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Four ways a design-build firm can manage project costs. Read more on locking in pricing, preordering materials, and negotiating contracts.
Exploring alternate designs and materials is a savvy way to curb project costs. Invest in scheduling tools to optimize construction.
ESI Group is being recognized for excellence in construction by ABC Wisconsin for the design and construction of a Greenfield Food Distribution Facility in Alabama.
Cold storage construction is projected to reach $19.6 billion in value by 2027, an increase of 13.8 percent per year, yet capacity is only projected to grow by 1 percent through 2023.
Whether leasing, renovating, or building a new site, food suppliers and distributors are responding to the increased need for cold storage.
ESI Group is using the Takt planning solution on a 250,000 sq. ft. design/build greenfield project for a Midwest beef packer. Takt creates what-if scenarios and maps them in a…
Many industry insiders will quietly tell you that the U.S. lags behind European countries on construction innovation and quality. They point to poor procurement, siloed and sub-optimized collaboration, and disjointed…
Going Vertical? Land is becoming more expensive and to relocate a production facility to another location is not very feasible, so it makes sense to go vertical. Get more insight…
Manage Projects with Rising costs. Transportation backlogs. Labor shortages. Time delays. Supply chain troubles. All of which are plaguing the design/build industry, and ultimately trickle down to food facility owners…
Performance Food Group (PFG) selected ESI to design and construct a 152,623-foot expansion to its Reinhart facility in Mount Pleasant, PA. This includes freezer space, cooler space, refrigerated dock, dry…
ESI designed and built the newly acquired Reinhart Facility owned now by Performance Food Group (PFG). This project video includes key facility design details incorporated specifically to address and achieve…
Growing demand for refrigerated cold storage space, along with increasing investor interest and better understanding of how to build these facilities, is spurring speculative cold storage development. Today, retrofitting traditional…
Grocery supplier C&S Wholesale Grocers of Troutdale, OR, tasked ESI Group USA with converting an existing 75,908 sq. ft. of speculative dry storage into a refrigerated distribution center, with a…
ESI Group USA has achieved Silver in the Associated Builders and Contractor’s STEP safety management system. Founded in 1989, STEP participation demonstrates safety leadership and a cultural commitment to safety…
We are excited to share the promotion of Robin Wolff, to Director of Engineering for ESI Group USA. Robin has been in electrical design for 25 years serving ESI in the…
There’s always room for caution around a food facilities loading dock. Read this articles to get up to speed on the things to watch for and the popular products available…
(Hartland, Wis. – April 13, 2021) ESI Group USA celebrates three decades providing design-build solutions to the food industry. Are you looking for a different project experience? ESI’s sole focus…
Food processing plants, warehouses, and distribution centers see the value in robotics and automation and are expected to invest $14.3 billion by 2025 in automation and technology. Driving this spend…
Reyes Holdings, L.L.C., the parent company of Great Lakes Coca Cola, is expanding production and needs additional finished product storage at its existing distribution center in Alsip, Illinois. The only…
David Weingart, ESI’s onsite Construction Manager, leads a team of specialty contractors as site work in Sacramento begins for a 300,000+ square foot Greenfield Food Distribution Facility for US Foods. …
Earlier this year, Meat + Poultry Magazine reported that meat processors and food distributors were investing from under $1 million to almost $400 million into renovating existing operations or building…
The COVID-19 pandemic created bottlenecks and backlogs in protein processing supply chains. As processors look to meet demand in 2021, possibly on the other side of the pandemic, they have…
(Hartland, Wis. – September 25, 2020) ESI Group USA, a nationally accredited design-build engineering and construction management firm welcomes Maxine Ellis as their west coast Regional Manager. Maxine, is a…
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