F&M CONSULTING

What F&M CONSULTING does

F&M Consulting, INC. is a privately held civil engineering and surveying firm headquartered in Savannah, Tennessee, founded in 1989 by O.H. "Shorty" Freeland (P.E., R.L.S.) and W. Ron Ashe (R.L.S.). The firm provides civil engineering services spanning environmental (potable water, stormwater, sanitary sewer, landfill design, erosion prevention, certified wetland delineation), transportation (bridge, road, airport, railroad, subdivision design), and structural engineering (building design, load ratings, steel and concrete design), alongside construction management and professional surveying (boundary, topographical, Alta, SWPPP, elevation certificates). The firm also administers government grant applications across CDBG, LPRF, TDOT, TDEC, and FEMA programs.

The company is licensed to practice Engineering and Surveying in Tennessee and Engineering in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, and serves industrial corporations, development corporations, city/county/state governments, and individual property owners across the Southeastern United States. Named project experience includes Packaging Corporation of America (Counce, TN Mill), RockTenn (Stevenson, AL Mill), Clayton Mobile Homes (Savannah, TN Plant), Hardin County government facilities, and residential land developments (Shiloh Falls, Hills of Pickwick, Shiloh Shores).

F&M operates on a project-based professional services revenue model with quote-based, project-specific pricing and no public fee schedule. Its go-to-market is direct enterprise sales through relationship-based engagement, achieving a 75% client repeat business rate. The firm employs approximately 12-15 personnel across engineering, surveying, drafting, and administrative functions, is entirely founder/family-owned with no external investors, and reports annual services exceeding $1 million in design, construction management, and surveying.

Name

F&M CONSULTING

Legal name

F&M Consulting, INC.

Website

https://fandmconsulting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Short description

F&M Consulting is a privately held civil engineering and surveying firm in Savannah, Tennessee, licensed in Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. It serves industrial corporations, government entities, and developers with environmental, transportation, structural, and construction management services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Engineering Services (54133), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

Keywords

• Civil engineering services
• Surveying services
• Construction management
• Environmental engineering
• Transportation engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Savannah

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Design engineering services covering civil engineering areas from environmental to transportation. Professional engineering consulting for industrial, governmental, and individual clients.
2. Construction Management: Construction observation and corporate bidding needs for contractors, including construction project management from design to completion.
3. Surveying Services: Surveying services ranging from minor lot surveys to complicated design/build construction projects, including boundary, topographical, and corporate surveys.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

F&M Consulting, Inc. provides civil engineering, surveying, environmental, transportation, structural, and construction management services to industrial corporations, development corporations, and city, county, and state government clients. The firm accepts projects across all areas of civil engineering, from minor lot surveys through complex design/build construction projects, with annual service revenue exceeding $1 million. Its offerings include construction observation and corporate bidding support for contractors, and administration of government grants (CDBG, LPRF, TDOT, TDEC, FEMA).

Product overview

F&M Consulting is a civil engineering and surveying firm providing comprehensive engineering consulting services. Their core offerings include construction design and management, environmental engineering (potable water, stormwater, sanitary sewer, landfill design), transportation infrastructure (bridge, road, airport, railroad), structural engineering, and professional surveying. The company serves industrial corporations, development corporations, and government entities (city, county, state). Annual services exceed $1 million in design, construction management, and surveying. The firm is licensed to practice Engineering and Surveying in Tennessee and Engineering in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Civil Engineering Services Comprehensive civil engineering services covering environmental (potable water design, stormwater collection, sanitary sewer systems, landfill design, erosion prevention), transportation (bridge design, road expansion, airport design, railroad bridges), and structural engineering (building design, load ratings, steel and concrete design) for industrial corporations, government entities, and development corporations.
• Construction Management Services Construction project management for contractors and project owners, including construction drawings from design through approval stages, as-built drawings, construction observation and scheduling, and bid package preparation and bid letting.
• Surveying Services Professional surveying services including boundary, partition, mortgage, and topographical surveys, corporate Alta surveys, SWPPP documentation, and elevation flood certificates for industrial, government, development, and individual clients.
• Government Grant Administration Grant application and administration services for government programs including CDBG, LPRF, TDOT, TDEC, and FEMA projects, supporting municipal and public-sector clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• 75% of clients repeat their business with F&M Consulting
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 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

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Allen & Hoshall: Memphis/Nashville-headquartered engineering and surveying firm with a comparable mix of civil, environmental, transportation, and surveying capabilities for industrial and municipal customers in Tennessee.
• Civil & Environmental Consultants (CEC): Multi-discipline civil and environmental engineering firm with southeastern offices serving industrial, real-estate, and public-sector clients — strong overlap in environmental, surveying, and land-development services.
• Barge Design Solutions: Mid-size Tennessee-headquartered engineering, architecture, and planning firm serving similar industrial, government, and development clients across the Southeast. Closely comparable in service mix and regional concentration.
• Smith Seckman Reid (SSR): Tennessee-based engineering firm providing civil, environmental, structural, and surveying services to municipal, industrial, and institutional clients — strong direct overlap in geography and service portfolio.

Regional players

• Neel-Schaffer: Engineering firm headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi with deep Southeast U.S. presence providing civil, transportation, environmental, and structural services comparable to F&M's regional mix.
• Waggoner Engineering: Mississippi-based engineering and surveying firm covering civil, environmental, transportation, and structural work — directly comparable in licensing footprint (MS/AL/TN) and end-market mix.

Broad incumbents

• Volkert, Inc. Employee-owned engineering firm with significant Alabama and Gulf Coast operations delivering infrastructure, transportation, environmental, and surveying services — comparable regional Southeast footprint and service breadth.
• Kimley-Horn: Large national engineering consultancy with Tennessee offices serving industrial, municipal, and real-estate developers with civil, environmental, and transportation practices — direct competitor on larger RFPs.
• Terracon Consultants: National engineering and environmental services firm with dense southeastern office coverage providing geotechnical, environmental, and construction materials engineering — competes for industrial and government work.
• Stantec: Global design and engineering firm with established Tennessee offices offering community development, environmental, water, and infrastructure services — competes at the larger end of F&M's addressable market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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