NORTHERN INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED

What NORTHERN INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED does

Northern Industrial Construction, Incorporated (NIC) is a privately held general contractor incorporated in 2004 and headquartered in Boyne City, Michigan. The firm is led by owner and President Tim Wellert PE, P.Eng, a licensed professional engineer in both the United States and Canada with 11 years of professional experience across oil and gas, water resources, transportation, and power markets. NIC specializes in complex structural concrete projects — caissons, pilings, pits, bridges, equipment foundations, cast walls, tanks, epoxy coatings, sandblasting, and concrete restoration — delivered under adverse conditions and accelerated schedules, including short-duration industrial shutdowns.

The company markets its services across seven vertical segments: natural gas compression and transmission, power generation and transmission, water and wastewater treatment, quarries and mining, heavy industrial manufacturing, commercial/institutional/medical facilities, and historical renovations. It is fully certified by MEA for Operator Qualification in gas transmission and holds memberships in MSHA, ACI, and MIOHSA. The service portfolio is organized into six lines: Industrial Construction, Gas Transmission, General Contracting, Historical Restoration, Consulting, and Engineering (the last delivered in-house via the licensed engineer).

NIC operates an enterprise field-sales go-to-market, with customers engaging through "Request Services" and "Submit a New RFP" pathways on niconstruct.com. Revenue is project-based, generated through competitive bidding on construction contracts and quote-based consulting and engineering work, with no public pricing. The firm is single-geography (Michigan), privately held with no outside investment, and operates with approximately 7 employees per the latest headcount data.

Name

NORTHERN INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED

Legal name

Northern Industrial Construction, Inc.

Website

https://niconstruct.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Northern Industrial Construction is a Michigan-based general contractor founded in 2004, specializing in complex structural concrete projects for natural gas, power, water/wastewater, mining, and heavy industrial clients. The 7-employee firm delivers construction, consulting, and licensed engineering services via an enterprise RFP-driven sales motion.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Construction Services

NAICS

Industrial Building Construction (23621), Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors (23811), Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237), Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (23622), Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (237110)

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600), Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700), General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro primary industry

Automotive & Heavy Manufacturing Plant Construction (IMAFADAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Office & Corporate Building Construction (IMAFACAA), Mining & Mineral Processing Facility Construction (IMAFADAE), Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

Keywords

• Industrial concrete construction
• Structural concrete projects
• Gas transmission construction
• General contracting services
• Historical building restoration

Headquarters

HQ city

Boyne City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. General Contracting Services: Project-based revenue from industrial construction contracting, including complex projects with accelerated schedules, industrial shutdowns, and on-budget/on-time project completion.
2. Engineering Consulting: Structural and engineering consulting services provided by licensed engineer Tim Wellert PE, P.Eng for industrial clients, performed on an as-needed basis prior to or during construction.
3. Concrete Consulting: Consulting services for applications related to concrete construction, gas transmission, power generation, liquid distribution, heavy manufacturing and commercial facilities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Northern Industrial Construction is a specialty general contractor that self-performs multi-discipline structural concrete and general contracting work for industrial, commercial, institutional, and historical clients. Its core work spans caissons, pilings, pits, bridges, equipment foundations, cast walls, tanks, epoxy coatings, sandblasting, and concrete restoration, complemented by in-house licensed engineering, geotechnical design, risk assessment, and consulting services.

Product overview

Northern Industrial Construction is a multi-disciplined general contractor established in 2004, offering a unified portfolio of construction and engineering services. The company's core offerings center on Industrial Construction (new construction, shutdowns, maintenance, specialty refractory), Gas Transmission (MEA-certified operator qualification, excavation, concrete and facility construction), General Contracting (commercial, institutional, medical facilities), and Historical Restoration (concrete and building restoration). These services are complemented by Consulting Services and Structural Engineering Services (provided by licensed engineer Tim Wellert PE, P.Eng.) for pre-construction and construction-phase support. The company also specializes in complex structural concrete projects including caissons, pilings, bridges, equipment foundations, tanks, and concrete restoration. All services are delivered with an emphasis on projects under adverse conditions and challenging schedules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Construction
• Gas Transmission Construction
• General Contracting
• Historical Restoration
• Consulting Services
• Engineering Services

Quantifiable outcome

• History of on-time and on-budget project completion

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• MEA EnergyminorOthersListed as a resource link on the company's website. Northern Industrial Construction is fully certified by MEA for Operator Qualification in gas transmission work.
• American Concrete Institute (ACI)minorOthersListed as a resource link and membership organization. Company displays ACI logo indicating membership in the primary industry association for concrete construction.
• Michigan Industrial Equipment Dealers (MIOHSA)minorOthersProud member organization displayed on company website, representing industrial equipment dealers in Michigan.
• Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)minorOthersDisplayed as a membership/affiliation logo, indicating compliance with mine safety standards for quarry and mining sector projects.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Granger Construction: Michigan-based general contractor delivering commercial, industrial, healthcare, and institutional construction. Comparable as another Michigan-headquartered GC with overlapping industrial and institutional customer segments and a similar self-perform concrete capability.
• Clark Construction Company: Large national general contractor with significant industrial and infrastructure capabilities. Comparable as a broad incumbent that competes for the same heavy industrial, power, and institutional work, though at vastly larger scale and national reach.
• Christman Constructors Inc. Michigan-based construction firm with industrial, healthcare, commercial, and historic preservation practices. Comparable because it competes for the same institutional, medical, and historical renovation work that NIC lists as secondary segments.
• Walbridge Aldinger: Detroit-headquartered industrial and commercial construction firm serving automotive, manufacturing, energy, and water infrastructure across the Midwest. Comparable because it operates in the same Michigan industrial construction market across many of the same verticals (heavy manufacturing, power, water/wastewater, gas), but at significantly larger scale than NIC.
• Barton Malow Company: Michigan-founded construction services company with strong industrial, energy, and concrete construction practices. Comparable as a fellow Michigan-rooted industrial contractor with deep expertise in concrete and structural work for power, manufacturing, and institutional clients.

Direct peers

• Fisher Contracting Company: Midwest industrial general contractor with expertise in heavy civil, concrete, mining, and energy infrastructure projects. Comparable because it self-performs structural concrete and heavy civil work for mining, power, and industrial clients across similar Midwestern geographies.
• Spence Brothers Construction: Michigan-based general contractor specializing in industrial, commercial, healthcare, and institutional construction with self-performed concrete and masonry. Comparable for its similar multi-vertical industrial/commercial mix and self-perform structural concrete capability in the Michigan market.
• Mead & Hunt: Engineering and architecture firm providing civil, structural, and construction engineering services for industrial, energy, water, and infrastructure clients. Comparable because it operates in the same industrial and infrastructure engineering consulting space that NIC addresses with its in-house PE services.
• Industrial Concrete Services: Midwest-focused industrial concrete specialty contractor serving power, refining, and heavy manufacturing clients. Comparable as a direct specialty concrete peer targeting the same industrial facility scopes (foundations, tanks, pits, structural restoration) with similar self-perform model.

Others

• Consumers Energy (contractor network): Michigan utility that issues gas transmission, power generation, and related civil construction contracts to qualified contractors. Comparable because NIC is positioned as a potential subcontractor / direct contractor within this gas and power utility project ecosystem in Michigan.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/northern-industrial-construction-incorporated

Compliance3 records

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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