Spicer Group History

Founded by Clifford Spicer in 1944, Spicer Group began as Spicer Engineering. An engineer and land surveyor, Mr. Spicer launched his own firm from his Saginaw home. This small venture prospered during the closing years of World War II and further thrived during the enormous growth of the latter part of the century.

In its early years, Spicer Engineering provided site development, surveying and the design of water, wastewater and drainage systems for townships and municipalities that were rapidly expanding during the post-war boom.

Dedicated to improving the community, Spicer Engineering assisted the Saginaw area throughout the years, and Spicer continued to grow and expand – becoming recognized as leading experts in storm water management and environmental issues. As our services grew, so did our staff, resulting in several moves to larger offices.

In 1994, Spicer Engineering celebrated its 50th Anniversary and was honored by Governor John Engler for its commitment to Michigan communities. In an effort to expand our service area in 1997, Spicer Engineering merged with EDI in Clinton County, establishing our St. Johns office.

A year later, Spicer Engineering outgrew its Saginaw office and relocated to our current facility on South Washington in Downtown Saginaw. With the new year of 1999, our name also changed: Spicer Engineering became Spicer Group, Inc. This name change reflects our commitment to full range engineering, surveying and planning services.

In 2003, Spicer merged with Caro-based Cass River Land Survey to form Cass River Engineering and Surveying, A Division of Spicer Group. In 2005, the union became a permanent part of Spicer Group. In the last 5 years, Spicer has expanded its office locations to serve clients more efficiently. Additional office locations include Lansing, Belleville, Temperance, Benton Harbor and Grand Rapids.

Spicer Group continues to look for opportunities to assist communities in many ways, including site development, construction administration and inspection, architecture and landscape architecture, grant writing, geographic information systems and mapping, and bathymetric survey, to name a few.

With a staff of more than 125 employees, Spicer Group continues to be a leading engineering, surveying and planning firm. It is our commitment to our clients and the communities we work with to provide stronger, safer and smarter solutions in a rapidly changing environment.

To learn how we can provide those solutions for you, contact us.