What Team Fishel does

Team Fishel (legal name: Team Fishel; formerly The Fishel Company) is a third-generation, family-owned utility engineering, construction, installation, and maintenance services firm headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Founded in 1936 by Ken Fishel and currently led by Chairman Diane Fishel Keeler (founder's daughter) and CEO Scott Keeler (effective January 2024), the company has grown to 2,500+ Teammates operating across 11 states. Its customer base spans four core utility verticals: electric power distribution, telecommunications (including 5G and FTTX), natural gas distribution, and enterprise low voltage systems, supplemented by a professional engineering and design-build services division. The firm sells exclusively through direct enterprise sales, RFP-driven bidding, and regional VP-led account coverage.

The company's product surface consists of five service divisions—Telecommunications (85+ years experience in broadband and fiber construction), Electric (overhead/underground distribution, grid hardening, emergency restoration), Engineering (survey, drone mapping, right-of-way acquisition, drafting, design), Low Voltage Systems (structured cabling, data center infrastructure, DAS, building automation), and Natural Gas (gas distribution design, replacement, cathodic protection)—supported by two wholly-owned infrastructure subsidiaries: Columbus FiberNet (CFN), a 70-mile multi-conduit ring in Central Ohio passing 20 collocation sites and 50 data centers (built originally in 2001); and MetroDuct Systems (MDS, founded 2016), an open-architecture telecommunications utility operating in Virginia, Maryland, Indiana, Michigan, Oregon, and Washington.

Revenue is generated primarily through project-based professional services contracts with utility and enterprise buyers; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The firm does not appear in public listing or funding records and has not raised institutional capital, remaining family-controlled. Differentiation rests on multi-vertical capabilities under one roof, regional geographic depth across 11 states, the credentialed Operator Qualification (OQ) program for gas safety, the Jeff Keeler Leadership Academy (JKLA) for talent pipeline development, an 18-year employee wellness program, and WBENC Women's Business Enterprise certification. The website (teamfishel.com) and podcast ("Fishelosophy @ Work") support top-of-funnel employer branding and customer engagement, while dedicated tools (Team Fishel App, Teammate Portal, WorkZone) underpin internal operations and HR service delivery.

Name

Team Fishel

Legal name

Team Fishel

Website

https://teamfishel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1936

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Team Fishel is a third-generation, family-owned utility engineering and construction firm headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. With 2,500+ employees across 11 states, it serves electric power, telecommunications, natural gas, and low voltage customers via five service divisions and two infrastructure subsidiaries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices28 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Utility Construction Services: Project-based construction services for electric power, telecommunications, natural gas, and low voltage systems. Revenue generated through contracts with utilities and service providers.
2. Engineering & Design Services: Professional engineering services including design-build, survey, site design, permit coordination, and project management.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Team Fishel is a utility engineering, construction, installation, and maintenance contractor serving electric power, telecommunications, natural gas, and low voltage systems customers across 11 U.S. states with 2,500+ Teammates. The company delivers turnkey services including distribution line construction, 5G and fiber broadband buildouts, gas distribution design and replacement, low voltage structured cabling, and engineering/design-build professional services. Two wholly owned subsidiaries — Columbus FiberNet (CFN) and MetroDuct Systems (MDS) — operate proprietary fiber duct networks serving broadband providers, data centers, and cloud computing customers.

Product overview

Team Fishel is a utility engineering, construction, installation and maintenance company serving electric power, low voltage technology, natural gas, and telecommunications industries since 1936. The company operates through its core service divisions (Telecommunications, Electric, Engineering, Low Voltage Systems, and Natural Gas) and two subsidiary infrastructure brands: Columbus FiberNet (CFN), a metropolitan duct system for broadband providers in Central Ohio, and MetroDuct Systems (MDS), a telecommunications utility serving data center owners and cloud computing consumers across Virginia, Maryland, Indiana, Michigan, Oregon, and Washington. Additional internal tools include the Teammate Portal for HR and benefits management, the Team Fishel App mobile application, and the WorkZone collaboration platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MetroDuct Systems (MDS): Telecommunications utility providing open architecture infrastructure serving high bandwidth/high fiber count consumers in Northern Virginia, Maryland, Indiana, Michigan, Oregon, and Washington.
• Columbus FiberNet (CFN)

Products and services

• Telecommunications Services Construction services for broadband and telecom carriers: 5G buildout, broadband overhead and underground construction, long-haul fiber installation and maintenance, splicing, testing and restoration, wireless backhaul and DAS, FTTX, and data center buildouts. Targeted at electric power, telecommunications, natural gas, and low voltage technology customers across 11 U.S. states.
• Electric Services Overhead and underground electric distribution construction, storm and emergency restoration, grid hardening and modernization, reliability and targeted undergrounding, manhole and duct bank construction and inspection, network cable installation, design and engineering, fault detection and cable replacement, and street light upgrades and maintenance. Targeted at investor-owned and public electric utilities across 11 U.S. states.
• Natural Gas Services Design, installation, and maintenance of gas distribution systems: bare steel, cast iron, and Aldyl A replacement, emergency response, CCTV and sewer lateral inspection, new construction, service replacement, gaugeline repairs and replacement, and cathodic protection. Targeted at natural gas distribution utilities requiring Operator Qualified (OQ) crews and safety-compliant execution.
• Low Voltage Systems Enterprise-wide low voltage solutions: structured cabling systems, data center infrastructure, wireless networks, distributed antenna systems (DAS), commercial security systems, building automation, and edge computing. Targeted at healthcare, financial, education, manufacturing, logistics, multi-tenant, and government organizations.
• Engineering & Professional Services Design-build professional services: professional land survey, drone capabilities, drafting and design, right of way acquisition, permitting, environmental coordination, 5G buildout support, and planning and feasibility studies, delivering detailed construction plans and project management from feasibility to as-builts. Targeted at utility, telecom, and enterprise customers requiring pre-construction and design support.
• Columbus FiberNet (CFN) Wholly owned metropolitan duct and fiber conduit system serving broadband service providers in greater Central Ohio. The 70-mile multi-conduit ring passes over 20 collocation sites and 50 data centers, providing last-mile network access to large commercial enterprises, municipalities, and higher education institutions.
• MetroDuct Systems (MDS) Wholly owned telecommunications utility providing open-architecture infrastructure serving large data center owners, cloud computing, educational, and enterprise consumers across Virginia, Maryland, Indiana, Michigan, Oregon, and Washington.

Quantifiable outcome

• Emergency restoration services deploy within hours to help communities in need
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 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 minor and core.

• FEDlogicminorOthers · 20 January 2026Partnership to provide state and federal benefits information and advocacy to Team Fishel teammates and their household members. Services include Medicare & Social Security benefits questions, major illness support, disability resources, and healthcare guidance. Free virtual seminars offered monthly.
• Columbus FiberNet (CFN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubsidiary metropolitan duct system for broadband service providers in greater Central Ohio. Multi-conduit infrastructure with 70-mile ring passing over 20 collocation sites and 50 data centers. Economic development tool bringing high tech jobs to Columbus.
• MetroDuct Systems (MDS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubsidiary telecommunications utility founded in 2016 serving Northern Virginia. Open architecture infrastructure serving data center owners, cloud computing, educational and enterprise consumers. Operates in Virginia, Maryland, Indiana, Michigan, Oregon, and Washington.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Dycom Industries: Dycom is a leading provider of specialty contracting services for telecommunications providers, including engineering, aerial/underground construction, and maintenance of fiber networks — closely matching Team Fishel's telecom construction services and FTTX/5G buildout work.
• MYR Group: MYR Group provides electrical construction services for transmission and distribution, commercial and industrial markets — directly comparable to Team Fishel's electric distribution construction, grid hardening, and storm restoration services.
• MasTec: MasTec is a large infrastructure construction company serving communications, utilities, oil & gas, and clean energy — overlapping with Team Fishel's electric, gas, telecom, and renewable-adjacent utility construction work.
• Primoris Services: Primoris provides specialty construction and infrastructure services across utilities, energy, and civil markets — comparable to Team Fishel's electric, gas, and telecom construction services, though at a larger scale.
• IES Holdings: IES Holdings provides electrical and low-voltage solutions including communications, data center, and structured cabling infrastructure — directly comparable to Team Fishel's enterprise low-voltage systems and structured cabling work.

Broad incumbents

• Quanta Services: Quanta Services is the largest publicly traded utility infrastructure construction company in North America, serving electric, gas, telecom, and renewables — a scaled incumbent broadly comparable to Team Fishel's multi-vertical utility construction platform.
• EMCOR Group: EMCOR Group is a large electrical and mechanical construction and facilities services provider — a broader incumbent that overlaps with Team Fishel's low-voltage, electrical, and engineering service lines as part of a wider portfolio.
• Comfort Systems USA: Comfort Systems USA provides mechanical and electrical contracting services for commercial and industrial customers — comparable to Team Fishel's commercial/enterprise low-voltage and electrical contracting capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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