Dennis Taylor and Company

What Dennis Taylor and Company does

Dennis Taylor and Company is a privately held, family-owned sitework contractor founded in 1974 by Dennis and Betty Taylor and headquartered in Lawrenceville, Georgia. The company performs site preparation services for commercial, institutional, and government construction projects across the state, including grading, clearing and grubbing, storm drainage, underground detention, and water and sewer installation. Its self-described client base includes marquee institutional accounts such as the Georgia Aquarium, CDC, Federal Reserve Bank, University of Georgia, Delta, Cox, Turner Field, and Phillips Arena, indicating a portfolio of large-scale, project-based engagements rather than recurring service contracts.

The company owns and operates its heavy construction fleet — excavators, loaders, dozers, skid steers, backhoes, and dump trucks — enabling self-performance of sitework without reliance on third-party rentals. Revenue is generated through project-based contracts, typically fixed-price or cost-plus, secured via direct relationships with general contractors and project owners, competitive bidding, and long-standing reputation rather than active marketing. Its geographic footprint is concentrated entirely within Georgia, with no disclosed expansion into adjacent states.

Governance remains under family control, with the next generation of the Taylor family actively involved in operations. The company is entirely bootstrapped, with no disclosed external investors, parent entities, subsidiaries, or M&A activity. The business is operationally active, with open requisitions for project engineers, project managers, equipment operators, field laborers, and CDL drivers, and a stated commitment to employee safety as its highest operational priority.

Name

Dennis Taylor and Company

Legal name

Dennis Taylor & Company Inc.

Website

https://dennistaylor.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Dennis Taylor and Company is a family-owned Georgia sitework contractor founded in 1974, performing grading, underground utilities, and storm drainage for commercial, institutional, and government clients using an owned heavy equipment fleet.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lawrenceville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Sitework Construction Services: Project-based construction services including site grading, clearing, underground utilities, and storm drainage. Revenue is generated through fixed-price contracts or cost-plus arrangements for specific construction projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Dennis Taylor and Company is a sitework construction contractor providing grading, clearing and grubbing, storm drainage, underground detention, and water and sewer installation for commercial, institutional, and government projects in Georgia. The company also self-performs work using its owned fleet of heavy construction equipment including excavators, loaders, dozers, skid steers, backhoes, and dump trucks.

Product overview

Dennis Taylor and Company is a construction company offering sitework services and operated equipment. The company was founded in 1974 and provides site preparation services including grading, clearing and grubbing, storm drainage, underground detention, and water and sewer work. The company also operates a fleet of heavy construction equipment including excavators, loaders, dozers, skid steers, backhoes, and dump trucks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sitework Services

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Sterling Infrastructure (STRL): Public heavy civil and sitework contractor operating across the U.S. with significant grading and underground utility operations. Larger, diversified competitor that has historically entered and competed in the Atlanta/Southeast sitework market.
• Granite Construction (GVA): National heavy civil and sitework contractor with extensive grading, utilities, and infrastructure capabilities. Larger, geographically diversified incumbent that competes for the same institutional and DOT sitework opportunities Dennis Taylor pursues.
• MasTec, Inc. (MTZ): Large diversified infrastructure construction company with significant utility, sitework, and underground infrastructure operations. Operates as a broader incumbent whose utility-installation business lines overlap with Dennis Taylor's water/sewer scope.

Direct peers

• E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc. Georgia-based grading, sitework, and underground utility contractor serving commercial, institutional, and government clients across the Southeast. Closely comparable to Dennis Taylor in geography, service mix (grading, utilities, drainage), and customer profile.
• C.W. Matthews Contracting Co. One of the largest heavy civil and sitework contractors in Georgia, performing grading, earthwork, and underground utility installation for DOT, commercial, and institutional projects. Direct competitor in the same Atlanta-metro market with similar equipment-fleet-driven operating model.
• Moreland Altobelli Associates: Georgia-based civil engineering and construction services firm with significant site development, grading, and underground utility work. Comparable end markets (commercial, institutional, municipal) and overlapping service lines with Dennis Taylor.
• The Ruby-Collins Company: Georgia-headquartered sitework and utility contractor performing grading, water/sewer, and drainage installation for commercial and institutional clients. Direct competitor in the same regional market with similar project-based revenue model.

Others

• Vulcan Materials Company (VMC): Largest U.S. producer of construction aggregates and a major indirect participant in the Georgia sitework supply chain. Not a direct competitor, but adjacent ecosystem participant whose pricing and supply decisions materially affect grading and utility contractor economics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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