David Brown Construction Ltd.

What David Brown Construction Ltd. does

David Brown Construction Ltd. is a privately held, diversified construction and environmental services company incorporated in 1974 and headquartered at 14855 Dafoe Road, Ingleside, Ontario, with two additional offices in Long Sault and Cornwall. The firm operates as a regional contractor serving Eastern Ontario, with primary focus on Stormont-Dundas and Glengarry County and a designated emergency-response corridor along Highway 401 east of Kingston to the Quebec border. Its service portfolio spans excavation (underground utilities for water, sewer, electrical, gas, and communications; hydro excavation; foundation work; road construction; land clearing), environmental remediation through the DBC Environmental Services sub-brand (hazardous and non-hazardous spill cleanup, liquid and solid waste removal, vacuum tankers, TSSA-certified underground tank removal, roll-off containers, septic systems), equipment rental (with or without operator), aggregate material sales (sand, topsoil, gravel, stone, clean fill), and 24/7 emergency response. The company also develops and sells residential building lots, currently through Parkway Estates – Phase 4.\n\nThe underlying technology is fundamentally physical rather than digital: a heavy-equipment fleet of excavators, bulldozers, front-end loaders, graders, dump trucks, vacuum trucks, hydroexcavation units, and specialized tankers, combined with aggregate production capacity and a multi-trailer delivery fleet (single axle, triaxle, live bottoms, belly dump). The company holds TSSA certification for underground tank removal, has maintained an accident-free safety record since 1999, and is positioned as a first-call emergency responder for governmental and municipal clients. Customer contact is handled through a WordPress website (dbcltd.ca), direct phone, and an online contact form; no social media channels, apps, or APIs are present.\n\nThe business model is service-based with multiple revenue streams: professional services for excavation and environmental work (project-priced), equipment rental (quote-based), one-time aggregate material sales (unit-priced by quantity with delivery), and one-time building lot sales. The company employs approximately 7 people per firmographics, though the operational breadth and three-office footprint suggest the figure may understate the active workforce. Primary customer segments are residential developers and homebuilders, commercial and industrial contractors, governmental and municipal emergency-response clients, and industrial/commercial facilities requiring environmental services. The company is family/private in ownership, with no disclosed institutional investors, funding rounds, or M&A activity.

Name

David Brown Construction Ltd.

Legal name

David Brown Construction Ltd.

Website

https://dbcltd.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

David Brown Construction Ltd. is a privately held Eastern Ontario firm, founded in 1974, providing excavation, environmental remediation, equipment rental, aggregate materials, and 24-hour emergency response for residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction and Environmental Services

NAICS

Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (237110), Utility System Construction (2371), Land Subdivision (23721)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Trenching & Utility Excavation (IMAFAKAD)

Keywords

• Excavation services
• Environmental remediation
• Construction equipment rental
• Aggregate material supply
• Underground utility installation

Headquarters

HQ city

Ingleside

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Excavation Services: Revenue from excavation services including underground utility installation, repair, and replacement for water/sewer, electrical, gas, and communications infrastructure. Also includes site work, foundation excavation, road construction, and land clearing.
2. Environmental Services: Revenue from environmental remediation services including hazardous/non-hazardous spill cleanup, liquid and solid waste removal, vacuum tanker services, septic systems, roll-off container service, and underground tank removal.
3. Equipment Rental: Equipment rental revenue from construction equipment including backhoes, bulldozers, excavators, front-end loaders, dump trucks, specialized tankers, and safety equipment. Available with or without operator.
4. Aggregate Material Sales: Sale of construction aggregates including sand, screened sand, topsoil, screened topsoil, gravel, stone, and clean fill. Sold in small quantities for pickup and large commercial loads from quarry. Delivery available within Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry counties.
5. Building Lot Sales: Revenue from development and sale of residential building lots at development sites including Parkway Estates – Phase 4.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

David Brown Construction Ltd. is a diversified construction and environmental services company that delivers excavation and underground utility installation, environmental remediation and waste removal, equipment rental, aggregate material sales, 24-hour emergency spill response, and residential building lot development. Operations are concentrated in Eastern Ontario, including Stormont-Dundas and Glengarry County and the Highway 401 corridor east of Kingston to the Quebec border.

Product overview

David Brown Construction Ltd. is a diversified construction company incorporated in 1974, offering a portfolio of integrated construction and environmental services across Eastern Ontario. The core offerings include Excavation Services (underground utilities, hydro excavation, foundation work, road construction), Environmental Services through DBC Environmental Services (spill remediation, waste removal, tank services), Equipment Rental (with and without operator), Aggregate Material Sales (sand, topsoil, gravel, stone, clean fill), and 24-Hour Emergency Service. The company also offers Building Lots at development sites. These services are provided as distinct but complementary offerings, allowing the company to serve clients across the construction lifecycle from site work through completion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DBC Environmental Services: Environmental division providing hazardous and non-hazardous spill remediation, liquid and solid waste removal, vacuum tankers, roll-off container service, and underground tank removal.

Products and services

• Excavation Services Core excavation services for contractors and developers, including underground utility installation, repair, removal and replacement (water, sewer, electrical, gas, communications), hydroexcavation, foundation excavation, land clearing, road construction, and site work.
• Environmental Services (DBC Environmental Services) Environmental remediation and waste management services for industrial, commercial, and government clients, including hazardous and non-hazardous spill cleanup, liquid and solid waste removal, vacuum tankers, septic systems, roll-off container service, and underground tank removal.
• Equipment Rental Rental of construction equipment with or without operator for contractors and developers, including backhoes, bulldozers, excavators, loaders, graders, dump trucks, vacuum trucks, hydroexcavation equipment, compaction equipment, generators, pumps, and safety equipment.
• Aggregate Material Sales Supply and production of construction aggregates for pickup and delivery, including sand, screened sand, topsoil, screened topsoil, gravel, stone, and clean fill, in small quantities or large commercial loads up to 22 tonnes.
• 24-Hour Emergency Service 24/7 emergency spill cleanup, containment, and water-main repair service, available 365 days a year, serving as a first-call emergency responder on Highway 401 east of Kingston to the Quebec border.
• Building Lots Residential building lots for sale at the company's development sites, currently including Parkway Estates Phase 4.

Quantifiable outcome

• Accident-free safety record since 1999

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• R.W. Tomlinson Limited: Ottawa-headquartered full-service contractor offering excavation, underground utilities, aggregates, and environmental services across Eastern Ontario — directly overlapping DBC's core service mix and Highway 401-adjacent territory.
• Thomas Cavanagh Construction Limited: Ottawa-area heavy civil and excavation contractor serving the same Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry and broader Eastern Ontario market with comparable underground utility, road-building, and site-development capabilities.
• Drain Bros Excavating Ltd. Ontario-based excavation and site-preparation contractor offering similar underground utility, land-clearing, and aggregate services, making it a comparable mid-sized local competitor.
• G. Tackaberry & Sons Construction Co. Ltd. Eastern Ontario-based general contractor with heavy civil, excavation, aggregate, and road-building operations that compete head-to-head with DBC on municipal and developer projects in the same region.
• Lafleche Environmental Services Ltd. Eastern Ontario environmental services contractor providing septic, liquid-waste hauling, spill response, and site remediation — a close functional peer to DBC Environmental Services in the same regional footprint.

Regional players

• AIM Environmental Group Inc. Ontario-based environmental remediation and waste management firm that overlaps with DBC's spill response, vacuum tanker, and underground tank removal offerings, though primarily active in southwestern Ontario.

Broad incumbents

• Aecon Group Inc. One of Canada's largest infrastructure construction conglomerates; competes on large municipal water/sewer, road, and utility projects across Ontario and could absorb the same bid pool as DBC for major Eastern Ontario work.
• Lafarge Canada Inc. Major aggregate and construction materials supplier in Ontario; competes with DBC's aggregate material sales on large commercial orders while also supplying the broader regional construction market.
• Waste Management of Canada Corporation: Large national waste and environmental services provider that competes for liquid-waste hauling, roll-off container, and disposal contracts that DBC also serves in Eastern Ontario.
• Clean Harbors Canada: National environmental services firm providing hazardous spill response, waste removal, and tank cleaning — overlapping DBC's DBC Environmental Services division but at far broader geographic and customer scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/david-brown-construction-ltd-

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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