The 25 contractors pulling the most building permits in Des Moines, ranked by PermitStack's activity score — built from 250,709 permits on file. Updated from live public records.
| # | Contractor | Permits | Score | Top trades | Last permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ON TRACK CONSTRUCTION, LLC | 100 | 75 | plumbing | Jul 2026 |
| 2 | SERVICE LEGENDS | 73 | 88 | electrical, hvac, interior_remodel | Jul 2026 |
| 3 | Holt Plumbing and Heating | 69 | 50 | electrical, hvac, mechanical | Jul 2026 |
| 4 | Graff Excavating Inc | 54 | 46 | plumbing | Jul 2026 |
| 5 | SYNERGY CONTRACTING LLC | 42 | 79 | electrical, hvac, interior_remodel | Jul 2026 |
| 6 | ARMOR ELECTRIC | 37 | 92 | demolition, electrical, ev_charger | Jul 2026 |
| 7 | COOK PLUMBING CORP | 35 | 96 | hvac, new_construction, plumbing | Jul 2026 |
| 8 | MODERN MECHANICAL | 33 | 93 | addition, electrical, fire_alarm | Jul 2026 |
| 9 | West Shore Home, LLC | 32 | 100 | addition, demolition, electrical | Jul 2026 |
| 10 | KRIENS PLUMBING & MECHANICAL | 32 | 43 | plumbing | Jul 2026 |
| 11 | Halls Heating and Cooling | 31 | 43 | mechanical | Jul 2026 |
| 12 | Thrasher Service | 30 | 60 | hvac, interior_remodel, mechanical | Jul 2026 |
| 13 | DES MOINES HEATING AND COOLING | 30 | 43 | mechanical | Jul 2026 |
| 14 | CUSTOM ELECTRICAL SERVICES LLC | 29 | 100 | battery, electrical, ev_charger | Jul 2026 |
| 15 | Pipe Monkey Plumbing | 25 | 69 | new_construction, plumbing | Jul 2026 |
| 16 | Action Electrical Contracting Inc. | 25 | 65 | electrical | Jul 2026 |
| 17 | City Wide Heating & AC | 24 | 75 | addition, hvac, mechanical | Jul 2026 |
| 18 | Wyckoff Industries | 22 | 86 | hvac, interior_remodel, mechanical | Jul 2026 |
| 19 | Midwest Alarm Services | 22 | 68 | addition, fire_alarm, interior_remodel | Jul 2026 |
| 20 | Bussanmas Heating & Cooling | 20 | 89 | addition, hvac, interior_remodel | Jul 2026 |
| 21 | Kohles & Bach, Inc | 20 | 88 | addition, demolition, electrical | Jul 2026 |
| 22 | NEW ERA PLUMBING | 19 | 80 | plumbing, roofing | Jul 2026 |
| 23 | BAKER GROUP | 19 | 80 | addition, electrical, fire_alarm | Jul 2026 |
| 24 | PREMIER PLUMBING | 17 | 100 | addition, demolition, electrical | Jul 2026 |
| 25 | Midwest Fire Sprinkler Co | 17 | 40 | fire_alarm | Jul 2026 |
"Score" is a 0–100 activity index from permit volume, recency, project value, and geographic reach. "Permits" counts building permits this contractor pulled in Des Moines.
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