Schnabel Foundation Company is a nationwide design/build contractor specializing in earth retention systems and specialized foundations. Schnabel’s product range includes excavation support, soil nailing, soldier piles and lagging, sheet piles, secant piles, deep soil mixed walls, permanent retaining walls, underpinning, cutoff walls, jet grouting, landslide stabilization, tiebacks, tiedowns, bracing, micropile foundations.
Founded in 1959, Schnabel was a pioneer in the development of tiebacks and soil nails in the United States from their original use for temporary support to their routine use on permanent projects. Over the years, Schnabel has grown from a single office in Washington D.C. to completing over 5,000 projects through their eight regional and branch offices located in Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Orlando, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Washington D.C.
As a young man, Harry Schnabel, Jr. had a passion to create the best company in the foundation industry. From the very beginning, Harry stressed integrity, performance, innovation, and competitiveness – all combined with excellent engineering and superior craftsmanship. He battled for the acceptance of more efficient design and construction methods, combined with important patents to produce further savings and quality. Under Harry’s leadership, Schnabel became the recognized industry leader in earth retention systems and specialty foundations. Harry also realized he could not create this company on his own, so he surrounded himself with a team of individuals with a similar passion for excellence.
Safety is an integral part of Schnabel’s work. “Don’t hurt yourself, don’t hurt anyone else, and don’t let anyone hurt you.” is a simple philosophy that has been adopted at Schnabel Foundation Company. They live by this belief to provide a safe and healthful workplace for all of their employees.
Schnabel’s unique blend of family pride, technological innovation, specialized equipment, field experience and engineering excellence consistently enable them to provide their clients with economical solutions and quality work.
Jeff Dodson, P.E. joined Schnabel Foundation Company in 1992 and is currently the Vice President and Regional Manager for the Mid-Atlantic Region.
