PJR Contracting

What PJR Contracting does

PJR Contracting Ltd. is a family-owned excavation company headquartered in Oliver, British Columbia, Canada, founded in 2002 and operated by Paul Johnson. The business delivers project-based heavy-equipment services including sewer and septic systems, grapewater irrigation systems, water and electrical trenching, demolitions, tree removal, site preparation, and basement and foundation excavation. Paul Johnson is a licensed Registered Onsite Wastewater Practitioner (ROWP), the regulated credential that permits the company to legally install septic and onsite wastewater systems in B.C.

The company is vertically integrated through a company-owned gravel pit that produces and sells nine aggregate SKUs — including Pit Run, 6" Fracture, 2" 6" Overs, 2" Minus, 3/8 Rock, Drain Rock, 3/4 Crush, Bedding Sand, and Landscape Rock — supplying both internal projects and external buyers. The customer base spans four named vertical segments: South Okanagan wineries and vineyards (Hester Creek, Church & State, Liquidity, Fairview Cellars, Maverick Estate, Black Hills); regional construction contractors (Jake's Construction, 3-Bar Construction, Greyback Construction, H&M Contracting, Grant Beauclair Construction); government organizations (Osoyoos Indian Band, Town of Oliver, Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen); and utilities (Fortis).

Revenue is generated through one-time project contracts for excavation work and transactional sales of aggregate materials, with all customer acquisition handled directly by Paul Johnson via phone, email, and word-of-mouth. Marketing is limited to a basic company website; there is no formal sales function, no digital channels, and no disclosed pricing. The company serves the South Okanagan region exclusively and has no recorded external investment, subsidiaries, or M&A activity.

Name

PJR Contracting

Legal name

PJR Contracting Ltd.

Website

https://pjrcontracting.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PJR Contracting Ltd. is a family-owned excavation company in Oliver, B.C., founded in 2002 by Paul Johnson. It provides project-based heavy-equipment services — sewer and septic systems, grapewater irrigation, trenching, demolition, tree removal, and site prep — and runs a vertically integrated gravel pit, serving wineries, construction firms, governments, and utilities across the South Okanagan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Excavation and Site Preparation Services

NAICS

Site Preparation Contractors (238910)

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Works General Contracting (IMAFAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industrial/Process Piping & Mechanical Contracting (IMAFALAG)

Keywords

• Excavation services
• Sewer and septic
• Demolition services
• Tree removal
• Aggregate supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Oliver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Excavation and Site Services: Project-based revenue from excavation services including grapewater systems, septic systems, water and electrical trenches, demolitions, tree removal, and site preparation. Revenue is generated through one-time project contracts rather than recurring arrangements.
2. Aggregate Sales: Sale of gravel and aggregate products from company-owned gravel pit including Pit Run, 6" Fracture, 2" 6" Overs, 2" Minus, 3/8 Rock, Drain Rock, 3/4 Crush, Bedding Sand, and Landscape Rock. Products sold by unit volume.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

PJR Contracting is a family-owned excavation company based in Oliver, British Columbia, Canada, founded in 2002. The company provides site preparation, sewer and septic system installation, demolition, tree removal, and general excavation services. It also operates a gravel pit supplying aggregates to construction and infrastructure projects.

Product overview

PJR Contracting is a family-owned excavation business operated by Paul Johnson since 2002, offering a unified suite of heavy equipment services. The core offering consists of excavation services (grapewater systems, septic systems, water & electrical trenches, demolitions, tree removal, site prep, basements and foundations) supported by an on-site gravel pit that supplies aggregate products (Pit Run, 6" Fracture, 2" 6" Overs, 2" Minus, 3/8 Rock, Drain Rock, 3/4 Crush, Bedding Sand, Landscape Rock). The gravel pit operation and excavation services are vertically integrated, with the company operating its own quarry to supply aggregate materials for projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Excavation and Site Preparation
• Sewer and Septic System Installation
• Demolition Services
• Tree Removal
• Aggregate Supply (Gravel Pit)

Named customers15 records

Segments4 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 moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Vertex Resource Group Ltd. Western Canadian industrial services and excavation contractor serving energy and infrastructure markets. Comparable business model (equipment-intensive field services) but focused on different end markets (oil & gas vs. wineries/municipal).

Broad incumbents

• PCL Construction: Major North American general contractor with a Canadian civil infrastructure and buildings business. PJR's municipal and utility trenching work is comparable to the civil scopes PCL self-performs or subcontracts to firms like PJR.
• Stuart Olson (now part of Bird Construction): Pre-acquisition, Stuart Olson was a Western Canadian commercial general contractor that self-performed civil and site-preparation scopes similar to PJR's. Now consolidated into Bird Construction.
• Lehigh Hanson (Heidelberg Materials): Large aggregate producer with operations across North America. Comparable to PJR's vertically integrated gravel pit operation, though at vastly greater scale and broader product range.
• Bird Construction Inc. Large Canadian general contractor serving commercial, institutional, and industrial clients. Overlaps with PJR where Bird subcontracts or self-performs site preparation and civil works on larger projects.
• Badger Daylighting Corp: TSX-listed hydrovac excavation services company with operations across Canada and the U.S. Comparable as an excavation-services business, but at significantly greater scale, fleet size, and geographic reach than PJR's single-region operation.

Direct peers

• Houle Excavating Ltd. BC-based excavation contractor offering site preparation, utility installation, and demolition services. Comparable in service mix and regional operating environment to PJR.
• Whissell Contracting Ltd. Western Canadian excavation, site preparation, and underground utilities contractor. Directly comparable to PJR's core services (sewer, septic, trenching, site prep) and serves overlapping end-markets including construction and municipal clients in Alberta and BC.
• Sureway Construction Management Ltd. Alberta-based site preparation, earthworks, and underground utilities contractor with municipal and commercial clients. Operates a comparable service mix to PJR in a neighboring Western Canadian market.

Others

• Secure Energy Services Inc. Western Canadian energy and environmental services company with infrastructure and waste-handling operations. Overlaps with PJR's trenching, site prep, and aggregate-handling capabilities in adjacent infrastructure end-markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pjr-contracting-limited

Compliance1 record

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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