1. National Beef Multivac Machine Safety Modifications

    A meat packaging facility wanted to modify their multivac sealing and packing machinery to allow for safe lock-out/tag-out (LO/TO) of any moving pieces of equipment while keeping the control system active during maintenance operations. RETTEW had previously been hired by the client to conduct safety training for its employees. Because of our safety expertise, as…

  2. Construction Safety Oversight

    A construction firm was assembling a new furnace during a large-scale construction project at a local steel mill. The furnace would yield faster and more efficient bloom reheating, increasing the plant’s production speed substantially. However, because of the immensity of the project, the project owner and the construction company needed on-site safety support to help…

  3. Former Federal Mogul/NTN-BCA Ball Bearing Manufacturing Facility Decommissioning Assessment

    RETTEW completed an industrial site decommissioning assessment of the 30-acre Federal Mogul/NTN-BCA former ball bearing manufacturing facility, including a 277,000-SF industrial building. When fully operational, manufacturing processes at the site included heat treating, hardening, honing and grinding, and product assembly. These operations used a number of materials, most notably quenching oils (mineral oil used in…

  4. Furmano Environmental Regulatory Compliance Assessment

    Furmano Foods needed to ensure that their operations were in compliance with environmental regulations and requirements, and wanted a single all-encompassing system that tracked environmental compliance and reporting items as well as agency submittal deadlines. They hired RETTEW to conduct the environmental regulatory compliance assessment, which included a breadth of media such as air, radiation,…

  5. Greenfield Corporate Center Expansion

    The gateway to a prominent business area, Greenfield Corporate Center’s expansion was an important development project that would render the site completely built out. As the last undeveloped area within the 100-acre property, the client wanted to make sure it was attractive to future tenants. One way to ensure that was creating an access route…

  6. High-Risk Work Program Consultation

    To be competitive in today’s manufacturing industry, companies have to constantly monitor and improve their equipment, production levels, and safety performance — all of which are aspects of a high-risk work program. When this large manufacturer had an open position that directly affects these areas, they needed immediate on-site support until someone was hired. RETTEW…

  7. Kirby Feed Mill Expansion

    Our client, the largest wholesale fertilizer distributor in the northeast and mid-Atlantic, wanted to expand their feed mill at its current location, rather than moving operations to a new site. The plan allowed the client to use an existing rail spur and realize cost savings in the expansion process. The construction needed to take place…

  8. Knouse Foods Boundary and Hydrographic Surveys

    Knouse Foods, a long-standing RETTEW client, requested boundary surveys with specific title commitment requirements for their six processing plant sites. This assignment required extensive boundary surveys of hundreds of acres of land within a relatively short timeframe. RETTEW completed the boundary surveys on schedule and continues to provide various surveys on these sites as required….

  9. Ownership Transition Environmental Due Diligence

    An industrial client undergoing an ownership transition needed to provide lender-required environmental assessments as part of the loan application process. The subject facilities included more than 50 properties totaling approximately 1,300 acres in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and New Jersey. Nine of the properties contained shipping/distribution centers, while the remaining properties were commercial, residential, and agricultural….

  10. Perdue Soybean Processing Facility Site Planning

    Perdue Grain and Oilseed, LLC (Perdue) desired to build a regional soybean processing facility based on current and future soybean needs in the region. The project was on an aggressive schedule, and the client anticipated encountering organized opposition. Perdue chose RETTEW because of our knowledge and experience with the local and county government and our…

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Felicia Bechtel Selected as Central Penn Business Journal 2024 Women of Influence Honoree

We are thrilled to announce Felicia Bechtel, MSc, PG, Senior Geophysical Advisor at RETTEW, has been named as…

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For some of us, the most dangerous thing we do every day is drive to and from work….

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