Naylor & Breen Builders

What Naylor & Breen Builders does

Naylor & Breen Builders is a privately held general contractor and construction manager headquartered in Brandon, Vermont, founded in 1978 by Rob Naylor and Peter Breen. The firm designs, plans, and builds custom residential projects—primarily high-end homes of 5,000 to 14,000+ square feet featuring custom millwork and cabinetry—alongside commercial, institutional, multifamily, industrial, and historic preservation projects for clients across Vermont and the broader New England region. It serves a diverse customer base that includes Middlebury College, VELCO, municipalities such as the Towns of Hinesburg and Westminster, and nonprofit institutions including Hildene, Vermont Adaptive, Shelburne Farms, and the Southern Vermont Art Center.

The firm's core technical capability is its vertically integrated craft model: rather than subcontracting most trades, it performs site preparation, concrete work, carpentry, custom cabinetry, and millwork in-house through its wholly-owned Hawk Hill Cabinetry & Custom Woodwork division. Since 1992 the company has deliberately positioned itself as an early-phase design collaborator, entering projects during pre-construction to manage schedules, costs, and value engineering. The business supports this craft workforce with a 2014-launched Workforce Housing Program—rental and rent-to-own options for employees—that has housed seven workers to date and functions as a retention lever in a constrained Vermont labor market. The firm employs 150+ individuals and operates as a regional direct-sales organization, sourcing projects through architectural firm relationships, client referrals, institutional repeat business, and community reputation rather than marketing-led demand generation.

Naylor & Breen generates revenue primarily through professional-services fees on construction management and general contracting engagements, with pricing that is project-specific and quote-based and not publicly tiered. Its revenue streams are split across custom residential construction for high-net-worth private clients, commercial construction for offices, municipal buildings, educational facilities, data centers, and community spaces, and historic preservation services. Distribution is exclusively direct, with no channel partners or public-facing pricing; go-to-market depends on architect relationships, repeat institutional clients, and a regionally entrenched brand built over 47 years of continuous operation, supplemented by community engagement including annual charitable giving, Habitat for Humanity collaborations, and an annual golf tournament supporting local nonprofits.

Name

Naylor & Breen Builders

Legal name

Naylor & Breen Builders

Website

https://naylorbreen.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Naylor & Breen Builders is a Vermont-based general contractor and construction manager founded in 1978, serving high-net-worth residential clients and institutional customers (Middlebury College, VELCO, municipalities, nonprofits) across New England through in-house carpentry, millwork via its Hawk Hill division, and early-phase design collaboration.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Services

NAICS

Residential Building Construction (2361), Nonresidential Building Construction (2362), New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) (236115)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520), General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro primary industry

Custom Home Building (IMAFABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Office & Corporate Building Construction (IMAFACAA), Residential Design-Build & Renovation-Integrated Builders (IMAFABAE)

Keywords

• General contracting services
• Construction management
• Custom home building
• Commercial construction
• Historic preservation

Headquarters

HQ city

Brandon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. General contracting services: Revenue generated from construction management and general contracting services for commercial, industrial, multifamily, custom residential, and historic preservation projects. Services include new construction and renovations.
2. Custom residential construction: Custom home building services for private clients, including high-end residences with extensive custom millwork and craftsmanship.
3. Commercial construction: Commercial construction services including offices, municipal buildings, community spaces, educational facilities, and public infrastructure.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Naylor & Breen Builders is a Vermont-based construction management and general contracting firm that designs, plans, and builds residential and commercial projects. The company delivers custom home building, commercial construction (offices, municipal buildings, educational facilities, data centers, community spaces), construction management with early-phase design involvement, and historic preservation services. Its in-house Hawk Hill Cabinetry & Custom Woodwork division produces custom cabinetry, millwork, and casework for these projects.

Product overview

Naylor & Breen Builders operates as a single unified service offering centered on construction management and general contracting for both residential and commercial sectors. The company's portfolio includes custom home building (with projects ranging from 5,000 to 14,000+ square feet featuring custom Hawk Hill cabinetry and millwork), commercial construction (spanning educational facilities, municipal buildings, data centers, and healthcare), construction management with early design involvement, historic preservation, and an employee workforce housing program. The in-house Hawk Hill Cabinetry & Custom Woodwork division provides handcrafted woodwork as a distinct sub-brand serving both residential and commercial projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Construction Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $1 million in annual framing services during 1980s with 40 field employees
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Habitat for Humanity MiddleburyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Proudly collaborated with Habitat for Humanity to build a home in Middlebury, VT in 2024, supporting affordable housing in the community.
• GMP (Green Mountain Power)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Collaborated with GMP and over 90 other companies to build one of the most energy efficient homes in VT for the Rutland Energy Home of the Future Contest in 2017.
• Annual Golf Tournament BeneficiariesminorOthers · 1 January 2016Since 2016, N&B hosts an Annual Golf Tournament where proceeds have gone to RAVNA (Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association), Cure PSP, CLiF (Children's Literacy Foundation), and OVAA (Otter Valley Activities Association).
• Employee Workforce Housing ProgramcoreOthers · 1 January 2014Internal workforce housing initiative providing employees affordable rental or rent-to-own housing options. Seven employees have benefited from the program which includes capital for property acquisition, company equipment use, and sub-contractor relationships.
• Hawk Hill Cabinetry & Custom WoodworkcoreOthersHawk Hill Cabinetry & Custom Woodwork is a division of Naylor & Breen that produces custom cabinetry, built-ins, and millwork used throughout their construction projects. Features in multiple residential projects including custom kitchens and detailed millwork installations.
• Voith and Mactavish ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm that provided testimonial praising Naylor & Breen's commercial construction quality: 'In all of our Commercial Construction experience, Naylor & Breen has produced some of the highest quality workmanship we have ever seen.'
• Centerline ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm praising Naylor & Breen's people and processes: 'I've been fortunate to work with some of the biggest and best contractors in the northeast, and the people and processes of Naylor & Breen are outstanding.'
• Otter Valley Union High SchoolminorOthersDonated services to install field lights at Markowitz Field at Otter Valley Union High School, enhancing facilities for students and families.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• PC Construction Company: South Burlington, VT-based general contractor with broad commercial and institutional work across Vermont and northern New England. Overlaps directly on commercial and institutional client types including education and municipal projects.
• Bread Loaf Construction Corp: Vermont-based general contractor and construction manager headquartered in Middlebury, VT. Comparable mid-size regional GC with similar institutional, commercial, and custom residential work across New England; the closest head-to-head peer to Naylor & Breen.
• Neagley & Chase Construction Company: Vermont custom home builder and general contractor with a similar emphasis on craftsmanship, custom millwork, and high-end residential projects in the Champlain Valley. Closely comparable customer segment and project scale.
• HP Cummings Construction Company: Barre, VT-based general contractor with a long-standing Vermont operating history. Competes for similar commercial, municipal, and institutional projects throughout central Vermont.
• Engelberth Construction: Vermont/New Hampshire-based general contractor offering commercial construction, design-build, and construction management services. Comparable institutional and commercial client base in the same regional geography.
• R.W. Mercer & Sons Construction: Burlington, VT-based general contractor and site development firm active across Vermont in commercial and civil/infrastructure projects. Overlaps on the municipal and commercial side of Naylor & Breen's portfolio.
• DEW Construction Corp: Williston, VT-based general contractor and construction manager serving commercial, institutional, and multi-family clients throughout Vermont and northern New England. Direct competitor on similar commercial project types and scale.
• GW Tatro Construction: Jericho, VT-based general contractor with a portfolio spanning commercial, institutional, multifamily, and historic renovation work across Vermont. Comparable in segment mix and regional footprint to Naylor & Breen.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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