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Industrial & Distribution

Facilities that start producing on the date the pro forma promised.

Built for industrial developers, manufacturers, and operators — distribution, processing, recycling, energy — where every late week is measurable money.

Ground-up shells & tilt-upManufacturing & process facilitiesRecycling & heavy equipment integrationDistribution & logisticsSitework, yards & utilitiesPlant office & control-room TI

Industrial projects fail in the seams: between sitework and shell, between shell and process equipment, between substantial completion and actually operating. We build the seams into one schedule — design-build where it accelerates you, hard-bid where it protects you, and equipment integration planned from day one instead of discovered at the end.

From tilt-up shells to process facilities with serious mechanical scope, our industrial work is led by people who understand that the building exists to serve the equipment inside it — not the other way around.

How it works

The process, on one page

Phase 1

Feasibility & precon

Site, utilities, power capacity, and a real budget against your pro forma — before design dollars are spent.

Phase 2

Design-build documentation

Drawings developed with your process engineer and equipment vendors at the table, so the slab, power, and clearances match the machines.

Phase 3

Sitework & shell

Earthwork, utilities, foundations, and structure on an accelerated track — the long, visible middle where schedule is won.

Phase 4

Process integration

Equipment setting, mechanical/electrical tie-ins, and vendor coordination sequenced so installers aren't idling on site.

Phase 5

Commission & turn over

Startup support, punch, and phased occupancy if you need to begin operating one zone while we finish another.

Who does what

The working relationship

You bring

  • Process/equipment vendors & specs
  • Operational requirements & growth plan
  • Capital decisions on schedule

We decide together

  • Design-build vs. bid strategy per package
  • Phasing & early-occupancy plan
  • Value engineering with operations in the room

Cook owns

  • Site development & permits
  • Structure, envelope & building systems
  • Equipment-integration scheduling
  • Commissioning coordination & closeout

Past builds

We've done this before

Questions we always get

Straight answers

Design-build or plan-and-spec — which is right for us?

Design-build accelerates schedule and puts one throat to choke; plan-and-spec maximizes price competition on well-defined scope. We'll tell you package-by-package which serves you — often it's both on one project.

Can you build while we keep operating?

Yes — phased construction, temporary partitions, off-hours tie-ins, and coordinated shutdowns measured in hours, not days.

Who handles our equipment installers?

We schedule them like a trade: verified rough-ins, clear laydown, cranes and power when they arrive. Your vendors will notice the difference.

How do you control an aggressive schedule?

Long-lead buyout in precon, overlapping sitework and permitting, and a weekly look-ahead your team can actually read in the dashboard.

Do you self-perform?

We manage a deep, repeat subcontractor bench and supervise with our own superintendents — you get local pricing with Cook accountability.

What size projects do you take?

From plant TI to multi-million-dollar ground-up facilities. If it has a schedule someone's business depends on, it's our kind of job.

Talk to us about your project