The New Way to Look at Construction: Continuous Flow
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 work as the reason for this inefficiency. But a principle …
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Automation, Space is driving Vertical Cold Storage
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 on how Automation, Space is driving Vertical Cold Storage Construction. …
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3 Ways to Manage D/B Projects Amid Shortages
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 looking to build or expand facilities. “Product availability, lead times …
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ESI Navigates Rising Costs for PFG Expansion
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 warehouse, a truck maintenance facility, and related site improvements. The …
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ESI’s Field Team continues to grow
ESI welcomes Field Construction Manager, Mario Cancio to the team! Mario has been performing supervision of building demolition and earthwork grading in preparation for a greenfield meat harvesting and processing facility. Welcome, Mario!
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Key Design Features at Reinharts’ New DC
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 the owners pain points and goals. This new 246,000 square …
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Speculative Cold Storage is Hot
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 warehouses may be an advantageous way to capitalize on the …
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Converting Dry Storage to a Cold DC
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 refrigerated dock, both of which needed to operate at 35℉. …
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Ben Walters, transitions back to Regional Manager
We are excited to share Ben Walters is joins ESI’s Sales Team. Collectively, Ben has worked with ESI for 13 years and is transitioning from the Preconstruction Team. His wealth of knowledge in business development and estimation of food facility …
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ESI Steps to Silver Safety Award
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 performance. STEP applicants measure their safety processes and policies on …
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Design-Build Solutions for the Food Industry
(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 has been and will continue to be designing and constructing …
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Automation Systems Promote Safety And Improved Performance
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 is the need to address a shrinking labor force, accommodate …
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Site work in progress at Sacramento Jobsite
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. Baker-Williams is surveying the site for utilities and building foundations. …
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Design Improves Supply Chains for Processors & Distributors
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 an opportunity to re-imagine their business models and make necessary …
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Ben E. Keith Awaits Its ‘Gateway to the Southeast’
Ben E. Keith Foods - New Brockton, AL
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ESI Constructors ranks 12th Largest Construction Firm
ESI Constructors ranks with 11 other top construction leaders who reported over $150 Million in Revenue to the Milwaukee Business Journal. ESI is honored to have this success recognized in the Largest Milwaukee-Area Construction Firms List. Thank you to our …
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Building Management Systems Keeps Operating at Peak Efficiency for US Foods
An HVAC system can account for 44% of a commercial office building’s energy consumption.1 So, the potential of saving an average of 30%1 was part of the reason US Foods (USF)-Manassas chose to integrate its HVAC system with a Building …
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Project Planning for the Uncontrollable
Project Planning for the Uncontrollable The promise of shorter timelines and lower costs has made design-build the dominant model in industrial construction. But both time and budget are subject to uncontrollable circumstances like extreme weather, labor shortages, and trade war …
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The Great Mississippi Doesn’t Deter ESI From Completing New Facility
The Great Mississippi Doesn’t Deter ESI From Completing New Facility ESI broke ground on a new food facility in Marrero, Louisiana in January 2019, but the project was quickly delayed until after Labor Day because of an unprecedented level of …
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ESI Achieves Gold in the ABC STEP Program
ESI Group USA announced it has achieved Gold 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 performance. STEP applicants measure their safety processes and …
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