Mead & Hunt

What Mead & Hunt does

Mead & Hunt is a privately held, multidisciplinary architecture, engineering, planning, and construction services firm headquartered in Middleton, Wisconsin, founded in 1900 and operating with 1,001–5,000 employees across the United States. The firm delivers nine core service lines—architecture and interiors, commissioning, construction services, engineering, environmental, fabrication and custom manufacturing, planning, sustainability and resilience, and technology and security—across ten market sectors including aviation, cultural resources, education, federal, food and beverage, justice, renewable energy, state and local government, transportation, and water. Its competitive position rests on deep regulatory compliance expertise (Section 106, NEPA, ADA, PREA), integrated cultural resource management acquired via Dovetail in 2024, and EPC capability in water, renewable energy, and food and beverage inherited from the 2022 Symbiont merger.

The firm generates revenue predominantly through fee-for-service professional services delivered to U.S. federal, state, and local government agencies—state departments of transportation, departments of corrections, flood control agencies, counties, and municipalities—via competitive RFPs and long-term on-call contracts, with a secondary industrial client base in food and beverage manufacturing (e.g., Bel Brands, Blue Diamond). Notable programs include the Natomas Levee Improvement Program (protecting $70B in infrastructure and 80,000 residents), Horry County's Ride II program (delivered 47% under budget), and five consecutive on-call contracts with Maryland DOT SHA over 20 years. A separate e-commerce storefront, Mead & Hunt Parts (meadhuntparts.com), distributes industrial refrigeration components and represents a non-traditional, transactional revenue channel.

Mead & Hunt is an independently owned corporation (Mead & Hunt Companies, Inc., incorporated in Wisconsin) with no disclosed parent entity or institutional investors. Leadership includes CEO and President Andy Platz and Chairman of the Board Rajan Sheth. The firm has filed periodic SEC exempt securities offerings since 2017, cumulatively exceeding $10M, and pursues measured growth through bolt-on acquisitions and organic expansion rather than large capital raises.

Name

Mead & Hunt

Legal name

Mead & Hunt Companies, Inc.

Website

https://meadhunt.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1900

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Mead & Hunt is a 125-year-old, privately held U.S. AEC firm delivering architecture, engineering, planning, environmental, and construction services across ten market sectors to government, transportation, justice, water, and food and beverage clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Middleton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Services (Engineering, Architecture, Planning, Construction): Mead & Hunt generates revenue through fee-for-service professional services including architecture, engineering design, planning, environmental services, cultural resource management, construction administration, and program/construction management. Projects are typically long-cycle, publicly procured contracts with government agencies, municipal clients, and industrial facilities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Mead & Hunt provides fee-for-service architecture, engineering, planning, environmental, and construction administration services delivered across ten market sectors including aviation, transportation, water, food and beverage, justice, federal, state and local government, cultural resources, renewable energy, and education. The firm is organized around nine core service offerings (Architecture & Interiors, Commissioning, Construction Services, Engineering, Environmental, Fabrication & Custom Manufacturing, Planning, Sustainability & Resilience, and Technology & Security). It also operates Mead & Hunt Parts, an e-commerce platform selling industrial refrigeration equipment parts.

Product overview

Mead & Hunt is an architectural, engineering, planning, and construction services firm organized around nine core service offerings (Architecture & Interiors, Commissioning, Construction Services, Engineering, Environmental, Fabrication & Custom Manufacturing, Planning, Sustainability & Resilience, and Technology & Security) delivered across ten market sectors (Aviation, Cultural Resources, Education, Federal, Food & Beverage, Justice, Renewable Energy, State & Local, Transportation, and Water). The firm operates primarily as a professional services company rather than a software product company. Notable acquired brands include Symbiont (EPC firm for water/renewable energy/food & beverage, merged 2022) and Dovetail Cultural Resource Group (cultural resource management, acquired 2024). Additionally, Mead & Hunt operates Mead & Hunt Parts (meadhuntparts.com), an e-commerce platform for industrial refrigeration parts including compressors, valves, pumps, and related equipment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mead & Hunt Parts: An online equipment and parts supplier offering compressor items, controls, gauges, evaporators, filters, gas detection, motors, oil, pumps, and valves.

Products and services

• Architecture & Interiors Architectural design services including building design, interior design, and space planning delivered across multiple market sectors.
• Engineering Multi-discipline engineering services including structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and civil engineering for infrastructure and building projects.
• Planning Urban planning, land use planning, master planning, and community planning services for municipal and institutional clients.
• Construction Services Construction administration, observation, and management services throughout the construction phase of projects.
• Environmental Services Environmental assessment, remediation, and compliance services for various project types, including NEPA and Section 106 compliance.
• Commissioning Building systems commissioning services verifying that building systems are designed, installed, and perform according to project requirements.
• Fabrication & Custom Manufacturing Custom fabrication and manufacturing services, including swing panel fabrication and custom equipment solutions for industrial clients.
• Sustainability & Resilience Sustainable design, LEED certification support, and resilience planning services for infrastructure and buildings.
• Technology & Security Technology systems design and security solutions including electronic security systems, access control, and video surveillance for institutional facilities.
• Mead & Hunt Parts Online parts storefront for industrial refrigeration equipment including compressors, valves, pumps, motors, evaporators, filters, gas detection products, and controls from brands such as Parker, Frick, Vilter, York, Hansen, and Danfoss.
• Aviation Services Airport planning, architecture, engineering, construction management, environmental services, and sustainability for aviation clients.
• Cultural Resources Cultural resource management including archaeology, historic architecture, historic bridges, Section 106 compliance, and historic preservation services.
• Transportation Services Bridges, roadway design, traffic engineering, intelligent transportation systems, design-build, environmental, and multimodal planning for state DOTs and transportation agencies.
• Water Services Water treatment, wastewater treatment, stormwater management, dams, flood risk reduction, reclaimed water, and water infrastructure services.
• Food & Beverage Services Process engineering, facility design, HVAC, refrigeration, wastewater solutions, and food safety/sanitary design for food and beverage processing facilities.
• Justice Services Design services for courthouses, jails, prisons, medical and mental health facilities, and detention security systems.
• Renewable Energy Services Renewable energy project services including microgrids, landfill gas and electric power, anaerobic digestion, and combined heat and power systems.
• Federal Services Planning, design, and construction services for federal government facilities, airfield pavements, civil site work, environmental, and Title II services.
• State & Local Government Services Civil and site design, community planning, municipal facilities, parks and recreation, urban design, state facilities, local streets, and IBC inspections.
• Education Services Architectural and engineering services for higher education and K-12 school facilities, including campus master planning and construction materials testing.

Quantifiable outcome

• Protected $70B in infrastructure and 80,000 residents through levee improvement program achieving 200-year flood protection
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Dovetail Cultural Resources GroupminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 June 2024Mead & Hunt acquired Dovetail Cultural Resources Group, a cultural resource management firm with offices in Virginia and Delaware. The acquisition expands Mead & Hunt's services in archaeology, historical research, and environmental compliance for clients across various sectors.
• SymbiontcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2022Symbiont, an engineering, procurement, and construction firm based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, merged with Mead & Hunt on June 1, 2022. The merger expands Mead & Hunt's services and market reach in water, renewable energy, and food and beverage sectors across the U.S.
• Potter Lawson ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMead & Hunt partnered with Potter Lawson Architects to provide mechanical, electrical, plumbing/fire protection, technology, and security design services for the Rock County Courthouse security improvements project.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• HDR Inc. Employee-owned architecture, engineering, and consulting firm with similar multidisciplinary service mix and strong public-sector/government transportation, water, and federal market exposure. Highly comparable to Mead & Hunt in scale, ownership structure, and core market verticals.
• Burns & McDonnell: 100% employee-owned engineering, architecture, construction, and consulting firm serving power, infrastructure, transportation, water, and federal clients. Directly comparable to Mead & Hunt in employee-owned structure, multidisciplinary delivery, and heavy public-sector orientation.
• Kimley-Horn: Private, employee-owned planning and engineering design consulting firm with strong transportation, water, and land development practices. Closely comparable to Mead & Hunt in private/employee-owned model, market-sector overlap (transportation, water, planning), and project-based delivery.
• Tetra Tech: Engineering and consulting firm specializing in water, environment, and sustainable infrastructure for government and commercial clients. Highly comparable to Mead & Hunt's water and environmental practices and public-sector customer base.
• Brown and Caldwell: Private environmental engineering and consulting firm focused on water and wastewater utilities for municipal and industrial clients. Direct overlap with Mead & Hunt's water market sector and similar private-firm operating model.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Global publicly traded engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm covering water, transportation, buildings, and energy — directly overlapping many of Mead & Hunt's market sectors, but operating at much larger scale and across geographies.
• WSP USA: Global professional services consultancy with deep transportation, water, buildings, and environmental practices. Overlaps with Mead & Hunt's transportation, water, and federal work, but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with major water, transportation, environment, and buildings practices — comparable to Mead & Hunt in service breadth and public-sector focus, but materially larger and publicly traded.
• Black & Veatch: Employee-owned infrastructure engineering, construction, and consulting firm with major water, energy, and telecommunications practices. Comparable to Mead & Hunt in employee-owned structure and water/energy exposure, but larger and more specialized in utility-scale water.
• Arcadis: Global design and consultancy firm with water, transportation, buildings, and environmental practices. Comparable to Mead & Hunt's service breadth and infrastructure focus, though larger and operating across multiple geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds6 records

Investors

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M&A2 records

Investments

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