E.G. Rud & Sons

What E.G. Rud & Sons does

E.G. Rud & Sons, Inc. is a second-generation, family-owned land surveying firm founded in 1977 by Ernie and Marian Rud and headquartered in Lino Lakes, Minnesota. The company provides professional land surveying services for commercial, residential, and municipal clients across Minnesota and western Wisconsin, with additional offices in Hutchinson and Gaylord. Core services include boundary surveys, ALTA/NSPS land title surveys, topographic mapping, construction staking, subdivision platting, certificate of survey preparation, and as-built surveys. Field operations rely on GPS, robotic total stations, data collection equipment, and AutoCAD-based drafting systems, with electronic distance measuring tools in use since 1978 and electronic drafting adopted in 1991. A long-standing partnership with Plowe Engineering (since 1992), co-located at the Lino Lakes headquarters, enables bundled civil engineering and surveying delivery.

The firm's customer base spans residential developers and homebuilders (including named relationships with Amaris Homes, Hans Hagan Properties, Moser Homes, and Creative Homes), commercial and municipal clients (RJ Ryan Construction, Henslin Auctions, Land Title Inc.), and individual residential homeowners. Business development is predominantly referral- and relationship-driven, with several enterprise clients maintaining continuous relationships of 30 to 40+ years. The company earned revenue through project-based, quote-driven professional services engagements, with pricing determined by scope, complexity, property size, and required deliverables; pricing is not publicly disclosed. The firm is privately held with no institutional funding, no parent company, and no disclosed revenue figures, operating with 11-50 employees across its three offices.

Strategic growth has come through geographic expansion (Hutchinson office opened 2007, relocated 2015; Gaylord office acquired 2019 via the Sibley Surveyors acquisition) and incremental technology adoption rather than acquisitions of scale or external capital. The firm survived the 2009 housing downturn and absorbed client and personnel flow from the 2013 retirement of Midwest Land Surveyors. Its core differentiators are multi-decade brand reputation, long-tenured professional staff (including one employee since 1978 and first third-generation hires starting 2017), integrated engineering-surveying service delivery via the Plowe Engineering partnership, and regional regulatory familiarity with Minnesota permitting processes.

Name

E.G. Rud & Sons

Legal name

E.G. Rud & Sons, Inc.

Website

https://egrud.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

E.G. Rud & Sons is a second-generation, family-owned land surveying firm founded in 1977 in Minnesota, providing boundary, ALTA/NSPS, topographic, and construction staking services to commercial developers, homebuilders, municipalities, and residential homeowners across Minnesota and western Wisconsin.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hugo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Land Surveying Services: Professional land surveying services including boundary surveys, ALTA/NSPS land title surveys, topographic mapping, construction staking, and platting for residential and commercial properties. Services are project-based with pricing determined by scope and complexity.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

E.G. Rud & Sons is a professional land surveying firm providing boundary surveys, construction staking, topographic mapping, platting, ALTA/NSPS land title surveys, and related surveying services for residential developments, commercial projects, municipalities, and individual homeowners across Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Through a long-standing partnership with Plowe Engineering, the firm also delivers integrated civil engineering services supporting subdivision and site development projects.

Product overview

E.G. Rud & Sons provides professional land surveying services for commercial and residential clients in Minnesota and western Wisconsin. The company offers a comprehensive suite of surveying services organized around three core areas: Development Survey Services (including subdivision platting, site-grading plans, and construction staking for residential developments), ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys meeting national standards for real estate transactions, and Commercial Surveys covering office parks, retail, municipal projects, and industrial facilities. Residential services include property boundary surveys, new home placement, lot splits, and topographic mapping. Through a partnership with Plowe Engineering, the company also offers integrated civil engineering services including preliminary engineering, site design, and construction administration. The company utilizes GPS technology, CAD/AutoCAD systems, and data collection equipment to deliver accurate land surveys and construction staking.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Development Survey Services Comprehensive land surveying services for residential developments including subdivision platting, site-grading plans, and construction staking for single-family, multi-family, and mixed-use developments. Designed for real estate developers, builders, real estate agents, landowners, and municipalities needing platting, subdivision surveys, boundary surveys, and condominium platting.
• ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys Land title surveys adhering to American Land Title Association and National Society of Professional Surveyors standards. Used by lenders, title companies, and property owners for real estate transactions, financing, and refinancing.
• Commercial Survey Services Land surveys and construction staking for non-residential property developments including office parks, retail, municipal projects, utilities, schools, manufacturing facilities, warehouses, and business parks. Includes boundary surveys, topographical surveys, commercial staking, and construction staking.
• Residential Homeowner Survey Services Property surveys for residential homeowners including lot surveys, new home placement surveys, boundary surveys, lot splits, certificates of survey, as-built surveys, flood certifications, and topographic mapping.
• In-House Engineering Services Civil engineering services provided through long-standing partnership with Plowe Engineering, including preliminary engineering, site design, construction engineering, and permit/approval services. Delivered as an integrated offering alongside E.G. Rud's surveying work.

Quantifiable outcome

• Long-term client retention - first customer from 1977 continues to rely on company services today

Named customers8 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Plowe EngineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1992Long-standing partnership since 1992 with Plowe Engineering (now Plowe Civil Engineering) to provide integrated one-stop service for civil engineering portion of survey and development projects. Plowe Engineering offers preliminary engineering, site design, construction engineering, and permit/approval services. Located at same address as E.G. Rud main office in Lino Lakes, enabling close collaboration and constant communication on client projects.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Global engineering, architecture, and surveying firm with significant Minneapolis presence. Competes for large-scale Minnesota development and infrastructure surveying, though surveying is one of many services within a much broader portfolio.
• Westwood Professional Services: National engineering, surveying, and planning firm with Midwest offices. Provides land surveying for residential and commercial developments comparable to E.G. Rud's core offerings, though at greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Foth: Engineering, science, and surveying firm serving infrastructure, development, and municipal clients in the Midwest and beyond. Provides land surveying as part of integrated engineering engagements, comparable to E.G. Rud's bundled offering through Plowe Engineering.
• Widseth: Minnesota and upper Midwest architecture, engineering, and surveying firm. Offers land surveying alongside civil engineering and architecture, competing for the same municipal, residential, and commercial developer clients as E.G. Rud & Sons across the region.
• SEH (Short Elliott Hendrickson): Minnesota-headquartered engineering, architecture, and surveying firm with broad Midwest presence. Competes for municipal infrastructure and developer surveying work, offering a wider service portfolio than E.G. Rud.
• Bolton & Menk: Minnesota-based engineering, surveying, and planning firm with multiple offices across the Midwest. Provides comparable surveying plus broader engineering services to municipalities and developers, competing with E.G. Rud on larger municipal and development projects across the Twin Cities.
• Kimley-Horn: National planning, engineering, and design firm with land surveying practices. Targets large-scale residential, commercial, and mixed-use developers similar to E.G. Rud's clients, though at significantly greater scale and broader geography.

Regional players

• Moore Engineering: Upper Midwest engineering and surveying firm serving municipalities and developers across MN and ND. Comparable in bundling land surveying with civil engineering and municipal services, though with a more public-sector tilt.
• Sambatek: Minnesota-based civil engineering and surveying firm serving private developers and public agencies. Directly comparable in combining surveying with civil engineering for residential, commercial, and municipal projects in the Twin Cities region.
• Houston Engineering: Upper Midwest (MN/ND/SD) engineering and surveying firm serving municipalities, developers, and landowners. Comparable in providing integrated surveying plus engineering services to public and private clients across the same regional geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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