What Devon Industrial Group does

Devon Industrial Group (DIG) is a Detroit-headquartered, privately held construction services firm founded in 1998 that provides construction management (at-risk and agency), general contracting, design-build management, program management, and self-perform capabilities in cast-in-place concrete, industrial decommissioning and demolition, and rigging. The company also operates a 24/7 embedded Construction Commodity Management (CCM) practice at Ford's Rouge Complex and Research and Engineering Center, functioning as an on-call small-construction services provider. DIG is structured as a Michigan LLC, WBE-certified by GLWBC and WBENC, MBE-certified by MMSDC (Corporate Plus member of NMSDC), and ISO 9001 certified.

DIG's customer base is concentrated in U.S. industrial and institutional end markets, anchored by Detroit Three automotive OEMs — Ford Motor Company (Rouge EV Center, Romeo V-8, BEV F-150 expansion, Rouge Powerhouse Demolition, Rotunda renovation, decommissioning projects), Toyota (TEMA), Honda (Anna Engine Plant expansion), General Motors (Factory Zero, Lake Orion EV, Warren Technical Center), and Stellantis/FCA — with diversified accounts in healthcare (Henry Ford Health, Detroit Medical Center), higher education (University of Michigan, Wayne State University), K-12 (Detroit Public Schools), municipal government (City of Dearborn), and water/wastewater (Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District). The firm operates primarily in the Midwest (Michigan, Ohio, Indiana) and earns revenue through multi-year fixed-price construction contracts, cost-plus construction management agreements, and design-build engagements, supplemented by self-perform trade work that gives it control over quality, schedule, and cost on critical scope items.

Name

Devon Industrial Group

Legal name

Devon Industrial Group LLC

Website

https://devonindustrial.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Devon Industrial Group is a Detroit-based, WBE-certified construction services firm providing construction management, general contracting, and self-perform concrete, demolition, and rigging services to automotive OEMs, healthcare systems, and universities across the U.S. Midwest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Construction Services

NAICS

Industrial Building Construction (23621)

SIC

Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700)

akta.pro primary industry

Mine Construction & Development Contracting (Shaft Sinking, Tunneling, Pre-Strip, Civil Works) (IMAKAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industrial/Process Piping & Mechanical Contracting (IMAFALAG)

Keywords

• Industrial construction services
• Construction management
• General contracting
• Decommissioning and demolition
• Rigging and equipment installation

Headquarters

HQ city

Detroit

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Construction Management Services: DIG provides construction management services in various forms, either at-risk or as agency, allowing for phased construction and early participation in the process with benefits including pre-planning, early value engineering, and budgeting throughout the design phase.
2. General Contracting: Long record of performing as a General Contractor on a lump sum, competitively bid basis using network of subcontractors along with self-perform capabilities to provide competitive and complete hard bids on fully engineered projects.
3. Self-Perform Services: Self-perform concrete work, decommissioning and demolition, and rigging services. These capabilities allow DIG to control quality, scheduling, and costs on key scope items.
4. Program Management: When owners elect to hire a builder with responsibilities beyond CM or GC, DIG takes expanded responsibilities including overall budgeting, site selection, planning, design solicitation, and interfacing with regulatory entities.
5. Design/Build Management: Using strategic design partners combined with in-house experience, DIG offers full design-build services providing owners with one-stop responsibility.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Devon Industrial Group (DIG) is a Detroit-based construction services firm that delivers Construction Management, General Contracting, Program Management, Design/Build Management, and Small Construction Solutions, complemented by self-perform capabilities in concrete, decommissioning/demolition, and rigging. The firm primarily serves automotive, healthcare, higher education, power/utilities, and government customers, executing industrial plant construction, large equipment installation, facility renovations, and site civil work on projects ranging from several million to over $160 million in value.

Product overview

Devon Industrial Group (DIG) is a construction company offering a portfolio of integrated construction services. Its core offerings include Construction Management, General Contracting, and Program Management, complemented by Self-Perform capabilities in Concrete, Decommissioning & Demolition, and Rigging. The company also provides specialized Small Construction Solutions and Design/Build Management services. These services are delivered primarily to industrial (automotive), healthcare, higher education, and power sector clients across the United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Construction Management

Quantifiable outcome

• EMR of 0.59 (Q1 2025) - 41% better than industry average
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers12 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

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Walbridge (Walbridge Aldinger Company)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWalbridge was the mentoring company to minority construction supplier Devon Contracting. In 1998, with increasing demand for services, Devon Contracting as controlling partner evolved the relationship into Devon Industrial Group (DIG). This partnership created DIG's foundation and continues as a significant relationship. DIG's President Jackie Burnley previously drove supplier diversity efforts at Walbridge.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Whiting-Turner Contracting Company: Major industrial GC with extensive automotive plant experience including body shops, paint shops, and EV facilities. Comparable self-perform capabilities and similar customer profile in industrial manufacturing.
• Mortenson Construction: Large national GC with strong industrial and energy practice serving automotive, manufacturing, and power clients. Comparable delivery model combining self-perform craft with CM/GC services on complex facilities.
• Walbridge Aldinger Company: Walbridge is DIG's foundational partner and direct parent-like entity; both are Michigan-headquartered industrial GCs serving automotive and manufacturing customers with self-perform capabilities. Closest comparable given shared origin, overlapping OEM client base (Ford, GM, Stellantis), and similar project delivery model.
• Barton Malow Company: Michigan-based, employee-owned GC with deep industrial/automotive book and self-perform capabilities across concrete and steel. Directly competes with DIG for the same Ford, GM, and Honda projects in the Midwest.

Broad incumbents

• Gilbane Building Company: Family-owned national GC with strong industrial, healthcare, and education practices. Comparable project mix and similar self-perform approach on complex institutional work.
• Clark Construction Group: Large national GC serving industrial, healthcare, and higher education markets. Overlapping client base in major institutional and automotive customers.
• AECOM (Construction Services): Global infrastructure firm operating a major construction services business serving industrial, healthcare, and energy clients. Competes for large industrial programs and brings larger balance sheet for mega-project scopes.
• Hensel Phelps Construction: National employee-owned GC delivering aviation, industrial, healthcare, and higher education projects. Comparable delivery structure (CM, design-build, GC lump sum) and overlapping vertical mix of healthcare/education/industrial.
• Turner Construction Company: Largest US commercial GC with industrial, healthcare, and higher education portfolios. Competes for share of large automotive and institutional projects DIG also targets, with greater geographic reach.

Regional players

• Brasfield & Gorrie: Major Southeast-based GC with industrial, healthcare, and commercial practices. Comparable self-perform concrete and project delivery approach; competes in same automotive/institutional verticals from a different regional stronghold.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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