ARCO Design/Build, Inc.

What ARCO Design/Build, Inc. does

ARCO Design/Build, Inc. (legal entity ARCO DB Companies, Inc.) is a privately held, national design-build general contractor founded in 1994 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with more than 50 offices serving projects in 400+ U.S. cities. Engineering News-Record ranks ARCO as the #1 domestic builder of Distribution Centers and Warehouses, a positioning the company built through a single-source, lump-sum design-build delivery model that integrates architecture, structural and civil engineering, and self-performing concrete capabilities. Core clients are enterprise developers, REITs, and corporate owners across warehouse distribution, cold storage, manufacturing, life sciences, e-commerce fulfillment, commercial/retail, multi-family, self-storage, mission-critical/data centers, aerospace & defense, and aviation. Marquee logos include Amazon, Home Depot, Dollar General, Performance Food Group, Sysco, Restaurant Depot, Hyundai, Sewon America, Lineage, NFI, Burris Logistics, Rockefeller Group, and Topgolf. Repeat business reportedly runs 80–90%.

Revenue is generated predominantly through fixed-price, lump-sum design-build construction contracts plus ancillary professional services billed within the project deliverable. Distribution is direct enterprise field sales with build-to-suit and speculative construction modes; GTM emphasizes long-cycle relationship development and co-development with landowners/developers. Specialized branded offerings sit on top of the core platform: ARCOLD (cold storage, 1M+ sq ft delivered annually), FlexShell® (life sciences core-and-shell, claim of 50% cost reduction vs. EPCM models and 5-month dry-in), a Capital Improvements Division (retrofits, tenant improvements, ~$670M annual volume, 75% repeat client rate), and Foreign Direct Investment support services for international companies entering the U.S. (500+ completed international projects). Cumulative volume is reported at 7,500+ projects and roughly $5B in annual construction value; ownership is structured as an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).

Recent strategic activity (2025–2026) has emphasized organizational continuity and vertical diversification: Co-CEOs Nick Hasapes and Joe Matthews succeeded the long-tenured retiring CEO/President in January 2026; a new strategic partnership with Fujita Americas was announced in June 2026; the Capital Improvements Division was formalized in July 2025; and the company broke ground on the 346,000-sq-ft Steel 70 industrial campus in North Carolina and completed a $50M EV components expansion for Sewon America in Georgia in early 2026.

Name

ARCO Design/Build, Inc.

Legal name

ARCO DB Companies, Inc.

Website

https://arcodb.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

ARCO Design/Build is a privately held U.S. design-build general contractor ranked #1 by ENR for Distribution Centers and Warehouses, delivering lump-sum industrial, cold storage, manufacturing, life sciences, and mission-critical facilities for enterprise owners and developers through 50+ offices nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Design-Build Construction Services

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Architectural Services (54131), Engineering Services (541330)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Design-Build / EPC General Contracting (IMAFAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Construction Program Management (Multi-site/Portfolio) (IMAFAAAF)

Keywords

• Design-build construction
• Warehouse construction
• Cold storage construction
• Industrial construction services
• Commercial general contracting

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices19 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction/Project Fees: One-time project-based fees from design-build construction services including pre-construction consulting, design, and construction delivery.
2. Professional Services: Architectural, engineering, and project management professional services integrated within design-build delivery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

ARCO Design/Build delivers single-source design-build construction services for commercial and industrial facilities, integrating architecture, structural engineering, civil engineering, and self-performing concrete capabilities under one accountable team. The firm specializes in warehouses, distribution centers, cold storage, manufacturing, life sciences, mission-critical, multi-family, self-storage, aviation, aerospace & defense, and e-commerce facilities, with lump-sum fixed-price contracts that accelerate timelines by running design, buyout, and construction phases in parallel. The offering is augmented by proprietary sub-brands such as ARCOLD (cold storage) and FlexShell® (life sciences bioprocessing facilities).

Product overview

ARCO Design/Build, Inc. is a national design-build construction firm offering a unified, single-source design-build delivery platform augmented by specialized industry divisions and proprietary branded solutions. The core offering is integrated design-build construction services with lump sum pricing and accelerated timelines. The portfolio includes specialized sub-brands ARCOLD (cold storage) and FlexShell® (life sciences bioprocessing facilities), plus dedicated divisions for Capital Improvements, Foreign Direct Investment, and Economic Development support. Industry-specific construction services span Aerospace & Defense, Aviation, Commercial, E-Commerce Fulfillment, Life Sciences, Manufacturing (including Metals Manufacturing), Mission Critical, Multi-Family, Self-Storage, and Warehouse Distribution. The company operates across 50+ offices nationwide and has completed 7,500+ projects in 400+ cities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ARCOLD: A cutting-edge cold storage and temperature-controlled facility construction brand under ARCO Design/Build, offering innovative designs with hands-on management for refrigerated facilities.

Products and services

• Design-Build Construction Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 80-90% repeat business rate demonstrates exceptional client satisfaction and retention
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments11 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered strategic and project-specific.

• Fujita AmericasstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Strategic partnership announced June 1, 2026 - nature of partnership includes design-build collaboration for commercial and industrial projects in the Americas.
• Blue Steel Developmentproject-specificStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on Steel 70 project - a specific development collaboration for industrial construction project.
• NTSproject-specificStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompleted 815 Building project for Heaven Hill Brands - partnership on bourbon industry facility construction.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@arcodesignbuild/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/arcodb
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/97821
• Instagraminstagram.com/arco_db

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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