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Construction Starting on New Grain Terminal for Pipeline Foods

Construction has begun on a state-of-the-art grain terminal in Bowbells, N.D., for Pipeline Foods. As the first supply chain solutions company in the United States to be exclusively focused on non-GMO and organic food and feed, this new grain terminal for Pipeline Foods is strategically located adjacent to the BNSF main line railway and US Highway 52 to allow for efficient rail and truck transport. The facility will be fully automated, compliant with Food Safety Modernization Act regulations and designed...

Weitz Ranks No. 70 on ENR’s 2017 Top 400 Contractors List

Engineering News-Record released its 2017 Top 400 Contractors List today, and The Weitz Company is ranked No. 70. “We are honored to again be listed in the upper class of ENR’s annual top contractors rankings,” said The Weitz Company President and CEO Leonard Martling. “But this would not be possible without our employees and valued business partners. They deserve the lion’s share of credit for our ranking on this list.” In addition to being No. 70 on the Top 400...

Memberships & Affiliations

The Weitz Company is proud to support and participate in the organizations listed below: ACE Mentorship American Feed Industry Association American Institute of Architects Colorado American Society of Civil Engineers American Society for Healthcare Engineering American Society of Professional Estimators American Institute of Architects – Iowa Chapter Ames Chamber of Commerce Arizona Association for Economic Development Arizona Builders Alliance Arizona Commercial Real Estate Women Arizona LeadingAge Associated Builders and Contractors Associated General Contractors Associated General Contractors of Colorado Aurora Chamber...

Industrial General Contractors

Gerald Leukam

Gerry has a proven and exceptional adeptness for creative and innovative solutions for the entire project life cycle in the intricate field of plant design, including business development; paradigm-shifting designs; hands-on project management skills regarding design, construction and client relations; and delivery of safely constructed projects on budget to hundreds of satisfied clients domestically and internationally. Gerry’s claim to fame is a worldwide record in scoping, process flow design and layout designs for processing plants. He also has a keen...

Ozark Mountain Poultry Feed Mill & Manufacturing Facility

The scope of work included project development; engineering; permitting; site development; civil; structural; mechanical; and millwright installation. The signature feature of facility is the main mill structure that was built using the slipform method of concrete construction and has a roof elevation of 189 feet.The receiving system includes truck and rail receiving of whole corn and soft stock ingredients. Two feed processing and pelleting lines; steam generating building; liquid ingredients tank farm and containment; and warehouse and welfare structure were...

Pattison Sand Mining Facility

Weitz Industrial was awarded the hoop building crushline equipment installation, concrete foundation, super structure erection portion of the project for the sand mining facility along the Mississippi River. We self-performed major equipment installation including conveyors, screen plant, crusher, dual belt feed hopper, grizzly feeder and an elevated control room unit.

Cobb-Vantress Feed Mill

A design-build poultry breeder feed mill manufacturing facility, Cobb-Vantress features a 176-foot tall, state-of-the-art mill that was built using slipform method of concrete construction. The slipform pour, which took 8.5 days to complete, was self-performed by The Weitz Company with a staff of more than 50 employees who rotated shifts to reach the mill’s peak. The design of the feed mill allows a processing capacity of 2,000 tons per week. Included in the design-build contract were additional project management activities...

The Weitz Company Receives National Excellence in Construction Award from Associated Builders and Contractors

The Weitz Company’s work on the Ozark Mountain Poultry feed mill facility in Batesville, Ark., has earned the company a National Excellence in Construction® Pyramid Award from Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) in the Industrial ($15-25 million) category. Representatives from the company received the award March 2 during ABC’s 27th Annual Excellence in Construction® Awards in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. “The Weitz Company earned this Excellence in Construction Pyramid Award through its outstanding craftsmanship, teamwork and world-class safety processes, and Associated...

Top Trends in the Grain Industry

Grain Industry Top Trends by Alex Westlind, Engineering Manager With over 11 years of experience as an Engineer, Alex Westlind has successfully completed several grain handling, grain storage, and export terminal projects. Read more to learn about Alex’s insights on the top trends of the grain industry. 1. Higher Volume and Increase in Capacity Customers are seeking more solutions to expand production and storage through their new or existing facilities. Many land locked facilities have limited space for growth adding significant...

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Our office in Minneapolis is home base to Weitz Professional Services, which is our design-build, self-performing engineering services group that provides EPC solutions to Industrial clients across the agricultural, seed, feed, grain, petfood, manufacturing and process markets. The employees here are dedicated to fulfilling our client’s needs in the areas of planning, conceptual designing, engineering and turnkey construction. WPS has established a valued reputation for designing and building state-of-the-art, award-winning facilities nationwide using cost-effective construction solutions, innovative strategies and leading-edge technology.

Cobb-Vantress Poultry Feed Mill Slipform Time Lapse

The Cobb-Vantress project is a design-build poultry breeder feed mill manufacturing facility. This 176′ tall mill was built using the slipform method of concrete construction. The process design allows for a 2,000 ton per week manufacturing capacity, which includes grain storage, grinding, mixing, controls, pelleting, cooling, and a precast warehouse, truck sanitation and sterilization building.