PVI

What PVI does

PVI CM Inc. is a privately held design-build-maintain contractor specializing in 7x24 mission-critical power and infrastructure for telecommunications, data center, defense, and electric-vehicle charging clients. Founded in 1989 and headquartered in West Chester, Pennsylvania, the company operates with nearly 100 employees and a national footprint that includes a Denver / Rocky Mountain region office. Its service portfolio spans AC power, DC power, design, construction, maintenance, monitoring and control, structured cabling, EV charging, and green-energy / DC microgrid solutions, with flagship examples including a commercial AC/DC microgrid deployed at the Alliance Center.

Under the hood, PVI delivers AC/DC power conversion, structured cabling, and on-site monitoring/control for sites that cannot tolerate downtime, drawing on partnerships with tier-1 OEMs such as Vertiv, ABB, Alpha Technologies, and SEAM Group. The engineering team is licensed and OEM-trained, the firm holds ISO 9001:2015 and OSHA 30-Hour certifications, and it collaborates with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory on renewable and microgrid research. The company does not appear to disclose proprietary software or AI/ML platforms; its differentiation is technical execution and certified expertise rather than software.

PVI makes money through project-based design-build contracts and recurring maintenance and monitoring/control service agreements, predominantly multi-year in tenor, with a stated 90%+ repeat-client rate. The customer base is anchored by Fortune 50 logos across telecom (Comcast, Verizon, AT&T, Charter, QVC), automotive / EV charging (Tesla, Electrify America, Volkswagen), engineering (Black & Veatch), and defense (General Dynamics). Since the 2014 acquisition by Bern Gallagher, the company has broadened from a regional contractor into a national mission-critical infrastructure provider, though it remains privately held with no disclosed revenue or funding history.

Name

PVI

Legal name

PVI CM Inc.

Website

http://www.pvicm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

PVI is a privately held design-build-maintain contractor specializing in 7x24 mission-critical AC/DC power, structured cabling, EV charging, and DC microgrid infrastructure for Fortune 50 telecom, data center, defense, and automotive customers across the U.S.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mission Critical Infrastructure Construction & Maintenance Services

NAICS

Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors (23821), Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction (237130)

SIC

Electrical Work (1731), Power, Distribution & Specialty Transformers (3612)

akta.pro primary industry

AC-DC Power Supplies (Industrial PSUs, DIN-rail, enclosed/open-frame) (IMAGADAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

PV Balance of System (BOS) & Electrical Infrastructure (Inverters, Transformers, Cabling, Substations) (EUACAGAC)

Keywords

• Mission critical infrastructure
• Data center construction
• DC power systems
• Structured cabling services
• Facilities maintenance services

Headquarters

HQ city

West Chester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Construction Services: Turn-key construction services for mission critical facilities including data centers, EV charging stations, and technical spaces. PVI self-performs many sub-trades and manages projects nationally.
2. Maintenance Services: 24/7 maintenance services for Fortune 50 companies covering electrical switchgear, DC plants, UPS, generators, ATS, chiller plants, and critical HVAC systems.
3. Design Services: Licensed engineering and design services working within client's existing OEM relationships, utilizing client infrastructure. Includes in-house CADD and network/telecom engineering.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

PVI is a design-build-maintain specialty contractor that plans, installs, and services critical electrical and mechanical infrastructure — including DC power plants, AC distribution, UPS, generators, switchgear, HVAC, structured cabling, and DC microgrid / EV charging systems — for Fortune 50 enterprises running 24/7 mission-critical facilities such as data centers, cable/telecom headends, and cellular sites.

Product overview

PVI (formerly Peterson Venture's Inc.) operates as a design-build-maintain contractor specializing in 7x24 mission-critical infrastructure. The company offers an integrated portfolio of services spanning AC Power, DC Power, Monitoring & Control, Maintenance, Design, Construction, Mechanical, Green Energy, and Structured Cabling. Projects include DC Power Rework, Critical Systems Installation (UPS/Generators/Switchgear/HVAC), EV Charging Stations, and the Alliance Center DC Solar Project. PVI serves Fortune 50 companies using a design, build, and maintain model, positioning itself as an extension of customer operations rather than a traditional product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and strategic.

• VertivcoreTechnology or IntegrationStrategic partner providing critical power and thermal management infrastructure equipment including UPS systems and cooling solutions. Vertiv (formerly Emerson Network Power) supplies equipment that PVI installs and maintains for data center clients.
• ABBcoreTechnology or IntegrationStrategic partner supplying power electronics and automation equipment including switchgear and power conversion systems that PVI integrates into customer installations.
• SEAM GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner for energy and sustainability consulting services, supporting PVI's green energy initiatives and DC microgrid projects.
• Black & VeatchmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering and construction partner for infrastructure projects. PVI manages projects nationally for Black & Veatch in data center and critical facility work.
• NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)strategicTechnology or IntegrationResearch partnership for renewable energy and sustainability projects, supporting PVI's green energy initiatives and DC microgrid technology development.
• General DynamicsstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerDefense and technology contractor partnership for critical infrastructure projects requiring high-security installations.
• Alpha TechnologiescoreTechnology or IntegrationEquipment manufacturer for DC power plants and inverters. PVI works extensively with Alpha Technologies (including AMPsHP2 Inverters) for DC power installations ranging from 100A to 10,000A.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• M.C. Dean: M.C. Dean is a mission-critical systems integrator specializing in electrical, electronic, and security systems for data centers, government, and telecom — the closest direct peer to PVI's design-build-maintain critical infrastructure model.
• Faith Technologies: Faith Technologies is an electrical and specialty systems contractor with deep mission-critical/data center work and self-perform capabilities, comparable to PVI's design-build-maintain approach for enterprise and Fortune 500 clients.
• Rosendin Electric: Rosendin Electric is one of the largest U.S. electrical contractors with a substantial mission-critical/data center practice, directly comparable to PVI in terms of customer overlap and large-scale electrical installation scope.
• Holder Construction: Holder Construction is a leading mission-critical and data center builder with extensive enterprise and hyperscale client work, comparable to PVI for national design-build data center and technical space projects.
• DPR Construction: DPR Construction runs a large Advanced Tech/Mission Critical group building data centers and technical facilities for enterprise clients, overlapping PVI's core customer use cases and design-build delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• EMCOR Group: EMCOR Group is a large publicly traded mechanical and electrical services firm with broad data center and critical infrastructure capabilities; it competes with PVI in mission-critical scopes but operates at much greater scale and breadth.
• Quanta Services: Quanta Services is a large infrastructure construction firm focused on electric power, communications, and renewables; relevant as a broad incumbent that PVI could partner with or compete against in utility-scale and telecom infrastructure work.
• MYR Group: MYR Group is a publicly traded electrical construction services provider with commercial and industrial work including data centers; a broad incumbent comparable to PVI at the project-services layer but at significantly larger scale.
• IES Holdings: IES Holdings is a national electrical and communications contractor serving commercial, industrial, and data center clients, providing a comparable but much larger-scale services model to PVI's electrical contracting business.
• Turner Construction: Turner Construction is one of the largest U.S. general contractors with significant data center and mission-critical project work, comparable to PVI at the construction and design-build layer but operating at national, multibillion-dollar scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pvi-cm-inc

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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