Mark Livesay weighs in on automation and food processing
ESI’s VP of Automation, Mark Livesay, weighs in on automation and food processing. Here’s an unexpected bonus of automation, according to Livesay: Management teams have seen an overall attendance increase when an effort is made to invest in equipment that helps employees …
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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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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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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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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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Designing and Building in the Midst of a Pandemic
As COVID-19 continues to disrupt daily life, food plants must continue working to figure out a way to keep producing safely. COVID-19 poses the biggest threat to workers whose jobs require close contact, creating new challenges that the food industry …
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Organic meat processor incorporates sanitary design into Wisconsin facility
A Midwest meat processor has outgrown its current meat production plant and is looking to invest $60 million to develop a 150,000 square-foot facility on a 30-acre parcel in Wisconsin, with the potential to expand up to 300,000 square feet. …
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