What Crafton Tull does

Crafton Tull is a 100% employee-owned (ESOP) multi-discipline professional planning, design, and surveying firm headquartered in Rogers, Arkansas, with offices in Conway, Hot Springs, and additional locations across Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Founded in 1963 by Bob Crafton and Lem Tull after their tenure at the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department, the firm now operates with approximately 300 employee-owners delivering seven integrated service lines: architecture, civil engineering, environmental services, landscape architecture (via the wholly-owned Prism Design Studio sub-brand), planning, structural engineering, and surveying. Its technical capabilities span UAV/LiDAR surveying, GIS mapping, HEC-RAS hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, real-time field-to-office data collection, and computer-aided structural analysis.

The firm serves a diversified vertical mix led by local government and municipalities (fire stations, aquatic centers, streetscape improvements) and state DOTs (highway, bridge, and interchange design), with additional exposure to healthcare facilities, educational institutions, commercial developers, energy companies (midstream pipeline right-of-way surveying across 12 states), and industrial/manufacturing clients. Notable engagements include Arkansas Department of Transportation's Highway 71B/I-49 SPUI project (recognized with ACEC Arkansas Engineering Excellence Grand Conceptor Award in 2024), the Highlands Oncology Clinic, and the Majestic Park Baseball Complex for Visit Hot Springs.

Commercially, Crafton Tull generates revenue through fee-based professional services engagements, with project-specific pricing determined by scope and complexity rather than standardized tiers. Projects are typically secured through RFQ/RFP processes for public-sector clients and direct negotiation for private-sector clients, often spanning multi-year contract cycles. The firm has pursued inorganic growth through two acquisitions: B&F Engineering (Hot Springs, 2022) and Laneshift (Bentonville, 2025), the latter extending the offering into active transportation education. Operations are led by CEO Matt Crafton (appointed 2009) and a leadership team that includes founders' family members, with the senior bench comprising CIO, CFO, Chief People Officer, and Chief Strategy Officer alongside division-level EVPs and VPs across all seven disciplines. The firm has no external parent, no external funding, and no publicly disclosed revenue.

Name

Crafton Tull

Legal name

Crafton Tull Associates Inc.

Website

https://craftontull.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Crafton Tull is a 100% employee-owned, multi-discipline engineering, architecture, planning, and surveying firm serving government, healthcare, education, commercial, industrial, and energy clients across Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and additional states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering and Architecture Services

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Engineering Services (541330), Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Utility System Construction (2371)

SIC

Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Architectural design services
• Land surveying services
• Structural engineering design
• Urban planning consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Rogers

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 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 Fees: Fee-based professional services including engineering, architecture, surveying, planning, and environmental consulting. Projects are typically billed on a fee-per-project basis for government and commercial clients.
2. Grant Application Support Services: Provides technical expertise and grant writing support for federal and state grant applications, particularly for transportation and active transportation projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Crafton Tull is a 100% employee-owned professional planning, design, and surveying firm delivering multi-discipline engineering, architecture, and surveying services to government and commercial clients. The firm offers seven core service lines (architecture, civil engineering, environmental services, landscape architecture, planning, structural engineering, and surveying) supporting infrastructure, transportation, healthcare, education, energy, parks, and commercial development projects across Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Product overview

Crafton Tull is a 100% employee-owned professional planning, design, and surveying firm established in 1963. The company operates as a unified multi-discipline firm offering seven core services: Architecture, Civil Engineering, Environmental Services, Landscape Architecture (through Prism Design Studio), Planning, Structural Engineering, and Surveying. The portfolio is organized around key markets including Active Transportation, Commercial, Community, Education, Energy, Health, Industrial, Local Infrastructure, Parks, Residential, Trails, and Transportation. The company has grown through two strategic acquisitions: B&F Engineering (Hot Springs-based, acquired 2022) and Laneshift (Bentonville-based, acquired 2025). Laneshift operates as a distinct division offering active transportation education programs including the Active Transportation Academy and Connected Community Model. Prism Design Studio functions as the landscape architecture sub-brand led by Jenny Burbidge. Projects span transportation infrastructure, healthcare facilities, parks, commercial developments, and educational institutions across Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Prism Design Studio: A landscape architecture studio operating as an extension of Crafton Tull, led by Jenny Burbidge. Offers comprehensive landscape architecture services including hardscape design, landscape design, irrigation design, inclusive playgrounds, bike park design, streetscape design, and more.
• Laneshift

Products and services

• Architecture Services Provides architectural design services including existing facility evaluation, ADA compliance review, site analysis, sustainability/LEED consulting, site planning, bond planning, conceptual design, feasibility studies, project management, permitting, and construction observation for government, commercial, healthcare, and educational clients.
• Civil Engineering Services Offers civil engineering for city streets, water systems, new infrastructure, site development, water resources, utility design, and construction services including pre-construction and construction phase services.
• Environmental Services Conducts environmental studies, permitting, and documentation including wetland identification/delineation, NEPA documentation, GIS mapping, threatened and endangered species coordination, Phase I Environmental Site Assessments, tree surveys, hydrologic modeling, and stream restoration.
• Prism Design Studio (Landscape Architecture) A comprehensive landscape architecture division operating as an extension of Crafton Tull, offering hardscape design, landscape design, irrigation design, inclusive playgrounds, bike park design, streetscape design, and native plant landscape design. Led by Jenny Burbidge.
• Planning Services Provides master planning services including land use planning, parks and recreation systems planning, bicycle and pedestrian trail systems, revitalization planning, urban design, site master planning, campus master planning, corridor planning, community visioning sessions, and comprehensive master planning.
• Structural Engineering Services Offers structural analysis, design, planning, and research for structural components and systems including bridges, recreational complexes, towers, foundations, hydroelectric dam support, special structures, retaining walls, hotels, auditoriums, industrial buildings, and seismic anchorage.
• Surveying Services Provides field surveys guided by written procedures, ALTA surveys, design surveys, boundary/plats, topography, lot splits, control surveys, easement descriptions, right-of-way descriptions, GIS services, as-builts, LiDAR 3D scanning, and UAV surveying.
• Laneshift Active Transportation Division Active transportation planning and education division offering the Active Transportation Academy (four-day professional development course), the Connected Community Model, and educational workshops for mayors, city engineers, and planners focused on hands-on learning through e-bikes and active transportation experience.

Quantifiable outcome

• First Single Point Urban Interchange to be bid for construction in Arkansas (Highway 71B/I-49 project)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LaneshiftcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 February 2025Acquired Laneshift, a Bentonville-based company focused on active transportation planning and education. Laneshift became a division of Crafton Tull with employees incorporated into the employee stock ownership plan. Laneshift was founded in 2017 by Ryan Hale and specializes in active transportation education through programs like the Active Transportation Academy.
• B&F EngineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 February 2022Acquired Hot Springs-based B&F Engineering, which operates as a division of Crafton Tull. B&F Engineering had 40 employees at time of acquisition and is led by President and CEO James Montgomery. The firms had cooperated for years sharing values and culture.
• Koontz Electric Co.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on the Daniel Hoan Memorial Bridge lighting project in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Crafton Tull's Hot Springs office (formerly B&F Engineering) provided structural engineering expertise for attaching lighting to the bridge without compromising its structural integrity.
• Halff AssociatesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered on the Majestic Park Baseball Complex project where Halff Associates provided master planning, field design, and landscape architecture while Crafton Tull provided civil engineering and surveying.
• University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton (UACCM)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablished a $2,000 annual scholarship for students studying surveying at UACCM. The college has produced 26 graduates who work at Crafton Tull, representing a significant talent pipeline relationship.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Halff Associates: Multi-discipline engineering, architecture, and planning firm headquartered in Texas with comparable service lines (civil, structural, environmental, planning, surveying); already a documented project partner of Crafton Tull on the Majestic Park Baseball Complex.
• Garver: Employee-owned engineering, planning, and environmental services firm with deep transportation, water, and aviation practices across the South-Central U.S.; directly comparable ownership model and service mix to Crafton Tull.
• Olsson: Employee-owned engineering and design firm operating across the Midwest and South-Central U.S. with comparable services in civil, structural, environmental, and surveying; similar ESOP culture and regional multi-office footprint.
• Freese and Nichols: Texas-based engineering, architecture, and planning firm with strong water resources, transportation, and environmental practices — closely overlapping with Crafton Tull's service lines and South-Central geography.
• Huitt-Zollars: Full-service architecture and engineering firm with strong presence in Texas and the South-Central U.S.; comparable portfolio spanning civil, structural, environmental, and surveying services for public-sector clients.
• Barge Design Solutions: Employee-owned engineering and architecture firm headquartered in Nashville with civil, structural, environmental, and surveying practices; matches Crafton Tull's ESOP structure and multi-discipline South-Eastern footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Burns & McDonnell: Large national employee-owned engineering, architecture, and construction firm; overlaps with Crafton Tull on transportation, environmental, and energy projects but at substantially greater scale and broader geography.
• HDR: Global architecture, engineering, and consulting firm with major transportation, water, and environmental practices; competes for the same state DOT and municipal work as Crafton Tull but at national scale.
• Stantec: Global professional services firm with deep infrastructure, water, and environmental practices; increasingly pursuing South-Central municipal and DOT work overlapping with Crafton Tull's core markets.

Emerging players

• WSB: Fast-growing engineering and planning firm expanding across the South-Central and Southern U.S. with comparable transportation, municipal, and energy service lines; a younger, acquisitive regional competitor to Crafton Tull.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A2 records

Investments

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