What Campbell Development does

Campbell Development is a family-owned commercial general contractor founded in October 1995 by Jim Campbell in Glendale, Arizona. The firm delivers design-build, construction management, and general contracting services across Arizona and California (it holds Arizona ROC 110161 and California CSLB 744856), serving commercial developers and national retailers primarily in five verticals: self-storage, grocery, retail/shops, industrial, and medical. Its customer base is heavily enterprise-led and includes Public Storage, Extra Space Storage, CubeSmart, Life Storage, StorQuest, Storage West, Tower Storage, Beyond Self Storage, BayRock, Dollar Storage, Fry's (Kroger), Safeway, Barclay Group, and Omni-American LLC.

The company operates a sales-led, project-based model in which revenue is earned through competitive bids for individual construction projects, with payment terms governed by Arizona Prompt Payment Law. Project acquisition runs through direct enterprise outreach, in-house plan rooms, and industry plan-room platforms (e.g., I sq. ft.), with an in-house estimating department handling RFPs and bids; subcontractors are onboarded via a pre-qualification process. Leadership is multi-generational: founder Jim Campbell serves as CEO, with his sons Jimmy (Vice President) and Scott Campbell assuming Co-Owner/operational-leadership roles in 2008. Roughly 90% of work historically comes from repeat business or referrals, evidencing a relationship-driven commercial model rather than a scale-driven one.

There is no proprietary technology platform or AI/ML capability disclosed in the available materials; the firm's competitive position rests on its 35+ year track record, specialized self-storage expertise, and dense repeat-client relationships rather than on technology differentiation. Headcount sits in the 11–50 range, and the firm has no disclosed funding history, M&A activity, or institutional ownership — Campbell Development operates as a closely held, founder-controlled regional contractor.

Name

Campbell Development

Legal name

Campbell Development

Website

https://campbell-development.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Campbell Development is a family-owned commercial general contractor founded in 1995 in Glendale, Arizona, delivering design-build, construction management, and general contracting services in Arizona and California across self-storage, grocery, retail, industrial, and medical projects for enterprise clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Construction Services

NAICS

Nonresidential Building Construction (2362), Industrial Building Construction (23621)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Works General Contracting (IMAFAAAG)

Keywords

• Commercial general contracting
• Design build services
• Construction management
• Retail construction
• Self-storage construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Phoenix

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. General Contracting Services: Campbell Development generates revenue through project-based fees as a commercial general contractor, providing design-build, construction management, and general contracting services for retail, medical, self-storage, grocery, industrial, and shop construction projects. Revenue is earned through competitive bids on construction projects, with payment terms following Arizona Prompt Payment Law.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Campbell Development is a commercial general contractor that delivers design-build, construction management, and general contracting services for retail, grocery, self-storage, industrial, medical, and commercial shop construction projects across Arizona and California. The firm manages projects from concept through completion, coordinating design, subcontractors, estimating, and on-site construction, and acquires work primarily through competitive bidding for developers, owners, and national retail/grocery chains.

Product overview

Campbell Development offers a unified portfolio of commercial construction services organized around three core service offerings: Design Build, Construction Management, and General Contracting. These services support four distinct project categories—Grocery (Fry's, Safeway), Storage (multiple self-storage operators), Site Work, and Shops—allowing clients to engage the company for specific project types or full-service delivery across multiple categories. The company operates as a single integrated construction firm rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Design Build Comprehensive design-and-construction service where Campbell Development manages both the design and building phases of commercial projects, providing a single point of responsibility from concept to completion for retail, grocery, self-storage, industrial, and medical clients.
• Construction Management Professional construction management services in which Campbell Development project managers oversee and coordinate all aspects of the construction process, converting blueprints into completed facilities on a continual basis for commercial clients.
• General Contracting Traditional general contracting services delivering commercial construction projects on time and within budget, with execution built on Campbell Development's multi-decade track record in the Arizona and California commercial construction market.
• Grocery Construction Projects Commercial grocery store construction services delivered for major grocery retailers, including completed projects for Fry's (Kroger) and Safeway.
• Self-Storage Construction Projects Self-storage facility construction services, including ground-up builds and expansions, delivered for multiple self-storage operators such as Beyond Self Storage, CubeSmart, Storage West, StorQuest, Extra Space Storage, Life Storage, Public Storage, Tower Storage, Dollar Storage, and BayRock Storage.
• Site Work Projects Site preparation and development work for commercial properties, with completed projects including Village Grove and City Gate.
• Shop Construction Projects Commercial retail shop construction services, with completed projects including Terravella Shops, Shops Building Gantzel, and Shops at Old Highway.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% of work historically comes from repeating business or referrals
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

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 highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• The Weitz Company: National employee-owned commercial GC active in Southwest commercial and industrial markets. Overlaps with Campbell in ground-up commercial and tenant-improvement work for enterprise clients.
• McCarthy Building Companies: National employee-owned commercial GC with strong Southwest presence. Larger competitor pursuing many of the same retail, grocery, healthcare, and industrial clients as Campbell Development.
• DPR Construction: Top-tier national technical commercial GC with offices in Phoenix. Competes with Campbell for larger commercial and grocery/healthcare projects, particularly those requiring advanced VDC/BIM capabilities.
• Sundt Construction: Large diversified Southwest-based general contractor with broad commercial, civil, and industrial capabilities. Larger incumbent competing for the same enterprise commercial work in Arizona and California where Campbell also bids.
• Adolfson & Peterson Construction: Mid-to-large national commercial GC with Southwest regional presence. Overlaps with Campbell in commercial, retail, and industrial construction across Arizona.

Direct peers

• Wespac Construction: Phoenix-based commercial general contractor focused on retail, self-storage, office, and medical projects. Closely comparable mid-market Arizona GC competing in many of Campbell's core verticals including self-storage construction.
• Kitchell Corporation: Long-established Arizona-headquartered commercial contractor and construction manager. Direct peer competing for the same enterprise commercial, healthcare, and retail clients in the Phoenix metro and broader Southwest.
• Willmeng Construction: Arizona-headquartered commercial general contractor serving retail, healthcare, industrial, and office clients in the Southwest. Direct competitor to Campbell Development in the Phoenix commercial GC market, with similar mid-sized profile and project mix.
• LGE Design Build: Arizona-based design-build general contractor serving commercial, industrial, and healthcare clients. Competes directly with Campbell's design-build offering in the Phoenix market.
• Okland Construction: Southwest-based commercial general contractor with offices in Phoenix and Salt Lake City serving commercial, healthcare, education, and industrial markets. Competes head-to-head with Campbell for retail, grocery, and industrial ground-up projects across Arizona.

Market position

Strengths4 records

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

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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