EDM

What EDM does

EDM Incorporated is a private, 100% employee-owned professional engineering design firm headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, with a second office in Collinsville, Illinois. Founded in 1973 by engineers seeking to deliver full-range consulting services built on talent and vested interest, the firm has operated continuously for over 50 years and transitioned from an Employee Stock Ownership Plan adopted in 1998 to full employee ownership in 2019. The firm operates with approximately 22 staff holding 31 collegiate degrees, including two doctorates, and is led by a senior team with 30-45+ years of individual professional experience.

Name

EDM

Legal name

EDM Incorporated

Website

https://edm-inc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

St Louis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Design Services: Professional services revenue from providing structural, civil, and MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing) engineering design services and project management to clients across multiple sectors including theme parks, commercial, healthcare, education, and infrastructure.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

EDM is an employee-owned professional design firm providing structural engineering, civil engineering, mechanical/electrical/plumbing (MEP) building systems, and project management services for commercial, institutional, governmental, and entertainment clients. Services are sold individually or jointly to deliver complete multi-discipline project integration spanning building design, infrastructure, theme park attractions, healthcare facilities, higher education campuses, and industrial facilities.

Product overview

EDM is an employee-owned professional design firm providing comprehensive engineering services rather than a software product. The company offers four core service lines: Structural Engineering Design, Civil Engineering Design, Building Systems Engineering Design (MEP), and Project Management. These services are provided across multiple industry verticals including Theme Parks and Community Attractions, Corporate and Commercial, Healthcare, Education, Hospitality, Industrial and Manufacturing, Infrastructure, and Parking Structures. The company operates as a traditional engineering consultancy with services offered independently or jointly to enable complete project integration. EDM was established in 1973 and is 100% employee-owned.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Structural Engineering Design Engineering design services for commercial buildings, industrial structures, ride foundations, theme park attractions, animal life structures, parking garage restorations, entertainment and hospitality venues, convention centers, sports facilities, historic restorations, condition assessments, seismic upgrades, and peer reviews.
• Civil Engineering Design Civil engineering services covering stormwater master plans, stormwater and sanitary sewers, creek bank stabilizations, bio-stabilization, FEMA No-Rise certificates, site development, land use and rezoning, roadways and streets, water supply system design, pump stations, feasibility studies, and BMP best management practices.
• Building Systems Engineering Design (MEP) Building systems engineering covering HVAC design, chillers, boilers and pumps, central plants, plumbing design, fire protection and alarm, electrical power distribution, lighting design, emergency power systems, facility assessments, energy studies, life cycle analyses, and BIM/Revit modeling.
• Project Management Single-contact coordination of multiple engineering disciplines and management of specialty consultants, including contract, cost, schedule, quality, risk, and task management from concept to completion.
• Theme Parks and Community Attractions Engineering Specialized engineering for theme parks and visitor attractions including major ride and coaster foundations, loading stations, theatres, animal life structures, thematic elements, restaurants, kiosks, maintenance facilities, electrical distribution, boiler plants, and shade structures.
• Healthcare Engineering Comprehensive healthcare facility engineering design services including MEP/FP engineering, structural engineering, and construction administration for medical facilities, hospitals, and health centers.
• Higher Education Engineering Engineering design for higher education and K-12 facilities including collaborative learning spaces, interactive laboratories, research facilities, specialty structures, recreation complexes, and student centers.
• Infrastructure Engineering Civil engineering services for community infrastructure including stormwater management, drainage, roadways, bridges, and municipal projects.
• Parking Structures Engineering Design and repair services for parking structures including structural engineering, condition appraisals, rehabilitation, and post-tensioned concrete design.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 80% of work comes from repeat or referral clients, demonstrating high client satisfaction

Named customers19 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• PGAV DestinationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEDM serves as subconsultant to PGAV Destinations on multiple theme park projects including Hersheypark Chocolatetown expansion, SeaWorld attractions (Infinity Falls, Electric Eel coaster), and Busch Gardens Verbolten coaster. EDM provides structural engineering services while PGAV serves as lead designer.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• KPFF Consulting Engineers: KPFF is a multi-office structural and civil engineering firm with a similar multi-discipline, employee-involved culture. Comparable in project mix (commercial, healthcare, education, infrastructure) and in operating as a partnership-style consultancy rather than a publicly traded mega-firm.
• Walter P Moore: Walter P Moore is a structural and civil engineering consultancy with comparable size and a focus on complex, high-profile projects including entertainment and cultural facilities. Direct overlap in structural engineering services for commercial, healthcare, and entertainment clients.
• Smith Seckman Reid: SSR is a Mid-South-based engineering consultancy offering MEP, structural, civil and commissioning services. Comparable in scale, multi-discipline integration, and serving healthcare, education, and entertainment clients.
• Ross & Baruzzini: St. Louis-headquartered engineering consultancy with MEP, structural, and technology systems design. Overlapping client base in healthcare, higher education, and government, with similar employee-owned/private culture.
• Primera Engineers: Primera is a Midwest-based MEP/FP and structural engineering firm. Closely comparable in scale, service mix (MEP-led, with structural), and customer verticals (commercial, healthcare, education).
• Thornton Tomasetti: Thornton Tomasetti is a global structural engineering consultancy with strong entertainment, sports, and complex-construction credentials. Overlaps with EDM in ride/attraction structural engineering and in serving marquee entertainment clients.

Regional players

• Horner & Shifrin: St. Louis-based civil, structural, and environmental engineering firm with a similar Midwestern footprint and a focus on infrastructure, municipal, and transportation work. Direct competitor for IDOT/MoDOT, municipal, and infrastructure commissions.

Broad incumbents

• Burns & McDonnell: Headquartered in Kansas City, Burns & McDonnell is a much larger employee-owned multi-discipline engineering firm. Competes for the same industrial, healthcare, federal, and infrastructure clients but at significantly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Arup: Global multi-discipline engineering firm with structural, civil, MEP, and project management services. Competes in theme park and entertainment engineering at the high end and represents the scaled, international version of EDM's integrated service model.

Emerging players

• PGAV Destinations: PGAV is a leading theme park and visitor attraction design firm and EDM's primary partner on Hersheypark, SeaWorld, and Busch Gardens projects. Adjacent in the same vertical but as the lead designer/architect rather than structural engineering subconsultant.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 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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