Company Profile
Bristol Harbor Group, Inc.
Company Overview
Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. (BHGI) is a full service naval architecture and marine engineering firm located on the harbor in Bristol, Rhode Island. We have been in business for more than twenty years, and have produced more than 100 unique designs, to which hundreds of vessels have been built. We specialize in commercial vessel design and consulting, and have experience with tugs, barges, ATB’s, passenger vessels, dredges and yachts. Our team of dedicated professionals hail from some of the best naval architecture schools in the country.
The Core Purpose of our company is: To Create. This purpose, combined with a passion for boats, serves as the motivation for our talented staff. As a sage naval architect once asked,
“Is the vessel owner your client? No, Is the shipyard? No, the ship is your client!”
This adage rings true at Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. We try very hard to ensure that our simple, efficient and practical designs are true to each vessel and her mission.
Company History
The executive team is comprised of Greg Beers, P.E., and Cory Wood, who met while students at the University of Michigan Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. Greg and Cory incorporated Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. (formerly FG Marine Design, Inc.) with two other college friends in Rhode Island in 1995.