Worth & Company

What Worth & Company does

Worth & Company, Inc. is a privately held, 100% employee-owned mechanical contractor founded in 1983 and headquartered in Pipersville, Pennsylvania, operating across the Mid-Atlantic region (Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia). The company delivers HVAC, plumbing, medical gas, process piping, and industrial mechanical systems for commercial, healthcare, higher education, hospitality/entertainment, life sciences, industrial, and municipal/water-wastewater customers. Project values range from approximately $1.2 million to $32 million, with healthcare systems (RWJBarnabas Health, LVHN, St. Luke's, Geisinger, Good Shepherd), universities (Lehigh, Delaware, Swarthmore), and resort/industrial operators (Great Wolf Lodge, Incyte, Waste Management) among named accounts.

The company's offering is structured as six integrated service divisions: Mechanical Construction (commercial HVAC and plumbing installation), Industrial Construction (water/wastewater treatment, leachate, and process piping), Fabrication (sheet metal, prefabrication, modular skids, and data center prefabrication across 170,000+ SF of manufacturing space), Service & Repair (24/7 preventive maintenance and emergency response), Preconstruction (estimating, value engineering, design-build and design-assist), and Virtual Design & Construction (BIM using Autodesk Revit, Navisworks, and Fabrication MEP, plus 3D laser scanning and paperless BIM-to-floor workflows). Capital intensity is a defining feature: state-of-the-art equipment (plasma tables, CNC pipe cutting, coil lines, laser scanning, ASME-certified welding) and modular prefabrication methods enable shop-built mechanical room skids, multi-trade assemblies, data center liquid cooling manifolds, and CDU integration.

Revenue is generated primarily through project-based commercial construction contracts at fixed prices awarded via competitive bid, design-build, or design-assist delivery, supplemented by recurring service and repair contracts. The company reports 2025 revenue of $235 million, 600+ employees, $300 million in total bonding capacity, and an ABC Top Performers ranking of 52 out of 250. The customer base skews enterprise, with a heavy regional concentration in healthcare networks and higher education systems that generate multi-phase repeat engagements. Growth is supported by ongoing facility expansion (80,000 SF Quakertown facility leased October 2025 for modular construction; 15,000 SF Apple Butter Road sheet metal expansion beginning April 2026) and a new training facility opened at headquarters in August 2024.

Name

Worth & Company

Legal name

Worth & Company, Inc.

Website

https://worthandcompany.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Worth & Company is a 100% employee-owned mechanical contractor founded in 1983, delivering HVAC, plumbing, industrial, and prefabrication services to healthcare, higher education, hospitality, life sciences, and water/wastewater clients across the Mid-Atlantic United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Pipersville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Mechanical Construction Services: Project-based revenue from installation of HVAC, plumbing, and mechanical systems for commercial, healthcare, industrial, and institutional projects. Revenue recognized upon project completion with typical project values ranging from $1.2M to $32M.
2. Service & Repair: Ongoing service contracts and emergency repair services for HVAC and plumbing systems, providing recurring revenue from maintenance relationships with existing customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Worth & Company is a full-service mechanical contractor that designs, fabricates, installs, and services HVAC, plumbing, and process piping systems for commercial, healthcare, industrial, higher education, hospitality, and government facilities across the Mid-Atlantic region. Its integrated service portfolio spans mechanical construction, industrial construction, in-house fabrication and prefabrication, service and repair, preconstruction estimating, and Virtual Design & Construction (BIM). The company operates more than 170,000 square feet of fabrication facilities to support field installations.

Product overview

Worth & Company is a full-service mechanical contractor offering a unified portfolio of six integrated service divisions spanning the construction lifecycle. The core offerings include Mechanical Construction (commercial HVAC and plumbing) and Industrial Construction (water/wastewater and specialty projects), supported by Fabrication capabilities (prefabrication, sheet metal, and modular systems across 170,000+ SF of facilities), Service & Repair (24/7 maintenance and emergency response), Preconstruction (estimating, value engineering, and design-build), and Virtual Design & Construction (VDC/BIM services). These services work together as an integrated delivery model, from early VDC coordination and preconstruction planning through fabrication, installation, and ongoing service maintenance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mechanical Construction

Quantifiable outcome

• Completed $32M Great Wolf Lodge project ahead of schedule using fabrication shop to reduce field durations
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Associated Builders and Contractors (Eastern Pennsylvania)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive membership and training partnership with ABC Eastern Pennsylvania chapter. Worth participates in ABC's apprenticeship program and training initiatives. The company has achieved Accredited Quality Contractor status through ABC.
• Associated Builders and Contractors (Delaware)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional chapter membership supporting operations in Delaware market.
• Associated Builders and Contractors (New Jersey)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional chapter membership supporting operations in New Jersey market. Company has won multiple Excellence in Construction awards through this chapter.
• Associated Builders and Contractors (Greater Baltimore)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional chapter membership supporting Maryland operations and recent Project of the Year award.
• American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)minorOthersProfessional membership supporting technical standards and best practices in HVAC industry.
• U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)minorOthersMembership supporting green building initiatives and LEED certification projects.
• Design Build Institute of America (DBIA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMembership supporting design-build project delivery methods. Company has DBIA-certified professionals on staff.
• Delaware Solid Waste AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term working relationship with DSWA on multiple landfill and leachate management projects including Delaware Solid Waste Leachate Tank and Grand Central LTP projects.
• COSTARS (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Cooperative Purchasing)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorApproved vendor through Pennsylvania's cooperative purchasing program allowing government entities to access Worth's services.
• Turner Construction CompanycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor general contractor partner on multiple projects including Great Wolf Lodge Perryville where Worth performed HVAC and plumbing work as subcontractor.
• Whiting-Turner Contracting CompanycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorConstruction management partner on projects including LVHN Carbon Campus and Incyte laboratory building.
• Neuman PoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecialty contractor partner on waterpark projects including Great Wolf Lodge for aquatic HVAC and mechanical systems.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Comfort Systems USA: Largest publicly traded mechanical contractor in the US, providing HVAC, plumbing, and mechanical services across multiple regions. Most direct public comparable for Worth & Company given its mechanical contracting focus, project-based revenue model, and enterprise customer mix, though at significantly larger national scale.
• Limbach Holdings: Public mechanical contractor specializing in HVAC, plumbing, and building services with strong VDC/BIM and prefabrication capabilities — closely aligned with Worth & Company's integrated service portfolio. Comparable in size tier ($500M-$700M revenue) and emphasis on owner-direct relationships.
• Southland Industries: Large private mechanical contractor with deep prefabrication and modular construction capabilities, including data center MEP work. Closest peer to Worth & Company's integrated delivery model with fabrication-shop-driven approach, though operating across multiple US regions.
• J.F. Ahern: Private mechanical contractor serving Midwest markets with HVAC, plumbing, and fabrication capabilities. Comparable in integrated service model and employee-owned structure (ESOP), though operating in different geography (Wisconsin/Midwest vs Mid-Atlantic).
• U.S. Engineering: Private mechanical contractor with strong fabrication, modular, and HVAC/plumbing capabilities serving Western and Midwestern US. Comparable service breadth and ownership structure, with similar emphasis on prefabrication and owner-direct relationships.
• Harris Mechanical: Private Mid-Atlantic-based mechanical contractor offering HVAC, plumbing, and fabrication services. Closely comparable in regional geography, project mix, and customer profile (Mid-Atlantic healthcare, institutional, and commercial clients).
• Hatzel & Buehler: Private electrical and mechanical contractor serving the Mid-Atlantic region. Directly comparable in geographic footprint and institutional customer base, with similar project-based revenue model across healthcare, higher education, and commercial markets.

Broad incumbents

• EMCOR Group: Fortune 500 mechanical and electrical construction services firm with national footprint and broad end-market exposure. Comparable in service mix (HVAC, plumbing, fabrication) but operates at vastly larger scale across all major US regions with much broader service portfolio.
• APi Group: Public holding company with substantial mechanical, HVAC, and specialty services operations (including APi Mechanical). Comparable service offerings in HVAC and plumbing installation but diversified across safety services and global markets at much larger scale.
• IES Holdings: Public electrical and mechanical contractor serving commercial, industrial, and residential markets nationally. Direct overlap in mechanical contracting services but with broader geographic reach and electrical services as a major business line.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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