CROWDER

What CROWDER does

Crowder Constructors, Inc. is a privately held, family- and employee-owned heavy-civil general contractor headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, founded in 1947 by brothers O.P. and W.T. Crowder. The firm self-performs civil, electrical, and mechanical construction trades across eight market segments: Renewable Energy (solar, battery energy storage systems, renewable natural gas), Power (combustion turbines, combined heat and power, substations), Industrial (process piping, polymer/ceramics plants), Electrical (switchyards, distribution), Water & Wastewater (treatment and reclamation plants), Transportation (bridges, rail, roadways), Fabrication (in-house structural steel and pipe fabrication), and Dams/Hydroelectric (rehabilitation, turbine work). Crowder executes projects through four delivery systems — Traditional General Contracting, Design-Build, Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR), and Engineer, Procure and Construct (EPC) — and supports field execution with an in-house CIC Fabrication Shop in Spartanburg, SC that produces structural steel, shaft guards, monorail beams, pipe racks, supports, and platforms.

The company serves a primarily public-sector client base across the Southeast (North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, and beyond), with named customers including Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD), Charlotte Water, Southern Company, Moody AFB, NCDOT, North Carolina Railroad, Catawba County, Gwinnett County, Town of Cary, and Evoqua Water Technologies / Tronox. Project scopes range from multi-million-dollar municipal water and wastewater improvements (e.g., the $49.3M Atlantic Treatment Plant THP/FOG for HRSD, the Stowe Regional Water Resource Recovery Facility for Charlotte Water) to large-scale energy installations (57.5MW Plant Hammond BESS using Tesla Megapack 2, 49.5MW Moody AFB BESS, 30MW Simon Solar Farm) and specialized dam/hydroelectric rehabilitation. Crowder has won four consecutive AGC National Safety Excellence Awards (2021-2024), multiple DBIA, ENR, and WEF project awards, and is led by CEO Lynn Hanse with a workforce of 1,000+ employees.

Revenue is generated project-by-project through competitive public bidding, RFP responses, and direct negotiation with public, government, and private owners; project-based contracts are awarded under fixed-price, CMAR (guaranteed maximum price), design-build, and EPC structures. The firm captures additional margin through in-house self-performance and fabrication rather than subcontracting out core trades. Marketing is largely earned-media driven — ENR Southeast, DBIA, AGC, and state safety-award programs, plus an active CO-OP college recruitment pipeline — reflecting a B2G/enterprise-field-sales motion rather than a consumer or transactional GTM.

Name

CROWDER

Legal name

Crowder Constructors, Inc.

Website

https://crowderusa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1947

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Crowder Constructors is a privately held, family- and employee-owned heavy-civil general contractor founded in 1947 and headquartered in Charlotte, NC, self-performing civil, electrical, and mechanical construction across renewable energy, water/wastewater, power, industrial, transportation, dams, and fabrication markets for public, government, and industrial clients throughout the Southeast United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Construction Services

NAICS

Industrial Building Construction (23621), Site Preparation Contractors (23891), Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors (238120)

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600), Electrical Work (1731), Operative Builders (1531)

akta.pro primary industry

Self-Performing General Contractors (IMAFAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Civil & Site Works EPC (Earthworks, Roads, Drainage, Foundations) (EUAEADAA), Utility-Scale PV EPC (Engineering, Procurement & Construction) (EUACAGAB)

Keywords

• Civil construction services
• Heavy construction contracting
• Design-build construction
• Water wastewater infrastructure
• Renewable energy construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlotte

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. General Contracting - Construction Services: Crowder generates revenue as a general contractor on civil infrastructure construction projects. Revenue is project-based, derived from awarded contracts for public, government, and private clients. The company self-performs civil, electrical, and mechanical trades, managing project delivery through Traditional, Design-Build, Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR), and Engineer, Procure and Construct (EPC) delivery systems.
2. Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR): Under CMAR arrangements (e.g., Atlantic Treatment Plant, Plum Island), Crowder acts as construction manager assuming cost and schedule risk, earning fees on top of construction costs for projects with public owners like HRSD and Charleston Water System.
3. Design-Build Services: Crowder serves as design-build contractor on progressive design-build projects (e.g., SWIFT, Stowe WRRF, Calls Creek WRF), holding single-point responsibility for design and construction, generating revenue on both preconstruction and construction phases.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Crowder Constructors, Inc. is a family- and employee-owned civil construction company founded in 1947 and headquartered in Charlotte, NC, providing general contracting, design-build, construction manager at risk (CMAR), and engineer-procure-construct (EPC) services. It serves public, utility, and industrial clients across eight market sectors — renewable energy, power, industrial, electrical, water/wastewater, transportation, fabrication, and dams — in the Southeastern United States, with in-house fabrication and self-performed trades as a key differentiator.

Product overview

Crowder is a family-owned civil construction company founded in 1947 that operates as a general contractor self-performing civil, electrical, and mechanical trades. The company offers its services through four primary delivery models: General Contracting (traditional project delivery), Design-Build (integrated design and construction), Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR with guaranteed maximum price), and Engineer, Procure and Construct (EPC). Crowder's construction expertise spans eight distinct market segments: Renewable Energy (solar, BESS, RNG), Power (combustion turbines, CHP, distribution), Industrial (process piping, polymer/ceramics plants), Electrical (switchyards, substations), Water & Wastewater (treatment plants, reclamation facilities), Transportation (bridges, rail, roadways), Fabrication (structural steel, pipe fabrication), and Dams/Hydroelectric (dam rehabilitation, turbine work). The company supports its construction operations with in-house fabrication capabilities at its Spartanburg, SC facility and operates multiple regional divisions across North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Virginia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Traditional General Contracting
• Design-Build Delivery
• Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR)
• Engineer-Procure-Construct (EPC)
• Renewable Energy Construction
• Power Construction
• Industrial Construction
• Electrical Construction
• Water & Wastewater Construction
• Transportation Construction
• Dam Construction
• In-house Fabrication (CIC Fabrication Shop)

Quantifiable outcome

• Crowder won 4 consecutive AGC National Safety Excellence Awards (2021-2024)
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers10 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

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• ConstantineminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 June 2019Engineering consultant collaborated with Crowder on the Calls Creek Water Reclamation Facility Upgrades for Oconee County, which won DBIA-Southeast Best Public Sector Renovation/Rehabilitation Project award.
• McKim & CreedminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 May 2018Engineering firm partnered with Crowder on the Woodleaf Solar Facility (9MWDC/6MWAC) project in Salisbury, NC. Provided engineering design services as part of the EPC team.
• Bloc Design, LLCminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 May 2018Engineering firm partnered with Crowder on the Woodleaf Solar Facility (9MWDC/6MWAC) project. Provided design services as part of the EPC team.
• CambicoreTechnology or Integration · 20 August 2015Sole-source supplier selected for Thermal Hydrolysis Process (THP) technology on the Atlantic Treatment Plant THP/FOG project ($49.3M). This was the second Cambi process installation in the United States. Crowder managed construction of the Cambi THP installation as Construction Manager At-Risk for HRSD.
• Hazen and SawyercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCrowder's primary design consultant and engineering partner on multiple design-build and progressive design-build projects including the SWIFT Research Center (Suffolk, VA), Cornish Creek WTP, Woodstock Park, Hampton Boulevard Tank, and Plum Island CMAR project. Hazen and Sawyer serves as the Owner's design engineer on many of these projects, collaborating with Crowder on design-build delivery.
• ICT (International Consulting and Technology)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCrowder partnered with ICT to generate design based on client-selected equipment for processing of landfill gas at the Catawba County RNG Facility. ICT was also partnered with Crowder on the Crisp County 5MW Power Generation Gas Turbine EPC project.
• VolkertminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering firm serving as engineer of record on the Charlotte Gateway Station project. Crowder worked in partnership with NCDOT, NCDOT Rail Division, Norfolk Southern Railroad, and Volkert to complete the multi-staged rail station project.
• Mead & HuntminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering firm partnered with Crowder and SCDOT on the Lockhart Bridges project. Provided engineering design as part of the project team managing coordination with USACE, FERC, SCDHEC, and SHPO.
• Black & VeatchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesigner (Engineer of Record) supporting the Atlantic Treatment Plant ROCI program alongside Crowder as CMAR. HDR Engineering is a subconsultant to Black & Veatch for pre-dewatering polymer improvements.
• Glenn Industrial ServiceminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCrowder teamed with Glenn Industrial Service for the underwater portion of work on the Wateree Hydro Unit 5 Intake Head Gate repair, including rigging connections to lower the gate for repair work.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• PCL Construction: Employee-owned North American general contractor with parallel self-perform and design-build capabilities in water, energy, and civil infrastructure segments.
• Clark Construction Group: Large private general contractor with significant water infrastructure and energy projects in the Southeast region; overlaps with Crowder on progressive design-build water and transportation work.
• Brasfield & Gorrie: Privately-held Southeast-based general contractor with very similar self-perform civil/mechanical/electrical capabilities serving water/wastewater, healthcare, industrial, and energy clients across the same states as Crowder.
• Balfour Beatty US: Heavy civil and building contractor operating across the US Southeast with strong water/wastewater, transportation, and energy portfolios; competes head-to-head with Crowder on municipal CMAR and design-build pursuits.
• Garney Construction: Employee-owned water/wastewater-focused EPC contractor with strong Design-Build and CMAR credentials in the Southeast, directly comparable to Crowder's HRSD and Charlotte Water book of business.
• McCarthy Building Companies: Employee-owned national general contractor with comparable water/wastewater, renewable energy, and industrial market presence and similar self-perform philosophy.
• Messer / Messer Construction: Family- and employee-owned Midwest/Southeast general contractor with comparable self-perform and water/wastewater capabilities, similar ownership culture and project delivery expertise.

Broad incumbents

• Skanska USA: Major national general contractor with established Southeast operations in heavy civil, water, and transportation - competing for the same municipal and federal clients as Crowder.
• Granite Construction: Publicly-traded heavy civil contractor with extensive water resources, transportation, and energy infrastructure work across the US including the Southeast, similar in scope but larger scale than Crowder.
• Fluor Corporation: Global EPC incumbent whose energy and infrastructure business overlaps with Crowder's renewable EPC, BESS, and power generation projects at a much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Crowder_USA
• Facebookfacebook.com/crowderusa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/crowder-construction-company
• Instagraminstagram.com/crowder_usa

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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