The Hansen Company

What The Hansen Company does

The Hansen Company, Inc. is a privately held general contractor founded in 1979 and headquartered in Johnston/Des Moines, Iowa. The firm designs, builds, and plans commercial construction projects across five primary verticals — Commercial, Education/Athletics/Parks, Healthcare, Housing/Hospitality, and Religious — plus secondary segments in financial institutions and government. Project types range from tenant improvements and remodels to ground-up new construction, with individual project values reaching the tens of millions (e.g., $30M Berg Middle School). Notable enterprise and institutional clients include Cognizant, Businessolver, Chase Bank, LifeServe Blood Center, Bankers Trust, and multiple Iowa school districts.

The company's service model is organized around four integrated phases: Delivery Methods (Design-Build, negotiated, and other contracting approaches), Pre-construction (upfront collaboration with owners and design teams on goals, planning, and scheduling), Construction (safe, budget-minded, schedule-driven execution using traditional structural steel, metal decking, brick, and precast concrete methods), and Post-construction (ongoing support after project completion). The firm leverages extensive relationships with Iowa-based architecture and engineering firms (Tremain, Neumann Monson, BSB, SVPA, Shive-Hattery, RDG, OPN, BNIM, Durrant, and others) to secure negotiated project pipelines.

Revenue is generated through one-time construction project engagements, with pricing determined by project scope and specifications. The go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, primarily serving the Des Moines metro and broader Iowa region, with completed projects also in Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Nebraska. The company has been recognized with industry awards including the AGC Marvin M. Black Excellence in Partnering Certificate (Drake Cowells Library), multiple AIA Honor and Merit Awards (Lutheran Church of Hope-Grimes), and a Masonry Institute of Iowa Masonry Appreciation Award. The firm operates with 11-50 employees and shows no AI, technology platform, or external funding activity.

Name

The Hansen Company

Legal name

The Hansen Company, Inc.

Website

https://hansencompany.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Hansen Company is a privately held Iowa-based general contractor founded in 1979 that designs, builds, and manages commercial construction projects across healthcare, education, commercial, religious, and housing sectors for enterprise and institutional clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Construction Services

NAICS

Nonresidential Building Construction (2362), Construction (23)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), Operative Builders (1531)

akta.pro primary industry

Design-Build / EPC General Contracting (IMAFAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Office & Corporate Building Construction (IMAFACAA), Construction Management (Agency/Owner’s Rep) (IMAFAAAC)

Keywords

• Commercial construction services
• General contracting
• Design-build construction
• Pre-construction planning
• Construction project management

Headquarters

HQ city

Johnston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction Project Revenue: The Hansen Company generates revenue through one-time construction project engagements. Projects range from tenant improvements and remodels to new construction of commercial, institutional, healthcare, educational, religious, and residential facilities. The company commits to delivering projects in a transparent and collaborative fashion with budget-minded, schedule-driven, quality-focused approach.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

The Hansen Company is a general contractor that designs, builds, and manages commercial construction projects across Iowa and surrounding states. The firm delivers projects through flexible delivery methods (Design-Build, negotiated, and other contracting approaches) and provides pre-construction planning, construction execution, and post-construction support. Their portfolio spans commercial offices, education and athletic facilities, healthcare buildings, housing and hospitality, religious facilities, and financial institution branches.

Product overview

The Hansen Company is a construction firm offering a unified portfolio of construction services organized around four core service lines: Delivery Methods, Pre-construction, Construction, and Post-construction. The company specializes in five project sectors: Commercial, Education/Athletics/Parks, Healthcare, Housing/Hospitality, and Religious facilities. These service offerings work together as an integrated construction delivery system where pre-construction planning informs the construction phase, and post-construction support extends client relationships beyond project completion. The company serves diverse project types and sizes across Iowa and surrounding states.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Construction Services Construction services for commercial buildings including office spaces, retail facilities, corporate campuses, tenant improvements, restaurants, and mixed-use developments. Serves enterprise clients, corporate real estate departments, and developers across Iowa.
• Education, Athletics & Parks Construction Construction and renovation services for K-12 schools, community colleges, universities, athletic facilities, stadiums, and public parks/recreation areas. Serves school districts, community boards, and municipal authorities.
• Healthcare Construction Construction services for healthcare facilities including medical offices, clinics, cancer centers, rehabilitation facilities, and blood centers. Serves healthcare systems, hospital networks, and medical practice operators with attention to infection control and patient care continuity.
• Housing & Hospitality Construction Construction services for hotels, resorts, assisted living facilities, senior living communities, multifamily apartments, townhomes, and lofts. Serves hospitality operators, senior living providers, and residential developers.
• Religious Facility Construction Construction services for churches, faith development centers, parish offices, and related educational facilities. Serves religious congregations and faith-based organizations with phased construction that allows continued operations.
• Pre-construction Services Upfront collaboration with owners and design teams including goal understanding, project planning, scheduling, and scope refinement as the first phase of negotiated construction engagements.
• Post-Construction Services Ongoing support and services provided after project completion, including facility management assistance and continued engagement with clients beyond project handover.

Named customers6 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Design and Architecture FirmscoreOthersThe Hansen Company works extensively with various architecture and design firms across projects including Tremain Architects, Neumann Monson Architects, BSB Design, Environmental Design Group, SVPA Architects, K/O Architects, Shive Hattery, CMBA, INVISION Architecture, RDG Planning & Design, OPN Architects, BNIM, Durrant Group, and many others. These are project-based professional relationships for design and engineering services on construction projects.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Mortenson Construction: Minneapolis-headquartered national GC with strong Midwest presence across commercial, healthcare, and higher education. Competes for larger regional projects in Hansen's footprint as a broad incumbent.
• Walsh Group / Walsh Construction: Major national GC with regional offices in the Midwest. Overlaps with Hansen on healthcare, education, and commercial projects as a broad incumbent player.
• Turner Construction Company: One of the largest U.S. general contractors, with national and Des Moines-area operations covering commercial, healthcare, and education. A broad incumbent competing for the same larger institutional projects that Hansen targets.
• Gilbane Building Company: Large national GC with strong education and healthcare practices. Comparable on healthcare, education, and commercial delivery, with overlapping client profiles in institutional owners.
• McCarthy Building Companies: National GC with significant healthcare, education, and commercial work. Operates as a broad incumbent that Hansen may encounter on larger healthcare and institutional pursuits.

Direct peers

• The Weitz Company: Des Moines-headquartered general contractor with deep Iowa roots offering design-build, construction management, and general contracting across commercial, healthcare, education, and multifamily. Highly comparable regional Midwest GC competing for many of the same owners and projects as Hansen.
• Russell Construction: Iowa-based commercial general contractor focused on healthcare, senior living, education, and commercial office. Closely comparable in vertical mix (healthcare, education, housing) and regional Iowa/Midwest footprint.
• Henkel Construction: Midwest general contractor specializing in commercial, healthcare, education, and religious construction, headquartered in Iowa. Directly comparable in project types, design-build delivery, and Iowa/regional service area.
• Broeren Russo Construction: Iowa-based commercial general contractor serving healthcare, education, senior living, and corporate office markets. Comparable in size, vertical mix, and negotiated/collaborative delivery approach.

Others

• Neumann Monson Architects: Iowa-based architecture firm listed as a design partner on Hansen projects. Adjacent ecosystem participant that drives negotiated GC work in the same Des Moines market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-hansen-company-inc

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

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