Team Elmer's

What Team Elmer's does

Team Elmer's is a Traverse City, Michigan-headquartered heavy civil construction company founded in 1956, operating through six integrated divisions — asphalt, excavation, concrete, aggregate, trucking, and crane & rigging — delivered via 15 Michigan office, pit, and batch plant locations and a workforce of more than 500 employees. Its wholly-owned subsidiary Elmer's Crane and Dozer, Inc. bids MDOT pre-qualified work across 20+ construction categories including concrete pavement patching, hot mix asphalt paving, grading, drainage, bridges, structural steel, and tunneling. Customers span state and municipal governments (notably MDOT, City of Traverse City, City of Petoskey, Traverse City Area Public Schools), commercial enterprises, and residential clients across Northern Michigan and parts of the Southeastern Upper Peninsula.

The company operates a capital-intensive service stack: it owns and self-performs with cranes ranging from 40 to 190 tons with up to 331 feet of reach, heavy-haul equipment with up to 120,000 lb interstate and 150,000 lb Michigan beam-trailer capacity, a portable self-erecting concrete batch plant producing over 150 cubic yards per hour, full-depth reclamation equipment processing up to 18,000 square yards per day, mobile custom-crushing rigs, GPS-guided dozers via Trimble GCS900, and a fleet of ready-mix and dump trucks. Differentiated offerings include pervious concrete for EPA stormwater compliance, warm mix asphalt produced at 50-70°F lower temperatures, precast concrete products, helical and auger-cast piling systems with field load testing, and vacuum truck and hydro-excavation services.

The business model is project-based and quote-driven across all services, with no publicly disclosed pricing. Revenue streams include one-time construction project services (asphalt paving, excavation, concrete work, crane and rigging, site development), recurring/transactional aggregate and ready-mix material sales from multiple pit and plant locations, trucking-for-hire for bulk commodities, and government contracting via MDOT bid lettings and DBE quote solicitation. Distribution is direct — free estimates, regional sales staff, and field-based engagement with project managers and municipalities — supported by industry association partnerships (APAM, MITA, Builders Exchange, Michigan Society of Professional Engineers, NAHB) and digital marketing through case studies, SEO, and social. The company transitioned to 100% employee ownership (ESOP) in 2023 and holds multiple industry certifications including EPA Lead-Safe, MSHA, HAZWOPER, NESHAP, and Michigan Veteran-Friendly Employer Silver Level.

Name

Team Elmer's

Legal name

Team Elmer's

Website

https://teamelmers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Team Elmer's is a Traverse City, Michigan-based heavy civil construction company offering asphalt, excavation, concrete, aggregate, trucking, and crane & rigging services through 15 locations and 500+ employees across Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Heavy Civil Construction Services

NAICS

Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors (23811)

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600)

akta.pro primary industry

Rock Excavation, Blasting & Quarry-Assist Works (IMAFAKAE)

Keywords

• Heavy civil construction
• Asphalt paving services
• Excavation site development
• Ready mix concrete
• Crane rigging services

Headquarters

HQ city

Traverse City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices18 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction Project Services: One-time project-based revenue from asphalt paving, excavation, concrete work, crane services, and site development for commercial, municipal, and residential customers.
2. Aggregate Material Sales: Sale of sand, stone, and gravel materials from multiple pit locations. State-certified material with on-site testing facilities.
3. Trucking and Hauling Services: Revenue from commodity aggregate bulk movements, agricultural crops, raw materials, foundry handling, cement and fly ash transportation.
4. Ready Mix Concrete Sales: Sale of ready-mix concrete from multiple batch plant locations for various commercial and residential applications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Team Elmer's is a heavy civil construction services company operating six integrated divisions: asphalt paving, excavation, concrete, aggregates, trucking, and crane and rigging. The company delivers site development, road construction, underground utilities, environmental remediation, and infrastructure projects for commercial, municipal, governmental, and residential customers throughout Northern Michigan. It sells aggregate materials and ready-mix concrete from its own plant and pit network, and operates specialized equipment fleets including cranes up to 190 tons and portable concrete batch plants.

Product overview

Team Elmer's is a construction services company offering an integrated portfolio of heavy civil construction services through six divisions: asphalt, excavation, concrete, aggregate, trucking, and crane and rigging. The company operates as a unified service offering rather than a software platform. The core services include asphalt paving (commercial, municipal, residential, warm mix), excavation (custom crushing, demolition, dewatering, land clearing, landfill construction, pipe fusing, retaining walls, site development, soil remediation, underground utilities, vacuum trucks, wastewater treatment), and concrete services (ready mix, pervious, portable plant, precast, pump trucks, septic tanks). Supporting services include crane and rigging (crane services, heavy haul trucking, machinery moving), aggregates (sand, stone, gravel at multiple plant locations), and specialty services like piers and piles (auger cast, helical, micro, push, sheet, H-steel, wood piles), snow removal, and restoration. The company also provides construction-related tools including a concrete calculator and pervious concrete PDF resources. All services are delivered through the company's 15 Michigan locations with over 500 employees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Asphalt Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Pervious concrete reduces/eliminates stormwater runoff and eliminates need for retention ponds
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 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

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry association partnership supporting infrastructure and transportation development in Michigan. Active membership in state-level construction industry organization.
• Michigan Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegulatory relationship with state licensing body for construction industry compliance and contractor licensing.
• Builders Exchange of NW MichiganminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional construction industry association providing networking and project referral opportunities in Northwest Michigan.
• Michigan Society of Professional EngineerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional engineering society partnership supporting technical excellence and industry standards.
• Home Builders Association Grand Traverse AreaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional home builder partnership for residential construction project referrals and industry collaboration.
• Asphalt Pavement Association of Michigan (APAM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProducer member of APAM with multiple awards including Environmental Award and Awards of Excellence. Active participation in asphalt industry standards and practices.
• Cool Climate Concrete (C3)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership supporting sustainable concrete practices through environmental initiatives including pervious concrete and warm mix asphalt.
• Michigan Recycling CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecognition as Recycler of the Year in 2008. Partnership supporting construction material recycling programs.
• National Association of Home BuildersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNational home builder association membership for industry advocacy and networking.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ajax Paving Industries: Long-standing Florida- and Michigan-based paving and heavy civil contractor with asphalt plant network and aggregate operations. Highly comparable in combined paving/aggregate/earthworks service offering and DOT pre-qualification posture.
• Fisher Contracting Company: Michigan-based heavy civil and excavation contractor serving MDOT, municipal, and private clients across Lower Michigan. Direct peer in scope, customer mix (DOT-heavy), and regional operating geography.
• Hardman Construction: Michigan-based heavy civil contractor with earthmoving, underground utilities, and concrete capabilities serving MDOT and commercial/industrial customers. Comparable in scale, geography, and multi-division service structure.
• Payne & Dolan: Midwest heavy civil and paving contractor (Wisconsin) operating fully integrated aggregate, asphalt, concrete, and earthmoving operations for DOT and private customers. Closest direct peer to Team Elmer's vertically integrated six-division model.
• Bacco Construction Company: Michigan heavy civil and excavating contractor with material production capabilities, active in MDOT and municipal work across Michigan. Direct regional peer with overlapping service mix and customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Granite Construction: Publicly traded national heavy civil contractor with material/aggregate production, paving, and earthmoving operations. Larger, publicly listed incumbent operating at far greater scale with similar integrated business mix.
• Walsh Group / Walsh Construction: Major diversified Midwest-based contractor with heavy civil, transportation, and building divisions; national footprint with strong DOT presence. Larger, broader incumbent that competes for the same large MDOT and municipal projects.
• Kokosing Construction Company: Ohio-based heavy civil and transportation contractor (Kokosing family of companies) with earthmoving, paving, and structures capabilities. Competes for large DOT and infrastructure work in the Midwest.

Emerging players

• Spaulding Companies: Michigan-based contractor with aggregate mining and asphalt production operations serving Northern Lower Michigan. Smaller aggregate/asphalt-focused peer with overlapping regional customer base.

Regional players

• E.T. MacKenzie Company: Michigan heavy civil contractor performing excavation, underground utilities, and site development. Smaller regional peer with overlapping earthworks and utility scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/teamelmers

Compliance13 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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