Cliff Berry, Inc.

What Cliff Berry, Inc. does

Cliff Berry, Inc. (CBI) is a privately held, family-owned environmental services company founded in 1958 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, providing industrial waste management, hazardous waste removal, and 24/7 emergency spill response. The company operates across six integrated service lines — Emergency Response (USCG OSRO-certified), Industrial & Marine Services, Utilities & Pipeline, Waste Management/Disposal/Remediation, Petroleum Services & Transportation, and Safety & Training — delivered through eight Florida facilities and a specialized fleet of approximately 100 vehicles, work boats, landing crafts, and over 100,000 linear feet of spill boom. The operational centerpiece is the EPA-certified Miami Wastewater Treatment Plant, which holds a regulatory monopoly in Florida as the only facility permitted to accept all three EPA combined industrial wastestreams, with 75.6 million gallons annual wastewater capacity and 36 million gallons used oil processing capacity.

CBI generates revenue through a mix of usage-based (per-gallon wastewater treatment), transaction-fee (transportation, petroleum collection), and professional services pricing across enterprise and government customers. The company serves marquee accounts including ExxonMobil, BP, Chevron, Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Disney Cruise Line, FPL, and Crowley Maritime across oil & gas, maritime, retail fuel, utilities, and industrial verticals. Distribution is exclusively direct field services — no resellers or distributors — supported by an emergency response hotline and an enterprise sales motion. Competitive positioning rests on regulatory exclusivity, capital-intensive infrastructure, and 65+ years of family-led relationships, rather than on technology or software differentiation; no AI/ML capabilities, APIs, or digital product surfaces are disclosed.

Name

Cliff Berry, Inc.

Legal name

Cliff Berry, Inc.

Website

https://cliffberryinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1958

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Cliff Berry, Inc. is a family-owned Florida environmental services company (founded 1958) providing hazardous waste management, industrial cleaning, and 24/7 emergency spill response to enterprise and government clients through eight facilities and a USCG-certified response fleet.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Services / Industrial Waste Management

NAICS

Hazardous Waste Collection (562112)

SIC

Hazardous Waste Management (4955), Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Emergency Decontamination & Site Stabilization (Neutralization, Vapor Suppression, Temporary Caps) (EUAIAMAG)

Keywords

• Industrial waste management
• Hazardous waste disposal
• Emergency spill response
• Wastewater treatment services
• Environmental remediation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Lauderdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Emergency Response Services: 24/7 emergency oil and chemical spill response services, including roll over spill response, land and water responses, tank overflows, facility releases, and pipeline ruptures.
2. Wastewater Treatment and Processing: Wastewater processing, recycling, and disposal services. Miami facility processes up to 75.6 million gallons annually. Revenue generated through treatment fees per gallon processed.
3. Industrial Maintenance and Cleaning: Industrial vacuuming, confined space operations, tank cleaning and removal, decontamination, and industrial water treatment services.
4. Petroleum Services: Used oil collection and recycling, oil filter and antifreeze collection, fuel filtering and polishing, petroleum contact water handling and disposal, and gas station services.
5. Transportation and Logistics: Transportation and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous wastestreams using company fleet of box trucks, tankers, vacuum trucks, and railcar services.
6. Safety Training Services: OSHA, EPA, and DOT required training as well as supplementary training courses including 40-Hour HAZWOPER, 8-Hour HAZWOPER Refresher, Supervisor Training, and Confined Space Entry courses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cliff Berry, Inc. (CBI) is a Florida-based environmental services company that provides 24/7 emergency oil, chemical, and biohazard spill response; industrial and marine tank cleaning and confined space services; utilities and pipeline maintenance; wastewater treatment and hazardous waste disposal/remediation; petroleum collection and transportation; and OSHA/EPA/DOT safety training. Operations are supported by an extensive fleet of vacuum trucks, tankers, response vehicles, work boats, and over 100,000 linear feet of spill boom, with the EPA-certified Miami Waste Treatment Plant serving as the central processing asset.

Product overview

Cliff Berry, Inc. (CBI) is an environmental services company offering a comprehensive suite of services rather than a unified software product. The company operates through six interconnected service lines: Emergency Response (24/7 spill response with US Coast Guard OSRO certification), Industrial & Marine Services (tank cleaning, confined space operations), Utilities & Pipeline (pipeline pigging, tank management), Waste Management, Disposal & Remediation (centered on the proprietary CBI Miami Waste Treatment Plant facility), Petroleum Services & Transportation (used oil recycling, fuel services, fleet logistics), and Safety & Training (HAZWOPER and OSHA compliance training). The CBI Miami Waste Treatment Plant serves as the core asset for the waste management division, processing industrial wastewater and used oil across Florida operations. All services are supported by an extensive fleet of emergency response vehicles, vacuum trucks, transportation equipment, and marine vessels strategically positioned throughout Florida.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Response Services 24/7 emergency response for oil, chemical, and biohazard incidents, covering roll-over, land, and water responses, facility releases, and pipeline ruptures, delivered with US Coast Guard OSRO certification. Targeted at enterprises and government clients needing immediate spill response.
• Industrial & Marine Services Industrial maintenance offering marine and onshore tank cleaning, confined space entry, decontamination, industrial vacuuming trucks, AST/UST tank management, and lab chemical services for industrial operators and marine vessel owners.
• Utilities & Pipeline Services Pipeline pigging and cleaning, tank inspections and transfers, vacuum truck soft digs, hydro-testing field support, and power and substation services for utility and pipeline operators.
• Waste Management, Disposal & Remediation Wastewater treatment and recycling, drum handling and disposal, hazardous and solid waste disposal, lab packing, universal waste handling, and environmental assessment and restoration services, supported by the EPA-certified CBI Miami Waste Treatment Plant.
• Petroleum Services & Transportation Used oil collection and reprocessing, fuel filtering and polishing, gas station and car wash services, and transportation of frac tanks, ISO tanks, and railcars using CBI's box truck, semi, and tanker fleet.
• Safety & Training (OSHA/EPA/DOT Compliance Training) OSHA, EPA, and DOT required training and complementary safety courses including 40-Hour HAZWOPER, 8-Hour HAZWOPER Refresher, Supervisor Training, and Confined Space Entry, delivered by an in-house Certified Environmental Trainer (CET) for environmental, safety, and health professionals.
• CBI Miami Waste Treatment Plant (Facility-Based Processing) Facility-based wastewater treatment, used oil processing, and bulk storage service operated from CBI's Miami plant, with 75.6 million gallons annual wastewater processing capacity, 36 million gallons annual used oil processing capacity, 1.8 million gallons of storage, and railroad siding for bulk intermodal transfers. The plant is the only EPA-certified facility in Florida permitted to accept oily water, metal-contaminated water, and organic-contaminated water.

Quantifiable outcome

• 75.6 million gallons annually wastewater processing capacity
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Corona (Corona's Protect Our Beaches)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2021CBI partnered with Corona for the Protect Our Beaches environmental cleanup project in conjunction with United by Blue. CBI provided planning, scheduling, vehicles, heavy equipment, and daily field and safety management of multiple crews over three distinct locations. The project removed 31,278 pounds of plastic from canals, ditches, roadsides, and levees in South Florida.
• United by BlueminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2021CBI worked with United by Blue on the Corona Protect Our Beaches project. United by Blue shares a common commitment to renewing environmentally sensitive recreational areas. Both organizations focus on environmental stewardship and pollution reversal.
• Broward CountycoreOthersCBI partners with Broward County for emergency spill response, cleanup, and remediation efforts. County government is a key customer and partner for environmental services.
• PICS AuditingminorOthersPICS Auditing is a safety performance affiliate that conducts safety compliance audits and verification for contractor qualification.
• PEC SafetyminorOthersPEC Safety is a safety performance affiliate that provides safety compliance verification and contractor qualification services.
• ISN (ISNetworld)minorOthersISN is a safety performance affiliate providing contractor management and qualification services.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Clean Harbors: The largest US provider of hazardous waste management, emergency spill response, and industrial cleaning services. Closest direct peer to CBI in hazardous waste treatment, OSRO response, and industrial services to oil & gas and chemical customers.
• Stericycle: National hazardous and regulated waste management company with comparable service lines in waste collection, transportation, treatment, and disposal. Overlaps with CBI in regulated waste handling and EPA-permitted disposal operations.
• US Ecology (now part of Republic Services): Specialist in hazardous waste management, treatment, and disposal with comparable EPA-permitted facility model. Was a publicly traded peer before Republic Services acquisition, providing a useful valuation reference point.
• National Response Corporation (NRC): Environmental and emergency response services company with USCG OSRO certification for marine oil spill response. Directly comparable OSRO-certified peer competing for the same maritime and industrial emergency response work as CBI.
• SET Environmental: Mid-sized regional environmental services company providing hazardous waste management, industrial cleaning, and emergency response. Closely comparable in scale, service mix, and customer type to CBI.
• Heritage Environmental Services: Privately held hazardous waste management and environmental services company with comparable treatment, disposal, and emergency response capabilities. Closely comparable scale, mix, and customer profile to CBI.

Broad incumbents

• Waste Management: Largest US solid and hazardous waste management company. WM is actually a CBI customer but its environmental services division overlaps with CBI's industrial cleaning and waste handling lines.
• Republic Services: Major US waste management company with a hazardous and industrial waste division that overlaps with CBI's regulated waste services. Operates at much greater scale and geographic breadth than CBI.
• Veolia North America: Global environmental services incumbent offering hazardous waste, water treatment, and industrial services across the US. Competes with CBI in industrial wastewater treatment and hazardous waste disposal, but as part of a much broader municipal and industrial portfolio.

Emerging players

• Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC): OSRO-certified marine oil spill response organization with overlap to CBI's marine emergency response and boom deployment capabilities. Focuses narrowly on marine response rather than the broader hazardous waste portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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