Fisher Construction Group Wins 2018 Built by the Best Award

November 26, 2018

Arlington, Virginia, November 26, 2018 – Fisher Construction Group was named the winner of the Controlled Environment Building Association (CEBA) Built by the Best Award for their project with NewCold in Tacoma, Washington, U.S. The award was given on November 8, 2018 during a general session at the 38th CEBA Conference & Expo, hosted by the Controlled Environment Building Association, a Core Partner of the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA).  

The project is NewCold’s first cold storage facility in the United States and only the second low-oxygen, high-bay freezer in the country. It serves multiple customers and delivers safe, sustainable, traceable, cold chain solutions that are designed for end-to-end efficiency and value. 

“We are very excited to have our first facility in the U.S. recognized for its innovation and complexity,” said Jonas Swarttouw, U.S. Country Manager, NewCold. “Fisher was fantastic to work with along the way. They approached the project with a great amount of expertise and enthusiasm to explore the latest technology and building trends that would help make our facility one of the best in the country.”  

The 2018 winning project, NewCold Tacoma, features a state-of-the-art freezer system and a strictly controlled system, where oxygen is reduced to 16.5% saturation. It will allow for efficient customer service, with time from receipt of product to storage under 20 minutes. Picking of a product to loading will be done in the same amount of time – which is nearly three times the efficiency of a normal cold storage facility. NewCold Tacoma is one of the largest in the United States, containing 103,000 pallet positions.

“The Fisher team is ecstatic to bring home our second Built by the Best Award – especially for such a complex and challenging project.” said Josh Currie, Senior Project Manager, Fisher Construction Group. “This was an incredible experience with credit due to the entire team involved, from Fisher’s Design Team, Management and Support Staff and to all of the subcontractors, vendors and consultants who supported us!”

Thirteen (13) additional CEBA members participated on the 2018 winning project, including:

  • All Weather Insulated Panels
  • Rite-Hite Corporation
  • Twintec USA
  • SubZero Constructors, Inc.
  • Owens Corning Foamular
  • Enviro Cold Storage Doors
  • Fastener Systems, Inc.
  • Honeywell
  • Ricker Thermline
  • Shadco, Inc.
  • Victaulic
  • Metzger/McGuire
  • Logix Refrigeration Controls
  • EVAPCO, Inc.

Built by the Best Award 2018 Finalist, Primus Builders, Inc., also presented at the 38th CEBA Conference & Expo, for their new construction with Dot Foods located in Bullhead, Arizona. Dot Foods is the largest food re-distributor in the country, offering 112,000 products and delivering to all 50 states When it came time to expand their offerings in the Southwest, Dot selected Primus to provide turn-key design and construction services on their new, greenfield facility in Bullhead City, Arizona. The project came with a unique set of challenges due to its desert location with extreme heat, winds, and challenging topography. Nevertheless, Primus completed the project within budget, schedule, and in compliance with Dot’s safety and quality standards.

The submission process for the 2019 CEBA Built by the Best Award will open in the spring of 2019. Members of the CEBA Business Development & Marketing Committee are currently working to refine details of the award to improve the process for all candidates. More information can be found here.

More information about the CEBA Built by the Best Award can be found online.

Photos are available below.

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Contact: Laura Poko, Director of Marketing & Communications, GCCA at +1 703 373 4300 ext. 218 or lpoko@gcca.org

 

CAPTION: NewCold Tacoma project photo; courtesy of Fisher Construction Group

CAPTION: NewCold Tacoma project photo; courtesy of Fisher Construction Group

CAPTION: NewCold Tacoma project photo; courtesy of Fisher Construction Group

CAPTION: Josh Currie, Fisher Construction Group (2nd from left), and Jonas Swarttouw, NewCold (2nd from right), accept the 2018 Built by the Best Award from Corey Rosenbusch, GCCA (far left), and Tim Nguyen, ESI Group USA and CEBA Chairman (far right).

CAPTION: Josh Currie, Fisher Construction Group (center) accepts 2018 Built by the Best Award on behalf of project team members in attendance at 38th CEBA Conference & Expo

About the Award
The CEBA Built by the Best Award was created in 2016 to recognize members of CEBA, a Core Partner of the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA), as the world’s leading experts in designing and building controlled environment facilities of all types. Buildings that are eligible for the award include cold storage plants, food processing facilities, retail distribution centers, and anything else that requires that a well-maintained thermal envelope.

 

About the Controlled Environment Building Association (CEBA)
Founded in 1978, the Controlled Environment Building Association (CEBA) represents the expert builders who specialize in the design and construction of controlled environment buildings, including cold storage warehouses, food processing facilities, clean rooms, pharmaceutical facilities, and foodservice and retail distribution centers. CEBA is where anyone looking to build, renovate, or modernize a first-rate, innovative facility comes to find the most experienced designers, contractors, and manufacturers and suppliers. Learn more at www.builditcold.org. CEBA is a Core Partner of the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA). Learn more at www.gcca.org.