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ESI Group partners with Centrillium Protein on the design-build of their meat processing facility in Midwest City, Oklahoma.

ESI Group partners with Bridor to expand its bakery production facility in Vineland, New Jersey.

The choice between DB and DBB depends on project complexity, timeline, and the owner’s priorities. DB offers streamlined communication, faster project delivery, and reduced owner risk.

ESI Group partners with Performance Food Group to expand its refrigerated warehouse in Springfield, Massachusetts.

A new report1 highlights that food processors are not just responsible for processing food. Today’s facility owners are now tasked with following stricter food safety requirements, employee welfare, and environmental…

Learn ways food facilities can improve the control of their thermal envelope when considering a facility renovation, expansion, or greenfield.

Sygma, a Sysco company, partners with ESI Group to design and build out a tenant space to include convertible cooler spaces for future needs.

To move beyond capacity shortcomings, a renovation of your facility might be in order. ESI chimes in on ways to get around challenges.

Four ways a design-build firm can manage project costs. Read more on locking in pricing, preordering materials, and negotiating contracts.

Exploring alternate designs and materials is a savvy way to curb project costs. Invest in scheduling tools to optimize construction.

ESI Group is being recognized for excellence in construction by ABC Wisconsin for the design and construction of a Greenfield Food Distribution Facility in Alabama.

Cold storage construction is projected to reach $19.6 billion in value by 2027, an increase of 13.8 percent per year, yet capacity is only projected to grow by 1 percent through 2023.

Whether leasing, renovating, or building a new site, food suppliers and distributors are responding to the increased need for cold storage.

ESI Group is using the Takt planning solution on a 250,000 sq. ft. design/build greenfield project for a Midwest beef packer. Takt creates what-if scenarios and maps them in a…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

We are excited to share the promotion of Robin Wolff, to Director of Engineering for ESI Group USA. Robin has been in electrical design for 25 years serving ESI in the…

There’s always room for caution around a food facilities loading dock.  Read this articles to get up to speed on the things to watch for and the popular products available…