Kent & Tamarack works with owners of trade and service companies in Evans who are ready to sell, or starting to think about it. If you run an oilfield service, welding, trucking, excavation, HVAC, plumbing, electrical or landscaping company here, the first call is private, free and you are under no obligation. We tell you plainly what a buyer will see.
Evans is a smaller city than Greeley, its neighbor to the north, but its trade companies often work the same ground and more. That is worth understanding before you sell.
A crossroads town on the South Platte
Evans dates back to the late 1860s and was the Weld County seat for a few years in the 1870s, before Greeley won that title. The city's own site describes it as sitting at the crossroads of the South Platte River and the Union Pacific Railroad, and at the intersection of US 85 and US 34. Highway 85 runs south toward Denver, and I-25 lies to the west.
Census Bureau estimates put Evans at about 22,400 people in 2024. A BizWest report from late 2024 said the city added about 4,000 residents over the past fifteen years and is planning to expand its wastewater plant to keep up with future growth. Highway 85 is the city's main commercial road, and BizWest notes that development in Evans has kept pace with its population growth.
The energy side of Evans
Evans is in the middle of Colorado's oil and gas country. The City of Evans names oil and gas companies such as PDC Energy, Cimarron Energy and Atmos Energy among the firms based here. The city also lists construction, food production, manufacturing and health care as major local employers.
For trade companies, that means a lot of industrial and field work:
- Welding and fabrication for well sites, tanks and pipe.
- Oilfield trucking, hauling and equipment moves.
- Industrial electrical and instrumentation.
- Excavation, pads and road work for new sites.
- Heavy equipment repair.
It also means the same cycles every Weld County owner knows. When drilling slows, work slows. When large energy companies merge, vendor lists change. BizWest reported in 2023 that the merger of PDC Energy into Chevron would bring layoffs in Evans. A trade company that depended on PDC work would have felt that.
How a buyer looks at an energy-heavy company
If a large part of your revenue comes from oil and gas, a buyer will spend time on it. Get ready for those questions before any buyer asks them.
Show the full cycle
Put the good years and the slow years side by side. Show what you did in the slow years: new customers, smaller crews, other kinds of work. A buyer pays more when they can see the company survive a down year.
Show who the customers are
A buyer will want to know how many operators and contractors you work for, how long each has used you, and whether you are on approved vendor lists. Being on a vendor list with safety records in order is worth something on its own.
Show the equipment
Energy-related trade companies often own a lot of iron: trucks, trailers, welders, excavators. A buyer will want a list with age, hours and condition. Some of the value of your company is right there in the yard.
Show what is not energy
Many Evans companies also do farm work, plant work and homeowner work. That other work is often what keeps a buyer comfortable. We help you separate it in the numbers.
Homes and small businesses need service too
Not every Evans trade company works the oilfields. The city has older neighborhoods near the original town and newer subdivisions to the west. Those homes need furnaces, water heaters, drain cleaning, roofs and yard care like anywhere else. About a third of Weld County residents are Hispanic, and companies whose crews and office can serve customers in Spanish have an edge that a buyer should understand.
If your company is mostly residential service, a buyer will focus on repeat customers, maintenance plans and how busy your techs stay through the year.
Your yard, your land and the extras
Many Evans owners run from a yard on a few acres near Highway 85 or out in the county. The land may be worth a good deal on its own. You can sell it with the business, keep it and lease it to the buyer, or sell it later.
In Weld County, land sometimes comes with mineral rights, and those rights are a separate thing of value. Decide with your attorney and accountant what you want to do with them before you sell. We make sure every offer says exactly what is included.
The City of Evans also runs an urban renewal area along Highway 85, covering land on both sides of the highway from the South Platte River north to US 34. In 2025 the city started a property program for the corridor, backed in part by a $500,000 EPA grant, to map sites for redevelopment. If your property is there, that may affect what it is worth and who wants it.
Who buys in Evans
Buyers for Evans companies include:
- Energy service companies that want more trucks, crews and customers in the Weld County fields.
- Greeley-area competitors that want to grow without hiring from scratch.
- Front Range companies from the north Denver area that want a base closer to the work.
- Individual buyers who want to own a business and can get a bank loan.
- Your own foremen or family members.
Each buyer values your company in a different way. We go through each type with you, and you choose who gets a look. In a town where people know each other's trucks, none of them hears your company's name until they have signed a confidentiality agreement and shown they can pay. We call your cell, and you decide when your crew hears.
The four steps
Every sale follows four steps: a private first call, an honest price range and the reasons for it, a quiet search for the right buyer, and a clean close with your accountant and attorney. You can see the steps here. Nearby owners can read our pages for Greeley, Johnstown and Northern Colorado.
Call the founder
The founder answers at (983) 900-6537. Tell us what your company does and what you want after the sale, and we will tell you what we see. The call is free and private.