What ACRT does

ACRT, founded in 1985 and headquartered in Stow, Ohio, is a 100% employee-owned independent utility vegetation management consulting company serving electric utilities, cooperatives, municipalities, government entities, pipeline operators, state DOTs, and railroad companies across the United States. Its core offering centers on Contract Utility Forester Services — embedded field personnel providing pre-inspection, work planning, customer notifications, auditing, total management, and regulatory compliance support around power lines and rights-of-way — supplemented by Storm & Emergency rapid response, Consulting Forestry, Safety Services (gap analysis, crew competency training, safety auditing, expert witness), and arborist training delivered through the ACRT Arborist Training brand.

The company's technology layer includes proprietary Vegetation Management Software for workflow management, Crew Safety Auditing software, and BIOaudit™, a trademarked biodiversity and ecological health assessment tool developed within the Research, Science & Innovation (RSI) division for evaluating environmental conditions in utility rights-of-way. ACRT operates a multi-brand ecosystem that includes ACRT Pacific (West Coast regional coverage), EnviroScience (environmental analysis), Bermex (vegetation management products), and ACRT Services (core operating brand). Headcount is in the 1,001-5,000 range, distribution is direct enterprise field sales, and revenue is generated through B2B professional services contracts with utility companies and infrastructure operators, with pricing not publicly disclosed.

Name

ACRT

Legal name

ACRT

Website

https://www.acrtinc.com/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

ACRT is a 100% employee-owned independent utility vegetation management consulting firm, founded in 1985, that provides contract forestry, safety, storm response, and ecological assessment services to electric utilities, pipelines, DOTs, and railroads across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Utility Vegetation Management

NAICS

Support Activities for Forestry (11531)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Utility Line Clearance & Vegetation Management (HSAIADAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Vegetation Management & Right-of-Way (ROW) Maintenance (EUAEAGAN), Vegetation & Right-of-Way Inspection Analytics (LiDAR, encroachment detection, hazard trees) (EUADAJAI), Environmental Data Management Platforms (EHS/EMS, LIMS, ELN, Compliance Data Hubs) (EUAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Utility vegetation management
• Arborist training
• Forestry consulting
• Right-of-way management
• Ecological assessment

Headquarters

HQ city

Akron

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Vegetation Management Consulting Services: ACRT provides professional vegetation management consulting services to utilities, including contract utility foresters, storm and emergency response, arborist training, and safety services. Revenue is generated through service contracts with utility companies, cooperatives, municipalities, and government entities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ACRT is an independent utility vegetation management consulting company that proactively prevents and rapidly resolves vegetation-related challenges around power lines, pipelines, highways, and rail infrastructure. It delivers field-based contract utility forester services, storm and emergency response, consulting forestry, safety services, arborist training, and research-driven ecological assessments (including the proprietary BIOaudit™ tool), supported by its own vegetation management workflow software.

Product overview

ACRT is an independent utility vegetation management company offering a comprehensive portfolio of services and solutions. The core offering centers on Contract Utility Forester Services supported by proprietary Vegetation Management Software for workflow management. Additional service lines include Storm & Emergency Services, Arborist Training (via ACRT Arborist Training brand), Subject Matter Experts for Legal Cases, Consulting Forestry, Safety Services, and Research, Science & Innovation (RSI) featuring the proprietary BIOaudit product. The company operates across multiple industry verticals including utility vegetation management, pipeline, DOT-highway, and railroad sectors. The ACRT family of companies includes sub-brands ACRT Pacific, Bermex, and EnviroScience, with services spanning from vegetation management solutions and utility services support to industry training and environmental analysis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ACRT Arborist Training: Training services for arborists in the vegetation management industry.
• ACRT Pacific
• ACRT Services
• Bermex
• EnviroScience

Products and services

• Contract Utility Forester Services End-to-end vegetation management program delivery for utility companies, including pre-inspection and work planning, customer notifications, auditing, total program management, regulatory compliance, and integrated vegetation management. Delivered by on-site contract utility foresters.
• Vegetation Management Software Proprietary workflow management software for vegetation management operations, enabling tracking, planning, and management of vegetation management activities and field operations.
• Storm & Emergency Services Rapid response vegetation management services for storm damage and emergency situations affecting utility infrastructure, providing field crews to restore service and clear hazards.
• Arborist Training Professional training and certification programs for arborists and vegetation management professionals, offered through the ACRT Arborist Training division.
• Subject Matter Experts for Legal Cases Expert witness and consultation services for legal cases involving vegetation management, tree damage, and utility-related incidents.
• Consulting Forestry Professional forestry consulting services for vegetation management planning and execution for utility and infrastructure clients.
• Safety Services Comprehensive safety services including safety program gap analysis, crew assessment and competency training, crew safety auditing and auditing software, expert witness services, and safety consultancy.
• Research, Science & Innovation (RSI) Research and scientific innovation services for vegetation management, including ecological assessments and environmental analysis delivered through ACRT's RSI division.
• BIOaudit™ Proprietary registered ecological health assessment and biodiversity audit methodology and brand for utility rights-of-way evaluation, delivered as part of RSI services.

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered subsidiary.

• ACRT PacificsubsidiaryOthersACRT Pacific is a subsidiary/brand within the ACRT family of companies, providing additional regional coverage for vegetation management services on the West Coast.
• ACRT Arborist TrainingsubsidiaryOthersA training division providing arborist certification and continuing education programs for vegetation management professionals.
• ACRT ServicessubsidiaryOthersCareer portal for ACRT Services brand, providing vegetation management employment opportunities.
• BermexsubsidiaryOthersA brand within the ACRT family focused on specific vegetation management services.
• EnviroSciencesubsidiaryOthersEnvironmental science services company within the ACRT family, providing specialized environmental analysis and ecological services.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bartlett Tree Experts: Bartlett provides scientific tree and shrub care, including utility right-of-way services, supported by its Bartlett Research Laboratories. Comparable to ACRT in combining arborist consulting, integrated VM, and science-backed methods for utility and infrastructure clients.
• Davey Tree Expert Company: Like ACRT, Davey Tree is a 100% employee-owned tree care and utility vegetation management company offering contract utility forester services, integrated VM, and arborist training. The two are the most structurally comparable firms in the industry given shared ESOP ownership, service portfolio, and client mix across utilities and municipalities.
• Lewis Tree Service: Lewis is a multi-generational, family- and employee-held utility line clearance and tree care company serving IOUs and electric cooperatives nationwide. Directly comparable in contract forester and ROW clearing services for the same utility client base ACRT serves.
• Asplundh Tree Expert LLC: Asplundh is the largest utility line clearance and vegetation management services provider in North America, directly competing with ACRT on contract forester, tree trimming, and ROW clearing engagements for investor-owned utilities, cooperatives, and municipalities.
• Nelson Tree Service: Nelson is a regional utility line clearance and vegetation management contractor serving IOUs and cooperatives primarily in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. Smaller than ACRT but directly competes on contract forester and ROW clearing engagements for the same client types.
• Wright Tree Service: Wright provides utility vegetation management, right-of-way maintenance, and storm response to electric cooperatives, IOUs, and municipalities across the Midwest and beyond — directly comparable customer set, service portfolio, and field-services delivery model.
• SavATree: SavATree is a national tree and shrub care company with dedicated utility vegetation management services for municipalities, cooperatives, and IOUs. Directly comparable in arborist-led integrated VM and professional services delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Iapetus Infrastructure Services: Iapetus is an infrastructure services holding spanning vegetation management, pipeline construction, and utility field services. Broader portfolio than ACRT but directly overlaps on ROW clearing, environmental mitigation, and utility vegetation management offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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