Plote Construction

Name

Plote Construction

Legal name

Plote Construction, Inc.

Website

https://plote.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Heavy Highway and Civil Construction Services

NAICS

Site Preparation Contractors (238910), Land Subdivision (237210), Asphalt Paving Mixture and Block Manufacturing (324121), Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors (23811)

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600), Asphalt Paving & Roofing Materials (2950), Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700)

akta.pro primary industry

Mass Excavation & Bulk Earthmoving (Cut/Fill, Grading) (IMAFAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pavement Construction & Rehabilitation (Asphalt, Concrete, Overlays) (IMAFAEAE), Construction Aggregates Mining & Processing (Sand, Gravel, Crushed Stone) (IMADAAAI), Topsoil Stripping, Stockpiling & Reinstatement (IMAFAKAB)

Keywords

• Heavy highway construction
• Asphalt paving services
• Concrete construction
• Excavating contracting
• Construction materials supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Hoffman Estates

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction Services: Core revenue from heavy highway construction, asphalt paving, concrete construction, excavating, environmental services, and civil construction for government and private clients. Includes site development, commercial/industrial/residential construction, and snow removal services.
2. Construction Materials Sales: Revenue from selling asphalt (via Allied Asphalt), sand, gravel, limestone, concrete, and aggregate materials. Also includes recycled construction materials (asphalt, concrete, roofing shingles, stone).
3. Real Estate Development: Revenue from real estate planning, zoning, entitlements, property management, leasing, site selection, land development and acquisition. Plote develops properties for their own portfolio and for clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Plote Construction is a heavy-highway and civil contractor that self-performs asphalt paving, concrete construction, excavating, environmental services, snow removal, and real estate development for government agencies, airports, and commercial/industrial developers across Northern Illinois. Through sister companies Allied Asphalt and Beverly Materials, the company also produces and sells asphalt mixes, aggregates, sand, gravel, limestone, and recycled construction materials, enabling vertically integrated turn-key project delivery from materials production through final paving.

Product overview

Plote Construction Inc. is a family-owned construction company providing a comprehensive suite of construction services including Asphalt Paving, Civil/Heavy Highway, Concrete Construction, Excavating, Environmental Services, Construction Material Sales, Real Estate Development, and Snow Removal. The company operates with a vertically integrated model through sister companies Allied Asphalt (asphalt manufacturing) and Beverly Materials (aggregate mining/quarrying), enabling turn-key solutions from materials production through construction delivery. The portfolio also includes real estate development, environmental contracting, and Green Soils Management for sustainable soil solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Asphalt Paving

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1 million tons of recycled material produced and used
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and strategic.

• Allied Asphalt Paving CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company acquired in 1989. Allied Asphalt provides asphalt production with plants in Bartlett, Franklin Park, Huntley and West Chicago. Pioneer in asphalt and material recycling. Strategic partner providing integrated materials supply for Plote Construction projects.
• Beverly Materials (formerly Beverly Gravel)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company founded in 1969. Operates three sand and gravel pits in East Dundee and Huntley, plus limestone quarry in Belvidere. Also operates Clean Fill Dumps. Strategic partner for aggregate materials supply.
• Caterpillar (CAT)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlote was hand selected by CAT to be the FIRST IN THE WORLD to own a D6N dozer with integrated GPS. Long-standing relationship spanning 52+ years. Featured in Caterpillar expose.
• TopconstrategicTechnology or IntegrationTechnology provider for stringless paving systems using Topcon Millimeter GPS and LPS technology. Enables faster, easier concrete paving at job sites.
• FCL BuildersstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered on O'Hare Airport cargo expansion project. FCL Builders was the General Contractor with Plote as site contractor responsible for excavation, concrete and asphalt divisions.
• AerotermstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper partner on O'Hare Airport 300 million dollar, 661,000 square foot cargo expansion project.
• Plote Companies (Beverly Materials, Green Resources, Green Soils Management, Waveland Logistics, Waveland Materials)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the Plote family of companies providing diverse services including roadway construction, environmental solutions, sustainable soil solutions, transportation and logistics, and construction materials. Enables cross-industry career growth and integrated service offerings.
• Underground Contractors AssociationstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipates in OSHA Strategic Partnership Program with Underground Contractors Association. Program for contractors committed to working hand-in-hand with OSHA on safety issues for employees and the general public.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Vulcan Materials Company: Largest US producer of construction aggregates (sand, gravel, crushed stone) and asphalt mix; directly comparable to Beverly Materials at a national scale and a competitor for aggregate supply on Plote's projects.
• Martin Marietta Materials: Major US aggregate and asphalt producer with heavy-side infrastructure products analogous to Beverly Materials' pit and quarry operations; industry benchmark for vertically integrated heavy-side materials businesses.
• Sterling Construction Company: Public heavy-civil infrastructure contractor across multiple states; broader geographic and project scale than Plote and a direct bidder on Illinois Tollway mega-projects where capabilities overlap with Plote's heavy-highway division.
• Austin Industries: Family-owned, employee-owned heavy-civil, industrial, and commercial contractor with civil/heavy-highway, paving, and site development capabilities; comparable diversified contracting structure across the Midwest/Texas.
• Granite Construction Incorporated: Large public heavy-civil contractor with materials and paving operations across the western and central US; comparable vertically integrated model and competes with Plote when bidding Illinois highway and airport work.

Direct peers

• IHC Construction Companies: Elgin, IL heavy-civil contractor with excavating, concrete, asphalt, and environmental remediation services mirroring Plote's full-service heavy-highway offering in the same Northern Illinois geography.
• Walsh Group / Walsh Construction: Chicago-based, family-owned heavy-civil and building contractor with deep IDOT, Illinois Tollway, and City of Chicago relationships; the most direct Chicagoland heavy-highway competitor to Plote with comparable bonding capacity and public-sector mix.
• Lake County Grading Company: Libertyville, IL earthwork, excavation, and site preparation contractor serving Lake and Cook counties; competes head-to-head for IDOT, county, and private site development scopes that anchor Plote's excavating business.
• Curran Contracting Company: Crystal Lake, IL heavy-highway, excavation, and asphalt paving contractor serving Chicagoland and Northern Illinois counties; directly competes for the same IDOT, county, and municipal highway and site prep scopes that Plote pursues.
• K-Five Construction: Chicago-area heavy-highway and asphalt paving contractor with multiple plants; competes with Allied Asphalt/Plote on tollway resurfacing, municipal street work, and commercial paving in the same Chicagoland market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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