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Fisher & Sons Will Build ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston Plant in Louisiana
Burlington, WA, Sept. 21, 2009 –ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston of Boise, ID made the announcement in August that Fisher & Sons of Burlington, Washington will build its new, state-of-the-art processing plant near Delhi, Louisiana. The plant will help meet increasing national demand for sweet potato products, by processing sweet potatoes into fries and other products.
FSI Architects, Fisher's architectural division, is currently designing the plant which will be one of the first food plants in the country built from the ground up with the newest and best processing and packaging technologies. It will follow US Green Building Council LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards for environmentally sustainable construction. The plant's building design is a win-win for Lamb Weston, its customers, and the Delhi community. In addition to the efficient use and conservation of water, the plant will substantially reduce energy usage. The plant's design will also feature natural lighting and minimally irrigated landscaping.
"Our goal in this economy has been to help our clients and keep our teams working by looking for cost-effective ways to move projects from the drawing board to reality," says Jerome Fisher, CEO of Fisher Companies. "Obviously, we value our relationship with Lamb Weston, and look forward to bringing this innovative facility on line." As general contractor of the design/build project, Fisher & Sons will send of team 20-30 people to Louisiana to work on the project.
Fisher & Sons is a division of Fisher Companies, Inc. which consistently ranks among the top 20 general contractors in Washington state. The company has experienced substantial growth in the last 10 years, with commercial and industrial projects underway in Washington, Oregon, California and now Louisiana. Fisher Companies has three divisions: Fisher & Sons, Inc. and FSI Architects in Burlington and JTM Construction in Seattle and employs over 200 people.
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Fisher & Sons Wins Award for Wilson Motors Project
Burlington, WA, May 12, 2009 – At the recent Washington Aggregates and Concrete Association awards banquet, Fisher & Sons won an 'Excellence in Concrete Construction' award for the Wilson Motors project in Bellingham WA.
As the award winner in the pervious concrete division, the project was recognized because of both its size—nearly 100,000 sq. ft.of surface, as well as the valuable environmental role the paving performs in keeping run-off out of the nearby Whatcom Creek.
The pervious materials used in the Wilson Motors project provided an environmentally friendly solution to the oily run-off common to large parking areas. Water, mixed with any collected contaminants, soaks through the surface and collects in quarry spall retention area where it is filtered before being released into the ground water system. Because the dealership was designed with portions of surface porous asphalt and other portions pervious concrete, an unusual opportunity presented itself to do a head-to-head comparison of two environmentally sound solutions developed by the asphalt and concrete industries, both new to the marketplace.
As general contractor on the project, Fisher & Sons teamed with Ferndale Ready Mix and Gravel, 20/20 Engineering and Civil, and with Sid Nesbit as architect. The Wilson Motors project was completed in the fall of 2008.
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