Kingfisher Environmental Services

What Kingfisher Environmental Services does

Kingfisher Environmental Services is a privately held, full-service marine construction firm headquartered in Elkton, Maryland, serving the Chesapeake Bay Area, Delaware, and southeastern Pennsylvania. The company designs and builds waterfront infrastructure for three customer segments: residential waterfront property owners (bulkheads, revetments, living shorelines, private docks and piers), commercial marinas (complete marina reconstruction including dredging, slips, lifts, and bulkhead repairs), and municipal/government agencies (bridges, jetties, dredging, and bulkhead replacement). Its service portfolio spans Docks & Piers, Living Shorelines, Revetments, Bulkheads, Bridges, Dredging, Jetties, Marina Reconstruction, Pile Driving, and integrated design-build packages that include consulting, design, and permitting.

Underlying capabilities combine experienced wetland scientists with marine construction crews averaging 10+ years of tenure, enabling environmentally informed shoreline protection work such as living shorelines that use native grasses and stone sills. The firm holds a Maryland Marine Contractors License and a Maryland Home Improvement Commission License, is fully insured, and maintains strong bonding capacity that allows it to competitively bid on public-sector projects for clients including the State of Delaware Department of Natural Resources, US Coast Guard, Maryland State Highway Administration, and the Town of Chestertown.

Revenue is generated through project-based, competitively bid work, design-build packages, and consulting and permitting engagements, delivered via direct field sales to waterfront property owners, marina operators, and government buyers. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company operates as an independent, privately held business with no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, or private equity backing.

Name

Kingfisher Environmental Services

Legal name

Kingfisher Construction

Website

https://kingfisher-construction.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kingfisher Environmental Services is a privately held marine construction firm in Elkton, Maryland, building docks, piers, bulkheads, living shorelines, bridges, jetties, and dredging for residential, commercial marina, and municipal clients across the Chesapeake Bay region, Delaware, and southeastern Pennsylvania.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marine Construction Services

akta.pro primary industry

Port & Harbor Construction (Quays, Wharves, Berths) (IMAFAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dredging & Channel Deepening (Capital & Maintenance) (IMAFAJAB), Port Rehabilitation, Maintenance & Asset Renewal (Repairs, Strengthening) (IMAFAJAL)

Keywords

• Marine construction services
• Waterfront infrastructure
• Living shoreline installation
• Marine dredging services
• Bulkhead construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Elkton

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, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Marine Construction Services: Project-based marine construction including docks, piers, bulkheads, revetments, jetties, bridges, and dredging. Revenue generated through competitive bids, design-build packages, and consulting and permitting services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Kingfisher Environmental Services provides marine construction and shoreline restoration services for waterfront property owners, commercial marinas, and government entities. The company builds and repairs docks, piers, living shorelines, bulkheads, revetments, bridges, jetties, and marinas, and performs dredging and pile driving across the Chesapeake Bay area, Delaware, and southeastern Pennsylvania. They combine in-house wetland science and design-build capabilities to deliver permitted, ecologically sensitive waterfront infrastructure projects.

Product overview

Kingfisher Environmental Services is a full-service marine construction firm offering a unified portfolio of construction and consulting services rather than a software product. The company provides design-build packages, competitive bids, consulting, and permitting for waterfront projects. Core construction offerings include Docks & Piers, Living Shorelines, Revetments, Bulkheads, Bridges, Dredging, Jetties, Marina Reconstruction, and Pile Driving services. These services are delivered across three customer segments: Residential (property owners), Commercial (marina operators), and Municipal (government agencies). Projects range from individual residential bulkhead replacements to large-scale municipal jetty rehabilitations and 900-foot commercial piers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Docks and Piers

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Maryland Marine Contractors AssociationminorOthersIndustry association membership showing affiliation with the Maryland marine contracting industry. Logo displayed on website as a professional association credential.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Orion Marine Group: Orion Marine Group is a publicly traded heavy civil marine contractor providing marine construction, dredging, and specialty services across the U.S. Comparable to Kingfisher for bridges, piers, bulkheads, and dredging services, but operating at materially larger scale and broader geography.
• Bellingham Marine Industries: Bellingham Marine Industries is one of the largest marina design-build contractors in North America, specializing in floating dock systems and complete marina construction. Highly comparable to Kingfisher's marina reconstruction and dock/pier service lines, though at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company: Great Lakes Dredge & Dock is the largest provider of dredging services in the U.S., also performing marine construction and coastal protection work. Directly comparable to Kingfisher's dredging and shoreline protection offerings, with substantially larger capital base and federal contract portfolio.
• Manson Construction Co. Manson Construction is a major U.S. dredging and marine construction firm with East Coast operations. Comparable to Kingfisher on dredging, jetty, and shoreline stabilization work, though at significantly larger scale with primarily federal and large commercial clients.
• Weeks Marine: Weeks Marine is a large U.S. marine construction and dredging company with extensive East Coast operations including dredging, shore protection, and pier construction. Comparable to Kingfisher on dredging, revetments, jetties, and bulkhead work at substantially larger scale.

Direct peers

• W.F. Magann Corporation: W.F. Magann is a marine and heavy civil contractor headquartered in Virginia, with operations across the Mid-Atlantic including the Chesapeake Bay area. Comparable to Kingfisher for marine construction, pile driving, bulkheads, and bridge work, serving both private and government clients.
• Corman Marine Construction: Corman Marine Construction is a Maryland-based marine contractor specializing in pile driving, bulkheads, docks, piers, and bridge construction across the Chesapeake Bay region. Directly comparable to Kingfisher in service mix, geography, and customer segments (residential, commercial, and government).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kingfisher-construction

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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