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If You Build It, They Will Come
Refrigerated & Frozen Foods magazine solicited ESI’s input on how we and other industry providers customize solutions that offer sustainability, energy savings and due diligence for refrigerated and frozen food facilities. RFF…
Buda Project Awarded a Gold
ESI Group Receives ABC’s Gold Award for Texas LEED® Project HARTLAND, Wis. (October 23, 2012)– ESI Group, a full-service engineering and construction firm, is awarded the Associated Builders and Contractors…
Wow your workers!
It’s one thing to tell employees how much they’re valued. Then again, actions speak louder than words. And action can begin during facility design and construction. Want to woo your…
Energy loss? Convert fear factor into Power Factor.
Snakes. Bugs. Enclosed spaces. “Fear Factor” reality TV contestants face these common threats each week. So what scares food plant and to-day reality check involves a fear of operating losses-and…
Texas Project takes Commercial Award
HARTLAND, Wis. (August 2, 2012) – ESI Group, a nationwide full-service engineering and construction firm, received a copy of US Foods 2012 Commercial Real Estate Award.  The Austin Business Journal…
An ESI Project Aims for Green
Community Impact Newspaper of San Marcos, Buda, and Kyle issued an article on US Foods new environmentally friendly building which is located in Buda, Texas.  This is the company’s first…
Improve Food Safety
There’s a change in the air. New hygienic air handling technology and facility design strategies are improving processing plant food safety. Food process facilities are implementing hygienic controls and ongoing…
US Foods puts its best food forward
You’ve heard the challenge “Put your money where your mouth is.” Now, one of the nation’s largest foodservice distributors is putting its money where the consumer’s mouth is. US Foods,…
SSA will open new DC
Please click the link below to view article found on ID Reports. ID Reports on SSA 06.08.012
ESI breaks ground in Germantown
D&G Transportation, member of Freistadt All-Temp, Inc., broke ground on their new 60k SF distribution center this week in Germantown, Wisconsin.  Please click below to review the full press release with details of their groundbreaking ceremony. D&G breaks ground to meet…
Cascading Benefits
Cascade refrigeration, a rela­tively new industrial cooling tech­nology, has proven itself as an eco­nomical, energy efficient and safer option to traditional ammonia-based systems. More U.S. food processors, food ser­vice, and…
Wastewater Management
New technologies, strategies boost efficiency, savings. Waste not. Want not. Perhaps the ultimate proverb about thriftiness and savings, this familiar phrase dates back hundreds of years. Then again, if you…
LEED warms up to Cold Storage Facilities
Brad Barke, President of ESI Group, explains how LEED certification is warming up for cold storage warehouses in the March 2012 issue of Refrigerated and Frozen Foods Magazine.  Article is on page 16 of the…
ESI recognized for Sysco project
ESI partnered with Sysco and Jamie Roach Design as well as many other subcontractors and suppliers to expand Sysco’s existing food distribution center in Walnut California. 2011 ABC Projects of…
Labor, cost savers by Steve King
Steve King of ESI gives a fresh look at automated material handling in the January 2012 Refrigerated & Frozen Foods Magazine.  Article is on page 12 of the link below. Refrigerated & Frozen Foods Magazine_January 2012
A special thank you in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Please click the link to review the Albuquerque Journal ad. ABQ Journal 12.01.2011
Money savings on the rooftop!
Project Profile Let’s talk about high performance. When a national broadline foodservice distributor wanted to expand its Dallas location, ESI Group presented several solutions to address current and future needs.…
Quality floor saves you more
Cold facility flooring often isn’t considered a key element in a successful operation, yet every building needs a firm foundation. Companies who overlook this soon realize how much of a…
Protect your good name
Sure, there’s a cost to food safety. But have you considered the cost of not addressing the issue? Among those keeping track is the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which estimates…
ESI Hires Midwest Regional Manager
ESI welcomes seasoned project manager with 30 plus years of experience.  Click here for details.
Workplace that inspires
There’s no reason offices need to be boring. How about a workplace that inspires? ESI is proud of its work with client Sysco Food Services of L.A. to design and…
You Recycle. We do too.
Plastic. Metals. Paper. Did you know that ESI Constructors believes in recycling at the construction job site — just like you do at home? Actually, you might not believe how…
Cold storage, food companies warm to LEED
Leaders lead by example. It’s not surprising that temperature-controlled food processors, distributors and warehouse operators are considering the utmost in sustainable, green practices and perhaps LEED certification for their new…
Joseph Campione’s project is featured
Click on the link below to review Joseph Campione’s 120K square foot bakery expansion article. Joseph Campione Authentic Value

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