For the past 40 years, the Friede Team has excelled in providing highly-customized solutions as well as simple, low-complexity pre-engineered metal structures. Since 2015, we have been part of Metallic Building System’s Authorized Builder Network, and recently, we were named as one of Metallic’s Top 25 Metal Building Dealers in the United States.

2021 proved to be quite a year for Friede & Associates. While we constructed more projects than in recent history, dealt with labor and material shortages and endeavored to meeting demanding schedules despite poor weather and the normal issues that arise on any jobsite, we also managed to amass quite a few new trophies!

NAIOP’s Wisconsin Trailblazer Award was awarded to Carole Schaeffer, Vice President of Business Development at Friede & Associates. Carole is only the second member to receive the Wisconsin Trailblazer Award, which is presented for extraordinary leadership and innovation in advancing the mission of NAIOP Wisconsin.

The project proved again the advantage of engaging the contractor early in the process, having their own crews self-perform certain tasks and providing the value-added services that Friede & Associates provides their clients.

The following article is a reprint of The Silicon Review’s November 2021 issue that named its “30 Innovators to Watch - 2021”. Friede & Associates is privileged to be among the honorees.

The three-story Janesville project is unique. The concept for the first floor restaurant and wine bar features a genuine Italian brick oven and an extensive collection of wines.

If we genuinely want to attract, retain, and develop the best talent for our industry and maximize the diversity of our suppliers, we must grow our industry’s culture to be truly inclusive.

Consolidating a private language school from multiple floors in three adjacent buildings on the Ellsworth Block on Madison’s Capitol Square into two floors in two of the buildings required not only patience and hard work, but creativity and a healthy respect for history.

At Friede & Associates, we see tremendous value in women working in construction—in particular on the project management side of the business.

The Friede & Associates Team was recently recognized at the 28th annual ABC of Wisconsin Projects of Distinction Awards ceremony, which was held virtually on January 28, 2021.

A Q&A with Friede & Associates’ New Vice President of Business Development, Carole Schaefer

Constructing a two-building, three-story housing project with a new client and architect, who were both located out-of-state and had never worked together, proved nearly as challenging as the tight, half-block jobsite that would become the home of the Walnut Street Flats in downtown Reedsburg, Wisconsin.

If the second half of 2020 turns out to be half as exciting and crazy as the first six months for Friede & Associates—a commercial general contractor serving the southern half of Wisconsin—then this year will be remembered for much more than just their 75th anniversary.

Building a commercial construction project is a complex process that involves many disciplines, a lot of time, a significant amount of coordination and a substantial investment. Over the 75 years we have been serving Wisconsin businesses, we have found the three biggest concerns of most owners are:

Friede & Associates is pleased to announce that Carole Schaeffer has joined the Friede Team as Vice President of Business Development. Schaeffer will be responsible for overseeing business development and executing on our expanding presence in the Madison, Wisconsin market.