Champlain Construction

What Champlain Construction does

Champlain Construction Company, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned site preparation and earthwork contractor headquartered in Middlebury, Vermont, operating continuously since 1955 across three generations of the Danyow family. The firm delivers integrated construction services including commercial and residential water line installation, sewer and storm system construction, excavation, bulldozing, parking lot construction from layout through pavement and line striping, demolition, roadwork, trucking, and heavy equipment hauling. It also owns and operates a gravel pit on Route 116 in East Middlebury producing crushed gravel, stone, winter sand, septic mound sand, calcium chloride, and magnesium chloride, sold to retail, municipal, and project customers. Additional winter services include snow plowing, snow removal, salting, and sanding.

The company's customer base is anchored in public-sector and institutional work across Addison County and broader Vermont, including federal agencies (US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture), Vermont state agencies (Agency of Transportation, Department of Fish and Wildlife), local government and education entities (Addison County Supervisory Union, Addison County Solid Waste District), healthcare facilities (Porter Hospital, Middlebury Volunteer Ambulance Association), telecommunications (Vermont Telephone Company across multiple towns), and nonprofits (The Elks Charities). Notable completed and ongoing projects include the MVAA New Crew Station groundwork, Porter Hospital North Wing Addition (2004-2005), Middlebury Union High School re-paving with heated sidewalks (2010), VTel fiber installations across seven Vermont towns, and 6,600 feet of perimeter fencing at Middlebury State Airport. The firm self-describes as the largest construction company in Addison County.

The business runs on a quote-based, direct-customer engagement model with primary contact by phone (802-388-2652) and email. Differentiated technical capabilities include a Troxler Nuclear Density Tester for compaction QA, pipe mandrels, air and water testing equipment, manhole vacuum testing, an in-house civil engineer, and an in-house safety director handling MSHA compliance. The company is not technology-platform based; no APIs, software products, or AI systems are disclosed. Ownership remains entirely within the Danyow family with no external investors, funding rounds, or parent company.

Name

Champlain Construction

Legal name

Champlain Construction Company, Inc.

Website

https://champlainconstruction.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Champlain Construction is a third-generation, family-owned Vermont site-preparation and earthwork contractor serving federal, state, and local government, healthcare, telecom, and residential customers across Addison County and broader Vermont, with an owned gravel pit supplying construction materials.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Site Preparation and Earthwork Construction

NAICS

Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (237110), Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237)

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)

akta.pro secondary industries

Stormwater & Drainage Infrastructure Construction (Sewer, Detention, Outfalls) (IMAFAGAF), Construction Aggregates Mining & Processing (Sand, Gravel, Crushed Stone) (IMADAAAI), Roadway Drainage & Stormwater Works (Culverts, Ditches, Catch Basins) (IMAFAEAG)

Keywords

• Site preparation services
• Earthwork construction
• Utility installation
• Gravel pit operations
• Heavy equipment hauling

Headquarters

HQ city

Pittsburgh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Construction Services: Site preparation, commercial water lines, sewer and storm systems, residential water systems, complete site work, demolition, road work, groundwork and site work for facilities, parking lots, excavation, bulldozing, trucking, heavy equipment hauling, and turf restoration
2. Gravel and Construction Materials Sales: Owns and operates gravel pit on Route 116 in East Middlebury producing crushed gravel, stone, winter sand, Sur Pak, septic mound sand, filter sand, Dowflake, calcium chloride, and magnesium chloride. Materials sold for retail, municipal use, and client projects. Custom crushing jobs also available.
3. Snow Plowing and Removal Services: Winter services including snow plowing, snow removal, salting and sanding

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Champlain Construction provides complete site preparation, earthwork, and utility construction services for residential and commercial projects across Vermont. The company installs commercial water lines, sewer and storm systems, and residential water systems, while operating its own gravel pit that produces crushed gravel, stone, winter sand, and specialty materials for retail sale and project use. It also offers trucking, heavy equipment hauling, demolition, paving, and snow plowing services.

Product overview

Champlain Construction is a construction services company offering a single integrated suite of earthwork and site preparation services rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offering consists of five interconnected service areas: earthwork and site preparation services (excavating, bulldozing, parking lots, compaction testing), water and sewer installation (commercial/residential water lines, septic systems), gravel pit operations (material extraction and sales), trucking and material transport, and snow plowing/winter services. These services are designed to take projects from beginning to end, with the company's own gravel pit providing materials for both retail sale and internal project use.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Earthwork and Site Preparation Services

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• S.D. Ireland Companies: Vermont-based contractor providing sitework, underground utilities, aggregate, asphalt, and paving services. It is highly comparable to Champlain Construction's integrated civil construction and materials offering in the same regional market.
• G.W. Tatro Construction: Vermont heavy-civil contractor performing highway, site, utility, and environmental construction work. Its regional customer base and project scopes make it a direct operating peer for Champlain Construction.
• E.T. & L. Corp. New England site and civil contractor focused on utilities, roadwork, site preparation, and related infrastructure. It competes for similar public and private projects using a field-service delivery model.
• J.A. McDonald: Vermont contractor serving the site-development, utility, aggregate, paving, and heavy-civil markets. It is comparable because it supports public and private customers across many of the same earthwork and infrastructure scopes as Champlain Construction.
• C.A. Miller Companies: Regional civil and materials contractor serving the northeastern United States with excavation, utilities, paving, and aggregate capabilities. Its proximity and combined site-work/materials model make it a relevant peer for Champlain Construction.
• Kubricky Construction: Northeast site-construction contractor providing excavation, utilities, aggregate, heavy-equipment, and related civil services. It is comparable through its regional delivery model and vertically integrated materials and site-work capabilities.
• Casella Construction: Northern New England civil contractor offering site development, utility construction, aggregate, environmental, and transportation-related work. Its vertically integrated sitework and materials capabilities closely overlap Champlain Construction's core services.

Broad incumbents

• Lane Construction: Large established civil contractor delivering highway, bridge, utility, drainage, and other heavy-infrastructure projects. It is a broad incumbent that competes for many of the same public infrastructure scopes, though at substantially greater scale.
• Peckham Industries: Vertically integrated construction-materials and highway-services company with aggregate, asphalt, paving, and civil construction capabilities. It offers a broader platform but shares Champlain Construction's materials supply and infrastructure-service model.

Regional players

• J.P. Carrara & Sons: Regional heavy-construction and materials company providing excavation, utility, aggregate, and paving services. Although based south of Vermont, it is comparable through its vertically integrated site construction and materials operations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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