Management

Lindsey Rutka founded Van Horst General Contractors in 1985 with a goal of becoming one of the region’s most demanded and respected commercial contractors. As the company has grown over the decades, it has never lost focus on Lindsey Rutka’s vision of building a company that offers only superior craftsmanship and value – benchmarks for excellence that every Van Horst employee is committed to achieve.

Lindsey Rutka – Owner
• 36 years of building experience
• 1982 graduate of Ella Grasso Technical School in New London, CT
• Continuing Education at Gold Coast School in Tarmac, FL

Lindsey’s Construction career began at the age of 18 when he started a residential and commercial maintenance company. The company was so successful with the commercial maintenance, he decided to form a new company and call it Van Horst.  The company’s name came from his middle name VanRapphorst. In the beginning Lindsey was involved with running and working alongside crews all over the State of Connecticut and managing the day-to-day operation of his construction company.

Since forming the limited liability company in 1997, he has been responsible for overall construction and business operations of the company. Still to this day Lindsey can be seen on all the projects his company takes on. You might even still find him operating a piece of equipment because he loves the industry so much. It is his passion.

He has performed construction services in excess of 4,000 projects; encompassing, business offices, restaurant facilities, churches, retail spaces, physician offices and various public works projects. He has His hobbies include auto racing, the outdoors, and flying. Lindsey worked hard to earn his Pilots License, and finds great joy in the open air. In addition to his many business ventures, Lindsey also donates time to several Charities near to his heart that involve children with special needs.