Foti Contracting, Llc

What Foti Contracting, Llc does

Foti Contracting, LLC is a private construction services firm headquartered at 1164 Lloyd Road, Wickliffe, Ohio, that has served the Northeast Ohio market continuously since its founding in 1962. The company operates two integrated service lines: Masonry Services, in which it self-performs bricklaying and related masonry work as the region's largest self-performing masonry contractor, and General Contracting Services, in which it leverages long-standing relationships with qualified subcontractors to oversee renovation and new-construction projects from start to finish. Its customer base spans commercial, institutional, and public-sector clients, with named projects for the Ohio Department of Transportation, Kent State University, Akron Children's Hospital, Hillcrest Hospital, Portage County Municipal Court, and multiple K-12 school systems.

The company runs a unionized workforce with affiliations to Bricklayers Locals 5 and 7 and Building Laborers Local 310, and requires all field employees to maintain OSHA 10- or 30-hour training, forklift certification, and — for general contracting project staff — ICRA (Infection Control Risk Assessment) certification. It holds BBB A+ accreditation and was featured in the Kent State University Awards Issue 2017.

Foti Contracting generates revenue through project-based, quote-driven contracts for masonry and general contracting services, with revenue recognized upon project completion. Its go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-based, relying on direct engagement with architects, developers, and project owners rather than public pricing or formal marketing channels. The firm is privately held with no disclosed parent company, subsidiaries, funding history, or M&A activity.

Name

Foti Contracting, Llc

Legal name

Foti Contracting

Website

https://foticontracting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Foti Contracting is a privately held Ohio construction firm founded in 1962 that self-performs masonry and provides general contracting services for commercial, institutional, and government clients across Northeast Ohio.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Construction Services

NAICS

Masonry Contractors (23814), Masonry Contractors (238140), Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (23622), Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (236220)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540), Operative Builders (1531)

akta.pro primary industry

Stonework & Masonry (Stone Veneer, Brick, Block) (HSAIACAI)

Keywords

• Masonry construction services
• General contracting services
• Commercial construction contracting
• Institutional building construction
• Union masonry services

Headquarters

HQ city

Wickliffe

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Construction Services Revenue: FOTI generates revenue through project-based contracts for masonry and general contracting services. Projects are delivered on a per-project basis with revenue recognized upon project completion.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Foti Contracting provides self-performing masonry construction services and full-service general contracting for commercial, institutional, and government projects in Northeast Ohio. As the region's largest self-performing masonry contractor, the company delivers bricklaying and related masonry work directly with its own workforce, while also acting as general contractor by coordinating qualified subcontractors on renovation and new construction projects.

Product overview

Foti Contracting is a construction services firm offering two primary service lines: Masonry Services and General Contracting Services. Masonry Services represents the company's core competency as Northeast Ohio's largest self-performing masonry contractor, while General Contracting Services enables the company to oversee entire construction projects from start to finish. The company has been serving Northern Ohio since 1962, operating as a union contractor with affiliations to Bricklayers Locals 5 and 7 and Building Laborers Local 310.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Masonry Services Self-performing masonry contracting services including bricklaying and related masonry work for commercial and institutional projects. Foti Contracting is Northeast Ohio's largest self-performing masonry contractor, serving the region since 1962, and delivers work using its own union workforce (Bricklayers Locals 5 and 7) rather than subcontracting.

Named customers10 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• Turner Construction Company: Major national general contractor with strong presence in healthcare, education, and commercial work. Competes for the same institutional renovation and new-build projects Foti targets in Ohio.
• Barton Malow Company: Midwest-headquartered construction firm with self-perform capabilities in concrete and masonry serving institutional, healthcare, and sports clients. Overlaps on self-perform trade model and institutional mix.
• Gilbane Building Company: Large national general contractor with deep institutional and public-sector book of business, including education and healthcare. Comparable as a competitor for the same institutional GC work Foti pursues.
• Baker Concrete Construction: One of the largest concrete and masonry specialty contractors in the U.S., serving commercial, industrial, and institutional markets. Comparable on self-perform masonry and large-project institutional delivery, though at national scale.
• Skanska USA: Global construction firm with significant U.S. institutional and civil infrastructure work; Skanska specifically referenced via Foti client testimonial letter. Comparable as a competing GC on Ohio institutional projects.

Regional players

• Tarlton Corporation: St. Louis-based general contractor with self-perform concrete and masonry capabilities serving institutional and commercial clients. Comparable general contracting + self-perform trade structure, though operating in a different Midwest metro.
• Panzica Construction: Cleveland-area general contractor focused on commercial, healthcare, and institutional construction. Comparable Northeast Ohio GC peer competing for similar project types.
• Donley's Inc. Cleveland-based construction manager and general contractor serving healthcare, education, and institutional clients in Northeast Ohio. Directly competes in the same regional institutional market.

Direct peers

• The Rania Group: Northeast Ohio-based masonry and general contracting firm serving commercial, institutional, and industrial clients. Closest direct peer given overlapping self-perform masonry capability and Cleveland-area footprint.
• Lithko Contracting: National self-performing concrete and masonry contractor serving commercial and institutional clients. Comparable on self-perform trade model and institutional client mix, though materially larger and multi-region.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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