71 Construction
71 Construction is a Wyoming-based heavy civil contractor founded in 1979, delivering excavation, asphalt paving, concrete, underground utility, demolition, and aggregate services to municipal, industrial, commercial, and private clients across central and western Wyoming through offices in Casper, Riverton, and Rawlins.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1979
- HeadquartersCasper, United States
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What 71 Construction does
71 Construction is a privately held, Wyoming-based heavy civil contractor founded in 1979 as a joint venture between D & S Company Inc. and Construck, Inc., and operating under the 71 Construction name since 1980 (named for the founders' 1971 high school graduation year). The company delivers a full-service civil construction offering — excavation, grading, demolition, asphalt paving, concrete flatwork and structural work, chip seals, and underground utilities (sanitary sewer, storm sewer, water lines) — to municipal governments, industrial and commercial clients, and private developers across central and western Wyoming through three operational offices in Casper (headquarters), Riverton (since 1989), and Rawlins (since 2010). Revenue is project-based and quoted per engagement through direct sales (phone/in-person inquiries managed by estimators and engineers), with no publicly disclosed pricing.
The business model combines project-based construction services with vertically integrated materials supply: 71 Construction owns and operates hot plants for asphalt production at each of its three Wyoming divisions and produces construction aggregates from company-owned pits in Natrona County, marketed through the affiliated subsidiary 71 Soil & Stone. It also distributes EZ Street polymer-modified cold asphalt products to customers in its service area. The company is led by a founder-aligned management team (Steve Loftin, Chairman; John Woods, President & GM; Shelley Hernandez, VP Operations; Dustin Welch, Secretary Treasurer) and employs 51–100 full-time staff expanding to over 120 during the construction season, covering estimators, engineers, project managers, safety and environmental managers, hot plant managers, superintendents, foremen, mechanics, operators, drivers, and laborers. Geographic scope is Wyoming-only with no disclosed outside-state footprint.
71 Construction firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- 71 Construction
- Legal name
- 71 Construction
- Website
- https://71construction.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1979
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- 71 Construction is a Wyoming-based heavy civil contractor founded in 1979, delivering excavation, asphalt paving, concrete, underground utility, demolition, and aggregate services to municipal, industrial, commercial, and private clients across central and western Wyoming through offices in Casper, Riverton, and Rawlins.
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71 Construction industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Heavy Civil Construction Services
- NAICS
- Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237), Utility System Construction (2371), Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (237110), Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (237310)
- SIC
- Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623), Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Mass Excavation & Bulk Earthmoving (Cut/Fill, Grading) (IMAFAKAC)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Construction Aggregates Mining & Processing (Sand, Gravel, Crushed Stone) (IMADAAAI), Office & Corporate Building Construction (IMAFACAA)
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Where 71 Construction is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Casper
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices5 records
Markets served
71 Construction business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Construction Services: Project-based revenue from construction services including excavation, grading, demolition, asphalt paving, concrete work, underground utilities, and industrial construction. Services are quoted and delivered on a per-project basis.
- Material Sales: Sale of construction materials including asphalt mix, EZ Street cold asphalt, and construction aggregates produced from company-owned pits in Natrona County.
- Aggregate Sales: Production and sale of construction aggregates from company-owned pits in Natrona County, Wyoming.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels2 records
71 Construction product offering
Product offeringCore offering
71 Construction is a full-service heavy civil construction company providing excavation, grading, demolition, asphalt paving, concrete work (flatwork, curb and gutter, structural concrete), and underground utility installation (sanitary sewer, storm sewer, water lines) for municipal, commercial, industrial, and private clients in Wyoming. The company also produces construction aggregates from its own pits in Natrona County through the affiliated 71 Soil & Stone business and distributes the EZ Street polymer-modified cold asphalt product.
Product overview
71 Construction is a full-service heavy civil construction company offering a comprehensive portfolio of construction services and products. The company operates as a single integrated service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Core services include asphalt paving (both traditional hot mix and their proprietary EZ Street cold asphalt product), excavation and site preparation, concrete work (flatwork, curb and gutter, structural concrete), underground utilities installation (sanitary sewer, storm sewer, water lines), demolition, and aggregate sales through their affiliated company 71 Soil & Stone. The company also produces construction aggregates from their own pits in Natrona County.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- EZ Street: Polymer-modified, high performance cold asphalt product for pothole patching, overlays, edge repairs, and utility cuts in various pavement applications
- 71 Soil & Stone
Products and services
- Asphalt Paving Services Full-service asphalt paving including mix sales, asphalt patching, and paving for streets, roads, parking lots, city streets, and state highways. Sourced from the company's own hot plants.
- Excavation and Site Preparation Services Commercial and industrial excavation, site preparation, gravel surfacing, road building, and grading services for municipal, commercial, industrial, and private clients.
- Concrete Services Concrete flatwork, curb and gutter, reinforced structural concrete, concrete and asphalt demolition and removal, core drilling, and slab and hand sawing.
- Underground Utilities Installation Installation and repair of underground utilities including sanitary sewer, storm sewer, and water lines for municipal and private developments.
- Water and Sewer Services Water and sewer line installation and maintenance services for municipal and private infrastructure projects.
- Construction Aggregate Sales Production and sale of construction aggregates from company-owned pits in Natrona County, offered through the affiliated company 71 Soil & Stone at 3570 Opportunity Blvd., Casper, WY 82601.
- EZ Street Cold Asphalt EZ Street is a polymer-modified, high-performance cold asphalt product used for pothole patching, overlays, edge repairs, and utility cuts. It combines cold-mix convenience with hot-mix permanence and can be used in various weather conditions including situations where water is present. 71 Construction distributes EZ Street to customers in its Wyoming service area.
Companies that use 71 Construction
Customer profileNamed customers3 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
71 Construction technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
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AI maturity
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71 Construction partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- EZ Street Asphaltcore71 Construction is a distributor/reseller of EZ Street cold asphalt products, a polymer-modified, high-performance cold mix asphalt used for pothole patching, overlays, and utility cuts. The company sells EZ Street products directly to customers in their service area.
- 71 Soil & StonecoreAffiliated company located at 3570 Opportunity Blvd., Casper, WY 82601. Produces and sells construction aggregates and landscape materials. Operates from company-owned pits in Natrona County, providing vertical integration for 71 Construction's aggregate needs.
- AGC of Wyoming (Associated General Contractors)minorIndustry trade association membership. The Associated General Contractors of Wyoming is a professional trade organization for construction contractors in Wyoming.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves9 records
Expansion highlights5 records
71 Construction competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Knife River Corporation: Large publicly-traded aggregates and heavy civil contractor operating across the western and central US, including active Wyoming operations. Highly comparable because it combines aggregate production, asphalt plants, and full-service heavy civil contracting—the same vertically integrated model 71 Construction operates, but at much larger scale.
- Oldcastle Materials (CRH): North America's largest producer of aggregates and asphalt and a major heavy civil contractor as part of CRH plc. Comparable because it operates the same vertically integrated model (aggregates + asphalt + paving + utilities) that 71 Construction competes with, with overlapping work in western US infrastructure markets.
- Martin Marietta Materials: Major US producer of aggregates and asphalt with operations concentrated in the southern and western US. Comparable because aggregate and asphalt production is the upstream input that 71 Construction's own pits and hot plants replicate—relevant for both competitive dynamics and valuation benchmarking.
- Vulcan Materials Company: Largest US producer of construction aggregates, with asphalt and heavy civil operations concentrated in the south and west. Relevant peer for benchmarking the upstream aggregates portion of 71 Construction's vertical integration, particularly around plant economics and pricing power.
- Granite Construction Incorporated: California-based heavy civil contractor with significant western US operations across highways, bridges, utilities, and site development. Comparable because of overlapping heavy civil service lines (excavation, paving, utilities) and similar government-heavy customer mix, though at materially larger scale.
- Sterling Construction Company: US heavy civil construction company focused on transportation, water, and specialty infrastructure projects. Comparable as a peer in heavy civil contracting with a similar public-sector customer profile; serves as a publicly-traded benchmark for 71 Construction's project mix and contract risk.
Direct peers
- Simon Contractors: Wyoming-based general contractor specializing in heavy highway, site development, concrete, and aggregate production. Direct competitor because both companies serve the same Wyoming municipal and private markets with overlapping scopes (excavation, paving, utilities, aggregates) and similar regional scale.
- McMurry Construction Company: Wyoming-headquartered heavy civil contractor providing site development, utilities, asphalt paving, concrete, and aggregate products across the Rocky Mountain region. Closely comparable because its service portfolio, Wyoming base, and vertically integrated aggregates business mirror 71 Construction's operating model.
Regional players
- Ames Construction: Heavy civil contractor with strong presence across the mountain west and midwest, performing excavation, grading, utilities, and paving for transportation and energy infrastructure. Comparable for large-scale earthworks, utility installation, and industrial site development work—areas where 71 Construction competes for energy-sector projects.
- Ridgeline Excavating: Regional excavation, grading, and utility contractor serving Wyoming and surrounding states with municipal and private site development work. Comparable as a smaller-scale direct competitor operating in similar Wyoming markets for excavation, utility installation, and site preparation projects.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights5 records
Customer concentration
71 Construction financial estimates
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71 Construction leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
71 Construction subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
71 Construction funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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71 Construction M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about 71 Construction
What does 71 Construction do?
71 Construction is a full-service heavy civil construction company providing excavation, grading, demolition, asphalt paving, concrete work (flatwork, curb and gutter, structural concrete), and underground utility installation (sanitary sewer, storm sewer, water lines) for municipal, commercial, industrial, and private clients in Wyoming. The company also produces construction aggregates from its own pits in Natrona County through the affiliated 71 Soil & Stone business and distributes the EZ Street polymer-modified cold asphalt product.
Is 71 Construction a public or private company?
71 Construction is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was 71 Construction founded?
71 Construction was founded in 1979. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is 71 Construction based?
71 Construction is headquartered in Casper, United States, in the North America region.
How does 71 Construction make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Construction Services are the primary driver. The others are material Sales and aggregate Sales.
Who are 71 Construction's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Knife River Corporation, Oldcastle Materials (CRH), Martin Marietta Materials, Vulcan Materials Company, Granite Construction Incorporated and Sterling Construction Company. Direct peers are Simon Contractors and McMurry Construction Company. Regional players are Ames Construction and Ridgeline Excavating.
Does 71 Construction have an API?
No public API is recorded for 71 Construction.
What industry is 71 Construction in?
71 Construction's product category is Heavy Civil Construction Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAFAKAC, Mass Excavation & Bulk Earthmoving (Cut/Fill, Grading), with a secondary code of IMADAAAI, Construction Aggregates Mining & Processing (Sand, Gravel, Crushed Stone). Its NAICS code is 237 and its SIC code is 1600.