June 25, 2008 — Barry-Wehmiller Design Group opened a new engineering consulting office in Raleigh, N.C. The new office will focus on the significant number of pharmaceutical and biotech clients that operate within the region.
This is the 13th Design Group office in the U.S. and Puerto Rico and the fourth new office to open in the past year.
“Our Raleigh office will house 20 professionals and further supplement the Design Group engineering offices in Atlanta and Greenville, S.C.,” stated Brian Bullock, Director – Design Group Raleigh Office.
“This provides us with considerable engineering capabilities to serve our clients in the Southeastern U.S.” Bullock joined the Design Group in June 2007 to help establish the new office, bringing 20 years of pharmaceutical operational and engineering experience to the firm. The Raleigh office will provide industrial automation, architectural engineering, process control, software design and other regulatory compliance services for a variety of industries in the region. “The Raleigh expansion represents the 13th Design Group office and substantially strengthens our ability to support client operations in the Southeast,” stated Joseph Wilhelm, Design Group Managing Partner.
“It emphasizes our regional commitment, and it will allow us to attract and retain local talent with meaningful professional growth opportunities for the future.” Barry-Wehmiller Design Group employs more than 365 engineers, software designers, architects, regulatory specialists and other technical personnel, providing a comprehensive range of solutions for packaging automation, software engineering for manufacturing intelligence, process control and instrumentation, regulatory compliance, and facility design and construction.
ABOUT BARRY-WEHMILLER
Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc. is a diversified global supplier of packaging, corrugating, and paper converting technology, as well as engineering consulting services, across a broad spectrum of industries.
Barry-Wehmiller’s balanced approach to the market is made possible through 10 interactive divisions: Accraply, a leading manufacturer of automatic labeling systems; Barry-Wehmiller Company, manufacturing bottle washers and pasteurizers for more than 120 years; Barry-Wehmiller International Resources (BWIR), a pioneer in the creation, development, and integration of advanced information technology and engineering solutions; Design Group, a premier supplier of manufacturing automation, facility design, and other engineering consulting services; FleetwoodGoldcoWyard, a leading producer of advanced conveyance technology and material handling equipment; HayssenSandiacre, a form/fill/seal technologies and services leader for more than 100 years; MarquipWardUnited, a leading manufacturer of equipment for the corrugated and folded carton industries; Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), providing advanced converting, printing, and packaging technologies for the tissue, nonwovens, and flexible packaging industries since 1919; PneumaticScaleAngelus, a global provider for filling, capping, can seaming, labeling, and centrifugation; and Thiele Technologies, a leading supplier of placing, bagging, cartoning, case packing, and palletizing equipment.
In fiscal year 2008, a combination of organic and acquisition growth is expected to grow Barry- Wehmiller’s annual revenues to more than $1 billion for the first time in the company’s 122-year history, with more than $300 million in markets outside the U.S.
