What Vollers does

Vollers (legal name: Vollers Excavating and Construction, Inc.) is a family-owned, 100% employee-owned (ESOP) civil construction services company founded in 1949 and headquartered in North Branch, New Jersey, with a secondary office in Easton, Pennsylvania. The firm operates as a holding company over a portfolio of five affiliated or wholly-owned brands — Vollers Excavating and Construction, HVI Services (recycling), Assuncao Brothers, Aspen Landscaping and Construction, and Layout, Inc. (surveying, acquired January 2024) — and delivers an integrated suite of services including sitework, paving, environmental remediation, utilities, engineering/design-build, demolition, landscaping, concrete, and stormwater inspection. Its technology stack centers on GPS-controlled grading fleets, Agtek earthwork and CAD software, and in-house surveying and drafting, enabling stakeless grading and tighter data integration from survey through execution.

Vollers' revenue model is project-based across three primary customer segments: private developers and commercial clients, government and public-sector entities, and general contractors/construction managers. Pricing is custom-scoped per project, with revenue recognized on a contract basis; HVI Services adds a quasi-recurring recycling revenue stream (mulch, RAP, RCA) from the 10-acre facility. The go-to-market motion is enterprise direct sales led by executives (notably EVP Chris Vollers), with no public pricing, no self-service channel, and no digital marketing beyond LinkedIn, Instagram, and earned media via PRNewswire. The company holds a deep stack of NJDOT DPMC certifications (C021, C054, C056, C058, C059, C115, C119) plus NJDEP UST Closure, PADEP UST/AST Removal, and Class B Recycling licenses, which collectively prequalify it for public infrastructure bids.

The business is operated under a hybrid ownership structure: family-controlled through Chairman Rob Vollers and EVP Chris Vollers, with broad employee participation via the ESOP, and professionalized through outside board members added in 2019 and a CEO transition in July 2024 to Brendan Murray. Operational performance is anchored by an EMR of 0.608 (well below the 1.0 industry average), over 1,000,000 hours without a lost-time accident, and more than 200,000 tons of waste recycled annually. Revenue is not publicly disclosed and there is no external funding; growth has been funded organically and through tuck-in acquisitions such as Layout, Inc.

Name

Vollers

Legal name

Vollers Excavating and Construction, Inc.

Website

https://vollerscompany.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Vollers is a family- and 100% employee-owned civil construction services firm founded in 1949 in New Jersey, delivering integrated sitework, paving, utilities, demolition, environmental, engineering, and surveying services to private developers, general contractors, and public-sector clients across the Northeast.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Construction Services

NAICS

Flooring Contractors (238330), Support Activities for Metal Mining (213114)

SIC

Wholesale-Construction & Mining (No Petro) Machinery & Equip (5082), Construction Machinery & Equip (3531)

akta.pro primary industry

Dewatering & Groundwater Control (Wellpoints, Deep Wells, Cutoff Systems) (IMAFAOAF)

Keywords

• Civil construction services
• Site preparation services
• Underground utility installation
• Environmental remediation services
• Construction demolition services

Headquarters

HQ city

Somerset

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction Services - Private Sector: Project-based construction services for private developers and commercial clients including sitework, paving, utilities, demolition, environmental remediation, and engineering services. Revenue is generated through project contracts typically quoted and billed based on scope of work.
2. Construction Services - Public Sector: Public infrastructure and construction projects for municipalities and government entities. Projects include utilities installation, road construction, stormwater management, and environmental remediation services.
3. Licensed Environmental Services: NJDEP-licensed underground storage tank closure services and PA DEP UST & AST removal licensed services. Revenue generated through specialized remediation and closure project contracts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Vollers provides integrated civil construction services including sitework, paving, utilities, demolition, environmental remediation, engineering design-build, concrete, landscaping, and stormwater system inspection/maintenance. Through its portfolio of subsidiaries (VOLLERS Excavating, HVI Services recycling facility, Assuncao Brothers, Aspen Landscaping, and Layout, Inc. surveying), the company delivers turnkey project solutions to private developers, commercial clients, general contractors, and public/municipal clients across New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Product overview

Vollers is a family-owned construction services company established in 1949, operating as a holding and management company that owns and partners with multiple construction service brands. The portfolio includes core company VOLLERS Excavating and Construction, Inc. (civil construction since 1949), HVI Services (10-acre recycling facility), Assuncao Brothers, Inc., Aspen Landscaping and Construction, Inc., and Layout, Inc. (acquired 2024, construction surveying). The company offers integrated service offerings including Sitework (GPS-controlled earthwork), Paving (new installation and mill/overlay), Environmental (brownfields remediation), Utilities (water, sewer, infrastructure), Engineering (design-build civil engineering), Demolition (turnkey structural), Landscaping, Concrete, and Stormwater System Inspection and Maintenance. Services are provided through operationally independent entities that can be bundled for client projects, enabling single-project management for demolition/sitework packaged solutions. The company is 100% employee owned and has facilitated private, commercial, and public projects for over 75 years.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sitework Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,000,000+ hours without a lost-time accident
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Layout, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 January 2024VOLLERS, Inc. acquired Layout, Inc., a New Jersey-based construction survey firm. The acquisition extends VOLLERS' service offerings to include surveying capabilities. Leadership integration involves Brendan Murray (President) expanding to lead Layout, Giuseppe Messina Jr. appointed as VP of Survey at Layout, and James Flores appointed as Director of Project Management at Layout. The deal aims to enhance client value through operational synergy and industry leadership.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ferreira Construction: New Jersey-based heavy civil contractor providing site work, utilities, paving, and environmental remediation services to public and private clients across the Northeast, directly comparable to Vollers' core service portfolio and regional footprint.
• Crisdel Group: New Jersey-based paving, sitework, and utility contractor serving public and private clients in the NY/NJ metro area, with overlapping service offerings in asphalt paving, excavation, and infrastructure installation.
• J. Fletcher Creamer & Son: Multi-generation New Jersey heavy civil contractor specializing in site development, utilities, paving, and environmental remediation, with similar employee-retention culture and integrated service model to Vollers.
• Earle Asphalt Company: New Jersey-based paving, milling, and sitework contractor serving municipal and private clients in the Northeast, comparable to Vollers' paving and site preparation service lines with similar regional customer base.
• Mount Construction Co. New Jersey-based heavy highway and site construction contractor providing utilities, paving, excavation, and concrete services to public and private clients, with similar mid-size regional positioning to Vollers.
• Hall Construction Co. New Jersey paving, utilities, and site work contractor with similar service offerings to Vollers including asphalt paving, underground utilities, and infrastructure installation for municipal clients.
• Northeast Remsco Construction: New Jersey-based heavy civil contractor providing water main installation, sewer, paving, and site development services for municipal and private clients, with comparable utility and infrastructure focus.

Broad incumbents

• Tilcon New York Inc. Large Northeast aggregate, asphalt, and construction services company with paving and sitework operations overlapping Vollers' market, offering broader materials integration and bonding capacity.
• Tutor Perini Corporation: Major national civil construction contractor with civil, building, and specialty divisions that compete for large-scale Northeast infrastructure projects, representing the larger incumbent pressure on regional contractors like Vollers.
• Greenman-Pedersen Inc. Mid-Atlantic engineering and construction services firm providing site development, utilities, paving, and environmental services across multiple states, with overlapping service portfolio to Vollers but broader geographic reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xinstagram.com/vollers_inc/?hl=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vollers
• Instagraminstagram.com/vollers_inc/?hl=en

Compliance14 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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