ABOUT US

ACI HISTORY

1957

HUNGERFORD MECHANICAL FOUNDED

1985

ATLANTIC INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTORS, INC. FOUNDED

2002

THE COMPANIES MERGE
AIC and HMC merge to form Encompass Constructors, Inc., a subsidiary of Encompass Services Corporation.

2003

ACI GOES PRIVATE
Encompass Constructors is dissolved; ACI is again privately owned.

2004

SAFETY IN THE SPOTLIGHT
ACI receives their first Associated Builders & Contractors Paragon Award for Safety. Many more will follow.

2006

A NEW HOME
ACI builds and occupies our new HQ/fab facility.

2007

ACI LOOKS TO THE EAST…
Newport News, VA becomes home to a new ACI office specializing in Service and Special Projects.

2013

…AND TO THE WEST
ACI extends westward, expanding operations to include a regional office in Roanoke, VA.

2016

SPECIALTY CONTRACTOR OF THE YEAR
ACI named Top Specialty Contractor of 2016 for the Mid-Atlantic Region by ENR magazine.

2017

THE BUILDERS BUILD
The main fabrication facility adds an additional 30,000 sq ft. of work space.

2020

UP TO THE NORTH…
Northern Virginia office established (Sterling, VA)

2022

…AND DOWN TO THE SOUTH
Expansion into several additional regions of North Carolina with a fulltime office in Wilmington.

ACI’s corporate HQ and 130,000 SF fabrication shop are located just off Interstate 95 in Richmond, Virginia.

ACI offers a full range of self-performed services. Our highly trained employees are willing and able to make critical, timely decisions focused on your needs and to provide a turn-key, high-quality solution to meet the demands of your schedule. An unwavering commitment to safety and a passion for providing innovative, quality solutions, makes ACI a company uniquely positioned to provide something extraordinary to the customer.

Industrial/Commercial

ACI  self-performs many services in our highly automated 130,000 sq. ft. fabrication shop, allowing us to better maintain safety, control schedules, and maintain critical shut-down deadlines.

We design and fabricate using Revit software, enabling us to move rapidly from design to shop fabrication, saving time and eliminating costly errors.

In addition to cutting-edge software and innovative automated systems, we maintain powerful manpower loading and project tracking systems to ensure your project is always properly staffed to meet your schedule.

Service Division

Our Service Division plays an integral part in designing, installing and renovating structures and equipment, making us uniquely qualified to keep them all in top operating condition.

Get more value from your building(s) and equipment. Our factory trained technicians offer customized preventative maintenance and service programs that can help lower operating costs and decrease down time.