If you own a trade or service company in Windsor, Kent & Tamarack can help you sell it privately and on your terms. We work with owners of HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing, landscaping, concrete and other service companies who want to step back in the next few years and want a buyer who will take care of their people. The first call is free and stays between us.
Windsor is one of the fastest-growing towns in Colorado, and that shapes how a buyer looks at a company here.
A farm town that turned into a growth town
Windsor started as a wheat farming district in the 1870s. Irrigation and the railroad built the town, and for many years a Great Western sugar beet factory was a major employer. When Kodak opened a plant here, it brought new jobs and new residents as the sugar factory closed. Later came a can factory and other manufacturers.
The Great Western Industrial Park is served by rail. The wind turbine maker Vestas built its first U.S. blade factory there, and the town is still adding industrial users in the park. A 2024 profile in Business View Magazine said Windsor is drawing companies in advanced manufacturing, bioscience, information technology and food processing.
The biggest change has been people. Census Bureau estimates show Windsor grew from about 32,700 people in 2020 to about 41,700 in 2024. That is close to 28 percent in four years. Windsor reaches into both Larimer and Weld counties, and most of that growth, like most of its people, is on the Weld side.
What fast growth does to a trade company
Growth like this brings work. It also changes what your company looks like on paper.
For a start, more of your work may be new construction. Many Windsor companies grew by working for homebuilders: rough-in plumbing, new HVAC systems, wiring, landscaping and fences for new subdivisions. That can mean big sales numbers. A buyer will also know that builder work can slow down fast when interest rates or the housing market change.
Service work is growing right behind it. The homes built in the past fifteen years are starting to need their first repairs: water heaters, air conditioners, sprinkler systems, roofs after hail. A company that has turned new-home customers into service customers is in a strong position, and a buyer will pay attention to that.
And hiring is hard. When a town grows this fast, every trade company chases the same techs. A buyer will want to know who your lead people are, how long they have stayed, and what keeps them with you.
What a buyer will look at in a Windsor company
We help you get ready for the questions a buyer is sure to ask.
- The split between builder work and service work. We show it year by year, so a buyer sees the trend.
- How many builders you depend on. One builder at half your sales is a risk. Five builders at ten percent each is a much easier story.
- Signed work ahead. If you have contracts for subdivisions not yet built, that has value, as long as it is in writing.
- Warranty calls. If you did new installs, you may owe warranty work. A buyer will want to know how much and who pays for it after the sale.
- Your shop and yard. If you bought land on the edge of town years ago, the town may have grown out to meet it, and it may be worth much more now. You can sell it with the company or keep it.
Right in the middle of Northern Colorado
Business View Magazine describes Windsor as sitting between Fort Collins, Greeley and Loveland, and a Windsor shop can reach all three quickly. A crew may start in Severance, go to a job in Timnath and finish in west Greeley. Highway 392 runs through the middle of town as Main Street, and Highway 257 runs north and south through town.
That central spot is a real selling point. A Fort Collins or Greeley company that wants to cover the whole region may see a Windsor company as the right base. A Denver company that wants a Northern Colorado branch may see the same thing.
A 2025 labor market profile published by Larimer County found that Windsor employers had 24 percent of the region's job postings in bioscience and medical devices, second only to Fort Collins. That points to more commercial and lab buildings in and around town, and more commercial service work for trade companies.
Who buys in Windsor
A buyer for your company may be:
- A regional company that wants a central Northern Colorado location.
- A competitor from Fort Collins, Greeley or Loveland that wants your crew and your part of the map.
- An individual buyer who wants to live in a growing town and own a working business, often with a bank loan.
- Your own people, if you have a manager or lead tech ready to take over.
We talk through each kind of buyer with you, and you decide who gets a look.
Privacy in a close-knit town
Windsor has grown fast, but the trade community is still small. Builders, supply houses and other contractors talk. Your company's name stays out of early talks, and buyers only learn who you are after signing a confidentiality agreement and showing they can close. We call your cell, not the shop, and you decide when your crew and your builders hear.
How it works
There are four steps: a private first call, an honest price range with reasons, a quiet search for the right buyer, and a clean close with your accountant and attorney. Read the four steps here. For the towns around you, see our pages for Greeley, Fort Collins and all of Northern Colorado.
Call us
The founder answers at (983) 900-6537. Call before you have decided anything. A first conversation helps you see what a buyer would see, what you might fix, and how much time you need. There is no cost and no obligation.