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Gropen, Inc.

Gropen, Inc. is an award winning turn-key architectural and graphic signage fabrication and installation firm.
For over 30 years, we have partnered with Architects, Designers, General Contractors, Municipalities, Institutions, and Individuals, to assess needs and deliver custom signage, exhibits, and graphic solutions. We offer uncompromised, quality control from the project’s conceptual phase through the installation process by housing project managers, fabricators, and installers all under one roof. Our dedicated Project Managers collaborate with our clients to provide production ready shop drawings for fabrication by our highly skilled artisans. Gropen excels in bringing our client’s challenging projects to life with custom fabrication at any scale and with any material.
Our philosophy is to develop and nurture relationships to create truly unique spaces exceeding our client’s expectations. Founded in Charlottesville, Virginia, Gropen’s customer base has grown across the country, beyond the Mid-Atlantic and stretching all the way to Silicon Valley.
Gropen is a licensed Class “A” Contractor, as recognized by the Virginia Board of Contractors, and a SWaM-certified small business.
Gropen has fabricated and installed the following award winning projects:
- 2017 NIRSA Outstanding Sports Facilities Award: James Madison University Recreation Center (UREC)
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Brock Environmental Center
- Discovery Elementary School