Kessel Construction

What Kessel Construction does

Kessel Construction, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned design-build construction company founded in 1934 in Bradford, Pennsylvania, serving enterprise and mid-market commercial, industrial, oil and gas, and community clients across Pennsylvania and New York. The company provides integrated design and construction services through a single-contract, single-point-of-responsibility model, self-performing concrete and steel work with its own crews and equipment (including Somero Laser Screed technology) to maintain quality control. Its product lines span design-build delivery, general construction, oil and gas concrete foundations (compressor pads, tank foundations, LNG station foundations), Butler pre-engineered metal buildings, and metal roofing/re-roofing. Project sizes range from 2,000 sq ft additions to 300,000 sq ft metal buildings.

Kessel holds a 70+ year authorized Butler Manufacturing builder franchise — ranked in the top 10 nationally for longevity — and has sold nearly $50 million in Butler products cumulatively, earning the Million Dollar Butler Builder designation for 30 consecutive years and the $50 Million Lifetime Volume Award in 2019. The 35+ member team includes long-tenured craftsmen, project managers, drafters, and design-build professionals, supported by certifications including STEP Safety, Accredited Quality Contractor, ISNetworld membership, and the BEAM Club Award from ABC. The company is led by CEO Dick Kessel (son of founder W.O. Kessel) and President Tim Asinger, who also serves on the Butler North American Builder Advisory Council.

The business model is project-based and quote-driven: customers procure individually scoped design-build or general construction engagements priced per project, with revenue tied to one-time project delivery rather than recurring contracts. Customer concentration is diversified across automotive dealerships, manufacturing, midstream oil and gas, retail, and community facilities, with named enterprise clients including UGI Energy Services, Shell, Port Erie Plastics, Ed Shults, Legacy Truck Centers, and Southern Tier Brewing Company. The GTM is enterprise field sales led by President Tim Asinger and Sales Manager Steve Borowski, leveraging 85+ years of regional brand reputation, the Butler builder credential, and referral relationships in the PA/NY market.

Name

Kessel Construction

Legal name

Kessel Construction, Inc.

Website

https://kesselco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1934

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kessel Construction is a family-owned design-build contractor founded in 1934 in Bradford, PA, serving commercial, industrial, oil and gas, and community clients across Pennsylvania and New York via a 70+ year Butler Manufacturing builder franchise and self-performed concrete and steel work.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bradford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Construction Services: One-time project-based construction services including design-build, general construction, pre-engineered metal buildings, concrete work, and metal roofing. Projects range from 300,000 sq. ft. metal buildings to 2,000 sq. ft. additions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Kessel Construction is a design-build construction company that delivers integrated design and construction services for commercial, industrial, retail, oil & gas, and community projects. Core offerings include Butler pre-engineered metal buildings, concrete foundations and slabs, general construction, and metal roofing/re-roofing services across Pennsylvania and New York. Projects range from small additions (2,000 sq. ft.) to large 300,000 sq. ft. metal buildings.

Product overview

Kessel Construction is a design-build construction company offering integrated design and construction services through multiple service lines. The core offerings include Design-Build Services (primary delivery method), General Construction, Concrete Construction, Butler Building Systems (pre-engineered metal buildings), and Metal Roofing/Re-roofing. The company specializes in serving the oil & gas industry with concrete foundations and compressor pads, while also constructing commercial, retail, industrial, manufacturing, and community facilities. Projects range from large Butler metal buildings to specialized concrete foundations for industrial applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Design-Build Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects delivered 30% faster through design-build methodology
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers24 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Butler ManufacturingcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 1949Kessel Construction acquired a Butler Manufacturing building franchise in 1949. Currently one of the oldest Butler building franchises in the United States, maintaining top 10 longevity status. Kessel has sold nearly $50 million in Butler products over their company history and has been an authorized Butler Builder for more than 70 years.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• American Buildings Company (Nucor): Nucor's PEMB division with an authorized builder network delivering custom-engineered steel buildings. Overlaps with Kessel's Butler building offerings for warehouses, dealerships, manufacturing, and community facilities.
• Whiting-Turner Contracting: Major U.S. design-build construction firm with strong industrial and commercial building portfolio. Comparable design-build delivery methodology and industrial/manufacturing facility construction to Kessel's core services.
• VP Buildings (Varco Pruden): Pre-engineered metal building manufacturer with an authorized builder network. Comparable to Kessel's Butler franchise model; competing PEMB builders serve the same commercial, industrial, and automotive dealership segments across the U.S.
• Turner Construction: Large national general contractor operating in commercial, industrial, and institutional segments with design-build capabilities. Overlaps with Kessel's commercial, retail, automotive dealership, and community facility work at larger scale.
• Nucor Building Systems: Major competing manufacturer of pre-engineered steel buildings, distributing through its own authorized builder network. Directly comparable to Butler's PEMB systems Kessel installs; competing builder/erector relationships exist across the same commercial/industrial customer base.
• Butler Manufacturing (BlueScope Steel): Manufacturer of the pre-engineered metal building systems Kessel distributes and installs. Kessel is an authorized Butler Builder; BlueScope is the parent platform that defines Kessel's core PEMB product line and warranty-backed offerings.

Regional players

• High Construction: Pennsylvania-based design-build contractor serving commercial, industrial, and institutional clients across the Mid-Atlantic. Direct geographic overlap with Kessel's PA/NY footprint and similar pre-engineered metal building and concrete construction offerings.
• Messerly Construction (regional industrial): Regional industrial and commercial design-build contractor in the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic. Overlaps with Kessel's concrete foundations, PEMB, and oil & gas midstream project types.
• Walters Buildings: Family-owned pre-engineered metal building and post-frame construction company operating across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. Comparable PEMB builder/dealer model with similar automotive dealership and agricultural/commercial project mix.
• Koch Construction (regional design-build): Design-build contractor operating in overlapping U.S. regions with similar commercial/industrial project profiles. Comparable scope of self-performed concrete, steel, and metal building work to Kessel's integrated delivery model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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