About the Firm
In 1967 Lewis J. McCoy, Sr., PE opened an individual engineering practice in Wyomissing Pennsylvania. Mr. McCoy opened this office after 10 years of experience in environmental engineering. He chose the color blue for his logo and it’s a time honored tradition at Spotts, Stevens and McCoy.
1932 | walter e. spotts established an engineering firm
1969 | Stevens and McCoy
1970 | SPOTts, Stevens and McCoy
1970's | LOU MCCOY BREAKING GROUND AT 345 N. Wyomissing Blvd.
2003 | Reading operations relocate to 1047 N. Park Road, Wyomissing
2020 | Leadership
Innovation built on a solid foundation.
Spotts, Stevens and McCoy traces its history back to 1932 when Walter E. Spotts, PE opened an engineering and surveying practice in Reading, Pennsylvania.
In 1967 Lewis J. McCoy, Sr., PE opened an individual engineering practice in Wyomissing Pennsylvania. Mr. McCoy opened this office after 10 years of experience in environmental engineering with the Pennsylvania Department of Health and a large multi-discipline consulting firm.
A year later he brought in a new partner with experience in industrial HVAC, mechanical engineering, and electrical engineering: Charles H. Stevens, PE, CIH. In 1969 the business was incorporated as Stevens and McCoy, Inc.
Stevens and McCoy, Inc. acquired Spotts Engineering Associates, Inc., engineers and surveyors, in 1970 and the firm of Spotts, Stevens ad McCoy, Inc. was born. The new company combined Stevens and McCoy, Inc. and the nearly 40 years of Walter Spotts and his staff of 30.
Over the years, growth was accommodated by periodic expansions, moves to larger facilities, and acquisitions. As our technology, expertise and reputation grew, so did the geographic demand for our services – from the region to the state, throughout the United States, and international.
Blending second-generation entrepreneurial thinking with traditional values.
Today, Spotts, Stevens and McCoy is a multi-disciplined engineering and consulting firm with offices in Reading, Lehigh Valley, Lancaster, and West Chester, Pennsylvania. Our firm continues to be run by McCoy family members. Brian R. Kelly and Patrick M. McCoy, PE. guide our staff, as well as our company-wide commitments to professional integrity, cutting-edge technology, environmental responsibility and client relationships.
Celebrating the Stories that Made Us
In honor of our 90th anniversary in 2022, we’re sharing 90 stories for 90 years. Follow along on our social media as we fill our series throughout the year. Or, catch up on all 90 stories below.
We chose stories that represent who we are, and how we got here.
Story #29 is our partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Story #22 is about SSM’s firm expansion, announcing the Energy and Sustainability Services Division in July 2020.
Story #20 is about James Lecker, an SSM employee that served as the President of EPWPCOA.
Story #17 is the story of how Hill & Bell employees came to SSM and expanded our Facility Services.
Story #16 is all about Charles Stevens, one of three founders of Spotts, Stevens and McCoy.
Story #14 is a profile of a unique project at a Trout Hatchery in the State of Maryland.
Story #9 is an introduction to one of Spotts, Stevens and McCoy’s founders, Walter E. Spotts.
Story #8 is the story of SSM’s award-winning wellhead protection implementation project.
Story #5 celebrates the day that SSM became home of the largest and most complete repository of survey records of Berks County, Pa.
Story #4 is a reflection on SSM’s involvement with the Mathcounts competition throughout the years.
Story #3 is a celebration of Engineering awards received for our work with Pepperidge Farm Bakery.
Story #56 celebrates team members that came to us through a co-op program as high school students.
Story #47 is about SSM’s development of one of the first recognized Wellhead Protection Programs.
Story #46 is about SSM’s design of the first cylindrical-shaped digester in Pennsylvania.
Story #45 is a historical project profile in which SSM provided wastewater consulting services.
Story #44 includes some of SSM’s contributions to clean water in honor of the anniversary of the Clean Water Act.
Story #41 is the story of Serena DiMagno’s induction into the WWOAP Hall of Fame in 2022.
Story #88 is a look at tools that we still see every day that remind us of the past 90 years.
Story #71 is a project profile: SSM’s collaborative work with GIS technology and the City of Philadelphia.
Story #69 reflects on the announcement of a new telephone system - and what it says about SSM.
Story #64 highlights some of SSM’s past projects related to charitable giving and community give back.
Story #63 is about SSM’s experience supporting agriculture preservation through surveying servuces.
