The Boldt Group Launches Prefabrication Company

The Boldt Group is reimagining how buildings are planned, designed and delivered by launching Bildt, a modular and prefabrication manufacturer. Bildt was created in response to interest from facility owners, general contractors and architects to reduce project costs and increase speed to market. Industry veterans Melanie Taylor and Ben Bruns lead the new organization. As vice president of manufacturing, Taylor focuses on fabrication and manufacturing; as vice president of modular, Bruns leads sales and marketing efforts.

Bildt manufactures modular buildings and slide-in room and bathroom pods for a variety of commercial markets. While fabrication takes place in the company’s offsite facility in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the site team coordinates construction activities in the field with the project’s general contractor or construction manager, or with Bildt’s field execution teams. Concurrently executing on-site construction tasks and module fabrication completes projects faster than using traditional methods.

In addition to permanent modular units, Bildt manufactures prefabricated panels and components, including headwalls; exterior wall panels and systems; steel wall studs and interior framing assemblies tailored to project specifications.

Boldt’s prefabrication and modular construction business has grown since its first modular project in the 1980s and accelerated significantly during the pandemic when hospitals needed to add space quickly, efficiently and uniformly. Boldt has performed work from coast to coast in the U.S., including both freestanding and modular additions to existing hospital campuses.