Coston General Contractors, Inc.

What Coston General Contractors, Inc. does

Coston General Contractors, Inc. is a family-owned commercial and light industrial construction company headquartered in McCalla, Alabama. Founded as E.C. Coston Company in 1956 and incorporated under its current name in 1982, the firm is now in its fifth generation of family leadership following a 2024 transition. The company delivers three core services: ground-up new construction, integrated design-build, and renovations of existing or occupied buildings. Project execution spans sitework, concrete foundations, CMU walls, steel bar joist roofing, membrane roofing, metal wall panels, brick veneer, and complete mechanical, plumbing, and electrical installations.

The company's go-to-market is direct sales targeting public and private sector clients across Alabama, Tennessee, and Mississippi. Vertical concentration sits in governmental facilities (city halls, fire stations, airport hangars, housing authority buildings, recreational infrastructure), educational buildings (classroom additions, technical education labs), religious facilities, and sports/recreational complexes. Notable project history includes restoration of the 1938 WPA-era Jasper City Hall, the Riverchase Career Center automotive repair lab for Hoover City Schools, Shelby County Airport hangar expansion, and a new Bessemer Fire Station #2. Marketing is minimal: a portfolio-style website, direct phone outreach, and reputation-driven referrals rather than broad digital campaigns.

Revenue is generated on a project-by-project basis through competitive bid and quoted contracts, with no recurring or subscription revenue model. The firm is privately held, family-controlled, and bootstrapped, with no disclosed venture capital, private equity backing, or public ownership. Pricing is per-project and not publicly disclosed. Operations are run by a 12-person team including a President/Estimator, two Vice Presidents, a Treasurer/Controller, a Project Manager, a Superintendent, and field personnel.

Name

Coston General Contractors, Inc.

Legal name

Coston General Contractors, Inc.

Website

https://costongc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Coston General Contractors, Inc. is a family-owned commercial and light industrial construction firm in McCalla, Alabama, delivering new construction, design-build, and renovation services across Alabama, Tennessee, and Mississippi. It serves governmental, educational, religious, and recreational clients on a project-bid basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Construction Services

NAICS

Nonresidential Building Construction (2362)

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 construction services
• Design build construction
• General contracting services
• Building renovation services
• Government facility construction

Headquarters

HQ city

McCalla, Alabama

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Construction Services: Project-based revenue from commercial and light industrial construction including new ground-up construction, design-build services, and full-scale renovations. Revenue is earned through one-time project contracts rather than recurring relationships.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Coston General Contractors provides commercial and light industrial construction services including ground-up new construction, integrated design-build, and full-scale renovations. The firm manages every phase from site preparation through final walkthrough, handling sitework, concrete foundations, CMU walls, steel bar joist systems, membrane roofing, and complete mechanical, plumbing, and electrical installations for offices, retail spaces, industrial facilities, governmental buildings, educational facilities, religious institutions, and sports/recreational complexes.

Product overview

Coston General Contractors, Inc. is a commercial and light industrial construction company offering three core services: New Construction (ground-up building from site preparation to final walkthrough), Design Build (integrated design and construction under one team), and Renovations (transforming existing spaces). The company specializes in public and private work including office and retail construction, church construction, governmental facilities, educational buildings, and athletic/sports complexes. Project portfolio includes completed work such as Jasper City Hall restoration, Riverchase Career Center auto repair shop, Shelby County Airport hangar, and ongoing projects like Bessemer Fire Station #2 and Sycamore Elementary School classroom addition.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• New Construction

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 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 highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Hoar Construction: Birmingham, Alabama-based general contractor with strong portfolio in commercial, healthcare, education, and public-sector projects across the Southeast. Direct regional peer to Coston in target markets and geography.
• Manhattan Construction Group: Oklahoma-based national general contractor with significant operations in the Southeast. Competes for commercial, education, and public-sector projects in the same Alabama/Tennessee/Mississippi markets as Coston.
• Robins & Morton: Alabama-based general contractor with deep roots in commercial, healthcare, and institutional construction across the Southeast. A larger incumbent competing for the same municipal, educational, and healthcare project pipeline that Coston targets.
• Brasfield & Gorrie: One of the largest privately held general contractors in the Southeast, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. Operates across commercial, healthcare, education, and public sectors throughout the same geographic footprint as Coston, but at significantly larger scale.
• BL Harbert International: Birmingham, Alabama-headquartered GC with commercial, government, and international construction operations. Competes in the same Alabama public-sector and commercial markets as Coston at materially larger scale.
• Barton Malow Company: Michigan-headquartered GC with growing Southeast presence, particularly in sports, education, and commercial construction. Larger-scale competitor for the same institutional and public-sector project categories Coston serves.

Direct peers

• D.F. Chase: Tennessee-based design-build general contractor focused on commercial, industrial, and institutional projects in the Southeast. Comparable in size and delivery model to Coston, including integrated design-build services.
• Doster Construction: Alabama-based general contractor specializing in commercial, healthcare, education, and senior living construction across the Southeast. Closest comparable in scale and vertical mix to Coston, often competing for the same mid-size projects.
• Crossland Construction: Mid-size regional general contractor with strong presence in commercial, education, and public-sector projects across the South and Midwest. Comparable in scale and delivery model to Coston, including design-build capability.

Regional players

• Weaver-Bailey Contractors: Alabama-based general contractor serving commercial and institutional clients in the Southeast. Similar in scale and customer profile to Coston, with comparable regional project focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/coston-general-contractors

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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