Make ETS Your Choice
Our Mission:
ETS, Inc. is committed to serving our clients with integrity, responsiveness and professionalism. Our company and employees value the relationships we build, the impact our work has on the community and the companies we have the opportunity to serve every day. We strive to promote a healthy balance for our employees between work and family and support their professional development with on-going training. The cornerstone of our success will continue to be industry knowledge, quality results, cutting- edge technology, and demonstrated cost savings to our clients in all areas of our expertise.
What Makes ETS a good choice?
ETS, Inc. has superior people and facilities to provide you with high quality subsurface exploration, geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing and inspection services and commercial construction improvement. In fact, our professional engineers have over 35 years of extensive knowledge and understanding of subsurface soils conditions in Hampton Roads, Virginia, as well as state rules and regulations . The team has a reputation for consistently delivering timely, quality reports and personal responsiveness to all of their clients as a result of their extensive geotechnical and material engineering experience and project management. ETS utilizes state-of-the-art technology to aid in the creation of our products. The staff operates in a network environment with high-speed processors, color printers, large screen monitors, file back-up and archiving, electronic mail, and internet access. In addition, the conscientious technical staff takes pride in their knowledge and ability to render decisions in the field to save our clients time and money.
Professionalism * Exceptional service * Attention to detail * Accurate, timely, cost savings * Responsiveness to our clients. Just a few of the qualities that make us ETS a good Choice.
The ETS Team includes Licensed Professional Engineers, Structural Steel Inspectors, Geologists, ACI and VDOT certified Technicians, Laboratory Technicians, licensed General Contractors and office personnel poised to serve the community and armed with resources , knowledge and professionalism un-matched in the local marketplace.
The ETS Technical team is led by Charlie T. Nabhan, P.E., Principal Engineer. Mr. Nabhan is a registered Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia (#25133) and North Carolina (#20465) and a Graduate of West Virginia University School of Engineering. He has over twenty-two (22) years of engineering experience and over twenty (20) years of experience in providing geotechnical and construction material testing services here in Hampton Roads including the technical and managerial aspects of projects including;
• Geotechnical and material testing engineering for commercial, government and transportation projects that entailed design and analysis of shallow and deep foundation systems for various size buildings, bridges, tanks, and earth retaining structures.
• Design and slope stability analysis, slide repair and earthwork design using geotextile fabric and geogrid material
• Quality Control experience including field and laboratory testing of soil and concrete, subgrade and foundation soil inspection, and monitoring of test pile installation and load testing .
The staff of ETS is in good standing in the design and construction community, and maintains a positive image with civil engineering, structural engineering and architectural firms by demonstrating success on every job.





