Lowe Construction

What Lowe Construction does

Lowe Construction Co. is a family-owned trenchless excavation services company headquartered in Horton, Michigan. Founded in the early 1960s by Clifford 'Cliff' Lowe as a small excavating business, the company pivoted into trenchless underground work in 1974 when his son Richard 'Dick' Lowe joined as co-owner. Today it operates with approximately 40 employees organized into seven field crews and serves customers primarily across Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana, with occasional work beyond these states.

The company's core offering is a portfolio of six trenchless installation methods covering pipe diameters from Ø1" to Ø114" and drive lengths up to 1,000 linear feet. These methods are Boring and Jacking (Ø22"-Ø72" casings), Pipe Jacking (Ø36"-Ø96" carrier pipes including RCP, FRP, and steel casing), Tunnel Boring Machine (Ø48"-Ø114"), Microtunneling/MTBM (Ø30"-Ø96", remotely operated, suited for wet/unstable ground and contaminated soils), Guided Boring Machine (Ø4"-Ø48", theodolite-guided precision installation), and Horizontal Directional Drilling (Ø1"-Ø24"). Equipment is operated and maintained in-house, with a dedicated Maintenance Shop Manager. The theodolite-based GBM guidance system is the most precision-oriented technical component; otherwise the technology base is mechanical/civil rather than digital.

Lowe Construction generates revenue through project-based construction service contracts. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is quoted per project based on scope, diameter, drive length, soil conditions, and geography. Customers include local residential and community sewer/underground work and larger infrastructure projects spanning telecom and power conduits, water, sewer, gas and oil lines, product pipelines, environmental remediation casings, and crossings under waterways, roadways, and sensitive wetlands. The go-to-market motion is direct: customers reach the company through its website (lowecon.net) or direct phone contact routed to the CEO, President/Senior Estimator, VP/Estimator, or accounts team. There are no resellers, channel partners, or recurring software subscriptions; revenue is entirely one-time project-based.

Name

Lowe Construction

Legal name

Lowe Construction Co.

Website

https://lowecon.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lowe Construction Co. is a family-owned Michigan-based trenchless excavation contractor providing six specialized underground installation methods for utility and infrastructure clients across Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trenchless Excavation Services

NAICS

Utility System Construction (2371), Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (23711), Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237)

SIC

Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623), Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700), Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600)

akta.pro primary industry

Trenching & Utility Excavation (IMAFAKAD)

Keywords

• Trenchless excavation
• Underground pipe installation
• Horizontal directional drilling
• Microtunneling services
• Pipe boring services

Headquarters

HQ city

Horton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Trenchless Excavation Services: Project-based construction services revenue from providing trenchless excavation solutions including boring, pipe jacking, tunneling, and directional drilling services. Customers include local homes, communities, and infrastructure projects requiring underground pipe, conduit, and cable installations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Lowe Construction Co. provides project-based trenchless excavation services that install underground pipes, conduits, and cables without open-cut trenching. It operates six distinct methods — Boring and Jacking, Pipe Jacking, Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM), Microtunneling (MTBM), Guided Boring Machine (GBM), and Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) — covering pipe diameters from Ø1" to Ø114" and drive lengths up to 1,000 linear feet for water, sewer, gas, oil, telecommunications, and power infrastructure installations.

Product overview

Lowe Construction Co. is a trenchless excavation services company offering six distinct construction methods for underground pipe and conduit installation without open trenching. Their core services include Boring and Jacking (for casing diameters Ø22" to Ø72"), Pipe Jacking (Ø36" to Ø96" carrier pipes), Tunnel Boring with TBM (Ø48" to Ø114"), Microtunneling MTBM (Ø30" to Ø96" for wet/unstable conditions), Guided Boring Machine GBM (Ø4" to Ø48" precision installation), and Horizontal Directional Drilling HDD (Ø1" to Ø24" for various soil conditions). All methods support drive lengths up to 1000 Lf depending on soil conditions. The company operates approximately 40 employees across seven field crews, primarily serving Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Boring and Jacking

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Vermeer Corporation: Manufacturer of HDD and trenchless equipment that also operates in underground installation services. Comparable technology footprint; much larger and equipment-led.
• Quanta Services: Largest specialty contractor serving the electric, gas, telecom, and underground utility markets. Overlaps with trenchless utility installation as part of a much broader services platform.
• Bechtel Infrastructure: Global engineering and construction firm with trenchless and underground capabilities on large infrastructure programs. Comparable underground expertise but orders of magnitude larger in scale.
• Henkels & McCoy: National infrastructure contractor with trenchless capabilities among broader utility, pipeline, and communications construction services. Comparable methods; broader portfolio and footprint.
• Primoris Services Corporation: Infrastructure contractor serving utility, pipeline, and civil markets with trenchless capabilities embedded in larger project scopes. Comparable end markets, much broader scale.

Emerging players

• Akkerman: Manufacturer and service provider of trenchless equipment including pipe jacking, microtunneling, and guided boring systems. Comparable methods; equipment-forward business model.

Direct peers

• Mears Group: Underground infrastructure contractor specializing in pipeline and trenchless installation for gas, electric, water, and telecom. Directly comparable trenchless service offering and customer base.
• Michels Corporation: Large specialty contractor providing trenchless pipeline construction including HDD, microtunneling, and direct pipe installation. Closest comparable peer in services, methods, and end markets (utility, energy, water).
• Trenchless Construction Services (TCS): Specialty trenchless contractor providing HDD, pipe bursting, and auger boring services to utility and infrastructure clients. Direct method and customer overlap with Lowe Construction.
• Southeast Directional Drilling: Specialty HDD contractor focused on trenchless installation of pipelines and conduits. Highly comparable in service offering, though concentrated in the southern U.S.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lowe-construction-co.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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