Columbus

People

Matt Monnin

consults with owners who are making decisions about future building and introduces them to Messer. Contact Matt if you would like to learn more.

Brian Dean

works with Matt to consult with owners who are making decisions about future building and introduces them to Messer. Contact Brian if you would like to learn more.

Rob Verst, Jr.

leads our Columbus organization. If you're a community leader, member of the press, or simply wish to speak with a construction expert, please contact Rob.

Jim Hess

engages in the local community, building relationships with clients, especially health care and higher education owners and community leaders. Contact Jim if you would like to talk to a proven construction leader.

Messer employees live and work in Central Ohio. We’re working with organizations like OhioHealth, the City of Columbus and Nationwide Realty Investors to change the face of downtown with complex building projects. Other Central Ohio clients who come to Messer for repeat building experiences include Ohio Dominican University, Ashland and Mount Carmel Health.

While we're changing the skyline, we’re also strengthening Central Ohio communities by providing leadership and financial support to organizations like the United Way of Central Ohio, the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts, Ohio Special Olympics, and others. Our commitment to including local minority- and woman-owned businesses on every Messer project further strengthens Central Ohio. In 2009, 13.3% ($83 million) of Messer’s purchases went to certified minority- or woman-owned subcontractors and suppliers.

Awards

For our renovation of the Ohio Judicial Center, the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Ohio and the AGC of America gave Messer two prestigious awards: the “Build Ohio” award and the “Build America” award, respectively. The "Build America" award is like an Oscar® for the construction industry.

In 2007, the AGC of Ohio awarded the Surgical and Heart Center at Grant the "Build Ohio" award for "New Construction Projects Over $10 million."

Spotlight

The City of Columbus has hired Messer as its construction manager for the high-profile Scioto Mile project. The landscaped riverside public promenade and bicentennial park is designed to make downtown a more attractive place to live and work, spurring economic development.

In 2008, Messer presented Easter Seals of Central and Southeast Ohio a $25,000 Messer Foundation Grant. Easter Seals provides services for people with disabilities or special needs and their families to live, learn, work, and play in the community. The grant will help complete Easter Seals’ new 22,000 square foot facility in Hilliard, Ohio.

Messer also gave a $25,000 Messer Foundation Grant to The Boys & Girls Club of Columbus. The grant was used to fund repairs to a facility that provides a safe haven for more than 350 Columbus at-risk north-side youth.