What JOHNSONKREIS CONSTRUCTION does

JOHNSONKREIS Construction Co., Inc. is a privately held specialty general contractor headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, with a regional office in Huntsville. Founded in 1992 as J.A. Johnson Company and rebranded under its current name in 2000 when partner Bill Kreis joined founder Jess Johnson, the firm provides design-build, design-assist, renovation, and repurposing construction services across four primary verticals: churches and religious organizations, educational institutions, hospitality facilities, and commercial properties. Anchor clients include Church of the Highlands, Birmingham-Southern College, The Altamont School, Highlands College, The Salvation Army, Hilton-brand hotel developers (Hampton Inn, Homewood Suites, Embassy Suites), and Marmon Keystone.

The company operates a project-based delivery model covering the full construction lifecycle — site reviews, feasibility studies, value engineering, constructability review, design-build/design-assist, CPM scheduling, cost management, BIM, construction safety, and facility management documentation. Technical capabilities include LEED-certified sustainable construction (delivered on projects such as Hilltop Montessori School and the Salvation Army Kroc Center) and adaptive reuse expertise, notably converting big box retail buildings to churches and warehouses to classrooms. Multi-decade client relationships (30 years with Birmingham-Southern College, 25 years with The Altamont School) anchor a high-repeat, relationship-driven book of business. The workforce is 11–50 employees, supported by cloud-based file transfer and document management systems for project communication and coordination.

JOHNSONKREIS generates revenue through project-based fixed-price contracts on a custom, non-publicly-disclosed basis, with no standard pricing tiers or rate cards. Pricing is determined per project following direct consultation on scope, design specifications, site conditions, and client requirements, with billing structured across multi-year contract horizons. The firm employs a direct-to-enterprise go-to-market motion with no resellers, referral partners, or distribution intermediaries; marketing relies on a portfolio-driven website, client testimonials, and project news updates. Ownership remains with partners Jess Johnson and Bill Kreis; there is no evidence of external institutional investment, parent company control, or public listing.

Name

JOHNSONKREIS CONSTRUCTION

Legal name

JOHNSONKREIS Construction Co., Inc.

Website

https://johnsonkreis.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Founded in 1992, JOHNSONKREIS Construction is a privately held specialty general contractor based in Birmingham, Alabama, providing design-build, renovation, and repurposing services for church, education, hospitality, and commercial clients across the U.S. Southeast.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Birmingham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction Services: JOHNSONKREIS generates revenue through general construction services including new construction, renovation, and repurposing projects. They serve as the primary contractor handling project budgeting, cost management, CPM scheduling, on-site management, construction safety, and construction management. Revenue is project-based and derived from contracted construction fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

JOHNSONKREIS Construction Co., Inc. is a specialty general contractor providing new construction, renovation, and repurposing services across four sectors — churches, commercial, education, and hospitality. As a full-service general contractor, the firm manages project budgeting, cost management, CPM scheduling, on-site supervision, construction safety, and construction management from site review and feasibility study through completion, and offers design-build and LEED-certified delivery.

Product overview

JOHNSONKREIS Construction Co., Inc. is a specialty construction firm offering comprehensive construction services across four primary categories: Church Construction, Commercial Construction, Education Construction, and Hospitality Construction. The company provides three core service offerings—Renovate, Construct, and Repurpose—which are supported by detailed services including Project Budgeting, Value Engineering, Constructability Review, CPM Scheduling, Cost Management, Design Build, Design Assist, Sustainability, Building Information Modeling, Cloud Based File Transferring, Construction Safety, Construction Management, and Facility Management Documentation. The company operates as a single integrated construction service rather than a platform with separate products/modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Renovate Services Renovation construction services with expertise in scheduling around existing operations and phasing projects to minimize disruption to clients' ongoing activities.
• Construct Services New construction services including site reviews, feasibility studies, scheduling goals, and budget assistance starting before drawings are complete, leveraging the firm's history of working with architects.
• Repurpose Services Repurposing and conversion services for existing buildings, such as converting big box retail stores into churches and warehouses into classrooms, leveraging premium locations, completed site work, and existing utilities.
• Church Construction Specialized construction services for church facilities including new construction, expansions, renovations, and chapel projects for religious institutions across denominations and sizes.
• Commercial Construction General commercial construction services covering office buildings, retail spaces, medical facilities, banks, and industrial warehouses for commercial clients.
• Education Construction Construction and renovation services for educational institutions including private schools, colleges, universities, and Montessori schools, ranging from classroom additions to entire campus developments.
• Hospitality Construction Hotel and hospitality facility construction for major brands (Hilton brands) as well as boutique hospitality venues and resort facilities, including event spaces and fine dining establishments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects completed on time and within budget
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Brasfield & Gorrie: Birmingham-headquartered, one of the largest privately held GC firms in the Southeast with broad commercial, healthcare, and institutional work — directly comparable to JOHNSONKREIS but at materially greater scale.
• Hoar Construction: Birmingham-rooted commercial general contractor serving office, healthcare, education, hospitality, and multifamily clients across the Southeast — directly comparable in vertical mix, project profile, and regional concentration to JOHNSONKREIS.
• Robins & Morton: Birmingham, Alabama general contractor focused on healthcare, commercial, and institutional projects — directly competes for the same institutional clients (hospitals, schools, churches) as JOHNSONKREIS across the Southeast.
• White-Spunner Construction: Mobile, Alabama-based general contractor serving commercial, healthcare, education, and industrial markets — operates in the same state and offers comparable design-build commercial construction services.
• BL Harbert International: Birmingham, Alabama-headquartered general contractor operating across commercial, institutional, industrial, and federal construction — the closest direct competitor to JOHNSONKREIS, sharing the same regional talent pool, client base, and Southeast project geography.
• Caddell Construction: Montgomery, Alabama-based general contractor with strong commercial, institutional, and federal portfolios — competes with JOHNSONKREIS for institutional and commercial work across the state and broader Southeast.
• Doster Construction: Birmingham, Alabama-based general contractor with overlapping institutional, multifamily, healthcare, and commercial portfolios — competes for similar mid-sized projects in the same regional geography as JOHNSONKREIS.

Broad incumbents

• Gilbane Building Company: National privately held construction management firm with strong education, healthcare, and institutional practices — relevant as a broader incumbent competing for the same institutional and design-build work JOHNSONKREIS targets.
• Turner Construction Company: One of the largest U.S. general contractors with broad commercial, education, and hospitality practice — represents the larger national players that JOHNSONKREIS must differentiate against on regional institutional jobs.

Regional players

• Capstone Building Corp. Birmingham-rooted, Huntsville-headquartered general contractor focused on multifamily, hospitality, and commercial builds across the Southeast — directly competes with JOHNSONKREIS in Huntsville's booming commercial and hospitality markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/JohnsonKreis
• Facebookfacebook.com/johnsonkreis
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/johnson-kreis-construction

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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