Post by Okwes on Mar 27, 2007 14:26:23 GMT -5
Tribe gets moving
January 12, 2007
First custom expandable modular unit delivered to National Guard
Plummer -- Coeur d'Alene Tribal leadership led a ribbon-cutting ceremony
Friday at Berg Integrated Systems to signify their emergence into the remote
site, integrated Expandable Shelter Platform (ESP) market.
"I am very pleased with the progress of BIS today," Tribal Council Chairman
Chief Allan said. "It is very exciting because the ESP market is where we
anticipate significant growth for our company. Today we mark a milestone as our
first integrated system is complete and ready for shipping to the customer."
As a group of Tribal, business and elected leaders watched, Allan cut the
ribbon that cordoned off the front entrance to the recently completed ESP
structure.
"BIS is uniquely situated in the marketplace because we are not just integrat
ors," Allan said. "About 95 percent of this Expandable Shelter Platform
system was built right here at our facilities. We are not just another middleman
that integrates -- we have the depth and capacity to build the structure and
integrate for the customers' needs."
The structure is called a remote site, integrated, Expandable Shelter
Platform, or also a 3-in-1, because of walls on both sides of a core shipping
container that expand to provide three-times the space inside the structure. The
systems can be employed in remote sites, and can also be integrated with
various features or functions to suit target markets such as the military,
humanitarian aid and disaster relief work, or organizations conducting exploration
and field studies.
Among the uses for the remote site systems are kitchen/dining facilities,
showers, latrines, billeting, executive offices, medical facilities, security
units, water treatment units and laboratory facilities.
The ribbon-cutting signified the successful production of an ESP system for
use as a mobile office space for the Oregon National Guard. Additional
features on the mobile office included an air-conditioning and window package, full
lighting, and flooring installation. Optional packages for other remote site
ESP systems might include anti-ballistic siding or customized lighting and
alarm systems for added security; on-board power generation; environmental
control systems such as heating and air filtration; or even utility packages
including water treatment and purification.
"We are designing solutions and problem solving to meet our clients' needs,"
said Andy Barrett, president of the Berg Companies, parent company for BIS.
"We are proud to partner with the Coeur d'Alene Tribe, and we are uniquely
situated in the marketplace in that from inception to completion, we have the
capabilities to manufacture many components for complete integration of these
products."
In June 2006, the Coeur d'Alene Tribe acquired majority ownership in Berg
Integrated Systems, a Coeur d'Alene-based company formerly known as Echelon
Manufacturing.
Currently, Berg employs 27 full-time employees, with about 40 to 50 more
jobs anticipated during 2007. The company is projecting to triple the 2006
revenue in the year 2007.
"We are happy with the development of our company because the workforce is
here and willing," Allan said. "These are good-paying, manufacturing jobs that
will make a meaningful difference in the quality-of-life for families on our
reservation and in northern Idaho."
Berg has entered into cooperative partnerships with North Idaho College on
workforce development, with the first onsite class of new workers graduating
from basic welding in December 2006. In 2007, Berg plans to continue this
partnership with NIC to provide even more welding and fabrication classes to
employees.
"By providing this education, we enrich the workforce with skills that they
own for a lifetime," said Darren Stuck, general manager of Berg . "Not only
do our employees improve their welding abilities, they are also learning basic
tenets of high-end steel fabrication, blueprint reading and practical
application of basic math skills."
January 12, 2007
First custom expandable modular unit delivered to National Guard
Plummer -- Coeur d'Alene Tribal leadership led a ribbon-cutting ceremony
Friday at Berg Integrated Systems to signify their emergence into the remote
site, integrated Expandable Shelter Platform (ESP) market.
"I am very pleased with the progress of BIS today," Tribal Council Chairman
Chief Allan said. "It is very exciting because the ESP market is where we
anticipate significant growth for our company. Today we mark a milestone as our
first integrated system is complete and ready for shipping to the customer."
As a group of Tribal, business and elected leaders watched, Allan cut the
ribbon that cordoned off the front entrance to the recently completed ESP
structure.
"BIS is uniquely situated in the marketplace because we are not just integrat
ors," Allan said. "About 95 percent of this Expandable Shelter Platform
system was built right here at our facilities. We are not just another middleman
that integrates -- we have the depth and capacity to build the structure and
integrate for the customers' needs."
The structure is called a remote site, integrated, Expandable Shelter
Platform, or also a 3-in-1, because of walls on both sides of a core shipping
container that expand to provide three-times the space inside the structure. The
systems can be employed in remote sites, and can also be integrated with
various features or functions to suit target markets such as the military,
humanitarian aid and disaster relief work, or organizations conducting exploration
and field studies.
Among the uses for the remote site systems are kitchen/dining facilities,
showers, latrines, billeting, executive offices, medical facilities, security
units, water treatment units and laboratory facilities.
The ribbon-cutting signified the successful production of an ESP system for
use as a mobile office space for the Oregon National Guard. Additional
features on the mobile office included an air-conditioning and window package, full
lighting, and flooring installation. Optional packages for other remote site
ESP systems might include anti-ballistic siding or customized lighting and
alarm systems for added security; on-board power generation; environmental
control systems such as heating and air filtration; or even utility packages
including water treatment and purification.
"We are designing solutions and problem solving to meet our clients' needs,"
said Andy Barrett, president of the Berg Companies, parent company for BIS.
"We are proud to partner with the Coeur d'Alene Tribe, and we are uniquely
situated in the marketplace in that from inception to completion, we have the
capabilities to manufacture many components for complete integration of these
products."
In June 2006, the Coeur d'Alene Tribe acquired majority ownership in Berg
Integrated Systems, a Coeur d'Alene-based company formerly known as Echelon
Manufacturing.
Currently, Berg employs 27 full-time employees, with about 40 to 50 more
jobs anticipated during 2007. The company is projecting to triple the 2006
revenue in the year 2007.
"We are happy with the development of our company because the workforce is
here and willing," Allan said. "These are good-paying, manufacturing jobs that
will make a meaningful difference in the quality-of-life for families on our
reservation and in northern Idaho."
Berg has entered into cooperative partnerships with North Idaho College on
workforce development, with the first onsite class of new workers graduating
from basic welding in December 2006. In 2007, Berg plans to continue this
partnership with NIC to provide even more welding and fabrication classes to
employees.
"By providing this education, we enrich the workforce with skills that they
own for a lifetime," said Darren Stuck, general manager of Berg . "Not only
do our employees improve their welding abilities, they are also learning basic
tenets of high-end steel fabrication, blueprint reading and practical
application of basic math skills."