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ESI Group Constructs State-of-the-Art Facility for Des Moines Cold Storage
In today’s modern world of complex logistics and precise timetables, there are no two clients whose needs are exactly the same. That’s why Des Moines Cold Storage (DMCS), Des Moines,…
ESI Group Makes Eliminating Waste a Top Priority
These days, nearly all food and beverage processors strive to become more sustainable and energy efficient. Features such as LED lighting, variable frequency drives and high-efficiency refrigeration systems rank as…
Recruiting Employees for a Design-Build Industry
Recruiting, hiring and retaining employees in this day and age can be quite cumbersome. It used to be that when people needed a job, they looked in the newspaper and…
Ben E. Keith Builds State-of-the-Art Energy Efficient Distribution Center
In May 2015, Ben E. Keith Foods, Fort Worth, Texas, purchased more than 80 acres of land in Selma, Texas, for a proposed new distribution center. Fast-forward to April of…
ESI Design named on Top Green Providers List
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Michele Loppnow, ESI Group USA, mloppnow@esigroupusa.com  262.369.3535 ESI Design Services named a Top Green Provider for 2017 by Food Logistics Hartland, WI—June 20, 2017 — Food Logistics, a…
ESI Group begins construction of Ben E. Keith Distribution Center
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Michele Loppnow, ESI Group USA, mloppnow@esigroupusa.com  262.369.3535 ESI Group secured by Ben E. Keith as design-build partner for Greenfield DC in Texas. Hartland, Wis. – ESI Group USA…
Caito Foods named Manufacturing Innovator of the Year
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Michele Loppnow, ESI Group USA, mloppnow@esigroupusa.com  262.369.3535 ProFood World names Caito Foods Commissary Kitchen Facility Manufacturing Innovator of the Year Hartland, Wis. – ESI Group USA is…
A Design-Build Firm’s Role in Selecting AS/RS Equipment
When it comes to design-build firms, it’s easy to assume that their expertise lies in just the construction aspect of a food facility. Features such as site selection, building materials,…
Stephen Michael King, passed away March 30.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Stephen Michael King, Regional Vice President of ESI Group USA, passed away March 30. We lost a dear friend and valued colleague to pancreatic cancer.  A beloved…
ESI Group connects with other Industry Leaders
Working together to strengthen relationships. Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin (ABC) created Meet the Generals.  Most importantly this event gives construction professionals an opportunity to network and socialize with other contractors…
ESI Group USA launches New Website
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Site Selection – Checklist of Do’s and Don’ts
Tim Gibbons, Vice President of ESI Design, shares Site Selection tips in the December issue of Refrigerated & Frozen Foods Magazine. Site selection is the first major and most critical decision…
Designing a Facility is a Process. Here’s Why.
When it comes to designing and building a cold food processing plant or distribution center, there’s more to it than ample parking and an attractive lobby. From the loading dock…
ESI Group awarded a Gold for Caito Foods Commissary Project
Hartland, Wis. – ESI Group USA, a nationally accredited design-build engineering and construction management firm specializing in the food industry, was awarded a Gold in the General Construction – Industrial…
How ESI Group Builds for Today’s—and Tomorrow’s—Trends
Since its inception 25 years ago, ESI Group USA has maintained an experienced staff of over 50 professionals who helped complete nearly 300 projects for food industry leaders like Cargill,…
The Benefits of Building with IMPs
Find out how insulated metal panels provide a number of advantages When it comes to building a food processing or distribution facility, there are many factors to keep in mind—is…
ESI Group USA to construct a state-of-the-art facility for Des Moines Cold Storage
Hartland, Wis. – Last week Des Moines Cold Storage broke ground for their new 120,000 square-foot cold storage facility in Iowa.  ESI Group USA, a nationally accredited design-build engineering and…
Retaining Experienced Staff Delivers Quality Projects
ESI Group USA, Hartland, Wis., has maintained an experienced staff of over 50 professionals who have worked to complete nearly 300 projects over the last 25 years. That’s why ESI…
How Retrofits Keep Energy Costs Down
With summer coming, it’s important to keep energy costs down. That’s why installing building retrofits are key to achieving energy savings. Building retrofits are a whole building analysis and construction…
A Quarter Century of Design-Build Services
Since its inception 25 years ago, ESI Group USA has maintained an experienced staff of over 50 professionals who helped complete nearly 300 projects for food industry leaders like Cargill,…
ESI Group selected for Nueske’s Expansion Project
ESI Group partners with Nueske’s to expand their existing Manufacturing Facility Hartland, Wis. – After two years of meticulous research and planning Nueske’s, a world leader of smoked meat products,…
ESI Group awarded a Gold for Grifols PLC Project
Hartland, Wis. – ESI Group USA, a nationally accredited design-build engineering and construction management firm specializing in the food industry, was awarded a Gold in the General Construction – Industrial…
ESI Group celebrates 25 years of design and construction for the food industry
Hartland, Wis. – ESI Group USA, a nationally accredited design-build engineering and construction management firm specializing in the food industry, is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2016. ESI’s President Brad…
Planning, Engineering and Construction Solutions for All Markets in the Food Industry
For more than 20 years, ESI Group USA has been offering design-build services to the beverage, grocery, foodservice, food processing and public refrigerated warehouse industries nationwide. Whether building a Greenfield…

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