C.J. Coakley Co

What C.J. Coakley Co does

C.J. Coakley Co., Inc. is a Mid-Atlantic specialty trade subcontractor founded in 1962 in the Washington DC market, focused on interior and exterior commercial wall and ceiling systems. Core services span drywall, acoustic and specialty ceilings, traditional and ornamental plaster, light-gauge metal framing and sheathing, thermal and sound insulation, doors/frames/hardware, air vapor barriers, glass partitions, prefabricated exterior wall panels with integrated air barriers, and rainscreen facades. The firm operates a dedicated off-site prefabrication facility on Dorr Avenue in Merrifield, Virginia, and owns its hoisting, scaffolding, mast climbing, and trucking equipment, enabling single-source delivery from exterior stud through finished face.

The company generates revenue through project-based subcontracts awarded by general contractors (including Clark Construction, Grunley, HITT, and Gilbane), with contract sizes ranging from hundreds of thousands to over $20 million. End-customers are split between federal government agencies (DHS, DOJ, Pentagon, IMF, CFPB) and trophy commercial enterprises (Amazon HQ2, Capital One HQ, Marriott HQ, Volkswagen HQ), supplemented by healthcare, museum, multi-family, and data center projects. GTM motion is sales-led and relationship-driven, anchored by long-term GC partnerships and a brand credential of working on iconic DC buildings.

The firm maintains a workforce of 350+ skilled mechanics supported by a formal two-year drywall apprenticeship program co-developed with ABC-Virginia. It holds exclusive distribution rights for Deko Partition Systems in the DC market and a strategic partnership with USG for factory-applied ExoAir air barrier systems. Multiple industry recognitions (WBC Craftsmanship and Star Awards, CISCA Gold Awards, AGC Washington Award of Merit) and an EMR of 0.61-0.72 reflect strong safety and craftsmanship positioning relative to industry averages.

Name

C.J. Coakley Co

Legal name

C.J. Coakley Co., Inc.

Website

https://cjcoakley.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

C.J. Coakley Co., Inc. is a Mid-Atlantic specialty trade subcontractor founded in 1962 that installs drywall, plaster, acoustic ceilings, rainscreen facades, and prefabricated wall systems for general contractors serving federal agencies, trophy commercial tenants, healthcare, museums, and data centers across the greater Washington DC market.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Falls Church

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Specialty Trade Contracting: Revenue generated from providing specialty construction services as a subcontractor to general contractors. Services include interior walls and ceilings, exterior framing and sheathing, plaster and finishes, doors/frames/hardware, insulation, glass partitions, prefabricated exterior walls, air vapor barrier, hoists/scaffolding/trucks, preconstruction services, rainscreen facades, and drywall prefabricated shapes. Work is project-based with contracts ranging from hundreds of thousands to over twenty million dollars.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

C.J. Coakley Co., Inc. is a commercial specialty trade subcontractor providing interior and exterior building enclosure and finish services, including drywall, plaster, acoustic ceilings, building insulation, prefabricated exterior wall systems, rainscreen facades, doors/frames/hardware, glass partitions (Deko), and air/vapor barriers, along with preconstruction planning services. The company serves general contractors and institutional owners across the Mid-Atlantic region from its Fairfax, Virginia base.

Product overview

C.J. Coakley Co., Inc. is a general contractor specializing in interior and exterior construction services for commercial, residential, institutional, and government projects. The company offers a comprehensive suite of construction services organized around core competencies: interior walls and ceilings (drywall, acoustic ceilings, metal stud framing), exterior systems (light gauge metal framing, sheathing, prefabricated exterior walls, air vapor barriers), specialty finishes (plaster, EIFS, Venetian plaster, ornate plaster restoration), and trades (doors/frames/hardware, insulation, rough carpentry, glass partitions). The company serves as an exclusive distributor of Deko Partition Systems and offers Design/Assist preconstruction services. The product portfolio includes rainscreen facades (terracotta, fiber cement, ACM, UHPC), prefabricated wall panels built in their warehouse facility, and drywall prefabricated shapes using CNC cutting equipment. A two-year drywall carpenter apprenticeship program is also offered to develop skilled craftsmen.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Interior Walls & Ceilings

Quantifiable outcome

• EMR (Experience Modification Rate) of 0.72, significantly below industry average of 1.0, demonstrating strong safety performance
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Deko Partition SystemscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 February 2018C.J. Coakley Co. is an exclusive distributor of Deko Partition Systems serving the greater Washington DC market. The partnership allows CJC to provide single-source solution including design, product procurement, and installation of high-end manufactured partition systems, doors, frames, hardware, and other carpentry-related scopes. CJC developed a specialized carpentry division to provide labor for these products.
• United States Gypsum (USG)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2018Partnership with USG for air barrier systems required for sheathing systems. USG's factory-applied ExoAir air barrier allows installation of exterior sheathing with approximately 80% of air barrier complete when sheathing is hung. This enables CJC to be a single-source contractor for complete rainscreen wall - from exterior stud to finished face - reducing trades for general contractors.
• ABC-Virginia (Associated Builders and Contractors)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Partnership to develop the Drywall Apprenticeship Program offering training and education curriculum for interior construction industry. Program requires 2 years of on-the-job training and approximately 300 hours of related classroom instruction. OJT administered by CJC supervisors, classroom instruction provided by ABC-Virginia. Apprentices registered with Virginia Department of Labor.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Marek Companies (Marek Brothers Systems): Marek is a Texas-based national specialty subcontractor providing drywall, framing, insulation, and acoustical ceilings — the closest national scope match to CJC's interior-and-exterior wall/ceiling offerings.
• Anning-Johnson Company: Anning-Johnson is one of the largest wall-and-ceiling specialty contractors in the Mid-Atlantic and nationally, directly competing for the same commercial, institutional, and government scopes CJC pursues.
• KHS&S Contractors: KHS&S is a Tampa-based national specialty subcontractor delivering drywall, framing, plaster, and EIFS — overlapping with CJC's plaster/restoration and rainscreen capabilities at scale.
• Performance Contracting, Inc. PCI is one of the largest interior specialty contractors in the U.S. for walls, ceilings, and insulation — operating at the same scale and scope as CJC across commercial and institutional work.
• F.L. Crane & Sons: F.L. Crane is a specialty walls, ceilings, and EIFS contractor operating across the Southeast and nationally, comparable in scope to CJC's interior/exterior envelope work.
• Precision Walls, Inc. Precision Walls is an East Coast specialty framing, drywall, and ceilings contractor of similar scale to CJC, serving comparable commercial and institutional owners.
• Acoustics Incorporated: Acoustics Inc. is a national specialty ceilings and acoustic systems contractor that competes for the same acoustical ceiling and specialty finishes scopes as CJC's Interior Walls & Ceilings practice.

Emerging players

• Baker Triangle: Baker Triangle is a Texas-based drywall prefab specialist — the most direct competitor to CJC's in-house prefab exterior wall panel capability.
• DG Fabricators: DG Fabricators specializes in prefabricated drywall and exterior wall panels — a niche overlap with CJC's prefab exterior wall system and air barrier integration.

Broad incumbents

• USG / Knauf (Knauf Group): USG/Knauf is the dominant drywall and air barrier materials manufacturer and CJC's named technology partner; while not a subcontractor, it shapes the broader market and competitive context for CJC's wall systems work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/cjcoakleyco
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/c-j-coakley-co-inc-

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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