What Carver & Associates does

Carver & Associates is a privately held, Atlanta-headquartered hospitality procurement and interior design firm founded in 1983 by Larry Carver. The company provides FF&E (Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment) and OS&E (Operating Supplies & Equipment) procurement, award-winning interior design, installation management, and integrated turnkey project management for new-build and renovation projects across hotels, resorts, casinos, restaurants, senior living facilities, and select commercial real estate. Its enterprise client base spans major hotel brands including Hilton, Marriott, IHG, Wyndham, Choice, Hyatt, Radisson, Kimpton, Sheraton, and Embassy Suites, with a dedicated Las Vegas office handling over 11,000 guest rooms for IHG's corporately owned portfolio.

The firm operates a proprietary web-based platform called Sigma Sourcing that provides real-time project visibility, shipment tracking, and coordination across complex multi-vendor hospitality engagements, complemented by a vetted global supply chain network and bilingual regionally embedded teams. Carver runs 7 offices worldwide (3 US in Atlanta, Griffin, and Las Vegas; 4 international in Seoul, Riyadh, and India, plus additional coverage in UAE and East Africa), executing 300+ hotel projects and sourcing 500,000 products annually. International operations are delivered through partnership models, notably Koh & Carver Associates in Korea and Carver/Ames in Saudi Arabia.

Revenue is generated through professional service fees on procurement value, interior design engagements, and integrated turnkey projects, with pricing quoted on a project-specific basis rather than published. Go-to-market is direct enterprise sales targeting hotel owners, developers, brands, and operators, supported by industry events, a portfolio-driven website, and a lean social media presence. The firm is founder-owned and operated, with Larry Carver serving as President and CEO and a recent (July 2026) elevation of Lee Phipps to Chief Operating Officer, alongside a leadership bench that includes senior executives sourced from IHG, Wyndham, Fluor, and Marriott.

Name

Carver & Associates

Legal name

Carver & Associates

Website

https://carverassoc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Carver & Associates is a 43-year-old, Atlanta-based hospitality procurement and interior design firm delivering FF&E and OS&E sourcing, design, and turnkey project management to global hotel, resort, casino, and senior living brands across 7 international offices and 90+ associates.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospitality Procurement Services

NAICS

Interior Design Services (54141), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Food Service Contractors (722310)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospitality & Entertainment Venue Construction (IMAFACAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Specialty Finishes & Decorative Installations (Plaster, Stone Veneer, Feature Walls) (IMAFANAM)

Keywords

• Hospitality FF&E procurement
• Interior design services
• OS&E sourcing
• Turnkey project management
• Hotel procurement

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. FF&E Procurement Services: Strategic sourcing, negotiation, and delivery of furniture, fixtures, and equipment for hospitality projects. Revenue generated through service fees on procurement value.
2. Interior Design Services: Award-winning interior design services including concept development, brand implementation, and renovation design. Billed as part of integrated project engagement.
3. OS&E Procurement Services: End-to-end management of operating supplies and equipment including guest room accessories, kitchen equipment, housekeeping supplies, and custom branding solutions.
4. Turnkey Solutions: Comprehensive project coordination combining interior design, project management, logistics, and installation under single point of contact.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Carver & Associates provides furniture, fixtures and equipment (FF&E) procurement and operating supplies and equipment (OS&E) procurement for hospitality projects, complemented by interior design, project management, logistics, and installation management services. Engagements cover strategic sourcing, vendor negotiation, warehousing, global factory consolidation, fit-out supervision, and long-term re-supply, delivered through turnkey end-to-end engagements under a single point of contact for hotel new-builds, renovations, casinos, restaurants, and senior living facilities.

Product overview

Carver & Associates offers a comprehensive suite of hospitality procurement and interior design services. The core offering includes FF&E (Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment) Procurement, OS&E (Operating Supplies & Equipment) Procurement, and award-winning Interior Design services. These are delivered through integrated Turnkey Solutions that combine Interior Design, Project Management, Logistics, and Installation under a single point of contact. Additional services include Installation Management, Logistics/Reporting/Turnover, and Food Service & Kitchen Equipment sourcing. The company also operates its proprietary Sigma Sourcing web-based platform for FF&E purchasing and project coordination. Together, these services enable Carver to complete over 300 hospitality projects annually, from concept to installation and long-term re-supply.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FF&E Procurement Strategic sourcing, budgeting, vendor negotiation, warehousing, and project closeout for Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment (FF&E) in hospitality projects. Delivered to hotel owners, developers, and brands for new-builds and renovations, with hundreds of hotels opened on time and within budget.
• OS&E Procurement End-to-end management of Operating Supplies and Equipment (OS&E) including guest room accessories, kitchen equipment, housekeeping supplies, and custom branding solutions. Delivered via a strategic three-phase approach (planning, selection, execution) under the Carver Global brand.
• Interior Design Award-winning interior design services creating distinctive guest-driven experiences, including concept development, brand implementation, renovation and conversion design for hotels, casinos, restaurants, and assisted living properties. Specializes in brand prototypes, boutique concepts, and ground-up developments.
• Turnkey Solutions Comprehensive end-to-end project coordination integrating interior design, project management, logistics, and installation under a single point of contact for hospitality projects from concept to completion.
• Installation Management Coordination of logistics and installation including fit-out supervision, Room-in-a-Box standardized installation programs, and vendor coordination for hospitality projects.
• Logistics, Reporting & Turnover Real-time project visibility, shipment tracking, global factory consolidation, and sustainable re-supply programs using web-based software and global supply chain partners to support hospitality projects.
• Food Service & Kitchen Equipment Sourcing and logistics management for full-service kitchens and restaurants, spanning smallwares to large-scale back-of-house systems for hospitality food and beverage operations.
• Sigma Sourcing Platform Proprietary web-based FF&E purchasing platform that provides real-time project visibility, shipment tracking, and coordination across complex hospitality engagements; used internally by Carver & Associates to support its procurement and project management services.

Quantifiable outcome

• 300+ hotel projects completed annually
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Koh & Carver AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partnership in Korea managing all work in Korea for Carver & Associates. Chang Kuk Ko manages operations from Seoul office.
• Carver/AmescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership for Saudi Arabia operations based in Riyadh. Handles Middle East market presence and project delivery.
• Sigma Sourcing PlatformcoreTechnology or IntegrationWeb-based FF&E purchasing platform used by Carver for real-time project visibility, shipment tracking, and procurement coordination across projects.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Hirsch Bedner Associates (HBA): Global hospitality interior design firm with a similarly deep hotel brand portfolio. Closely comparable to Carver's Interior Design practice, often working alongside procurement firms on the same projects.
• Wilson Associates: Hospitality-focused interior design firm serving luxury hotel brands and developers. Directly comparable to Carver's interior design and brand-implementation work for hotel owners and operators.
• ForrestPerkins: International interior design firm specializing in luxury hotels, resorts, and residential. Comparable to Carver in serving premier hospitality brands with full interior design and FF&E-adjacent services.
• Stonehill & Taylor: Architecture and interior design firm with a long-standing hospitality practice serving major US hotel brands. Comparable to Carver in the design and renovation of branded hotel properties.
• Pierre-Yves Rochon (PYR): Paris-based interior design firm specializing in luxury hotels, restaurants, and resorts. Comparable to Carver's award-winning interior design and brand implementation work for premium hospitality clients.
• Simeone Deary Design Group: Hospitality interior design firm known for restaurant, hotel, and casino interiors. Directly comparable to Carver's interior design and OS&E procurement work for restaurants and gaming properties.
• Guest Supply (Sysco): Hospitality supplies and OS&E procurement subsidiary of Sysco, serving hotels with operating supplies and equipment. Directly comparable to Carver's OS&E procurement and re-supply programs.
• Purchasing Management Services International (PMSI): Hospitality-focused FF&E and OS&E procurement firm serving hotel owners and brands. Closely comparable to Carver's procurement and turnkey project management offering for new-builds and renovations.

Broad incumbents

• Gensler: Global architecture and design firm with a large hospitality practice. Comparable to Carver as a much larger, broader incumbent offering design services across the same hotel owner and developer client base.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure and design firm with hospitality and interior design capabilities. Comparable to Carver as a broad incumbent serving the same hospitality development ecosystem, albeit with a much larger portfolio of services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/carver-and-associates-inc-
• Instagraminstagram.com/carver_associates
• Xx.com/CarverAssoc
• Facebookfacebook.com/carverhospitality

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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