Battle Creek, Michigan Industrial · Commercial · Institutional
Hunter-Prell project — completed commercial building, Battle Creek, MI
Mechanical Contractors · Battle Creek, MI

Commercial mechanical construction across the upper Midwest.

One building. Four in-house divisions. The lead who answers your call is on site when the work begins.

102yrs
Continuously operating since 1924
4
In-house trade divisions
3
Sectors · Industrial, Commercial, Institutional
85%+
Work negotiated with repeat clients
Trusted since 1924

A century of negotiated work for the region's owners and general contractors.

Food & beverage, automotive, municipal, healthcare, and education clients across southern Michigan.

Our Divisions

Four in-house trades, one point of contact.

Every Hunter-Prell project is staffed from a single building in Battle Creek. The division lead who answers your call is the person on site when work begins.

Mechanical division — ductwork and HVAC installation
01

Mechanical

HVAC, hydronics, refrigeration, and industrial process equipment for complex commercial and institutional buildings.

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Plumbing & process piping — outdoor industrial piping installation
02

Plumbing & Process Piping

Commercial plumbing and specialty process piping for manufacturing, food & beverage, life sciences, and chemical-handling environments.

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Fire protection — sprinkler head installation
03

Fire Protection

Wet, dry, pre-action, and specialty fire suppression systems engineered to NFPA code and AHJ requirements.

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Underground & site utilities — structural steel and site work
04

Underground & Site Utilities

Site preparation and underground utility installation — water, sewer, storm, gas, and fire-service mains for new construction and facility expansions.

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W.K. Kellogg Airport — aerial view of completed mechanical and site utility scope
Featured Project

W.K. Kellogg Airport — terminal mechanical & site utilities.

Coordinated mechanical, plumbing, and underground site-utility scope for the regional airport's terminal expansion, executed under live-facility constraints with minimal operational disruption.

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Sector
Municipal
Divisions
Mechanical · Plumbing · Site Utilities
Delivery
Live-facility, phased
Location
Battle Creek, MI
Recent Work

Negotiated jobs across three sectors.

A representative slice of recent work. Most of our projects come through repeat relationships with general contractors and direct-to-owner negotiated agreements.

Institutional Harper Creek Community Schools — mechanical scope
2023 Battle Creek, MI

Harper Creek Schools — Mechanical Renovation

Commercial Commercial interior buildout — mechanical and plumbing
2024 Kalamazoo, MI

Commercial Buildout — Mechanical & Plumbing

Industrial Industrial process piping installation
2024 Marshall, MI

Manufacturing Plant — Process Piping Expansion

Working with Hunter-Prell

Two ways to get a project started.

Whether you're coordinating a build or planning a capital project, here's where to begin.

For General Contractors

Bid invitations & project coordination

We've worked the same side of the table as the GCs we partner with for decades — turning over division scope on time, holding up the rest of the schedule, and resolving field issues without escalation.

  • Design-assist on mechanical, plumbing, FP, and site scope
  • Pre-bid coordination meetings with the relevant division lead
  • In-house pipe fabrication and shop drawings
  • Single PM across multiple divisions when scope overlaps
For Facility & Plant Owners

Direct negotiated work for owners

Industrial, healthcare, education, food-processing, and municipal owners hire Hunter-Prell direct when they want one mechanical partner accountable end-to-end — from underground utility through to commissioning.

  • Direct-to-owner negotiated agreements
  • Capital project & facility expansion scope
  • Process-piping retrofit on live facilities
  • Annual fire-protection ITM & inspection programs
Hunter-Prell tradespeople on site — a century of mechanical work kept by people
About Hunter-Prell

A century of mechanical work, kept by people.

Hunter-Prell was founded in 1924 and has remained in continuous operation through a century of Michigan industry — building a reputation for steady reliability and quality work across industrial, commercial, and institutional sectors.

About the company
1924 102 years 2026
Founded in Battle Creek Continuous operation · industrial, commercial & institutional Still building today
Start a project

Have a project? Send us the drawings.

Reach out for a bid invitation, a project conversation, or a routine inspection program. We answer.

(269) 962-7538
Bid invitations bids@hunterprell.com
Office
149 Richmond
Battle Creek, MI 49016