Four Decades of Engineering and Building Heavy Industrial Systems
GW Systems is a design-build contractor delivering custom bulk material handling systems for heavy industry across the United States.
40+ years
Delivering turnkey industrial systems
One Team Through Every Phase of the Work
GW Systems designs, engineers, manufactures, builds, and wires custom bulk material handling systems for producers in heavy industry. Every phase runs through one coordinated team under a single contract, so clients deal with one company that stays responsible from the first drawing to the final installation.
- Single source of responsibility
- Engineering-led from the start
- An in-house team that works in sync
What We Stand On
The values that guide how we work and how we treat the people who hire us
Transparency
We do not hide our process, and we do not claim perfection. Clients see the work as it happens, and when something needs to be fixed, we fix it.
Safety
Safety is built into how every project runs, not added on at the end. It reflects how we operate as an organization and how we protect the people on every site.
Schedule and Budget
We hold to the schedule and the budget we commit to, and we measure success by whether the client is satisfied with the result. We compete on value, not on being the cheapest.
Four Decades In, and a Different Company Today
GW Systems has spent more than forty years in heavy industrial work. The company today is many times the size it was a decade ago, with newer people, broader capabilities, and a wider range of industries served. What has not changed is the standard of the work.
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1983
Company founded
Founded in Birmingham, Alabama as a heavy industrial construction company serving the foundry industry.
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Early years
Manufacturing brought in-house
Added an in-house manufacturing facility, expanding beyond design, engineering, and construction.
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1990s
Diversified into new industries as a design builder
Diversified into lime, cement, chemical, feed, wood products, and aggregates with turn-key bulk material handling solutions.
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Past 15 years
Diversified into 5 Divisions
Expanded into five distinct divisions, each bringing specialized capabilities that let GW serve a broader range of heavy industry needs.
Safety Is How We Operate
A company-wide standard that protects our people and our clients' work
Safety planning starts before mobilization
Every project begins with a site-specific safety plan and hazard analysis, so crews arrive knowing the risks and the controls already in place.
Daily accountability in the field
Toolbox talks, pre-task planning, and regular site walks keep safety part of the routine rather than a once-a-year review.
Ownership at every level
From field crews to project management, our teams are expected to stop work when something isn't right and to fix the root cause, not just the symptom.
One Team, Five Divisions
GW Systems' full-service capability is backed by five specialized divisions that work together under one contract, one project team, and one point of accountability.
GW Systems
The engineering and design-build backbone of the organization. GW Systems leads project development from concept through completion, coordinating all divisions to deliver turnkey bulk material handling solutions.
GW Manufacturing
GW's fabrication division produces custom structural steel, conveyor systems, and equipment assemblies built to project specifications. Manufacturing in-house means tighter quality control and faster turnaround.
Liberty Construction Services
GW's field installation division, responsible for structural steel erection, civil work, and on-site construction. Liberty self-performs the build so there are no external construction subcontractors on a GW project.
GW Electrical
The in-house electrical and automation division. GW Electric handles all electrical installation, controls, and commissioning, keeping every phase of the project under unified oversight.
World Domes
GW Systems' dome construction division, providing engineered dome structures for bulk material storage. World Domes serves industries such as aggregate, cement, coal, and mineral processing, giving clients a proven storage alternative to traditional silos and flat storage.
The People Who Run the Work
Behind every system GW Systems delivers is a team of engineers, builders, and project leaders. Get to know the people who make the work happen.
See What We've Built
Explore the projects that show what our team can do