Barry-Wehmiller Design Group announced the opening of their 19th engineering consulting office, located in the Vernon Hills area of Northern Chicago. The new office will expand the firm’s ability to serve the growing demand for engineering services in the North Central region of the United States. The office specializes in process design, process automation, regulatory compliance, industrial automation and other technology services for the food, beverage, dairy and life sciences industries.
“The Design Group continues to expand its ability to serve our clients. This new location marks the 15th new engineering office that the firm has opened in the last ten years,” stated Joseph Wilhelm, Design Group Managing Partner. “We are committed to a carefully executed expansion strategy that ensures the highest quality technology services for our clients, while attracting exceptional talent into our firm’s regional offices.” Design Group is approaching 600 technical professionals in the organization today.
“Design Group has always maintained a strong presence in the North Central region of the US, and this new office will better serve our clients in northern Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan,” stated Matt Viehmann, Managing Partner of the Design Group Central region. “Our expansion to the Northern Chicago area will also provide us with greater access to recruit engineering talent in the area.”
“This office further solidifies our presence in the North Central region,” Viehmann concluded. “We look forward to additional growth as we expand our technical resources and service offerings to support our existing and targeted client relationships.”
About Design Group
Barry-Wehmiller Design Group, Inc. operates from 19 regional offices and provides a broad range of services, including packaging, process, facility design, software engineering, compliance and quality services, construction management services, and design/fabrication of electrical control systems. The firm’s stated mission is to provide “Total Operational Solutions for Industry”.
ABOUT BARRY-WEHMILLER
Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc. is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology solutions in packaging, corrugating and paper converting across a broad spectrum of industries. Barry-Wehmiller’s balanced approach to the market is made possible through nine interactive divisions: Accraply, Inc., a leading manufacturer of automatic labeling and label converting and finishing systems; Barry-Wehmiller Design Group, Inc., a premier supplier of manufacturing automation, facility design, and other engineering consulting services; Barry-Wehmiller International Resources (BWIR), a global provider of business and technology solutions to the mid-market manufacturing domain; FleetwoodGoldcoWyard, Inc., a leading producer and supplier of automated can end and product handling equipment, advanced conveyance technology, palletizers, depalletizers, and process equipment; HayssenSandiacre, a form/fill/seal technologies and services leader for more than 100 years; MarquipWardUnited, Inc., a leading manufacturer of equipment for the corrugated and folded carton industries; Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), providing high-performance converting machinery for the global tissue, nonwovens, package printing, and envelope manufacturing industries; PneumaticScaleAngelus, a global provider for filling, capping, can seaming, labeling, and centrifugation; and Thiele Technologies, Inc., a leading producer of placing, feeding, bagging, cartoning, case packing, and palletizing equipment.
In fiscal year 2011, Barry-Wehmiller leveraged a strategic combination of organic and acquisition growth to achieve revenues surpassing $1.2 billion. Barry-Wehmiller now employs more than 5,600 team members in over 65 locations worldwide.
