Berkel is a 100% employee-owned/ESOP company, that has provided service to our customers since being incorporated in the State of Kansas on September 21, 1959 by Charles J. Berkel for the purpose of performing specialty foundation work throughout the continental United States. Berkel has grown to become one of the largest designers and installers of deep foundations, ground improvement, excavation support and structure underpinning in North America. Our work consists of specialized foundation and construction services such as installing Auger Pressure Grouted (APG) piles and Auger Pressure Grouted Displacement (APGD) piles, Shoring and Earth Retention and Ground Improvement and Slope Stabilization.
From International Olympians to U.S. Presidents, most people at some point in their life have set foot on a Berkel foundation. The company's entrepreneurial spirit and employee-driven passion for exceeding customers' expectations have made Berkel the leader in the deep foundation industry. This continued success is rooted in its people, who strive each and every day to make Berkel the best at what it does. Projects include Georgia's Olympic Stadium and many other stadiums throughout the country, the Pentagon, the World Trade Center site, entertainment venues, hotel resorts, casinos, power plants, and high-rise buildings in almost every major city in the United States.