and business development.
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| 1987 Environmental services are expanded to include transaction assessments, wetlands, underground tank and hazardous waste remediation.
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| 2002 Schnabel launches consulting security work for the State Department and other Federal agencies.
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| 1989 An office is established in Blacksburg, VA serving a variety of institutional, industrial, local government and commercial clients, and solidifying Schnabel’s position as a leader in karst geotechnics.
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| 2003 Schnabel opens its 13th Branch Office location in Asheville, NC to offer high-end geotechnical and dam engineering services in western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee.
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| 1991 Hampton office becomes full-service engineering branch of Schnabel.
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| 2004 CE News names Schnabel one of the top 50 firms to work for.
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| 1991 Schnabel establishes a firm-wide laboratory for high-end strength testing in Baltimore, MD.
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| 2005 Schnabel leads the nation in RCC dams, with involvement of 40 dams in the U.S. and worldwide over the past 10 years.
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| 1992 Schnabel is one of the first engineering firms to join the Quality Movement, embracing Total Quality Improvement.
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| 2005 Schnabel is ranked No. 301 on ENR’s list of largest engineering design firms.
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| 1993 Corporate headquarters is moved from Bethesda, MD to Ashland, VA.
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| 2006 Schnabel is ranked No. 289 on ENR’s list of largest engineering design firms.
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| 1994 Schnabel acquires Dan McGill Associates in Gainesville, GA and offers full- service engineering in the design of dams, beginning its quest as one of the premier dam designers in the country.
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| 2006 Schnabel acquires LACHEL FELICE & Associates, Inc. as a wholly-owned subsidiary.
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| 1994 Schnabel is first firm to be named Geotechnical Engineering Firm of the Year by the Associated Builders and Contractors of Metropolitan Washington.
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| 2007 Schnabel is ranked No. 220 on ENR’s list of largest engineering design firms.
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| 1995 Schnabel adds asbestos, lead based paint and vibration monitoring to its services.
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| 2007 Schnabel NDE Services, Inc. formed as a subsidiary to provide non-destructive evaluation services.
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