What Lantz Construction Company does

Lantz Construction Company is a Class A general contractor headquartered in Broadway, Virginia, specializing in commercial design-build construction across the Shenandoah Valley, Piedmont, and eastern West Virginia. Founded in 1931 and incorporated in 1960 as Lantz Homes, Inc., the company transitioned to commercial construction in 1976. It offers six core service lines: General Contracting, Construction Management, Design-Build, Pre-Construction Consulting, Facility and Industrial Maintenance, and Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings. Differentiated by self-performed capabilities in concrete, masonry, steel erection, rough and finish carpentry, doors, and hardware, Lantz delivers projects for commercial, retail, industrial, healthcare, educational, municipal, religious, and senior living clients.

The company's revenue model is project-based with custom quoting, operating primarily through direct field sales and relationship-based business development within a 90-mile service radius. The firm generated $323M in Construction Put In Place across 589 projects for 201 clients over the trailing 5 years, with a 50% repeat client rate. Key customers include Sentara RMH, James Madison University, Darling Ingredients, Augusta Health Care for Women, F&M Bank, and Bridgewater College, alongside municipal and SMB clients. The company maintains a strategic 55+ year partnership with Star Building Systems for pre-engineered metal buildings.

Lantz became 100% employee-owned through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) in 2019, following ESOP initiation in 2006. The company employs approximately 105 people and is led by President and CEO Chris Weaver, with Kevin Gabel as Director of Operations and Pete Harman as Director of Field Operations. Lantz holds trade recognition including the 2016 Pinnacle Award of Merit from the Natural Stone Institute and a 2018 Heritage Preservation Award, and its work on JMU's Wayland Hall contributed to a LEED Platinum certification.

Name

Lantz Construction Company

Legal name

Lantz Construction Company

Website

https://lantzcc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lantz Construction Company is a Class A general contractor in Broadway, Virginia, delivering commercial design-build, construction management, general contracting, and industrial maintenance services across the Shenandoah Valley, Piedmont, and West Virginia. The 100% employee-owned firm serves commercial, industrial, healthcare, education, and municipal clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Construction Services

NAICS

Nonresidential Building Construction (2362)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro primary industry

Office & Corporate Building Construction (IMAFACAA)

Keywords

• Commercial construction services
• Design-build construction
• Construction management
• Pre-engineered metal buildings
• Facility industrial maintenance

Headquarters

HQ city

Broadway

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. General Contracting: Direct oversight of all aspects of project's construction phase. Project managers work with superintendents to manage day-to-day operations. Self-performed capabilities allow supplementing manpower and managing schedule and quality proactively.
2. Construction Management: Manage or collaborate on entirety of project from inception to completion. Fluid process with early involvement for better risk mitigation and cost-effective results.
3. Design-Build: Responsible for both construction and design process. Can partner with civil engineering/architectural firms or use combined design-build subcontractors. Streamlines project saving time and money.
4. Pre-Construction Consulting: Assess feasibility of project before making further decisions. Identify critical components: scope, schedule, and cost.
5. Facility & Industrial Maintenance: Dedicated team for facility and industrial maintenance with extensive experience in industrial and manufacturing construction.
6. Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings: Partnership with Star Building Systems for pre-engineered steel structures since 1969.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lantz Construction Company is a Class A general contractor licensed in Virginia and West Virginia that delivers commercial design-build, general contracting, construction management, pre-construction consulting, facility and industrial maintenance, and pre-engineered metal building services. The company self-performs key trades including concrete, masonry, steel erection, rough and finish carpentry, doors, and hardware to control schedule and quality for projects in the Shenandoah Valley and Piedmont regions.

Product overview

Lantz Construction Company operates as a single integrated construction services platform offering six core service lines: General Contracting, Construction Management, Design-Build, Pre-Construction Consulting, Facility & Industrial Maintenance, and Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings. The company differentiates itself through self-performed capabilities across concrete, masonry, steel erection, rough and finish carpentry, doors, and hardware trades. As a Class A general contractor licensed in Virginia and West Virginia, the company serves commercial, retail, industrial, educational, healthcare, municipal, religious, and senior living sectors across the Shenandoah Valley and Piedmont areas of Virginia and into West Virginia. The company became 100% employee-owned in 2019 and has completed 589 projects worth $323M in construction over the past 5 years.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• General Contracting Direct oversight of all aspects of a project's construction phase, with project managers and superintendents managing day-to-day operations. Differentiated through self-performed capabilities including concrete, masonry, steel erection, rough and finish carpentry, doors, and hardware, for commercial, industrial, institutional, and municipal clients.
• Construction Management Direct management or collaboration on projects from inception to completion, allowing for in-depth client knowledge, better risk mitigation, and cost-effective project delivery for commercial and institutional owners.
• Design-Build Integrated delivery of both construction and design processes through partnerships with architectural and civil engineering firms or combined design-build subcontractors, streamlining projects to save time and money for commercial clients.
• Pre-Construction Consulting Feasibility assessment services that identify a project's critical components including scope, schedule, and cost, particularly beneficial for clients assessing whether to proceed with a construction project.
• Facility & Industrial Maintenance Dedicated maintenance team specializing in industrial and manufacturing facility maintenance with extensive experience ensuring facilities run efficiently, serving manufacturing facilities within the Shenandoah Valley.
• Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings Pre-engineered steel structures delivered through a long-standing partnership with Star Building Systems (since 1969), offering longevity, design flexibility, and cost savings for commercial and industrial clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50% Repeat Clients - Half of clients return for additional projects
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Star Building SystemscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1969Partnership established in 1969 with Star Building Systems, one of the largest providers of pre-engineered steel structures in the United States. Decades-long relationship speaks to quality of their work. Partnership provides longevity, design flexibility, and cost savings for pre-engineered metal building projects.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• W.M. Jordan Company: Virginia-headquartered commercial general contractor and construction manager with similar design-build delivery model and comparable vertical mix including commercial, healthcare, education, and industrial — directly competes with Lantz for Mid-Atlantic projects.
• Howard Shockey & Sons (Shockey Companies): Long-standing Virginia-based general contractor with a regional Shenandoah Valley / Mid-Atlantic footprint serving commercial, institutional, healthcare, and senior living clients — closely comparable heritage, geography, and service mix to Lantz.
• Hourigan Group: Mid-Atlantic commercial construction manager and design-build firm operating across Virginia and surrounding states — comparable in delivery model, self-perform scope, and target verticals (commercial, healthcare, industrial).

Broad incumbents

• Whiting-Turner Contracting Company: Large Mid-Atlantic-headquartered national GC with extensive commercial, healthcare, education, and industrial portfolio — overlaps with Lantz's verticals and service offerings but at materially greater scale and geographic reach.
• Barton Malow Company: National construction services firm with strong presence in commercial, industrial, and healthcare markets; competes with Lantz for similar project types but operates at significantly larger scale and broader geography.
• Gilbane Building Company: Large family-owned national GC delivering commercial, healthcare, education, and industrial projects — comparable delivery capabilities and vertical mix, but with multi-billion-dollar scale and national footprint.
• HITT Contracting: Large commercial GC specializing in office, healthcare, education, and government work across the Mid-Atlantic and nationally — overlapping target verticals and design-build delivery model, though at much larger scale.
• Clark Construction Group: Major national GC with strong Mid-Atlantic presence in commercial, healthcare, education, and public-sector projects — comparable service mix to Lantz but operating at substantially larger scale and broader geography.
• DPR Construction: National technical builder serving commercial, healthcare, life sciences, and higher education markets — overlaps with Lantz's verticals and design-build delivery, though DPR operates at materially larger scale.
• Holder Construction Company: National commercial and industrial GC serving corporate, healthcare, education, and manufacturing clients — comparable delivery model and target verticals, but operating at significantly larger scale than Lantz.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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