Berkel, founded in 1959, operates as a piling contractor specializing in foundation and construction services throughout the continental United States. Headquartered in Bonner Springs, Kansas, Berkel has regional offices in Atlanta, Baltimore,Houston, Louisville, Orlando, San Francisco, and Washington.

The company was leasing a contractor’s yard in South Baltimore City for years. However, the company’s goal is to own their own propertiesas investments that allows the company to build up equity over time as the property appreciates in value; especially important to an employee-owned company.

Jim Chivers with Gold And Company, a locally owned commercial real estate brokerage firm, assisted Berkel in their search for an industrial property. After touring several sites in the Baltimore market,Berkelpurchased the property at 575 Union Bridge Road in Carroll County. The50,000 sf of industrial buildings with offices and maintenance repair bayssits on a total of 40 acres of land.

Chris Mason, Berkel’slocal manager says that “the purchase of the Union Bridge Road facility puts the company in a better location and position to serve the Mid Atlantic area with roomto grow and access to hire qualified employees.”

Gold And Company is a full-service Baltimore-based commercial real estate brokerage firm. Gold AndCompany provides commercial real estate brokerage and development services to buyers, sellers, landlords and tenants in the Baltimore metropolitan area.