Tourney Consulting

What Tourney Consulting does

Tourney Consulting Group (TCG), LLC is a privately held engineering consulting and materials testing firm headquartered at 3401 Midlink Drive, Kalamazoo, Michigan, founded in October 2000 by Paul Tourney. The company specializes in concrete durability, corrosion assessment, and service-life prediction for new and existing structures, primarily serving government transportation agencies (state DOTs, FHWA, U.S. Navy, Army Corps of Engineers, Air Force, Bureau of Reclamation), design-build teams, design professionals, contractors, and facility owners across North America. TCG operates from a 20,000 sq. ft. CCRL-certified laboratory and is staffed by 10–50 employees including multiple PhDs (Dr. Neal Berke, Dr. Kyle Stanish) and NACE-certified personnel.

TCG delivers three integrated service lines. Engineering Services include service life modeling using Life-365, DuraCrete, Stadium, and an in-house TCG model; performance-based concrete specifications; design-build consulting; mass concrete thermal control planning; and cathodic protection design and commissioning. Laboratory Services provide ASTM-standard concrete testing (compressive/flexural strength, modulus of elasticity, freeze-thaw, chloride permeability, ASR testing, sulfate resistance), chemistry analysis, aggregates testing, petrography, soil testing, and sealer evaluation, supported by proprietary methods branded TCG SP, TCG Carb, TCG Res, and TCG DepthSeal. R&D Services assist federal/state agencies and commercial product suppliers (admixture, coating, and repair material manufacturers) with product evaluation, new product development, and patent assistance.

TCG generates revenue exclusively through project-based professional services contracts on a custom-quote basis, with pricing not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales anchored on technical reputation, professional association participation (ACI, AMPP, AASHTO, ASCE, ASTM, NACE, TRB, CRSI, MCA, ICRI, SDC), and inbound via the company website's "Request Proposal" contact forms. Notable project references include the Gordie Howe International Bridge (1,000+ ASTM C 457 tests), Mackinac Bridge, Federal Way Link Extension, Sakonnet Bridge, South Capital Bridge, and Third Crossing Bridge (Kingston, ON). Ownership rests with three management shareholders following the August 2021 retirement and buyout of founder Paul Tourney by Kyle Stanish (President), Neal Berke (VP, Research), and Vincent Wheeler (CFO).

Name

Tourney Consulting

Legal name

Tourney Consulting Group, LLC

Website

https://tourneyconsulting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tourney Consulting Group is a privately held engineering consulting and materials testing firm headquartered in Kalamazoo, Michigan, founded in 2000. It specializes in concrete durability, corrosion evaluation, and service-life prediction for government transportation agencies, design-build teams, and infrastructure owners across North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Concrete Durability Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (541380), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Construction Engineering & Constructability Consulting (BPAHAIAN)

Keywords

• Concrete durability consulting
• Construction materials testing
• Corrosion engineering services
• Service life modeling
• Cathodic protection design

Headquarters

HQ city

Kalamazoo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Fee-for-service engineering consulting for concrete durability, corrosion assessment, and service-life solutions. Projects include new construction consulting and existing structure assessments.
2. Laboratory Testing Services: Comprehensive concrete and materials testing services following ASTM standards. Services include standard concrete testing, corrosion and durability testing, permeability testing, chemistry analysis, aggregates testing, petrography, and specialty tests.
3. Research and Development: R&D services for product evaluation, new product development assistance, and research projects for federal and state agencies. TCG has helped several companies develop new products, resulting in patent protection assigned to clients.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Tourney Consulting Group provides specialized engineering consulting, in-house materials testing, and R&D services focused on concrete durability, corrosion assessment, and service-life prediction for new and existing infrastructure. Its deliverables include service life modeling using Life-365, DuraCrete, Stadium, and a proprietary TCG model, performance-based concrete specifications, cathodic protection design, condition assessments, forensic investigations, and CCRL-certified laboratory testing (ASTM C1077, R-18). Services are delivered as project-based consulting engagements to government transportation agencies, design-build teams, design professionals, contractors, and facility owners.

Product overview

Tourney Consulting Group (TCG) operates as a single unified service offering centered on concrete durability consulting, not a platform-plus-modules architecture. The company provides three integrated service lines: Engineering Services (structural durability consulting, service life modeling, concrete specifications, cathodic protection), Laboratory Services (comprehensive concrete and materials testing), and Research and Development (product evaluation and development assistance). These services are designed to work together, with engineering recommendations supported by in-house laboratory testing and R&D capabilities to provide complete durability solutions for concrete structures.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TCG Engineering Services Qualified engineers specialized in structural durability providing service life modeling, performance-based concrete specifications, design-build consulting, mass concrete thermal control planning, and cathodic protection design for new and existing concrete structures. Served to government agencies, design-build teams, design professionals, contractors, and owners.
• TCG Laboratory Services Comprehensive materials testing laboratory offering standard concrete testing (compressive strength, flexural strength, modulus of elasticity), corrosion and durability testing (chloride permeability, ASR testing, sulfate resistance), permeability testing, chemistry analysis, aggregate testing, petrography, soil testing, and sealer evaluation. CCRL certified with ASTM C1077 and R-18 compliance.
• TCG Research and Development Product evaluation and new product development assistance for concrete and durability products, including patent protection assistance, performance testing, specification development, and commercialization guidance. Delivered to commercial product suppliers and federal/state government agencies, often in collaboration with universities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1000+ ASTM C 457 Hardened Air Void tests completed for GHIB project
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Western Michigan University (WMU)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018First large scale collaboration started July 2018 to perform research on MDOT Sealers. TCG works with universities as small business partner, helping train graduate students.
• Georgia Tech UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity research partner for R&D projects. TCG has performed large research projects in collaboration with universities, serving as a small business partner and helping train graduate students.
• Oklahoma State UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity research partner for R&D projects. Collaboration on federal and state agency research projects where TCG serves as small business partner.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CTLGroup: CTLGroup (Construction Technology Laboratories) is a concrete materials and durability consulting firm with deep testing and forensic capabilities, the closest direct peer to TCG in concrete durability and service-life work.
• Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates (WJE): WJE is an employee-owned engineering firm specializing in structural forensics, materials evaluation, and durability assessment for existing structures—closely overlapping TCG's condition assessment and investigation services.
• Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH): SGH provides structural engineering, building enclosure, and materials durability consulting to infrastructure and building owners; it competes for similar durability and service-life engagements as TCG.
• Braun Intertec: Braun Intertec is an employee-owned engineering and materials testing firm serving transportation and infrastructure clients with geotechnical, environmental, and construction materials testing—directly comparable to TCG's lab services for DOTs.
• Structural Group: Structural Group is a specialty contractor and engineering firm focused on concrete repair, strengthening, and protection systems, including cathodic protection—overlapping TCG's existing-structure and cathodic protection services.

Broad incumbents

• Terracon Consultants: Terracon is a large national geotechnical and materials testing consultancy that competes for DOT materials testing programs, but at much broader scope and scale than TCG's specialty durability focus.
• AECOM: AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm with substantial transportation, bridge, and materials practices that increasingly bundle durability services into mega-programs—relevant incumbent competing for the same DOT and federal work.
• WSP: WSP is a global engineering consultancy with a large transportation and bridge practice offering materials and durability expertise at scale—a likely incumbent competitor on large bridge programs.
• Stantec: Stantec is a global engineering and infrastructure firm with materials testing and bridge practices that overlap with TCG's core markets, particularly for DOTs and public infrastructure owners.

Emerging players

• Matcor: Matcor is a specialty cathodic protection design, manufacturing, and installation firm—an emerging niche player that overlaps TCG's cathodic protection design and corrosion mitigation work for steel-reinforced structures.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance6 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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