What Johnson & Jordan does

Johnson & Jordan, Inc. is a privately held, 100% employee-owned full-service mechanical contractor founded on September 3, 1991, in Scarborough, Maine. The company employs 250+ employee-owners across five locations in Maine and New Hampshire, including a 12,000 sq ft dedicated pre-fabrication facility in Westbrook. Its business spans eight service divisions: Building Automation Systems (BAS), commercial HVAC and plumbing, electrical services, pre-fabrication, a 24-hour Service Department, special projects, irrigation, and wastewater. Customer concentration sits in commercial, healthcare, and educational construction, with named anchor projects including Maine Medical Center (reported $11M) and Bates College. The typical project size managed is in the $8-15M range, reflecting an enterprise-field-sales go-to-market focused on large-scale schematic-level selection for institutional clients.

The company's core technology is rooted in open-protocol Building Automation Systems that support BACnet, LonWorks, Modbus, and legacy protocols, paired with in-house engineering and pre-fabrication capabilities. This allows J&J to integrate multi-vendor building systems while giving customers freedom from vendor lock-in, an important differentiator against proprietary BAS vendors. The Westbrook fabrication facility, equipped with two five-ton bridge cranes and plasma cutting equipment, supports just-in-time component delivery that reduces jobsite labor costs and schedule risk on complex healthcare and academic builds. The company also operates a recurring Service Department providing 24-hour emergency repair, preventive maintenance, irrigation winterization, and backflow testing, which produces a subscription-style revenue layer atop the project-based core.

Johnson & Jordan makes money through a mix of project-based mechanical contracting and recurring service contracts. Revenue is generated primarily through design/build, design/assist, and plan/spec delivery methods for commercial, healthcare, educational, and municipal clients across Maine and New Hampshire. Maintenance contracts, irrigation seasonal services, and wastewater infrastructure work provide recurring revenue. The employee-owned governance model, a CSP-led safety department with 290+ safety-trained team members, and a 2019 ABC Safety Recognition in the Northeast US reinforce the company's positioning for institutional and state-level project selection. Revenue is not publicly disclosed and the company has no institutional investors, M&A activity, or parent company ownership, reflecting its status as a stable, founder-aligned regional operator.

Name

Johnson & Jordan

Legal name

Johnson & Jordan, Inc.

Website

https://johnsonandjordan.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Johnson & Jordan is a 100% employee-owned, full-service mechanical contractor founded in 1991 serving commercial, healthcare, educational, and municipal clients across Maine and New Hampshire through HVAC, plumbing, electrical, BAS, pre-fabrication, irrigation, and wastewater services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mechanical Contracting Services

NAICS

Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (238220), Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (23822), Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors (23821)

SIC

Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700)

akta.pro primary industry

HVAC & Refrigeration Contracting (IMAFALAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Plumbing & Pipefitting Contracting (IMAFALAC)

Keywords

• Mechanical contracting services
• Commercial HVAC plumbing
• Building automation systems
• Electrical services contracting
• Pre-fabrication mechanical assemblies

Headquarters

HQ city

Scarborough

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Mechanical Contracting Services: Project-based revenue from design/build, design/assist, and plan/spec delivery methods for commercial, healthcare, and educational mechanical systems including HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and building automation
2. Service & Maintenance Contracts: Ongoing service contracts providing 24-hour emergency repair, preventive maintenance, and routine operating maintenance for installed systems
3. Irrigation Services: Installation and maintenance of residential and commercial irrigation systems including spring startups and fall winterization contracts

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Johnson & Jordan is a full-service mechanical contractor that designs, installs, and services commercial HVAC, plumbing, electrical, building automation, irrigation, wastewater, and pre-fabricated mechanical systems for healthcare, educational, commercial, and municipal clients in Maine and New Hampshire. The company delivers projects through Design/Build, Design/Assist, and Plan & Spec methods, supported by in-house engineering and a 12,000 sq ft pre-fabrication facility, with project values typically ranging from $8 to $15 million.

Product overview

Johnson & Jordan is a full-service mechanical contractor offering a portfolio of integrated service divisions. The core offerings include BAS (Building Automation Systems), Commercial HVAC & Plumbing, Electrical Services, Irrigation, Pre-Fabrication, Service Department, Special Projects, and Wastewater services. These divisions work together to provide comprehensive mechanical contracting solutions for commercial, healthcare, and educational facilities in Maine and New Hampshire, with in-house engineering capabilities and a 12,000 sq ft fabrication facility supporting just-in-time delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BAS (Building Automation Systems) End-to-end Building Automation System solutions using open-protocol technologies (BACnet, LonWorks, Modbus) with custom programming, control panel design, and multi-protocol integration services for commercial and institutional facilities.
• Commercial HVAC & Plumbing Full-service mechanical contracting for commercial, hospital, institutional, and educational projects including new construction and renovation, with project management typically in the $8 to $15 million range.
• Electrical Services Licensed electrical services including medium/high voltage installation, panel upgrades, security systems, fire alarms, temperature controls, CCTV, infrared testing, and fiber optics for commercial and institutional clients.
• Irrigation Complete automatic irrigation system installations for residential and commercial customers, including system revamps, lake systems, maintenance contracts, spring start-ups, and winterization services.
• Pre-Fabrication In-house fabrication facility in Westbrook, Maine with 12,000 square feet, two five-ton bridge cranes, welding and plasma cutting equipment, providing just-in-time component delivery to reduce jobsite costs.
• Service Department 24-hour emergency service, preventive maintenance, plumbing services (camera scoping, backflow testing), heating/cooling repairs, and irrigation services for installed facility systems under ongoing service contracts.
• Special Projects Design/Build and design-assist solutions for holistic facility retrofits and end-to-end system replacements, working in occupied facilities with pre-planning to minimize disruptions.
• Wastewater Municipal and public works wastewater services including pump station repairs, UV repairs, concrete repairs, boiler replacements, pipe repairs, aeration rebuilds, and odor control.

Quantifiable outcome

• Incident Rate for 2019 was 16% lower than the mechanical trades industry average

Named customers2 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

Feature2 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• IES Holdings: Electrical and mechanical services contractor with commercial, industrial, and data center exposure. Comparable to J&J's electrical contracting and integrated mechanical capabilities.
• Limbach Holdings: Public mechanical contractor providing HVAC, plumbing, and building automation services to commercial, healthcare, and institutional clients. Closely comparable to J&J in service mix, target verticals, and project-based delivery model.
• Southland Industries: Full-service mechanical contractor delivering HVAC, plumbing, and building automation with significant pre-fabrication capabilities. Directly comparable to J&J's integrated design/build model and pre-fab-driven delivery.
• Murphy Company: Employee-owned mechanical contractor providing HVAC, plumbing, and process piping for commercial, healthcare, and industrial clients. Closely comparable to J&J in employee-ownership culture and institutional project focus.

Broad incumbents

• Comfort Systems USA: Large national mechanical contractor offering HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and building automation across commercial and industrial markets. Overlaps with J&J's core mechanical contracting scope but operates at much greater scale and geographic breadth.
• EMCOR Group: Fortune 500 mechanical and electrical construction services provider with extensive healthcare, education, and commercial exposure. J&J's healthcare and education focus and BAS offering closely mirror EMCOR's institutional building services.
• APi Group: Diversified safety, specialty, and industrial services holding with mechanical contracting and building automation subsidiaries. Comparable in BAS and lifecycle services, though broader in scope than J&J.
• Carrier Global: Global HVAC equipment manufacturer and building automation provider whose controls and equipment often integrate with J&J's BAS installations. Adjacent rather than directly competing, but a key ecosystem partner for BAS projects.
• Johnson Controls: Global building automation, HVAC, and energy services company whose Metasys and OpenBlue platforms compete with and complement J&J's open-protocol BAS work. Major incumbent shaping the BAS market J&J serves.

Emerging players

• HB Mechanical Group: Mid-Atlantic mechanical contractor specializing in HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection for institutional clients. Comparable service mix and vertical focus but smaller scale and more limited geographic reach than J&J.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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