Groundworks® Earns 2026 Stevie® Award for Achievement in Growth

Award recognizes the company’s revenue growth, geographic expansion, and employee-first ownership model

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Groundworks, North America’s leading and fastest-growing foundation and water management solutions company, has been named a Gold Stevie® winner for Achievement in Growth in the 24^th American Business Awards®. The honor recognizes the company’s exceptional expansion across geography, revenue, and workforce—alongside a groundbreaking commitment to sharing its success with its employees.

Over the past two years, Groundworks has delivered strong, measurable results that earned Gold Stevie recognition, including:

• Remarkable revenue growth from 2024-2025
• 15 strategic acquisitions and 11 new office openings, including the company’s first international expansion into Canada
• 53% workforce growth, reflecting significant investment in skilled trades jobs nationwide
• An industry-leading Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 82.4
• A company‑wide employee ownership model, extending real equity opportunity to every employee

Rather than concentrating ownership at the top, Groundworks embedded it into its growth model—directly linking business performance to the people delivering it. Judges recognized this as a meaningful differentiator, reinforcing accountability, retention, and long-term workforce investment at scale.

"This award is a testament to our Team. Only great people build great companies,” said Matt Malone, founder and executive chairman of Groundworks. “We've had unique growth, but most importantly, we've made sure that growth is shared with the people that drive it."

In 2023, Groundworks took a defining step by extending ownership to every employee across the organization. That commitment moved beyond philosophy earlier this year, when the company distributed a historic $31 million dividend to nearly 5,000 employee-owners—making it the first home-services company of its size to provide all employees with a true equity stake in the business.

For more information about Groundworks, visit www.groundworks.com.

About Groundworks

Groundworks is North America’s leading foundation repair and water management solutions company. Our mission is to protect, repair, and improve the customer’s greatest asset, their home, through superior engineered products, highly trained experts, and lifetime guarantees. As a nine-time recipient of Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies, and with over 80 offices across the U.S. and Canada, Groundworks’ combined brands have helped improve the lives of over one million homeowners. Learn more about Groundworks’ continued growth and success at www.Groundworks.com.