Gordon Highlander

What Gordon Highlander does

Gordon Highlander is an employee-owned, design-build general contractor founded in 2007 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The company delivers construction management, general contracting, design-build, and design-assist services across industrial/logistics, commercial office, healthcare, and retail showroom segments, with stated annual sales of approximately $511M and 170+ industry professionals. Its service portfolio spans ground-up construction, tilt-wall builds, tenant finish-outs, shell construction, build-to-suit industrial facilities, fulfillment centers, distribution hubs, and a dedicated service team for ongoing commercial maintenance and repairs. Core technology is the design-build delivery methodology combining construction management with integrated design solutions; no proprietary software, AI/ML capabilities, or patents are disclosed.

The company operates a regional office model with locations in Dallas (HQ), Austin (South Region), Atlanta (Southeast Region), and Jacksonville (East Region), serving enterprise clients including Nike, Neiman Marcus, NTT Data, Lear, Sally Beauty, Ariat, and Fountain Life. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales targeting developers, CRE brokers, property managers, and building owners, supported by channel partnerships with CBRE, Stream Realty, and NorthPoint Development. Revenue is generated through project-based fees across ground-up, finish-out, and maintenance engagements, with 80%+ of business sourced from repeat clients, indicating strong relationship-based revenue mechanics rather than transactional volume. Leadership is led by founder/CEO Greg Gordon (third-generation builder, 25+ years experience) alongside COO Brad Worth, CSO Steve O'Donnell, and regional VPs.

Name

Gordon Highlander

Legal name

The Gordon Highlander Corporation

Website

https://gordonhighlander.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Gordon Highlander is an employee-owned, design-build general contractor founded in 2007 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, delivering ground-up construction, tenant finish-outs, and design-build services to enterprise clients across Texas, Georgia, and Florida.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction Management Services: Full-service general contractor providing construction management services including design-build and partially- and fully-engineered construction in the commercial industry. Revenue is generated through project-based fees for ground-up construction, tenant finish-out, interior build-outs, and industrial/warehouse projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Gordon Highlander is a design-build general contractor providing full-service construction management across industrial, commercial, healthcare, and retail sectors. Services span ground-up construction, tenant finish-out, tilt-wall construction, build-to-suit facilities, fulfillment and distribution centers, and ongoing commercial maintenance, delivered through integrated design-build and design-assist delivery methods for enterprise clients in Texas, Georgia, and Florida.

Product overview

Gordon Highlander is a full-service commercial general contractor providing a unified portfolio of construction management services. The company operates as a single integrated offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture, delivering services across five core areas: Industrial Construction (including Class A warehouse, fulfillment centers, distribution hubs, and build-to-suit facilities), Commercial Interiors (office, retail showroom, restaurant, and healthcare finish-outs), Healthcare Construction (state-of-the-art patient-centered environments), Ground-Up Construction (including tilt-wall and shell construction), and a dedicated Service Team for ongoing maintenance and repairs. The company also provides Design-Build and Design-Assist delivery methods as integrated project execution approaches, not as separate modules. All services are delivered through a collaborative, team-first approach with streamlined project management to keep projects on schedule and within budget.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Construction Class A industrial and warehouse finish-out services featuring durable materials, intelligent design solutions, and cost-effective results for manufacturing, logistics, distribution, and e-commerce fulfillment facilities. Targeted at enterprise developers, building owners, and property managers in Texas, Georgia, and Florida.
• Commercial Interiors
• Ground-Up Construction Full-service ground-up construction from initial shell to finishing touches, including build-to-suit projects with precision and efficiency. Encompasses tilt-wall construction capabilities for industrial and healthcare facilities. Targeted at enterprise developers and building owners.
• Service Team (Commercial Maintenance) Dedicated service team for small-to-midsize commercial projects, urgent repairs, and ongoing building maintenance including carpet, paint, paving repairs, make-ready services, capital improvements, and time-sensitive commercial repairs. Targeted at existing commercial property clients.
• Healthcare Construction
• Design-Build Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 80%+ of ongoing construction management business generated by repeat clients
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Stream RealtycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership for commercial real estate projects. Gordon Highlander has worked with Stream Realty on tenant finish projects including NTT Data, indicating ongoing collaborative relationship.
• ESRPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReal estate services firm partnered with Gordon Highlander on Interior Logic Group project in Frisco, TX.
• HKSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborated with Gordon Highlander on Interior Logic Group project showcasing design-build partnership.
• CorganminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm partnered as photographer on Global Medical Response project, indicating collaborative relationship on healthcare projects.
• Fidelis Industrial GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Fidelis Industrial Group on Berry Creek Business Park development in Georgetown, TX - a 56-acre site with three industrial buildings totaling 525,000 sf.
• NorthPoint DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment partner on Ariat project - 1,070,000 sf fulfillment center and Class A office space, representing Gordon Highlander's first collaboration with NorthPoint.
• O'Brien ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborated on Alliance Petroleum headquarters relocation project with attention to detail on custom finishes.
• CBREcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor commercial real estate firm that selected Gordon Highlander for ground-up construction of Hajoca project supporting Moore Supply Co.'s DFW expansion.
• Citadel PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to deliver Allworth Financial's 24,000 sf headquarters in Addison, TX.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Whiting-Turner Contracting Company: Large national employee-owned commercial GC with a major Texas office and growing Southeast presence. Competes with Gordon Highlander on large industrial and commercial projects but at materially larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• McCarthy Building Companies: National employee-owned commercial GC with a significant Texas/South Central presence across industrial, healthcare, and commercial office segments. Competes with Gordon Highlander on enterprise ground-up and tilt-wall projects but operates at meaningfully larger scale and broader geography.
• Brasfield & Gorrie: One of the largest privately held U.S. general contractors, with a strong industrial and commercial build-to-suit practice across the South and Southeast. Operates as a direct competitor to Gordon Highlander in Texas, Georgia, and Florida on Class A distribution, healthcare, and office work, but at significantly larger scale.
• Balfour Beatty Construction: National commercial GC with established Texas and Southeast operations, delivering office, industrial, and healthcare projects. Competes with Gordon Highlander in enterprise ground-up builds but as a much larger incumbent with broader portfolio.

Direct peers

• Tellepsen: Family-owned Houston-based general contractor delivering commercial, industrial, healthcare, and ground-up projects across Texas. Comparable regional player with similar ownership structure and project-type mix.
• Hill & Wilkinson: Texas-based design-build general contractor with industrial, tilt-wall, and commercial interior practices serving DFW and broader Texas markets. Directly comparable in service mix, scale, and regional concentration.
• Linbeck Group: Texas-based employee-owned commercial general contractor with a long history in design-build, healthcare, and higher-ed/institutional work. Comparable in ownership structure and Texas commercial construction focus.
• The Beck Group: Dallas-headquartered integrated architecture, construction, and real estate firm offering design-build services across commercial, healthcare, and industrial sectors. Highly comparable to Gordon Highlander's design-build model in the same North Texas market with similar customer types.
• Manhattan Construction Company: Employee-owned, family-led commercial general contractor headquartered in Oklahoma with deep Texas and Florida operations. Closely comparable to Gordon Highlander in ownership structure, regional focus, and mix of commercial interiors, ground-up, and industrial work.

Regional players

• Andres Construction Services: Dallas-based commercial general contractor focused on retail, healthcare, and commercial interior build-outs across Texas. Direct competitor to Gordon Highlander's commercial interiors and tenant finish-out practice in the DFW market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights8 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/finishdallas

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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