IBA Consultants Celebrates First Year in Pensacola with a Growing Customer Base

Pensacola, FL, September 17, 2008 --(PR.com)-- One year ago, Mark Baker, president of IBA Consultants, opened the company’s sixth office in Pensacola. One year later, the office celebrates a year of success and growth.

During its inaugural year, the office handled projects such as Compass Pointe (Seagrove Beach, Fla.), Destin Commons (Destin, Fla.), Summer House (Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.), Beach Colony Resort (Navarre Beach, Fla.), Palms Resort (Destin, Fla.) and Evangeline Downs Hotel & Event Center (Lafayette, La.).

As the company’s gateway to the Florida Panhandle and multi-state area, the office provides a regional interface for its growing customer base of architects, developers and contractors. Additionally, the office coordinates IBA’s nationally acclaimed team and services, such as (partial list):

Glass, glazing, waterproofing and roofing consultation for new construction and building renovations
Forensic and diagnostic services related to building envelope failures
Jobsite testing
Third party inspections
Hurricane resistant design consulting

“When we reviewed new markets to accelerate our growth more than a year ago, the Pensacola area was an attractive one to enter,” states Baker. “The mix of quality new construction projects and the amount of renovation being planned was one that played to our core service strength. Coupled with our Florida construction expertise, our office has been successful in partnering with the area’s developers, architects and contractors.”

With six offices located throughout the United States (Boca Raton, Miami, Las Vegas, Tampa, New York City & Pensacola), IBA Consultants (www.ibaconsultants.com) is the country’s foremost building envelope consulting firm, specializing in the identification and elimination of potential and existing wall cladding, glazing, glass, roofing, and waterproofing system failures. Founded in 1996, with more than 4,000 successful projects to its credit, IBA has earned a reputation for excellence throughout the world through a highly trained staff with world-class qualifications.

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