What Harrison, Walker & Harper does

Harrison, Walker & Harper (HWH) is a 5th-generation, family-owned full-service general contractor and construction management firm headquartered in Paris, Texas, with a secondary office in McKinney, TX. Founded in 1887 and led today by CEO Jordan Harper and CDO Holland Harper (fifth generation), the company self-performs work across a broad set of disciplines — mass earthwork, site utilities, concrete, steel fabrication, mechanical, modular construction, and renewable energy site construction — using in-house craft labor, a 40,000 square foot steel fabrication facility on 20 acres, and Texas-licensed HVAC/refrigeration crews. Its core technology is operational rather than digital: vertically integrated self-perform capabilities that allow the firm to control schedule, quality, and safety across multi-discipline industrial, commercial, institutional, and energy projects.

HWH's revenue model is professional-services project contracting: projects are secured through competitive bidding, direct enterprise sales (led by a VP of Business Development), and long-standing relationships with owners, developers, and public entities. The firm operates three primary service lines — Construction Management, Program Management (introduced in 2016), and The HWH Group's capital/tax-credit advisory arm — serving industrial/manufacturing customers (Sterilite, Kimberly-Clark, International Paper, Norbord, Hydro Aluminum, BHP, Panda Energy), government and tribal clients (Cherokee Nation, Choctaw Nation, US Customs & Border Protection, City of Garland, City of Gainesville, City of Caddo Mills), and education/institutional customers such as Tarleton State University. Marquee programs include the 2.53 million square foot Sterilite build in Davenport, Iowa (2018) — the largest industrial build in the US at the time — and a $200M Cherokee Nation regional health center program management engagement.

The firm is registered as Harrison, Walker & Harper, LLC, an LLC operating in Texas, with no external institutional ownership and a wholly-owned operating subsidiary (The HWH Group). Pricing is project-specific and not publicly disclosed; commercial wins rely on reputation (a 0.73 EMR safety rating, zero OSHA violations), repeat customer relationships, and the ability to bundle multiple service lines under a single contractor. Geographic reach is concentrated in Texas, Oklahoma, and increasingly the Midwest through the Sterilite engagement.

Name

Harrison, Walker & Harper

Legal name

Harrison, Walker & Harper, LLC

Website

https://hwh1887.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1887

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Harrison, Walker & Harper is a fifth-generation, family-owned Texas construction management firm offering self-perform general contracting across industrial, government, renewable energy, modular, and water infrastructure projects. Founded in 1887, the 101–250 employee company operates from Paris and McKinney, TX.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. General Construction Services: HWH generates revenue through construction management contracts, general contracting, and self-perform construction services across multiple service lines including industrial, commercial, and institutional projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

HWH is a self-perform general contractor providing full-service construction management and built-environment services across industrial, institutional, commercial and government clients. Core offerings include Construction Management, Mass Earthwork, Site Utilities, Concrete, Steel Fabrication, Mechanical, Energy (renewable construction), and Modular construction, executed largely with in-house craft labor and supported by a 40,000 SF steel fabrication facility.

Product overview

Harrison, Walker & Harper (HWH) is a construction management company offering a comprehensive suite of construction and built environment services. The company operates as a single unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Core services include Construction Management, Mass Earthwork, Site Utilities, Concrete, Steel Fabrication, Mechanical, Energy (Renewable Energy), and Modular construction. The company self-performs much of its work and has in-house capabilities including a 40,000 SF steel fabrication facility. Services span the full construction lifecycle from site preparation through finishing, serving industrial, commercial, institutional, and energy sector clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Construction Management General construction management services for the built environment — pre-construction planning, execution and post-construction support — delivered for industrial, commercial and institutional owners.
• Mass Earthwork Large-scale earthmoving and site preparation services including excavation, grading and land clearing for industrial and commercial sites.
• Site Utilities Horizontal construction operations including site planning, civil engineering, excavation, finish grading, water detention, roads, railroads, asphalt and concrete paving, boring and trenching, water/sewer lines, storm drainage, natural gas/oil pipelines and compressor stations.
• Concrete Concrete construction services including foundations, flatwork, structural, architectural, sitework, and place and finish operations.
• Steel Fabrication Steel fabrication services from a 40,000 SF, 20-acre facility featuring plasma cutting, welding, and assembly — including structural steel, handrails, mezzanines, stairs, equipment platforms, equipment skids, and piping.
• Mechanical Mechanical services delivered by precision millwrights, welders, pipefitters and sheet metal technicians covering screens, cleaners, debarking drums, fans, blowers, reactors, woodyard equipment, pressure vessels, pumps, tanks, digestors, slakers, generators, pulpwashers and paper machine equipment, performed under State of Texas Air Conditioning & Refrigeration license TACLA00012119C.
• Energy (Renewable Energy Construction) Renewable energy construction services for power, wind, and solar projects — including site clearing/grubbing, excavation and reclamation, soil stabilization, pile driving, foundations, road construction, turbine and solar site construction, substation construction, security fencing, SWPPP, and complete site reclamation.
• Modular Construction Modular construction services with simultaneous site development and building fabrication — surveying, demolition, excavation, grading, site drainage, foundation construction (permanent, semi-permanent, on grade, raised foundations), utility installation, module installation, and interior/exterior finish out.
• Program Management Dedicated program management division providing oversight for large-scale multi-project programs — including the $200M Cherokee Nation regional health center funded in part by an Indian Health Services grant.
• The HWH Group — Capital Strategies and Tax Credit Advisory The HWH Group provides capital strategies, tax credit advisory, and location expertise as a wholly owned operating subsidiary of HWH.

Quantifiable outcome

• 0.73 EMR rating demonstrates strong safety performance
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers14 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

Feature5 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Boldt Company: Employee-owned general contractor specializing in industrial, healthcare, and power/renewable construction with self-perform trades and steel fabrication. Comparable in self-perform philosophy and industrial/energy mix.
• Flintco: Oklahoma-based (Tulsa) construction company with full-service commercial, industrial, and institutional building capabilities, including self-perform concrete and steel. Closely comparable regional general contractor serving similar tribal/government and industrial clients.
• Sundt Construction: Employee-owned general contractor with strong industrial, civil, and renewable energy practices across the Southwest. Comparable self-perform scale and increasing overlap in wind/solar site construction.
• Rogers-O'Brien Construction: Dallas-based general contractor serving commercial, industrial, and institutional clients across Texas with self-perform concrete and specialty trades. Comparable scale, geography, and service-line breadth.
• Brasfield & Gorrie: Private employee-owned general contractor with comparable size, self-perform concrete/steel capabilities, and industrial/manufacturing and healthcare project mix.
• Austin Industries: Texas-headquartered, family-influenced general contractor with self-perform capabilities across industrial, commercial, and infrastructure markets. Highly comparable in regional focus, self-perform model, and Texas industrial/manufacturing client base.
• McCarthy Building Companies: Large employee-owned U.S. general contractor with significant industrial, renewable energy, and healthcare portfolios. Comparable self-perform approach, tribal/government experience, and modular construction capabilities.
• Manhattan Construction Group: Family-owned (fifth-generation) Oklahoma/Texas general contractor with self-perform capabilities across commercial, sports, healthcare, and industrial sectors. Comparable family-ownership profile and South-Central US geographic focus.
• Mortenson Construction: U.S. general contractor with deep wind, solar, and industrial/manufacturing build practices. Directly comparable in renewable energy construction services and self-perform heavy civil scope.

Broad incumbents

• Turner Construction Company: One of the largest U.S. general contractors with broad commercial, healthcare, and institutional coverage. Less regionally focused than HWH but overlaps on large institutional (healthcare) and industrial project opportunities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hwh1887

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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