Living our values. To support our mission, the Alter Group maintains the following six principles which guide our relationships with our employees, our partners, our customers and the community around us. < Back to About Alter As a family owned company, The Alter Group invests all of its relationships with its stakeholders with the simple qualities of respect, trust and loyalty. Since its founding in 1955, the company has maintained close alliances with corporations, brokers, lenders, contractors and municipalities, which have energized and inspired its work in Corporate America and in our nations communities. In addition, the extraordinary longevity of the Alter Groups executive team has preserved this unique culture which straddles rigorous professionalism with high-touch service.