Quality Enterprises

What Quality Enterprises does

Quality Enterprises USA, Inc. is a privately held, third-generation family-owned heavy civil construction contractor founded in 1969 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and now headquartered in Naples, Florida. The company provides turnkey infrastructure services through six operating divisions: Sewer & Water (pump stations, watermains, forcemains, deep sewer, lift stations), Transportation (roads, bridges, airports, Design-Build), Oil & Gas (Horizontal Directional Drilling through subsidiary Earth View, mainline pipe installation, emergency repairs), Recycled Materials (crushing, screening, rip rap, RAP products), Heavy Civil Construction (dewatering, environmental remediation, foundations, grading, USACE/government work), and QE Concrete (volumetric and ready-mix concrete via 20+ Holcombe Volumetric Concrete Mixer trucks). QE maintains a 350+ workforce and an equipment fleet of 850+ vehicles and heavy assets, self-performing more than 90% of project work — a structural differentiator that compresses coordination costs and enables schedule flexibility on complex jobs.

The company generates revenue primarily through competitively bid fixed-price and Design-Build contracts with government and institutional clients, supplemented by material and concrete sales to third parties. Its customer base is concentrated in the public sector, including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (over $100M in Hurricane Katrina relief work, 2008–2012), U.S. Navy, Collier County, Lee County, the cities of Naples, Venice, and Marco Island, Lee County Port Authority (RSW), Sarasota and Sebring Airport Authorities, and Collier Area Transit. Notable recent wins include a $90 million Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Plant in Fort Myers (2024) — the largest single project in company history — and the Immokalee Area Improvements TIGER Grant project, which earned a 2026 APWA Florida Chapter Transportation Project Award.

QE's technology platform combines a GPS-enabled Caterpillar heavy equipment fleet with Cat Command remote operations (first deployment in Florida, 2025), Microdrones mdLiDAR 3000 UAV-based surveying integrated with Riegl sensors, Trimble 3D machine control with millimeter-grade accuracy, American Auger DD-440T and DD-1100RS maxi-rig directional drills, McElroy T1200 pipe fusion (up to 48" IPS), Tenna GPS fleet management, Exaktime cloud timekeeping, and Vista by Viewpoint construction ERP. The company also operates multibeam sonar for dredge verification. In 2021, QE earned its first Inc. 5000 ranking (No. 4,715) with 51% three-year revenue growth, alongside a No. 213 placement on the Inc. 5000 Regionals: Florida list. Current operations span four offices across Florida, Virginia, Texas, and South Carolina.

Name

Quality Enterprises

Legal name

Quality Enterprises USA, Inc.

Website

https://qeusa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Quality Enterprises is a privately held, third-generation family-owned heavy civil construction contractor serving government, municipal, aviation, and private clients across the Southeast US through self-performed utility, transportation, water, and concrete infrastructure services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Heavy Civil Construction

NAICS

Utility System Construction (2371)

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600)

akta.pro primary industry

Drainage, Waste & Vent (DWV) Systems & Components (IMADALAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Circular Economy & Sustainable Products (Reuse, Repair, Upcycling) (BPAGALAF), Plumbing & Building Drain/Waste/Vent (DWV) Pipe & Fittings (IMANADAG)

Keywords

• Civil construction services
• Heavy civil construction
• Underground utility installation
• Design-build infrastructure
• Transportation infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Naples

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction Project Services: QE generates revenue primarily through construction project contracts with government and private sector clients. The company serves as a full-service general contractor self-performing over 90% of each project, including design-build projects. Revenue comes from awarded contracts for civil infrastructure, utilities, transportation, and specialized construction services.
2. Material Sales (Concrete and Aggregates): Through QE Concrete (launched 2020) and the Recycled Materials division, QE produces and sells poured concrete (various PSI mixes, shotcrete, flowable fill) and recycled aggregate materials to contractors throughout Southwest Florida.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Quality Enterprises is a heavy civil construction contractor that self-performs over 90% of each project, offering complete Design-Build capabilities across six service divisions: Sewer & Water, Transportation, Oil & Gas, Recycled Materials, Heavy Civil Construction, and QE Concrete. The company serves government, municipal, federal, and private-sector clients with infrastructure projects including utilities, roads, bridges, airports, water treatment plants, and environmental restoration, supported by an 850+ vehicle and heavy equipment fleet.

Product overview

Quality Enterprises (QE) is a leading construction firm offering comprehensive civil, building, and specialized construction services. The company operates through six main service divisions: Sewer & Water, Transportation, Oil & Gas, Recycled Materials, Heavy Civil Construction, and QE Concrete (a sub-brand providing poured concrete via Holcombe Volumetric and Ready-Mix trucks). QE offers complete Design-Build capabilities and self-performs over 90% of each project. The company differentiates through advanced construction technology including Cat Command remote operations (first in Florida), Microdrones mdLiDAR 3000 UAV surveying systems, Trimble 3D sitework technology, American Auger directional drills, and McElroy pipe fusing equipment. The technology portfolio supports their core construction services spanning underground utilities, roads, bridges, airports, and environmental restoration projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sewer & Water Services Comprehensive underground utility services including pump stations, deep sewer, watermains, forcemains, water treatment, pipe work, lift stations, bypass pumping, deep sewer construction, and storm drain systems, for government and municipal clients.
• Transportation Services Building roads, bridges, and airports to connect communities, including airport construction, paving, roadway bridge replacements, pedestrian bridges, rehabilitation work, and Design-Build services for government and airport authority clients.
• Oil & Gas Services Full-service pipe installation by Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) to reduce environmental impact, with mainline pipe installation, sheeting & shoring, emergency repairs, and in-house utility fusing services for oil & gas industry clients.
• Recycled Materials Production and supply of recycled aggregate materials using in-house impact crushers, screeners, and densifiers, including aggregates/concrete recycling, rip rap/shoreline protection, custom crushing, and Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) products, sold to contractors.
• Heavy Civil Construction Civil infrastructure project capabilities including dewatering and groundwater control, environmental remediation, foundations, grading and excavation, paving, road construction, USACE/government projects, Design-Build, and concrete services for government and private sector clients.
• QE Concrete Provides poured concrete for contractors by the yard using Holcombe Volumetric Concrete Mixer and Ready-Mix trucks, offering excavatable flowable fill, non-excavatable fill, pipe slurry/grouting, various PSI mix designs, and shotcrete for projects of all sizes.

Quantifiable outcome

• Completed $90M Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Plant project (largest single project to date) in 2024
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature12 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Pape-DawsoncoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPape-Dawson served as the Engineer of Record (EOR) on the Immokalee Area Improvements – TIGER Grant Project, collaborating with QE on a three-year Design-Build project. Provided engineering design for sidewalk and drainage improvements using LiDAR drone data captured by QE.
• Safe Site ConsultingcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSafety consulting partner working with QE's field personnel and management to establish project-specific safety measures and protocols. David Kelley serves as QE's dedicated safety consultant. Partnered on the Immokalee project Safety Committee.
• Collier County (grantor)coreOthersCollier County secured the USDOT TIGER Grant funding and partnered with QE for the Immokalee Area Improvements project. County awarded the Design-Build contract to QE, which self-performed over 90% of the work.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Prince Contracting: Florida-based heavy civil and infrastructure contractor performing site development, roadway, utility, and bridge work across the Southeast. Directly comparable to Quality Enterprises on geography (FL/Tampa-scale footprint), customer base (municipal/state DOT), and self-perform heavy civil delivery model.
• Johnson Brothers Corporation: Heavy civil infrastructure contractor specializing in transportation, water/wastewater, and bridge projects across the Southeast. Comparable to Quality Enterprises on service mix (utilities, transportation, marine infrastructure), self-perform execution, and southeastern state DOT/municipal customer base.
• Anderson Columbia Co., Inc. Florida-based heavy highway and site development contractor with vertically integrated materials (asphalt plants, aggregate quarries). Closely comparable to Quality Enterprises on FL market focus, road construction capabilities, and vertical integration into materials (e.g., QE Concrete and Recycled Materials).
• Masci General Contractors: Florida-based site development and underground utility contractor focused on municipal water, sewer, and roadway projects. Comparable to Quality Enterprises on FL regional focus, public-sector client roster, and self-perform sitework/utilities delivery model.
• Wright Construction Group: Florida-based civil infrastructure contractor delivering sitework, utility, drainage, and roadway projects for municipalities and private developers. Closely comparable to Quality Enterprises on FL Gulf Coast concentration, municipal customer base (Naples-area analog), and underground utility capabilities.
• Hall Contracting: Southeast US heavy civil contractor performing site development, water/sewer utilities, and highway construction for state DOTs and municipalities. Comparable to Quality Enterprises on FL/Kentucky-Tennessee geography, underground utility focus, and self-perform heavy civil delivery.
• C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc. Florida-focused heavy civil and asphalt paving contractor providing road construction, site development, and material supply. Directly comparable on FL geographic concentration, DOT/municipal customer base, and integrated paving/materials operations mirroring QE's Concrete and Recycled Materials divisions.

Broad incumbents

• Granite Construction Incorporated: Large-cap (NYSE: GVA) US infrastructure contractor delivering heavy civil, transportation, and water resources projects with vertically integrated materials. Comparable to Quality Enterprises on core construction services and materials vertical integration but at vastly larger scale with public-market capital access.
• Lane Construction: One of the largest US heavy civil contractors performing heavy/highway, bridge, tunnel, and water infrastructure work nationwide. Compared to Quality Enterprises as a much larger incumbent operating in the same service categories (transportation, water, heavy civil) but with broader geographic scale, larger bonding capacity, and parent-company backing (Webuild).

Emerging players

• Preferred Materials, Inc. Southeast-focused (FL-heavy) asphalt paving and construction materials producer (subsidiary of CRH). Adjacent rather than direct overlap, but comparable to Quality Enterprises on FL presence and the materials-production dimension of QE's concrete and recycled-aggregate business — making it a relevant partial-overlap benchmark as QE's materials business scales.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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