Barry-Wehmiller International (B-WI)

What Barry-Wehmiller International (B-WI) does

BW Design Group, operating under the marketing name Barry-Wehmiller International (B-WI), is a fully integrated Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) firm that delivers consulting, design, build, and operational support services to manufacturers in clean and regulated production environments. The company serves four primary verticals—Food & Beverage, Life Sciences, Household & Personal Care, and Advanced Technology—with a stated focus on facilities and operations that must comply with FDA, GMP, and analogous regulatory regimes. Its service offering is organized in three phases—Strategy (Operations Consulting), Development & Delivery (Supply Chain Engineering, Architecture, Engineering, Construction), and Commercialization (Digital Transformation & Controls, Commissioning/Qualification/Validation, Operations Technology, Staff Augmentation & 24/7 Support)—providing a single contract vehicle from capital planning through post-commissioning operations support.

The firm operates from more than 45 U.S. offices, holds #111 ranking on the ENR Top 500 Design Firms list, #64 on the ENR Top 100 Design-Build Firms list, and #8 on the System Integrator Giants list, and reports an average tenure of roughly 20 years with its top five clients—all pointing to a long-tenured, enterprise-oriented relationship model rather than transactional project work. Underlying technology is not disclosed in the available materials; the operating model emphasizes a "Manufacturer's Mindset" and One Firm philosophy in which the same team carries context from strategy through commercialization, and the platform's digital layer extends into industrial controls, OT, and digitization programs.

Revenue mechanics are project- and retainer-based engineering and construction services sold through direct enterprise engagement; pricing is not publicly disclosed. The firm is a subsidiary of Barry-Wehmiller, a diversified manufacturing and technology conglomerate, and competes against large multi-discipline AEC peers as well as specialized engineering boutiques in each of its four verticals. Customer-specific revenue disclosure is absent, and no executive leadership, M&A, funding, or revenue figures were provided in the source corpus.

Name

Barry-Wehmiller International (B-WI)

Legal name

BW Design Group

Website

https://barry-wehmillerinternational.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

BW Design Group is an integrated AEC firm serving Food & Beverage, Life Sciences, Household & Personal Care, and Advanced Technology manufacturers in clean and regulated environments, delivering strategy, engineering, construction, and commercialization services from 45+ U.S. offices as a subsidiary of Barry-Wehmiller.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Engineering & Construction Services

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Engineering Services (541330)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAKAK

Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Architecture, Design & Planning Services

SECONDARYIMAFALAE

Building Automation & Controls (BAS/BMS) Contracting

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Construction & Civil Engineering/Specialty Trade Contractors (MEP, HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical)

SECONDARYBPABACAE

Building Management System (BMS)/Controls Maintenance & Commissioning

Business & Public Services/Facilities Management & Building Services/Building Engineering & Technical Maintenance (MEP/HVAC)

Keywords

• Architecture engineering construction
• Manufacturing consulting services
• Industrial facility design
• Process engineering services
• Commissioning qualification validation

Headquarters

HQ city

St Louis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

BW Design Group (operating as Barry-Wehmiller International) is a fully integrated Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) firm that delivers consulting, design, construction, and commercialization services to manufacturing and technology clients. Its offering spans Strategy (operations consulting), Development & Delivery (supply chain engineering, architecture, engineering, construction), and Commercialization (digital transformation and controls, commissioning/qualification/validation, operations technology, staff augmentation and 24/7 support), exclusively serving clean and regulated environments in Food & Beverage, Life Sciences, Household & Personal Care, and Advanced Technology markets.

Product overview

BW Design Group is a fully integrated Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) firm that offers a comprehensive suite of consulting and engineering services spanning strategy through commercialization for manufacturing and technology clients. The firm's services are organized across three main pillars: Strategy (Operations Consulting), Development & Delivery (Supply Chain Engineering, Architecture, Engineering, Construction), and Commercialization (Digital Transformation & Controls, Commissioning/Qualification/Validation, Operations Technology, Staff Augmentation & 24/7 Support). The company serves four primary markets: Food & Beverage, Life Sciences, Household & Personal Care, and Advanced Technology, with a focus on clean and regulated manufacturing environments. BW Design Group's Manufacturer's Mindset drives customized solutions for clients, operating from 45+ offices nationwide as a subsidiary of Barry-Wehmiller.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Operations Consulting Strategic consulting services focused on operational excellence and business transformation for manufacturing and technology clients.
• Supply Chain Engineering Engineering and optimization of supply chain operations and logistics for manufacturing environments.
• Architecture Design and planning of built environments for manufacturing and technology facilities.
• Engineering Comprehensive engineering services for manufacturing and technology infrastructure development.
• Construction Construction management and delivery services for manufacturing and technology facility projects.
• Digital Transformation & Controls Digital transformation services and industrial controls integration for manufacturing operations.
• Commissioning, Qualification, & Validation Validation and commissioning services ensuring regulatory compliance and operational readiness for clean and regulated manufacturing environments.
• Operations Technology Operational technology services and solutions for manufacturing technology environments.
• Staff Augmentation & 24/7 Support Flexible staffing solutions providing skilled professionals and around-the-clock support for manufacturing and technology operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20 years average tenure of top 5 clients

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: International design and consulting firm with strong Food & Beverage and Life Sciences vertical practices; comparable as an integrated design, engineering and commissioning firm serving clean and regulated manufacturing end-markets.
• Fluor Corporation: Global EPC and design firm with significant life sciences, advanced technology and industrial process practices; broader and heavier on large-scale capital projects but overlaps with BWI on integrated manufacturing facility delivery.
• Black & Veatch: Large diversified infrastructure EPC with major Food & Beverage, Life Sciences and advanced manufacturing facility practices; comparable as an industrial-focused integrated design-build firm with controls/commissioning capabilities.
• WSP Global: Global professional services firm with significant industrial, life sciences and technology-building practices post-Power Engineers; competes with BWI on integrated industrial facility design-build programs in regulated end-markets.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with substantial industrial and life-sciences construction services practices; less specialized than BWI in regulated manufacturing but competes for the same large integrated facility programs.
• Jacobs Solutions: Global professional services firm with large advanced-facilities and life-sciences practices delivering architecture, engineering, construction and operations technology; broader and more diversified than BWI but directly overlapping on industrial/clean-build integration work.

Direct peers

• Burns & McDonnell: Employee-owned AEC firm focused on industrial and manufacturing clients across food & beverage, life sciences and advanced manufacturing; directly comparable as a fully integrated design-build firm with controls and commissioning depth serving the same regulated end-markets as BWI.
• SSOE Group: Mid-size industrial-focused AEC firm with design-build, controls integration and commissioning capabilities concentrated in advanced manufacturing, life sciences and food/beverage; a smaller-scale, similarly specialized peer to BWI.

Emerging players

• Affiliated Engineers: Specialty MEP/engineering firm with strong life-sciences, advanced technology and industrial process practices; comparable on technical building-systems and clean-environment engineering work within BWI's markets.
• Salas O'Brien: Engineering and facility-systems firm focused on industrial, life sciences and advanced technology facilities with controls/automation capability; a smaller but increasingly relevant peer in the same regulated-manufacturing niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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