What Quality Plus Services does

Quality Plus Services, Inc. (QPS) is a privately held, multi-craft industrial engineering, design, and construction contractor headquartered in Petersburg, Virginia, founded by Aaron Gay in 1994. The company provides a single-source EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) delivery model, performing 91% of all trades with internal staff across electrical, mechanical, welding, piping, structural, millwright, instrumentation, and general trades. QPS holds specialized certifications including National Board R-Stamp (pressure vessel and boiler repairs), UL 508A (PLC/Drive/Control panel fabrication), AWS code welding, and AISC Code compliance for structural steel. Its core technology stack includes 3D BIM scanning and modeling (AutoCAD 2024, Revit 2024, Navisworks Manage 2024), laser alignment, optical alignment, and laser tracking for precision equipment installation. The company also operates an Emergency Large Loss Response Team providing 24-hour mobilization for disaster recovery scenarios.

QPS generates revenue through project-based engagements under fixed-price contracts, time-and-materials arrangements, and design-build EPC delivery, serving major industrial sectors including power and utility, pharmaceutical, pulp and paper, food and beverage, chemical, automotive, petroleum refinery, manufacturing, and mining/fertilizer. Named enterprise customers include Duke Energy, Progress Energy, Southern Company, Florida Power & Light, Dominion Energy, and Alabama Power. The company reaches customers through an enterprise field sales motion supported by a network of 13 U.S. offices spanning Petersburg VA, Jacksonville FL, Hillsboro OR, Auburndale FL, Houston TX, Perry FL, Dinwiddie VA, Rocky Mount NC, Phoenix AZ, Reno NV, Brewton AL, Augusta GA, and Aiken SC. The website (qpsisbest.com) with regional contact forms serves as the primary digital channel, supplemented by direct phone outreach and relationship-based selling.

Over 30+ years, QPS has completed more than 150,000 projects and maintains an EMR safety rating of 0.42, well below the industry average of 1.0. The company is founder-controlled with long-tenured operational leadership (Executive Operations Manager Jackie Miller, 20 years; Lead Estimator Forest Jordan, 27 years; Group Manager Robert Stacey, 13 years; Regional Construction Manager Lee Carroll, since 2007). No public financials, funding rounds, or institutional investors are disclosed, consistent with its status as a privately held, bootstrapped mid-market industrial contractor.

Name

Quality Plus Services

Legal name

Quality Plus Services, Inc.

Website

https://qpsisbest.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Quality Plus Services (QPS) is a privately held industrial engineering, design, and construction contractor providing multi-craft EPC services to power, pharmaceutical, pulp and paper, food and beverage, chemical, and automotive enterprises across the United States through 13 regional offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Engineering and Construction Services

NAICS

Facilities Support Services (561210), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Electrical Systems Maintenance (LV/MV, Switchgear, UPS) (BPABACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hard Services (MEP/HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing) (BPABAAAA), Electrical Permitting, Inspection Preparation & Compliance Services (HSAOADAL)

Keywords

• Industrial construction services
• Engineering procurement construction
• Multi-craft industrial contractor
• Pressure vessel repair services
• Emergency disaster response

Headquarters

HQ city

Petersburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Engineering and Construction Services: QPS generates revenue through project-based engagements providing engineering, design, construction, mechanical, electrical, and maintenance services for industrial facilities. Revenue is earned through fixed-price contracts, time-and-materials arrangements, and design-build (EPC) project delivery models. Projects range from small day projects to turn-key packages.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Quality Plus Services provides multi-craft industrial engineering, design, construction, mechanical, electrical, and maintenance services for major industrial sectors across the United States. The company performs 91% of all trades with internal staff under a single-point-of-contact model, offering Design Build (EPC) delivery alongside specialized trade services, 24/7 emergency large loss response, and National Board R-Stamp authorized pressure vessel and power piping repairs.

Product overview

Quality Plus Services (QPS) is an industrial engineering, design, and construction service company offering a unified portfolio of multidiscipline services for major industrial sectors throughout the United States. The company operates as a single-source provider combining Engineering, Construction, Mechanical, Electrical, and Maintenance services under one roof, performing 91% of all trades with internal staff. The core product portfolio centers on Design Build Services (EPC delivery), supported by specialized trade services including Electrical Services, Mechanical Services, Process Piping Services, Instruments & Controls, Millwright, Welding & Structural Steel, and R-Stamp Repairs. Additional service lines include Emergency Large Loss Response Team (24/7 catastrophic response), 3D BIM/Modeling Services, Construction Services, and Power Delivery Group. The company serves diverse industries including power and utility, pharmaceutical, pulp and paper, food and beverage, chemical, automotive, cement, steel, and water treatment sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Design Build Services Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) services that take industrial projects from conceptual ideas through complete design and installation with a single point of contact and contract.
• Electrical Services Industrial electrical services including commissioning, design and engineering, process machinery installation, UL 508A certified PLC/Drive/Control panel fabrication, power distribution, and emergency power systems for industrial facilities.
• Emergency Large Loss Response Team Rapid mobile response team for catastrophic events including floods, fires, hurricanes, and explosions, providing 24-hour mobilization, safety evaluations, and full facility restoration services.
• Engineering Services Multi-discipline engineering services including ASME code repairs, structural steel fabrication, piping systems, mechanical and equipment installations, electrical and instrumentation, and design-build turn-key solutions for industrial facilities.
• General Trades Services General trade services including shutdowns, outages, repairs, routine servicing, maintenance, installations, building upgrades, additional manpower, concrete work, painting, and demolition.
• Mechanical Services Industrial construction services including new construction, steel erection, equipment installation, concrete work, certified welding, process piping, and National Board R-Stamp authorized repairs to pressure vessels.
• Process Piping Services Complete process piping development including planning, fabrication, and installation for pipe diameters 1/2 inch to 30 inches, working with materials including carbon steel, stainless steel, PVC, CPVC, Inconel, and food-grade tubing.
• Instruments & Controls Services Industrial controls and automation solutions including interfacing with various systems and HMI products, providing total solutions for customer controls and automation needs.
• Millwright Services Professional millwright services using laser alignment, optical alignment, and laser tracking for precision equipment installation including pumps, motors, machinery, agitators, conveyors, and rotating equipment.
• Welding & Structural Steel Services Design-build structural steel fabrication including platforms, supports, and modules for industrial plants, with all fabrication completed in-house per AISC Code and AWS code certified welders.
• R-Stamp Repairs National Board R-Stamp authorized repair and alteration services for pressure vessels, boilers, and power piping, including fabricating new replacement components, performed per ASME Section IX welding qualifications.
• 3D BIM/Modeling Services 3D scanning and modeling services for construction planning, design, clash detection, quantity estimation, safety planning, progress monitoring, quality control, prefabrication, and facility management using AutoCAD 2024, Revit 2024, and Navisworks Manage 2024.
• Construction Services National construction services including land clearing, concrete work, earthwork, asphalt paving, erosion control, road construction, underground utilities, and design-build from initial stages through completion.
• Power Delivery Group Foundation services for power delivery applications including deep foundation drilling, substation foundations, concrete drilled piers, spread footers, slab foundations, and vibratory caisson installation with diameters from 24 to 144 inches.

Quantifiable outcome

• EMR Safety Rating of .42 - significantly better than industry average of 1.0
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles3 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 moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• IES Holdings: Public national provider of industrial electrical and communications contracting with similar multi-trade industrial services, project-based delivery, and customer overlap in power and manufacturing.
• MYR Group: Public specialty contractor focused on electrical construction, including transmission, distribution, and industrial electrical work — directly aligned with QPS's electrical and power delivery offerings.
• Matrix Service Company: Public industrial contractor serving power, oil & gas, and chemical end markets with engineering, fabrication, and construction services — closely comparable scope and customer mix to QPS.
• BrandSafway: Private industrial services provider offering scaffolding, access, insulation, and specialty mechanical services to similar power, refining, and process-industry customers.

Broad incumbents

• EMCOR Group: Large public mechanical and electrical construction services firm serving industrial, utility, and commercial clients; broader scale and portfolio, but overlapping hard-services EPC capabilities.
• Quanta Services: Largest public pure-play utility infrastructure contractor in North America; competes for the same power delivery and utility customer wallet but at materially greater scale.
• APi Group: Public holding company of industrial services and specialty contractors (life safety, specialty industrial) with comparable project-based delivery to industrial customers.
• Fluor Corporation: Global EPC firm serving industrial, energy, and government clients; much larger and broader, but competes for the same large multi-discipline industrial projects QPS pursues.
• KBR Inc. Public engineering and professional services firm delivering EPC and maintenance support to industrial and government clients; broader portfolio but overlapping engineering and construction delivery model.
• MasTec: Public infrastructure construction firm with significant utility power delivery and oil & gas pipeline exposure — comparable customer base but larger scale and broader end-market exposure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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