History
Southern A&E's roots go back to 1970 when Roy L. Denney, Jr. founded Denney Associates in Carrollton, Georgia. Though the firm initially focused on residential design, over the next decade, Mr. Denney expanded his repertoire to include master planning and commercial and institutional design projects. During the 1970's and early 1980's, Denney Associates built a strong presence in the design of educational facilities and electrical utility headquarters offices in Georgia.
In 1983, Denney Associates joined Southern Engineering Company with Roy Denney becoming Vice President in charge of Southern's architectural design business. Through the acquisition, the Company began offering in-house engineering design services as a complement to architectural design. Since that time Southern A&E has provided our clients with civil, architectural, structural, plumbing, mechanical and electrical design services. During the next several years, food service, landscape architecture and interior design services were added to meet the needs of our commercial and institutional clients.
In September 1998, the two principal architects, Roy L. Denney, Jr. and Ernest O. Varney, purchased Southern Engineering's architecture and engineering business to form Southern A&E, LLC, an employee owned company. The company is a leader in the design of educational facilities in Georgia and also maintains a strong presence in the commercial, athletic and industrial markets.