About Equix, Inc.
Equix, Inc. is comprised of multiple companies providing professional, technical and construction services to industries across North America. Through strategic acquisitions, the services have expanded and evolved to stay ahead of our customers’ needs.
Today, Equix, Inc. has more than 25 office locations throughout the United States. We offer services in heavy civil, water/wastewater, pipeline and underground, integrity maintenance and inspection, electrical, survey and easement, engineering, design and technical.
The first company in our portfolio was established to provide design services to the telecommunication industry. Since then, we have added companies to expand our offerings. Among many specialties are: pole inspection, mainline/lateral CCTV, natural gas distribution and pipeline construction, power and telecommunications installations, renewable energy construction, trenching and excavation.
Here is a look at how we got to where we are and a glimpse at where we are going.
1985 –– Mi-Tech Services Inc., Equix Inc’s first company, is established to focus on copper distribution design, copper transmission design, fiber optic design, conduit design and strand mapping for telecommunication systems in Northeastern Wisconsin. The company was formerly known as Data-Tel Communication Services and headquartered in Green Bay, WI, with 40 employees. Mi-Tech expanded its footprint with offices in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Washington, California and Florida and expanded services to provide high-quality, dependable technical and design services to telecommunications, power, pipeline, tunneling and wind energy industries from coast to coast. Mi-Tech has completed projects throughout the United States.
1990s –– Mi-Tech adds surveying services to assist customers even more broadly. It has become a vital part component of the company’s business.
2011 –– Pole Inspection Services and Inner Pole Investigations are acquired to broaden Mi-Tech’s capability offering a full suite of pole inspection and pole reinforcement services to power customers.
2012 –– Mi-Tech offers cross bore services to the gas distribution industry. Starting with only two camera trucks, the fleet quickly grows to more than 20 by 2016.
2014 – Mi-Tech acquires an engineering firm in central Wisconsin to become a full design/engineering firm. With the addition of civil and structural engineers, Mi-Tech is able to offer professional services, including sewer collections systems, rural and urban street design, water distribution design, site development and stormwater management. Environmental services play a crucial role in this acquisition, allowing Mi-Tech to provide environmental evaluation and compliance services. Environmental services include wetland delineations, environmental assessment and remediation, geologic and hydrologic evaluation, environmental compliance, materials testing and analysis.
2015 – Equix, Inc. is formed as the parent company of Mi-Tech Services Inc. Equix, Inc. sets up independent support services with the vision of establishing more companies and services under the Equix brand.
2016 – Diversified Infrastructure Services (DIS) is formed to offer cross bore services to water and wastewater markets throughout the United States.
2016 – DIS acquires the assets of two Heitkamp divisions, TRB in Gambrills, MD, and NEEPCO in Waterbury, CT.
2017 – CJ Splicing is acquired, bring more than 100 years of telecommunications cable splicing experience with it. This acquisition adds cutting edge splicing services and the ability to offer splicing of copper and fiber cable, fiber optic network transmission, fiber characterization testing and fiber optic network auditing.
2018 – Equix Inc. acquires RAW Construction LLC in Tallahassee, Florida. RAW Construction is a gas distribution contractor operating in Florida, Alabama and Georgia. RAW Construction offers open-cut trenching, plowing, directional drilling, welding, tapping, fusing and testing.
2018 – Diversified Energy Services (DES) is formed as the home of a newly created pipeline and renewable trenching contractor in Texas and gas distribution contractor in North Carolina.
2019 – DIS adds civil construction, geotechnical and renewable energy services to the public and private markets.