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US Foods expands its Seattle Distribution Center Hartland, WI (December 18, 2015)  US Foods recently announced their plan to double the size of their current operation in Seattle Washington in…

View the article by Tim Gibbons on achieving LEED certification for a refrigerated building.  While it’s no easy task, it should be met with satisfaction that few have done it. In…

Tim Nguyen of ESI Group serves as Vice Chairman of IACSC HARTLAND, Wis. (November 30, 2015) – ESI Group’s Regional Vice President, Timothy Nguyen, has been elected to serve as…

The search for land and buildings in the Greater Boston area began in 2011. US Foods wanted a more modern and efficient food distribution center to better serve its 3,000…

Caito Foods breaks ground on Fresh Kitchen Process Facility Hartland, WI (September 22, 2015)  It’s official Caito Foods, Inc. broke ground Tuesday on their new fresh kitchen process facility in…

ESI Group recently completed the construction of Grifols North Plasma Logistics Center in Clayton, North Carolina. The Plasma in this facility is a key component for the manufacturing of the …

On April 28, 2014, an EF-3 tornado struck the US Foods’ distribution center in Pearl, Miss. The tornado, which spanned 400 yards and traveled with winds of 155 miles per…

US Foods ships from New Distribution Center in Flowood, Mississippi Hartland, WI (July 14, 2015)  US Foods has opened a 272,000-square-foot distribution center in Flowood that will service 4,000 chefs,…

HARTLAND, Wis. (June 30, 2015) – ESI Group, a full-service engineering and construction firm to the food industry, adds to its mechanical engineering department.  Michael Kopp comes to ESI from HGA…

ESI Design made the list of top 25 Architectural firms in the Milwaukee-area. ESI Design serves as an in-house design firm to ESI Constructors, Inc. but has been busy expanding…

HARTLAND, Wis. (June 25, 2015) – ESI Group, is a full-service engineering and construction firm to the food industry.  ESI Group shares its expert opinion with Food Engineering for their 38th…

HARTLAND, Wis. (June 19, 2015) – ESI Group, a full-service engineering and construction firm to the food industry, offers clients an additional licensed Designer of Electrical Systems.  Jeff Fallos has…

ESI Group, a full-service engineering and construction firm to the food industry, offers clients an additional LEED resource. Andy Blaser, who holds a Master of Architecture Degree with a Concentration…

US Foods Opens New Distribution Center in Seabrook, N.H. New 500,000 square foot, LEED-certified facility opens to better serve customers throughout New England Seabrook, N.H. – May 19, 2015 US…

ESI continues moving up and onward.  The nationwide design-build firm based in Wisconsin is now listed as the Milwaukee areas second largest construction firm. Click here to view the full list.

ESI’s state-of-the-art design-build services allow today’s cold food processors and distributors to install ammonia refrigeration systems regardless if the project calls for new or renovated construction. The “standard rule” is…

When it comes to building an ammonia room, for many cold food processors and distributors, there is no one-size-fits-all solution. That’s why design-build firms such as ESI Group USA, Hartland,…

ESI is awarded a gold for their work as the design-builder for a 902,000 sf distribution center that was completed, including permitting, in just 48 weeks. Read full press release here.

When it comes to transporting goods from Point A to Point B, how the product moves and along what mode is essential in determining if your company’s current process is…

You hear it all the time in sports, business meetings and group discussions, and now it’s being voiced on the warehouse floor—“there’s no ‘I’ in team.” Fortunately for global food…

ESI Group achieves the highest level rating possible within ISNetworld.  Read full story here.

On the surface, the cold food industry and pharmaceutical manufacturers don’t have much in common. However, one aspect they do share is the need to operate under extreme temperatures. For…

New plant design can be quite a bear. Site selection, layout, structural systems, construction materials, timelines and more all play into successfully building a cold storage facility. But, for design-build…

ESI Group launches new website with a fresh look!  Read full story here.