What Excel Engineering, Inc. does

Excel Engineering, Inc. is a private, employee-owned, full-service architecture and engineering firm headquartered at 100 Camelot Drive, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, employing more than 330 professionals across integrated civil, structural, cold-formed steel, precast concrete, electrical, mechanical & plumbing, process & packaging, surveying, and project management disciplines, plus architecture, interior design, BIM, prefab design, landscape architecture, and branding & signage services. The firm serves enterprise clients across North America — with primary density in the Midwest — including food & ingredients processors (Sargento, Grassland Dairy, Agropur, First District Association, Dairy Farmers of America, Galloway Company), industrial manufacturers (Mercury Marine), dental services (Aspen Dental, 750+ locations), telecommunications (Verizon, 550+ locations since 2007), quick-service restaurants (Hawaiian Bros, Mister Car Wash), healthcare (Chapter Aesthetic Studio), financial institutions (Bank First, Glacier Hills Credit Union), education (Central Wisconsin Christian School, Kettle Moraine High School), religious, residential developers (Roberts Homes, Veridian Homes), and municipal customers. Its technology stack centers on Building Information Modeling, CAD and 3D modeling, 3D laser scanning surveying, prefabrication / Kit of Parts design, and specialty structural-glass engineering, used to deliver projects such as the Hononegah High School Field House (award-winning precast) and multi-billion-pound dairy processing facilities. Revenue is generated project-by-project on a professional-services basis through direct enterprise sales engagements with quote-based pricing — no public price list is published — using a sales-led GTM anchored by long-term client relationships that frequently span decades, supplemented by website, LinkedIn, and industry-event presence. The firm is privately held under ESOP ownership with no external investors, parent company, or M&A activity disclosed.

Name

Excel Engineering, Inc.

Legal name

Excel Engineering, Inc.

Website

https://excelengineer.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Excel Engineering, Inc. is an employee-owned, full-service architecture and engineering firm in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, with 330+ in-house professionals delivering integrated architectural, engineering, BIM, and project management services to enterprise clients across North America, primarily in food & ingredients, industrial, retail, healthcare, and telecom verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Fond Du Lac

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel

Revenue model

1. Architecture & Engineering Services: Project-based professional services revenue generated through comprehensive architectural and engineering design services including commercial architecture, industrial architecture, civil engineering, structural engineering, electrical, mechanical & plumbing, and specialty services.
2. Project Management Services: Construction project management services including on-site representation, quality control, conflict resolution, weekly project meetings, multi-discipline tracking, shutdown scheduling, construction schedule tracking, and budget tracking.
3. Branding & Signage Services: Creative studio services for marketing and facility branding including brand identity, facility branding, presentations, photography, and videography.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Excel Engineering is an employee-owned architecture and engineering firm based in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, providing integrated architectural, engineering, and design services across a range of markets.

Product overview

Excel Engineering is an employee-owned, full-service architecture and engineering firm headquartered in Fond du Lac, WI, with more than 330 professionals serving clients across North America. The company operates as a single integrated platform offering comprehensive architectural and engineering services, including Commercial Architecture, Industrial Architecture, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Cold-Formed Steel Engineering, Precast Concrete Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical & Plumbing Engineering, Processing & Packaging Engineering, Specialty Structures & Glass, Surveying, Project Management, Prefab Design, Landscape Architecture, BIM, Interior Design, and Branding & Signage. These services serve diverse markets including food & ingredients, industrial, municipal, religious, retail, residential, hospitality, corporate, and education sectors. The integrated in-house approach enables cross-disciplinary coordination while delivering comprehensive design solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural and Engineering Design Services Integrated architectural, engineering, and design services delivered to clients across a range of markets.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 750 Aspen Dental locations completed nationwide
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Roberts HomesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative relationship with residential developer Roberts Homes for housing development projects including EsterBrooks Estates (17 residential lots) and Hawk's Landing conservation subdivision (13 lots). Excel provides civil engineering and surveying services while Roberts Homes handles home building.
• Veridian HomesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with award-winning Wisconsin-based homebuilder Veridian Homes for Evergreen Fields neighborhood development in Menomonee Falls, WI. Excel provides site development engineering including due diligence, subdivision design, street & utility design, permitting, and stormwater engineering.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• HDR, Inc. HDR is a large full-service architecture/engineering firm with deep food processing, industrial, and federal market practices. Comparable to Excel in offering integrated A&E services across multiple disciplines, but operates at significantly greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Burns & McDonnell: Burns & McDonnell is a 100% employee-owned full-service engineering, architecture, construction, and consulting firm with strong food & consumer products and industrial practices. Shares Excel's employee-owned structure, food/industrial vertical focus, and integrated delivery model, but at much larger scale.
• Stantec: Stantec is a global professional services firm in engineering, architecture, and environmental services with food & beverage and industrial building practices. Comparable to Excel's integrated A&E offering but operates internationally with significantly greater revenue and headcount.
• Jacobs Solutions: Jacobs is a global professional services firm delivering engineering, technical, and consulting services to industrial and advanced manufacturing clients. Comparable to Excel on industrial/food facility engineering but at massive scale with broader portfolio and public-market capital access.
• AECOM: AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm with architecture, engineering, and construction management capabilities serving commercial, industrial, and government markets. Comparable to Excel on integrated design services but at vastly larger scale with broader geographic footprint.
• WSP Global: WSP is a global professional services consultancy in engineering, environment, and design with property & buildings and industrial practices. Comparable to Excel on multi-discipline A&E delivery for buildings and industrial facilities but operates worldwide at substantially larger scale.

Regional players

• Graef: Graef is a Midwest-based full-service engineering, architecture, and planning firm headquartered in Milwaukee, WI. Highly comparable to Excel on integrated A&E delivery model and Midwest regional presence, with overlapping food/industrial and municipal market practices.
• Eppstein Uhen Architects (EUA): EUA is a Midwest-based architecture and engineering firm with practice areas in commercial, industrial, education, and healthcare markets. Comparable to Excel's integrated design services and Midwest geographic focus, though more architecture-weighted than Excel's engineering-heavy mix.

Emerging players

• Affiliated Engineers (AEI): AEI is a specialized engineering firm focused on MEP, structural, and sustainable design for complex facilities including industrial, healthcare, and science & technology. Comparable to Excel's specialty engineering capabilities (MEP, structural glass, prefab) but without the full architectural practice.
• Design Group (Barry-Wehmiller): Design Group is a Barry-Wehmiller company providing engineering and architecture for industrial processing facilities, with particularly deep food, beverage, and consumer products practices. Highly comparable to Excel's Processing & Packaging Engineering and food processing vertical focus, though owned by a larger parent platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ExcelEngineer
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/excel-engineering

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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 →

Frequently asked questions about Excel Engineering, Inc.