Chronology

Riner Engineering, Inc. (formerly Gorrondona Engineering Services, Inc.) provides geotechnical engineering and construction materials testing services.

In 2006, RINER, then known as LFC, started in Houston with one engineer, three employees and one client.

Our team now, in 2022, numbers over one hundred forty employees. During this time, we have completed over six thousand projects for hundreds of public- and private-sector clients and have increased our geographic reach with laboratories in Fort Worth, Austin, Dallas, and San Antonio. A few of the milestones we have achieved and the projects we have completed are listed on the adjoining timeline.

2006

Gables Winrock
Houston, TX
IDI Greenspoint Business Center
Houston, TX

2007

Gables West Ave
Houston, TX
Sugar Creek, Phase II
Sugar Land, TX
River Oaks Shopping Center Parking Garage
Houston, TX
Continental Airlines IAH
Houston, TX
Stone Creek Crossing
San Marcos, TX
Remington Square
Houston, TX

2008

Bay Area Business Park
Houston, TX
Energy Tower II
Houston, TX
Beltway Lakes
Houston, TX

2009

Preserve on Fredericksburg
San Antonio, TX

Photo: Humphreys & Partners Architects

2009

First City of Tomball Project
AfwHAohg
James Driver Park Expansion
Pct. 2
Houston, TX
Luminant Sandow Power Plant
Rockdale, TX

2010

First City of Houston Project
2010 COH
Klein Memorial Stadium
Spring, TX
TAMUG Residence Hall
Galveston, TX
Gyrodata Corporate HQ
Houston, TX
Ameriport
Houston, TX

2011

Ryland Homes
Houston, TX
First Harris County Project
2011 Harris County Logo sm
DFW Terminal A Garage
DFW Airport, TX
Pleasure Pier
Galveston, TX
First HCFCD Project

2012

Broadstone Arboretum
Austin, Texas
The Sovereign at Regent Square
Houston, TX
Gables Park Plaza
Austin, Texas
North America Halliburton
Houston, TX

2012

First TxDOT Project
2012 TxDOT Logo-sm
Town Center at La Cantera
San Antonio, TX
First City of Fort Worth Project

2013

Wildwood Corporate Centre
Spring, TX
Pinto Business Park
Houston, TX
The Offices at Greenhouse
Houston, TX

2014

The Market at Springwoods Village
Spring, TX
Daikin Texas Technology Park
Waller, TX
Elan Heights
Houston, TX
TAMUG Maritime Academy (Seawolf)
Galveston, TX
Hanover Montrose
Houston, TX
Catalyst Luxury Tower Apartments
Houston, TX

2015

Wurzbach
San Antonio, TX
COH Gillette Trunkline
Houston, TX
TxDOT I-35 at Oltorf
Austin, TX
Hanover Blvd Place
Houston, TX

2016

Lone Star College CyFair Campus
Cypress, TX
Trinity Metro TEXRail
Tarrant County, TX
Cedar Port Infrastructure
Baytown, TX
Metropark Square
Houston, TX
New Hope Housing
Houston, TX

2017

IAH Mickey Leland Terminal D
Houston, TX
CityPlace Marriott at Springwoods Village
Spring, TX
Broadstone Oak Hills Apartments
San Antonio, TX
Buffalo Heights
Houston, TX
Southlink Logistics Center
Dallas, TX

2018

United Airlines Technical Operations Center at IAH
Houston, TX
Hanover River Oaks
Houston, TX
Conn’s Distribution Center
Humble, TX
TxDOT North Houston Highway Improvements Project (NHHIP)
Houston, TX
City of Houston, 108-inch Water Line
Houston, TX
First City of Dallas Project

2019

Memorial West Apartments
Houston, TX

2019

Grand National Business Park
Houston, TX
Dollar Tree Distribution Center
Rosenberg, TX
Goodyear BTS
Forney, TX
Sam Houston Distribution Center
Houston, TX
Medline Industries
Brookshire, TX
Cedar Port Logistics
Baytown, TX

2020

Montrose Collective
Houston, TX
Rice University Music Performing Arts Center
Houston, TX​​
Empire West Business Park
Brookshire, TX
Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Houston, TX

2021

We cannot look back on these years of growth and success without realizing and acknowledging the gratitude we have for our clients. We are thankful for the outstanding relationships we have developed with each of you and look forward to the opportunities that lie ahead.

We have a consistent and hardworking RINER team, and we would like to give a special thanks for their dedication over the years.

As proud as we are of our accomplishments thus far, we are not done yet! We continue to hold true to our mission and strive daily to provide the highest quality engineering and CMT services in the industry.

Beyond that, our plans include continued reinvestment in company personnel and resources to set the stage for further sustained growth in the years to come.

Ken Riner, P.E.
President