What Interstates does

Interstates, Inc. is a privately held U.S. industrial electrical services firm founded circa 1950, headquartered in Sioux Center, Iowa, and operating as a subsidiary of The Harbor Group, Inc. The company delivers design-build electrical engineering, construction, automation, and maintenance services to enterprise industrial customers across food & beverage, data centers and mission-critical, energy & chemical, value-added agriculture, warehouse & distribution, water & wastewater, and consumer packaged goods verticals. It generates revenue through project-based professional services contracts, multi-year managed-service agreements (notably the Pulse360 maintenance program built on NFPA 70B guidance), and hardware sales from off-site prefabricated electrical products including control panels, skids, modular and container solutions.

The company's service portfolio spans six core lines: Electrical Engineering & Construction (including design-build delivery), Industrial Automation (with the I-Control platform), Maintenance & Support (electrical & instrumentation, operational technology, automation), Operational Technology (industrial cybersecurity, networking & virtualization), Prefabrication & Manufacturing, and Studies & Audits (power system studies, arc flash, grounding). Supporting these are proprietary tools such as I-Control for process control, InterTrak for client-facing project tracking, and specialized capabilities like Megger DDA-6000 breaker injection testing.

Interstates monetizes through enterprise field sales and project-based engagements, pricing services via direct consultation and project-specific quotes, with multi-year maintenance contracts recurring on structured cadences. Its go-to-motion relies on direct engagement with facility operators, regional operations enabling local field deployment, and thought-leadership content marketing supported by industry-conference presence. The company maintains a workforce of 1,001–5,000, has earned consecutive regional safety awards (43% TRIR reduction on a Midwest hyperscale data center project; 100,000+ man-hours with zero recordables on an oilseed processing facility) and CSIA's Integrator Member of the Year in 2026, its third such honor in three years.

Name

Interstates

Legal name

Interstates, Inc.

Website

https://interstates.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Interstates is a U.S. industrial electrical engineering, construction, automation, and maintenance services provider serving enterprise facilities across food & beverage, data centers, energy & chemical, agriculture, and water/wastewater sectors, operating under The Harbor Group, Inc. holding company.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sioux Center

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electrical Engineering & Construction Services: Project-based design-build electrical engineering and construction services for industrial facilities, including new installations, upgrades, and facility electrical infrastructure development.
2. Industrial Automation & Control: Automation system design, integration, and implementation services including I-Control platform for process control and monitoring.
3. Maintenance & Support Services: Ongoing maintenance contracts including electrical & instrumentation support, operational technology support, and automation support services. Also includes Pulse360 multi-year electrical maintenance programs.
4. Studies & Audits: Engineering studies and audits including power system studies, electrical site audits, arc flash studies, and grounding audits.
5. Prefabrication & Manufacturing: Prefabricated electrical solutions including industrial control panels, electrical skids, modular solutions, and container solutions manufactured offsite to streamline project delivery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Interstates is a B2B industrial services provider that delivers electrical engineering and construction, industrial automation, maintenance and support, operational technology, prefabricated electrical manufacturing, and engineering studies and audits for industrial manufacturing and processing facilities. The company combines design-build electrical construction with the I-Control automation platform, Pulse360 multi-year maintenance program, and in-house prefabrication of control panels, skids, and modular/container solutions to serve food & beverage, data center, energy & chemical, agriculture, and water/wastewater customers across the U.S.

Product overview

Interstates offers a comprehensive suite of industrial services organized into six core service areas: Electrical Engineering & Construction (including Design-Build), Industrial Analytics, Industrial Automation (including I-Control), Maintenance & Support (covering Electrical & Instrumentation, Operational Technology, and Automation Support), Operational Technology (Industrial Cybersecurity, Networking & Virtualization), Prefabrication & Manufacturing (Industrial Control Panels, Electrical Skids, Modular Solutions, Container Solutions), and Studies & Audits (Power System Studies, Electrical Site Audits, Grounding Audits). The flagship program is Pulse360, a structured multi-year electrical maintenance program built on NFPA 70B guidance that coordinates services including breaker testing, arc flash updates, infrared scanning, grounding audits, and de-energized maintenance into a unified condition-informed maintenance plan. The company also uses internal tools like InterTrak for project tracking and offers specialized services like breaker injection testing using Megger DDA-6000 equipment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pulse360: A structured, multi-year electrical maintenance program designed to help industrial facilities reduce electrical safety risk, lower the likelihood of unplanned downtime, and replace reactive maintenance with a condition-informed plan.
• I-Control
• InterTrak

Products and services

• Electrical Engineering & Construction Comprehensive electrical engineering and construction services including design-build delivery methods for industrial manufacturing and processing facilities, covering new installations, upgrades, and full facility electrical infrastructure development.
• Industrial Automation Automation solutions for industrial facilities including the I-Control industrial control system for process control, monitoring, and operational efficiency, integrated as part of industrial facility automation projects.
• Pulse360 Electrical Maintenance Program Structured multi-year electrical maintenance program that replaces reactive maintenance with a condition-informed plan, coordinating breaker testing, arc flash updates, infrared scanning, grounding audits, and de-energized maintenance into a unified program for industrial facilities.
• Maintenance & Support Comprehensive maintenance services spanning Electrical & Instrumentation Support, Operational Technology Support, and Automation Support, plus ongoing multi-year programs such as Pulse360 for industrial facilities.
• Operational Technology Operational technology services including Industrial Cybersecurity and Networking & Virtualization designed to protect industrial control systems and optimize plant network infrastructure for facility owners and operators.
• Prefabrication & Manufacturing Off-site fabrication services producing Industrial Control Panels, Electrical Skids, Modular Solutions, and Container Solutions that move hours from the field to the shop and shorten on-site labor requirements for industrial customers.
• Studies & Audits Engineering studies and facility audits including Power System Studies (e.g., arc flash studies) and Electrical Site Audits (including grounding audits) to analyze, document, and optimize facility electrical systems.
• Industrial Analytics Data analytics services helping industrial facilities optimize operations, reduce repair costs, and improve reliability through predictive maintenance, CMMS implementation, and analytics-driven insights into electrical and operational equipment health.

Quantifiable outcome

• 43% reduction in TRIR on Midwest data center project through enhanced safety culture
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• The Harbor Group, Inc.coreOthersInterstates, Inc. is a subsidiary of The Harbor Group, Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates. The Harbor Group serves as the parent company providing corporate governance and ownership structure for Interstates and its operations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Faith Technologies: U.S. electrical and specialty systems contractor offering design-build electrical construction, automation, and pre-fab services across industrial, mission-critical/data center, food & beverage, and ag-processing — a near-direct overlap with Interstates' vertical mix.
• M.C. Dean: Design-build specialist in mission-critical electrical and automation systems, with deep data center and industrial complex exposure; competes head-to-head with Interstates for hyperscale and process-facility scopes.
• Rosendin Electric: Large employee-owned electrical contractor with comparable services across industrial construction, mission-critical facilities, and prefabrication — directly comparable in offering and customer profile.
• IES Commercial & Industrial (IES Holdings): Publicly traded industrial and commercial electrical contractor providing design-build electrical and automation services to industrial customers, including data centers and process facilities — directly comparable in scope and customer mix.
• Enerfab: Industrial electrical, mechanical, and instrumentation contractor serving food & beverage, chemical, power, and data center customers with design-build capabilities — closely aligned with Interstates' multi-vertical industrial services model.

Broad incumbents

• EMCOR Group: Public, diversified facility services and electrical contractor serving industrial, commercial, and utility clients nationwide. Overlaps with Interstates on industrial electrical and mission-critical work but operates at much greater scale across broader end markets.
• Quanta Services: Large publicly traded infrastructure services firm with substantial electric-power and industrial specialization; competes with Interstates for utility and heavy industrial electrical work and has materially larger capital and labor resources.
• Holder Construction: Design-build general contractor with strong mission-critical/data center and industrial practices that bundles self-performed electrical and mechanical trades, competing with Interstates for hyperscale and process-facility scopes.
• Rockwell Automation: Global industrial automation platform and control hardware/software provider whose I-Control-style offerings and PartnerNetwork system integrators compete and partner with Interstates' automation line of business.
• ABB: Global electrification and industrial automation supplier with extensive system integrator and service network; comparable to Interstates on industrial electrification and automation scope, though at vastly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/interstates

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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