Bursey Excavating & Development Inc

What Bursey Excavating & Development Inc does

Bursey Excavating & Development Inc is a privately held heavy civil construction company headquartered in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, founded circa 2000. The company operates a portfolio of branded service lines — Bursey Excavating, Bursey Contracting, Transport Services, Bursey's Bins, and Mining Services — covering site preparation, earthworks, hauling, bin rental, and mining support. Its customer base spans institutional, private industrial, and public-sector clients, including Memorial University, Canopy Growth, Cougar Helicopter, and various government projects within the province.

The company is asset-intensive, operating a fleet of more than 300 pieces of heavy equipment and 25 trucks supported by a 4-acre storage yard in St. John's. With 36 employees, Bursey functions as a mid-sized regional contractor whose competitive position rests on equipment availability, operational execution, and local relationships rather than proprietary technology or software platforms. The multi-brand structure indicates an effort to segment offerings across distinct end-markets — residential and contractor bin rentals, mining support, transport, and core excavation.

The business model is project-based: revenue is generated through contracted civil works, hauling fees, and equipment rental, with the multi-line portfolio providing some diversification across contract sizes and customer types. The company is family/private-owned with no disclosed funding rounds or external investors, suggesting operations are funded through retained earnings and conventional debt. There are no indications of recurring software or platform revenue, nor of AI/ML, data, or advanced technology capabilities in the current offering.

Name

Bursey Excavating & Development Inc

Legal name

Bursey Excavating & Development Inc.

Website

https://burseygroup.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Bursey Excavating & Development is a privately held, mid-sized heavy civil contractor in St. John's, Newfoundland, operating 300+ pieces of equipment across excavation, hauling, bin rental, mining, and transport services for institutional, industrial, and government clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Heavy Civil Construction Services

NAICS

Utility System Construction (2371), Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (23711)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Trenching & Utility Excavation (IMAFAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Storage & Conveyance Structures (Reservoirs, Tanks, Culverts, Tunnels) (IMAFAGAE), Mine Infrastructure & Utilities EPC (Power, Water, Comms, Camps, Roads, Airstrips) (IMAKAOAB)

Keywords

• Heavy civil excavation
• Equipment rental services
• Demolition contracting
• Construction transport hauling
• Mining support services

Headquarters

HQ city

St. John's

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 Services: Professional excavation services for commercial and industrial construction sites including land clearing, grading, and site preparation. Revenue generated through project-based contracts.
2. Equipment Rental: Heavy-duty equipment rental including loaders, dump trucks, and backhoes. Over 300 pieces of equipment available for rent. Also serves DIY customers.
3. Transport Services: Long haul equipment and freight hauling services throughout Newfoundland and Labrador and across Canada using fleet of 25 trucks including flat beds, step decks, floats, RGN's, Vans, and storage containers.
4. Dumpster/Bin Rental: Dumpster rental services with four size options (12, 20, 30, 40 yard) serving construction and renovation waste removal needs. Pricing includes drop-off, dump and return services.
5. Demolition Services: Residential and commercial demolition services including concrete saw/cutting, core drilling, and new concrete work through Bursey Contracting subsidiary.
6. Mining Services: Comprehensive mining services including design and construction of mines, drilling and blasting, open mining, crushing and screening, and production and sale of aggregates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Bursey Excavating & Development Inc. is a heavy civil construction company operating as the Bursey Group of Companies in Newfoundland and Labrador. It provides industrial and commercial excavation, grading, rock busting and removal, water/sewer and septic installation, demolition and concrete cutting, long-haul equipment and freight transport, dumpster rentals in multiple sizes, and end-to-end mining services including drilling, blasting, crushing, and aggregate production. The company leverages a fleet of 25 trucks and over 300 pieces of heavy equipment, supported by a 4-acre secured storage yard.

Product overview

Bursey Excavating & Development Inc is a diversified heavy civil construction company operating as part of the Bursey Group of Companies in Newfoundland and Labrador. The company operates as a portfolio of coordinated service brands rather than a single unified platform: Bursey Excavating provides excavation, grading, and site preparation services; Heavy-Duty Equipment Rental supplies over 300 pieces of construction equipment; Bursey Contracting handles demolition, concrete work, and general contracting; Transport Services operates a fleet of 25 trucks for freight and equipment hauling; Bursey's Bins provides dumpster rentals in four sizes; and Mining Services delivers end-to-end mining solutions from mine design to aggregate production. The company has over twenty years of industry experience serving industrial and commercial clients throughout Newfoundland and Labrador.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bursey Excavating: Professional excavation services for commercial and industrial construction sites in St. John's
• Bursey Contracting
• Transport Services
• Bursey's Bins
• Mining Services

Products and services

• Bursey Excavating

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Other Trucking Companies (Canada)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBursey Excavating & Development Inc. has strong partnerships with other trucking companies across Canada to extend their long haul transport capabilities throughout the country. This allows them to provide comprehensive freight hauling services beyond their own fleet of 25 trucks.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Dexter Construction: Atlantic Canadian heavy civil and general contractor operating across paving, excavation, utilities, and aggregates — directly comparable to Bursey's multi-service civil platform and geographic footprint.
• Municipal Group of Companies: Diversified Atlantic Canadian heavy civil group offering excavation, paving, utilities, environmental, and materials handling — closely mirrors Bursey's vertically integrated, multi-brand service structure.
• Atlantic Road Construction & Paving: Atlantic Canada-based road building and civil contractor with overlapping earthworks, paving, and infrastructure capabilities relevant to Bursey's excavation and site preparation work.

Broad incumbents

• J.D. Irving, Limited (Construction & Equipment Division): Major Atlantic Canadian diversified operator with construction, equipment, and trucking businesses — comparable scale and regional incumbency advantage to Bursey but with a much broader portfolio.
• Pomerleau Inc. National Canadian construction firm with civil, infrastructure, and mining services capabilities — overlapping with Bursey's excavation and mining scopes but at significantly larger scale and geographic reach.
• Aecon Group: Canada's largest publicly listed construction and infrastructure development company with heavy civil, utilities, and mining services — operates at national scale with overlapping capability set to Bursey's excavation, utility, and mining work.
• Holcim (formerly Lafarge Canada): Major aggregate producer and construction materials supplier in Canada — comparable to Bursey's mining services, aggregate production, and tailings construction capabilities but as part of a global materials platform.
• EllisDon Corporation: National Canadian construction services firm with civil infrastructure and demolition capabilities — overlaps with Bursey's contracting and excavation lines but at national scale.
• PCL Construction: Major North American general contractor with civil infrastructure and heavy industrial project capabilities — relevant comparison for Bursey's contracting/excavation scope at national incumbent scale.

Others

• United Rentals: Largest equipment rental company in North America — operates in the same downstream ecosystem as Bursey's 300+ piece rental fleet, representing an indirect/adjacent competitive and demand signal rather than a direct peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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