Building a Tradition of Excellence, One Building at a Time
At Freeland Harris Consulting Engineers (FHCE), we are dedicated to providing expert structural engineering services for industrial and commercial buildings. Our mission is to provide safe, creative, effective, and efficient structural design solutions that fulfill the needs of our clients and enhance the community they serve, while building long-lasting relationships.
Our Mission
FHCE was founded in 1965 by Freeland Harris, who established a relationship with Gray Construction in Bowling Green, KY and began providing structural design services on Gray's projects. Today, FHCE continues the tradition of providing excellent structural design services that Mr. Harris established. We emphasize creative framing and foundation design solutions that add value to our customers' projects while meeting current building codes to ensure the safety of the building's users.
Our Services
Our services include:
- 3D Revit modeling to assist in design coordination
- Fast-track design and construction services
- Close review of fabrication drawings
- Presence at critical meetings with onsite contractors
- Site visits to observe construction
- Construction assistance to ensure our design is properly executed in the field
Our Team
Our close-knit team of engineers is devoted to providing quality service and building strong relationships with clients, project teams, and with each other. Trust and open communication within our team allows knowledge from our combined years of experience to flow into your project. Our team consists of experienced professionals who are experts in their fields, including:
- Jim Johnson, PE, SE - Principal Engineer
- Larry Antle, PE - Principal Engineer
- Eddie Alexander, PE - Principal Engineer
- Michael Baugh, PE - Principal Engineer
- Lauren Fryxell, PE - Principal Engineer
- David Ahnquist, PE, SE - Principal Engineer
- Greg Bailey, PE - Structural Design Manager
- Jeff Beckman, PE - Structural Design Manager
Our Experience
With a combined total of over 150 years of experience, our team has designed and prepared pricing for fast-track, design-build industrial projects; shallow and deep foundation design for conventional and pre-engineered structures; industrial slab-on-grade design, including reinforced and non-reinforced slab, with rack and forklift loading; control/construction joint details; conventional steel structures design, including crane buildings, multi-story process structures design, and existing building evaluations. We believe that close coordination with all design and construction team members is critical to successful projects.
Why Choose FHCE?
At FHCE, we take a hands-on approach to construction assistance, ensuring that our design is properly executed in the field. We remain engaged in our projects until the building is turned over to the owner. We value the relationships we build through providing professional consulting services. If you are in need of structural consulting services, please contact us. We look forward to learning about you and your project needs.

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