ADF Engineering Earns 2026 AEC Circle of Excellence Platinum Status for Exemplary Firm Management
DAYTON, Ohio, October 15, 2026. ADF Engineering, a process and facility engineering firm serving food, feed and industrial manufacturers, has been named to the 2026 AEC Circle of Excellence: The Industry’s Best Managed Firms by PSMJ Resources, Inc.
ADF is one of 61 architecture and engineering firms on this year’s list and holds Platinum status, a designation PSMJ gives to firms that have earned the Circle of Excellence in four of the past five years.
Top 20 Percent in Nine Key Metrics
PSMJ, an advisory group focused on improving the business performance of architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) organizations worldwide, created the Circle of Excellence Award to recognize firms with outstanding results in profitability, overhead management, cash flow, productivity, staff growth and turnover. According to PSMJ, the 2026 list represents the top 20 percent of participants in its AE Financial Performance Benchmark Survey, evaluated on nine key performance metrics. The 2026 benchmark drew data from 318 firms across the United States and Canada.
“The Circle of Excellence recognizes firms that excel in business performance, leadership, culture and employee engagement,” said Alex Fishman, president of ADF Engineering. “Recognition like this is a direct reflection of our people, our teamwork and our commitment to delivering exceptional results for our clients. We appreciate our employees, clients and partners for being part of the journey. We have a lot to celebrate and even more to build together.”
For ADF clients, sound firm management supports what matters on the plant floor: stable project teams, dependable schedules and an engineering partner with the resources to follow through.
Clients Who Keep Coming Back
For more than two decades, ADF Engineering has provided process and facility engineering and design across food, feed, consumer products, manufacturing and other industrial sectors. ADF has completed more than 5,000 engineering projects for more than 1,700 clients, including Fortune 500 leaders, and more than 85 percent of its business comes from returning clients. ADF has also delivered more than 120 dust hazard analysis projects to NFPA standards.
ADF operates offices in Dayton, Ohio, and Omaha, Nebraska, and its engineers present regularly at industry conferences, including AOCS, Petfood Forum, IPPE, GEAPS and FEW.
2026 Circle of Excellence Honored at AEC THRIVE
PSMJ will honor the 2026 Circle of Excellence firms at AEC THRIVE: The Growth, Profit and Success Summit for AEC Firm Leaders, held October 21 to 23, 2026, in Scottsdale, Arizona. The full list of recipients is available on the PSMJ AEC Pulse Blog.
About ADF Engineering
ADF Engineering provides process, civil, structural, mechanical, piping, electrical and environmental engineering, plus process safety services including dust hazard analysis, for projects ranging from minor plant improvements to full facility expansions. Beyond project documentation, ADF provides end-to-end project management, on-site construction management and engineering support through startup and commissioning. The multidisciplinary firm serves food, feed, pet food, biofuels, consumer products and industrial manufacturers. ADF is a PSMJ Circle of Excellence Platinum firm and a 2026 Zweig Group Best Firm to Work For. Learn more at adfengineering.com.
