dh underground

What dh underground does

DH Underground, Inc. is a privately held specialty contractor founded in April 1999 and headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The firm provides trenchless construction services — auger boring, tunneling, pipe ramming, and guided boring — for underground pipe and utility installations across the southwest United States. It is owned and operated by its four co-founders (Mark Devaney, Tim Kuzior, Jerry Carter, and John Theiler) with a workforce of approximately 25 skilled employees, and has cumulatively completed over 350,000 feet of trenchless installations ranging from 6-inch to 96-inch pipe diameters across steel, hobas, concrete, and liner plate materials.

The company's technical capabilities center on four methods. Auger boring uses cutting heads inside steel casing (12" to 72") to create continuous bores. Tunneling employs laser-guided line-and-grade control for large-diameter installations at depths of 20-40 feet. Pneumatic pipe ramming uses 900-1,600 CFM compressors to drive pipe through difficult soil conditions such as cobble and running materials. Guided boring provides precision trenchless installation. Equipment is owned outright, representing a meaningful capital base. Notable reference projects include 11,000+ feet of 36-86 inch work for Union Pacific Railroad across New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas, 1,000+ feet of 86-inch steel casing for the San Juan Chama East Valley water project in Albuquerque, and a 600-foot 52-inch liner plate installation under Interstate 10 for the Artcraft Westport project completed in 30 days.

DH Underground operates a project-based B2B sales motion, generating revenue through individually quoted contracts with government utilities, railroad operators, and commercial developers requiring trenchless installation under existing surface infrastructure such as interstates and rail corridors. Pricing is custom per project based on pipe diameter, depth, soil conditions, and length. The company relies on direct field sales rather than a digital go-to-market, with a basic company website functioning primarily as a reference credential. No institutional funding, acquisitions, partnerships, or geographic expansion beyond the southwest region have been disclosed.

Name

dh underground

Legal name

DH Underground, Inc.

Website

https://dhunderground.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DH Underground is a privately held trenchless construction contractor based in Albuquerque, NM, serving government utilities, railroads, and commercial developers across the southwest United States with auger boring, tunneling, pipe ramming, and guided boring services for 6- to 96-inch pipe installations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trenchless Underground Construction Services

NAICS

Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (237110), Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction (237130), Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237)

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAFAEAC

Tunnel Construction (Road, Rail, Utility)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Construction & Civil Engineering/Civil Infrastructure (Roads, Bridges & Tunnels)

SECONDARYIMAFAFAE

Tunnels & Underground Rail Civil Construction

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Construction & Civil Engineering/Rail & Transit Infrastructure Construction

SECONDARYIMAFAKAD

Trenching & Utility Excavation

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Construction & Civil Engineering/Earthworks, Site Preparation & Demolition

SECONDARYEUADAHAE

Undergrounding & Strategic Hardening (Selective Conversion, Duct Banks)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Electric Transmission & Distribution (T&D)/Power Quality, Reliability & Resilience (Storm Hardening, Wildfire Mitigation)

Keywords

• Trenchless construction services
• Boring and tunneling
• Underground pipe installation
• Auger boring services
• Pipe ramming services

Headquarters

HQ city

Albuquerque

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Trenchless Construction Services: DH Underground generates revenue through project-based contracts for boring and tunneling services. The company specializes in auger boring, tunneling, pipe ramming, and guided boring systems, completing projects ranging from 6 inch to 96 inch pipe installations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

DH Underground provides trenchless underground construction services for utilities, water lines, and transportation infrastructure. The company specializes in auger boring, tunneling, pipe ramming, and guided boring systems, installing steel, hobas, concrete, and liner plate pipes ranging from 6 inches to 96 inches in diameter at depths of 20 to 40 feet. Services are delivered as project-based contracts to government and enterprise clients in the Southwest United States.

Product overview

DH Underground is a boring and tunneling contractor offering a suite of trenchless technology services. The core portfolio consists of three main service offerings: Auger Boring (for bores from 12" to 72" steel casing), Tunneling (using laser technology for large diameter installations with steel, hobas, concrete, or liner plate), and Pipe Ramming (using pneumatic hammers in difficult soil conditions). The company also offers Guided Boring Systems as part of its trenchless technology capabilities. Projects range from 6-inch to 96-inch pipe installations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Auger Boring

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 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 highlights4 records

Others

• McLaughlin Boring Systems: Manufacturer of underground boring and trenching equipment used in utility installation — comparable equipment ecosystem to what DH Underground deploys on its boring projects.
• Vermeer Corporation: Major construction and trenchless equipment manufacturer producing horizontal directional drills, trenchers, and boring equipment — provides the type of machinery DH Underground operates.
• Akkerman (Doosan): Manufacturer of trenchless technology equipment including guided boring and pipe jacking systems — adjacent to DH Underground as an equipment supplier rather than a competing contractor.

Direct peers

• Bradshaw Construction Corporation: US-based trenchless contractor specializing in microtunneling, auger boring, and pipe jacking across utility and infrastructure projects — directly comparable service mix to DH Underground, though operating at larger geographic scale.
• Northwest Boring Company: Trenchless boring contractor specializing in auger boring, pipe ramming, and guided boring for utility and infrastructure clients — directly overlapping service portfolio with DH Underground.
• Trenchless Solutions Inc. Regional trenchless construction contractor providing auger boring, pipe ramming, and tunneling for utility and municipal clients — closely comparable contractor model to DH Underground at similar regional scale.
• Midwest Mole, Inc. Trenchless tunneling and horizontal boring contractor serving utility, sewer, and water infrastructure clients across the Midwest and nationally — comparable trenchless methodology and project scale to DH Underground.
• Hardrock Directional Drilling: Horizontal directional drilling and trenchless utility installation contractor serving infrastructure clients — competes with DH Underground for similar utility crossing and pipeline installation scopes.

Broad incumbents

• Mears Group, Inc. Larger infrastructure contractor providing pipeline, trenchless, and underground utility construction across the US. Comparable trenchless execution capability with broader geographic reach and integrated services beyond DH Underground's specialist scope.
• Underground Construction (Quanta Services): Subsidiary of Quanta Services performing underground utility, pipeline, and trenchless construction at national scale — far larger incumbent in the same end markets as DH Underground.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dh-underground-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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