Name

Derck & Edson

Legal name

Derck & Edson, LLC

Website

https://derckandedson.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1940

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lititz

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Design Services: Derck & Edson generates revenue through project-based professional services fees for landscape architecture, architecture, civil engineering, and land planning services. Projects are delivered through the entire design and construction process, from master planning through implementation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Derck & Edson is a multi-disciplinary planning and design firm providing landscape architecture, architecture, civil engineering, and land planning services to institutional clients. The firm delivers projects through its proprietary Campus Enhancement Plan (CEP) stakeholder-engagement process, covering campus master plans, downtown revitalization, athletic facilities, parks and recreation, K-12 schools, senior living, and green infrastructure. Projects are carried through the full design and construction process for clients in the eastern United States.

Product overview

Derck & Edson is a professional planning and design firm offering integrated landscape architecture, architecture, civil engineering, and land planning services. The firm operates as a unified service offering rather than discrete product modules, with their portfolio organized by project type: Campuses (higher education and K-12), Downtowns (urban revitalization and streetscape), Athletics (sports complexes, stadiums, fields), Parks and Recreation, Senior Living, Commercial, Green Infrastructure, and Specialty projects. Their core methodology includes the proprietary Campus Enhancement Plan (CEP) process, wayfinding design, and green infrastructure planning. The firm serves clients throughout the eastern United States from offices in Lititz, PA and Bellefonte, PA.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services Architectural design services for campuses, downtowns, commercial, K-12, and specialty projects delivered to institutional clients.
• Landscape Architecture Landscape architecture services including site design, planting plans, hardscape design, and environmental planning for institutional clients.
• Civil Engineering Civil engineering services covering site design, grading, stormwater management, utilities, and infrastructure planning for institutional clients.
• Planning Services Comprehensive planning services including master planning, campus enhancement planning, downtown planning, and strategic planning for institutional clients.
• Campus Enhancement Plan (CEP) Proprietary planning methodology that engages user communities and stakeholders through interactive, consensus-based processes to develop campus improvement plans for higher education and institutional clients.
• Wayfinding Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 14 blighted properties acquired and demolished, 3 new residential units built in Bradford neighborhood revitalization as of summer 2016

Named customers18 records

Segments3 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

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AramarkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Virginia Wesleyan University and Derck & Edson in conjunction with Comprehensive Facilities Planning for comprehensive campus master plan including data collection (parking study, space study, facilities condition assessment) to inform facilities master plan.
• Comprehensive Facilities PlanningcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Virginia Wesleyan University and Derck & Edson for comprehensive campus master plan including data collection and facilities assessment to inform long-term campus planning.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• LPA Design Studios: Integrated architecture, planning, and landscape practice with significant higher education and athletics facility work. Comparable service breadth and college/university client overlap.
• OLIN Partnership: Landscape architecture, urban design, and planning practice specializing in campus, civic, and cultural projects. Comparable in core service mix (landscape architecture + planning) and emphasis on institutional and public-sector clients.
• Sasaki Associates: A multidisciplinary design firm combining landscape architecture, architecture, urban planning, and civil engineering for campus, downtown, and large-scale institutional projects. Directly comparable to Derck & Edson's integrated service model and institutional/higher education client base.
• SWA Group: Internationally recognized landscape architecture, urban design, and planning firm with strong campus and waterfront project portfolios. Directly overlaps with D&E's landscape architecture + planning practice and institutional client work.
• Shepley Bulfinch: Architecture firm with a long-standing higher education and campus master planning practice, particularly across the eastern United States. Comparable in client base (independent colleges and universities) and project types (campus planning, residence halls, academic buildings).
• Andropogon Associates: Ecological landscape architecture and site design firm with strong campus and higher education master planning practice. Comparable in focus on sustainable/green infrastructure design and higher education client base.
• KSS Architecture: Architecture and planning firm with a dedicated higher education and athletics practice based in the eastern U.S. Directly competes for the same college campus master planning and athletic facility engagements that D&E specializes in.
• Bohlin Cywinski Jackson: Architecture firm known for higher education campus work and integrated landscape-architecture projects across the eastern U.S. Overlaps with D&E on college and university campus planning, civic, and architectural commissions.

Broad incumbents

• CannonDesign: Large national architecture, engineering, and planning firm with deep higher education and athletics practice. Competes for the same campus master planning and athletics RFPs D&E pursues, though at much larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• SmithGroup: One of the largest integrated design firms in the U.S., offering architecture, engineering, landscape architecture, and planning with major higher education and civic clients. Overlaps with D&E across multiple disciplines but operates nationally and at greater scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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