Langford Engineering

What Langford Engineering does

Langford Engineering, Inc. is a privately held civil engineering consulting firm headquartered at 1080 W Sam Houston Pkwy N, Suite 200, Houston, Texas, founded in 1968 by Ivan Langford, Jr., P.E. and owned since 1995 by John K. Davis, P.E. The firm delivers professional municipal engineering services — water supply and distribution, wastewater collection and treatment, drainage and flood control, street paving, land development, and wastewater system rehabilitation (including trenchless methods such as pipe-bursting and cured-in-place liners) — supported by GIS/facility mapping, regulatory permitting, construction phase engineering, and capital improvement funding studies. Timothy B. Hardin, P.E. serves as Vice President and principal, and the firm holds Texas Board of Professional Engineers firm license TBPE F-449.

The firm's customer base consists of municipal utility districts, water districts, cities, and other local governmental entities in the Upper Texas Gulf Coast, with secondary exposure to private developers and industrial/commercial clients requiring water and wastewater design. The firm explicitly limits its practice area to the Gulf Coast region and emphasizes long-term personalized service, reporting that several clients have multi-decade relationships with the firm. Distribution is direct, with project information and bid documents made available through the Civcast platform for public-sector procurement visibility.

Revenue is generated entirely on a project-based professional services model, with no publicly disclosed pricing, revenue figures, or external funding. The firm is privately held, has no disclosed investors, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no M&A history beyond the 1995 internal ownership transfer. Technology consists of standard civil engineering methodologies and GIS; there is no proprietary software platform, no API, no AI/ML capabilities, and no patent or trademark portfolio disclosed. The business is structured as a stable, relationship-driven professional services practice rather than a technology or venture-backed enterprise.

Name

Langford Engineering

Legal name

Langford Engineering Inc.

Website

https://langfordeng.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Langford Engineering is a privately held Houston-based civil engineering consulting firm founded in 1968, serving municipal utility districts, cities, water districts, and developers across the Texas Gulf Coast with water, wastewater, drainage, paving, and land development design services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

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. Professional Engineering Consulting Services: Project-based professional consulting fees for municipal engineering services including water systems, wastewater systems, drainage, street paving, and land development. Revenue derived from engineering design services, construction phase engineering services, regulatory agency permitting, and engineering studies related to funding of capital improvement projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Langford Engineering Inc. is a professional municipal civil engineering consulting firm that designs water supply and distribution systems, wastewater collection and treatment facilities, drainage and flood control infrastructure, street paving, and land development projects for cities, municipal utility districts, water districts, and developers across the upper Texas Gulf Coast. The firm also provides wastewater system rehabilitation using trenchless construction methods, regulatory agency permitting, GIS/facility mapping, construction phase engineering, and capital improvement funding studies.

Product overview

Langford Engineering is a professional engineering consulting firm offering a unified portfolio of municipal civil engineering services for the Texas Gulf Coast area. The company's core offerings span six interconnected service areas: Water Systems Engineering (supply, distribution, network analysis), Wastewater Systems Engineering (treatment, collection, lift stations), Drainage & Flood Control Systems, Street Paving Design, Land Development Engineering, and Wastewater System Rehabilitation. These services are complemented by supporting capabilities including GIS/Facility Mapping, Regulatory Agency Permitting, Construction Phase Engineering Services, Engineering Studies for Capital Improvement Projects, Water District Consulting, and Civil Design for Developments. The firm focuses exclusively on the Gulf Coast region and provides long-term personalized municipal engineering relationships with clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water Systems Engineering Design of water supply systems for cities and water districts of all sizes, including water wells, water pump stations, ground storage tanks, elevated water tanks, water distribution systems, and network analysis.
• Wastewater Systems Engineering Design of wastewater systems for cities, water districts, municipalities, industrial and commercial facilities, and private developers, including wastewater treatment facilities, sanitary sewage lift stations, sewage collection systems, sludge processing facilities, and permitting.
• Drainage and Flood Control Systems Engineering Design of drainage improvements for new land development and for special districts created by legislation, including storm sewer collection systems, stormwater detention facilities, drainage channels, and stormwater pumping stations.
• Street Paving Design Design of paving for commercial, institutional, and residential land development projects and for new street paving or rehabilitation projects serving cities and other municipalities, including curb and gutter streets, asphalt roads, parking lots, private streets, and public thoroughfares.
• Land Development Engineering Complete engineering services for residential subdivisions, apartment communities, townhomes, and commercial developments such as industrial parks, retail centers, and commercial office developments, including planning, platting, utilities, roads, and drainage.
• Wastewater System Rehabilitation Rehabilitation design for wastewater collection systems for cities and municipalities throughout the Texas Gulf Coast using trenchless construction methods, including pipe-bursting, cured-in-place liners, slip lining, fold and form systems, and manhole rehabilitation.
• Groundwater Production Plant Design Engineering design of groundwater production plants as part of the firm's water supply system services for municipal and water district clients.
• GIS and Facility Mapping Geographic Information System mapping services for utility infrastructure and facility documentation supporting municipal clients' asset management.
• Regulatory Agency Permitting Permitting services for regulatory compliance with federal, state, and local agencies including the EPA, TCEQ, Texas Water Development Board, TxDOT, City of Houston, Harris County, and the Harris-Galveston Coastal Subsidence District.
• Construction Phase Engineering Services Engineering support during the construction phase of municipal infrastructure projects, including oversight and technical services through project completion.
• Engineering Studies and Capital Improvement Evaluations Engineering studies and evaluations related to funding of capital improvement projects, supporting municipal clients in planning and financing infrastructure programs.
• Water District Consulting Services Long-term personalized consulting services for water districts, providing ongoing municipal engineering support for utility district operations and capital programs.
• Civil Design for Institutional, Commercial, and Residential Developments Civil design services for institutional, commercial, and residential developments, supporting the firm's broader land development engineering practice.

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects completed in a timely manner and within budget

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Brown & Gay Engineers: Houston-based civil engineering firm offering water, wastewater, drainage, paving, and land development services to Greater Houston-area municipalities and developers.
• LJA Engineering: Texas-based full-service engineering consulting firm delivering municipal water, wastewater, drainage, paving, and land development services for public entities and developers in the Gulf Coast region.
• R.G. Miller Engineers: Texas civil engineering firm offering municipal water, wastewater, drainage, transportation, and land development services across the Greater Houston and Texas Gulf Coast area — directly comparable market positioning.
• Pape-Dawson Engineers: Texas engineering firm delivering water resources, wastewater, stormwater, paving, and land development services to municipalities and developers — comparable Texas market position to Langford.
• Halff Associates: Texas-headquartered engineering and planning firm offering water/wastewater, drainage, transportation, and land development services to municipalities — comparable customer base and service portfolio.
• Freese and Nichols: Texas-headquartered engineering firm providing planning, design, and program management for water, wastewater, stormwater, and transportation infrastructure for municipalities — same primary verticals and public-sector customer profile as Langford.
• Quiddity Engineering: Texas full-service engineering, planning, and surveying firm providing water, wastewater, drainage, paving, and land development services to public entities — comparable service breadth and Texas focus.
• Jones|Carter: Texas civil engineering and surveying firm focused on water, wastewater, drainage, transportation, and land development for municipalities and developers — overlap with Langford across the full municipal and land development service stack.
• Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam (LAN): Texas-based civil engineering consulting firm serving municipal and public-sector clients in water, wastewater, transportation, and land development — directly comparable to Langford in customer base, service mix, and Texas Gulf Coast operating geography.
• Klotz Associates: Houston-based civil engineering firm providing water, wastewater, drainage, and transportation services for Texas public-sector clients — direct geographic and service-line overlap with Langford.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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