A Privately-Held Holding Company
The trunk beneath a growing set of real businesses — founded, owned, and grown for the long term, and built for the people who build them.
What We Do
We found businesses, own them outright, and grow them patiently. No flipping, no stripping for parts — we hold what we build and compound it over decades. One trunk; many branches.
We start real companies from the ground up — and back operators who do the same. Hands in the work, not just capital on a spreadsheet.
We hold for the long term. Patient capital, no exit clock. The businesses we build are meant to outlast us and stay in good hands.
We reinvest in quality, in systems, and in the people doing the work — compounding value year over year instead of chasing the quick win.
Our Philosophy
Like the big conglomerates — but better, and actually for the people who build it.
The great holding companies proved that patient ownership beats the quarterly scramble. We take that lesson and fix what they got wrong: the people who do the work should share in what they create. That is the whole point.
We share the upside with the crews, builders, and operators on the ground. Employee ownership isn't a perk here — it's the design.
Generational, not transactional. We measure success in decades and in what we leave standing, not in the next exit.
Real businesses, real value, real craft. We'd rather do one thing exceptionally than ten things cheaply.
We fund growth from within and move at the speed of doing it right — never at the speed of someone else's deadline.
The Holdings
Each branch is its own company — with its own people, its own craft, and a shared commitment to the long view.
Construction
Paving, sealcoat, and site work across California's Mother Lode. The original branch — and the proof that doing the work right, and treating the crew right, builds something that lasts.
Software
A ground-up operations platform for contractors — books, compliance, field, and dispatch in one place. Born inside a real construction company, built for everyone like it.
The Next Branch
New branches grow when the right business, the right people, and the right long-term fit come together. We are in no hurry — and always building.
The Founder
The Pelz Trading Company was built on a simple conviction: that you can hold businesses for the long term, demand real quality, and still put the people who do the work first. Every branch carries that intent.
— Benjamin Klorer