McKinstry is deepening its roots in Texas as demand for infrastructure and advanced building systems surges across the state. The Seattle-based construction and energy services provider announced two new offices and its first fabrication shop outside the Pacific Northwest, reflecting both rapid local economic expansion and accelerating growth in data center development.
According to a Nov. 12 news release, the firm has doubled its presence in Dallas by relocating to a 20,000-square-foot space that will serve as its South Region headquarters, supporting engineering, energy infrastructure and construction services. The office will also house the company’s fire protection division for the region.
In Austin, McKinstry has opened a new office that will serve as a hub for regional project planning and delivery. The location will also become the home base for the company’s Data Center Innovations team, which specializes in engineering, liquid cooling technologies, modular cooling plants and optimized operations for hyperscale and enterprise data centers. The expansion marks a strategic move closer to one of the most rapidly growing technology corridors in the country.
“McKinstry’s larger presence in Texas enhances our ability to deliver broad capabilities with deep local market knowledge to more clients across commercial, data centers, higher education, K-12 school districts, healthcare and beyond,” said Brian Ratcliff, the company’s vice president of energy and technical services South.
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The growth doesn’t stop at new office space. Austin will also host McKinstry’s 13,300-square-foot fabrication shop — its first of its kind outside its home base in the Pacific Northwest. The facility will produce pipe fabrication, ductwork and multi-trade assemblies across mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection systems. Locating this work in Texas gives the company tighter control over cost, schedule and logistics while reducing shipping times for major clients.
This manufacturing move is particularly timely as Texas continues to attract large-scale industrial and digital infrastructure developments, from semiconductor facilities to cloud campuses. According to Brian Antonsen, senior vice president of national construction for McKinstry, both the Dallas and Austin expansions were driven by a combination of market growth, data center demand and broader economic opportunity. The strategic Texas locations will also help streamline shipments nationwide through the state’s central geography.
“This is a big step in our long-term investment in the state and ties directly to our plans to nearly double in size over the next several years,” Antonsen told Construction Dive via email.
Beyond real estate, the expansion positions McKinstry to better support clients seeking advanced building solutions, particularly those requiring offsite manufacturing, sustainable engineering and mission-critical infrastructure. The Texas facilities will play a key role in helping the company scale with the region’s booming commercial, education, healthcare and tech sectors for years to come.
Originally reported by Matthew Thibault in Construction Dive.
