Helm Group | People Building Value

HELM. Building Excellence In The Heartland Since 1946.

From construction of the largest new hospitals in the Midwest to the smallest industrial processes, Helm Group focuses on safety, quality, productivity and efficiency. Our project teams’ engineering, planning and construction innovation and our exemplary safety record allow us to excel while providing fair costs to our customers. Our commitment to leveraging state-of-the-art technology for the benefit of owners and project partners is unmatched.

Welcome to our website. We invite you to explore our company and our culture. We are people building value, always doing what we say.

SERVICES

HVAC

Since 1969, Helm Mechanical has supplied expert mechanical design, engineering, installation and service to the construction industry.

Highway Structures

Helm is one of the oldest, most well-established bridge builders in the Midwestern United States.

Paving

Helm has been paving the roads you drive on in the Midwest for over 50 years.

Technology

At Helm, we have been using parametric 3D modeling technology to detail our projects since 1999.

Service & Facility Management

Our goal is to make your facility comfortable and cost-effective – and its operation worry-free.

Foundations

Foundation and earth retention systems are often components of our own projects: work we self-perform.

Building Automation and Controls

We design collaborative building systems using best-in-class third party software/hardware solutions that result in customized, highly efficient management.

Fabrication, Modularization, and Assembly

The concept of the accuracy being of ultimate importance has really come to life in the modern world of HVAC design, manufacturing and installation.

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HELM CAREERS

LIFE WITH
The Helm Group

We have built an extraordinary team by attracting smart, talented, hard-working people and training, encouraging and challenging them to excel. At the Helm Group. we have created a safe, respectful and enjoyable work environment that has resulted in amazing employee loyalty and longevity. For more information on what it’s like to be a part of our team.

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PROJECTS

Rock Island Water Filtration Plant

Helm was the prime contractor on the Rock Island Water Filtration plant in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. The $20 million project provides filtered water for the city and surrounding area. In addition to construction of an administration and process building, the treatment systems included new filters and media, backwash supply pumping system, […]

I-74 WB Viaduct

The $1.2 billion I-74 Mississippi River Bridge project was broken into 6 separate contracts. Helm was the contractor for the Westbound portion of the corridor on the Iowa side of the river. In addition to the main I-74 bridge, 2 ramp bridges were also part of the project. Caissons, Y-shaped bridge piers and steel girders support […]

Dekalb Data Center

Located in the heart of the Midwest, Helm was awarded the contract to provide mechanical, plumbing, and other specialty services scopes for the DeKalb Data Center. Highly focused on team collaboration the Owner, General Contractor, and Helm began early in the design phase to plan for every aspect of this fast-paced, highly technical project. Helm […]

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NEWS

Helm Completes Temporary COVID Hospital in Chicago

Helm Mechanical was awarded the HVAC portion of the 3,000-bed Alternative Care Facility used to treat patients with COVID-19 in the Chicago area. Built within McCormick Place Convention Center, the ACF construction was managed by the Army Corps of Engineers and was intended to provide relief for the local healthcare facilities that were struggling to […]

Helm Completes Rebranding

Helm Group has recently changed its branding to consolidate all of its entities and operations under the name Helm. Previously, the company operated under the names Mechanical, Civil, Industrial, and more. The new brand will tie all of our offerings together to help us recruit new talent and show customers our range of expertise. The […]

Helm Group Continues to Grow Chip and Seal Offering

Helm started in 1946 as a local chip and seal contractor. As times changed, the company focused on new types of work and new geographies. Recently, however, the company made a new push to perform more of this work for local counties, towns, and property associations throughout Northwest Illinois. Each of the last 3 years, […]

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BLOG

Why We’re Union

We started as a union company and plan on being union forever. When people outside of construction hear that, it is often met with dismay or disbelief. They have images of public sector or service industry unions even though those are much different business models that our construction trade unions. When we really dig into […]

Your First 5 Years

One of the most gratifying things in our business is when a new employee chooses to begin his or her career with us. Sometimes the employee is blindly assigned by the apprentice coordinator, but more often than not, we have done a good job of recruiting the employee and they have chosen us over other […]

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HELM. Building Excellence In The Heartland Since 1946.

LIFE WITH The Helm Group

LIFE WITH
The Helm Group