The 25 contractors pulling the most building permits in Des Moines, ranked by PermitStack's activity score — built from 292,343 permits on file. Updated from live public records.
| # | Contractor | Permits | Score | Top trades | Last permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ON TRACK CONSTRUCTION, LLC | 204 | 78 | plumbing | Sep 2026 |
| 2 | SERVICE LEGENDS | 103 | 89 | electrical, hvac, mechanical | Oct 2026 |
| 3 | Holt Plumbing and Heating | 103 | 51 | electrical, hvac, mechanical | Sep 2026 |
| 4 | Graff Excavating Inc | 98 | 49 | plumbing | Sep 2026 |
| 5 | MODERN MECHANICAL | 55 | 94 | electrical, ev_charger, fire_alarm | Oct 2026 |
| 6 | Halls Heating and Cooling | 51 | 45 | mechanical | Oct 2026 |
| 7 | CUSTOM ELECTRICAL SERVICES LLC | 50 | 100 | battery, electrical, ev_charger | Oct 2026 |
| 8 | COOK PLUMBING CORP | 46 | 96 | hvac, new_construction, plumbing | Oct 2026 |
| 9 | Bussanmas Heating & Cooling | 46 | 90 | hvac, mechanical, plumbing | Sep 2026 |
| 10 | KRIENS PLUMBING & MECHANICAL | 46 | 45 | plumbing | Oct 2026 |
| 11 | DES MOINES HEATING AND COOLING | 46 | 45 | mechanical | Sep 2026 |
| 12 | West Shore Home, LLC | 44 | 100 | addition, demolition, electrical | Oct 2026 |
| 13 | SYNERGY CONTRACTING LLC | 43 | 80 | addition, electrical, fence | Aug 2026 |
| 14 | ARMOR ELECTRIC | 40 | 94 | demolition, electrical, ev_charger | Sep 2026 |
| 15 | Thrasher Service | 40 | 61 | hvac, mechanical, plumbing | Sep 2026 |
| 16 | Pipe Monkey Plumbing | 37 | 71 | new_construction, plumbing | Sep 2026 |
| 17 | Action Electrical Contracting Inc. | 32 | 66 | electrical | Oct 2026 |
| 18 | Wyckoff Industries | 30 | 86 | hvac, mechanical | Oct 2026 |
| 19 | Schaal Plumbing Heating & Cool | 30 | 43 | electrical | Sep 2026 |
| 20 | Midwest Alarm Services | 29 | 70 | addition, fire_alarm, interior_remodel | Sep 2026 |
| 21 | City Wide Heating & AC | 28 | 75 | hvac, mechanical | Sep 2026 |
| 22 | NEW ERA PLUMBING | 27 | 82 | electrical, new_construction, plumbing | Aug 2026 |
| 23 | WEBSTER ELECTRIC LLC | 26 | 99 | electrical, ev_charger, fire_alarm | Sep 2026 |
| 24 | Northway's Heating & Cooling | 26 | 43 | hvac, mechanical, plumbing | Oct 2026 |
| 25 | Midwest Fire Sprinkler Co | 26 | 42 | fire_alarm | Oct 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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