Services for Industry

Paul J. Ford and Company has provided structural engineering services to industrial firms since 1965.  The Company has developed a reputation for providing innovative engineering designs and a high level of client satisfaction. Our design teams are committed to furnishing accurate and complete designs and construction documents, which result in the economical construction of a project.

The Company’s engineering design services to industrial clients include:

• Process buildings
• Railroad yard buildings and foundations
• Electrostatic precipitator support structures
• Mezzanines within existing plants
• Foundations for CNC machines, milling machines and presses
• Crane and hoist studies and installations
• Bulk material storage and handling systems
• Conveyor and pipe bridges
• Design of large ductwork
• Catwalks and access platforms  • Motor control centers
• Tank support structures
• Foundations for pre-engineered buildings
• Foundations for commercial signs
• Building analysis for relocating heavy equipment
• Equipment supports
• Finite element analysis of machines parts
• Underground tunnels and pits
• Steel and masonry exhaust stacks
• Airport refueling facilities
• Bag-house structures