PPM’s mission is to offer the best combination of professional service, price, speed and accuracy that can be found in the industry. 

PPM Beginnings

 
PPM was founded in Huntington Beach, California in January 2002 by Derek Caldwell.  His mother, landscape architect Nancy Caldwell, often had told Derek what a pain it was for her to measure her client’s properties.  She said it was tedious, difficult, and a distraction from what she really wanted to do with her time – design beautiful landscapes!

In 2003 Derek was joined in the business by Andy McFarland, a lifelong friend.  They found that the choices for measuring services were limited and often didn’t provide the either the accuracy, the speed, the right price, or the professional service that customers were looking for.  So Derek and Andy set out to develop a new measuring system designed to serve the landscape market.

Over the next few years, PPM expanded their services to include as-built floor plans, landscape plan production and other CAD drafting services for both the residential and commercial market.  By combining precision measuring tools and drafting software with highly trained measurers, PPM’s motto was “If we can see it, we can measure it.”

PPM moved to Long Beach in the summer of 2004.  In December of 2005 Derek left PPM to pursue other life interests.  Today PPM serves over 150 landscape and architectural professionals - as well as the general public - with on-site measuring, drafting services, and great customer service! 
 

Meet Everyone...

Andy McFarland
President

Cecelia Coker
Director of Client Services
 

Tawny Correa
CAD Director

Colin Lenkeit
Field Operations Director  

Association Memberships

  
At PPM, we pride ourselves on being involved in local events and national organizations.  PPM holds memberships for the following associations:

PPM is never too busy to volunteer some of our time and expertise for a good cause.

The Kids Cancer Connection came to PPM in 2007 when they needed an as-built plan of one of their residences in Woodland Hills, CA.  The KCC house provides temporary housing at no cost to out-of-area families with children undergoing cancer treatment in the Los Angeles area.

PPM donated another as-built plan to Zieba Builders for a Tot Lot design in Long Beach, CA.  The entire redesign and construction of the playground is being donated by various local organizations and individuals.

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