Corby Energy Services

Name

Corby Energy Services

Legal name

Corby Energy Services, Inc.

Website

https://corbyenergy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Underground Utility Construction Services

NAICS

Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction (237130), Electric Power Distribution (221122), Utilities (22)

SIC

Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900), Electric Services (4911)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Site Works EPC (Earthworks, Roads, Drainage, Foundations) (EUAEADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Substation & Interconnection EPC (Collector/POI Substations, Switchyards) (EUAEADAC), Electrical Pre-Commissioning & Energization Support (EUAEAJAC)

Keywords

• Underground utility construction
• Trenchless pipe rehabilitation
• Utility engineering services
• Directional drilling services
• Municipal infrastructure construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Detroit

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction Services: Primary revenue stream from underground utility construction services including communication, electrical, gas, water/sewer, street lighting, trenchless rehabilitation, and horizontal directional drilling. Projects are awarded through competitive bidding, direct contracts with utilities and municipalities, and cooperative purchasing agreements.
2. PCM (Preconstruction Meter Mount) Sales: Sale of PCM units providing underground electrical service during early building construction phases. Units serve as both temporary construction power and permanent service installation. Residential (100-400 amp) and commercial (single and three phase) applications.
3. Engineering & Design Services: Power distribution planning and design, telecommunications planning and design, subsurface utility engineering, and project management services. Staffs utility planners, engineers, and surveyors.
4. Pipeline Maintenance & Rehabilitation Services: Trenchless technology rehabilitation and related products and services offered nationally through National IPA/OMNIA Partners cooperative contract. Includes pipe bursting, CIPP, slip-lining, pipeline cleaning, and CCTV inspection.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Corby Energy Services (CES) provides construction, engineering, and support services for underground utilities and infrastructure, including communication, electrical, gas, water/sewer, street lighting, trenchless rehabilitation, and horizontal directional drilling. The company serves utilities, municipalities, and private developers across southeastern Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio, with additional national reach for trenchless rehabilitation through the OMNIA Partners cooperative contract. CES also sells the PCM (Preconstruction Meter Mount), a unit providing temporary-to-permanent underground electrical service for building construction.

Product overview

Corby Energy Services provides a comprehensive suite of construction, engineering, and support services for underground utilities and infrastructure throughout southeastern Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. The company's offerings center around nine core service lines: Communication Services (aerial/underground telecom construction and splicing), Electrical Services (main/service installation and material procurement), Engineering & Support Services (power distribution and telecom planning with Subsurface Utility Engineering), Gas Services (main installation, corrosion protection, and pipeline integrity), Street Lighting Services (municipal lighting and LED conversions), Water & Sewer Services (HDPE and gravity sewer systems), Trenchless Rehab Solutions (pipe bursting, slip-lining, CIPP), Horizontal Directional Drilling, and Pipeline Maintenance & Rehab Services (CCTV inspection and cleaning). Additionally, the company offers the PCM (Preconstruction Meter Mount) as a specialized construction site power product that provides temporary-to-permanent underground electrical service for residential and commercial building construction.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PCM (Preconstruction Meter Mount)

Quantifiable outcome

• 38,000 overhead fed streetlights and 6,000 underground fed lights designed and constructed in two years for the City of Detroit under Public Lighting Authority
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 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

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Gold Shovel Standard (GSS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 August 2017Corby Energy Services joined Gold Shovel Standard, a nonprofit organization committed to improving workforce and public safety and the integrity of buried infrastructure. CES is part of a statewide effort to drive adoption of Gold Shovel Standard throughout Michigan, working with MISS DIG System, MDOT, municipalities, and MPSC. GSS provides third-party confirmation of baseline Damage Prevention-Safety Management Systems and allows buried-asset owners to reward best-in-class excavation contractors.
• MISS DIG System, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 August 2017Corby Energy Services joined MISS DIG System, Michigan's 811 utility safety notification system, and Gold Shovel Standard to celebrate National Safe Digging Day (8/11 Day). MISS DIG is the central coordinator for protection of underground utilities in Michigan. CES is part of a consortium working to drive state-wide adoption of Gold Shovel Standard to increase control over buried infrastructure safety and identify contractors committed to extreme caution and safety training.
• OMNIA Partners (National IPA)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 6 June 2017CES was awarded a national cooperative contract for 'Trenchless Technology Rehabilitation and Related Products and Services' through National IPA, Region 4 Education Service Center. The contract was competitively solicited and publicly awarded, presenting a unique opportunity to provide pipeline rehabilitation services and utility infrastructure products to National IPA participants nationwide. The contract allows public agencies to access CES's services without separate competitive procurement processes.
• Metro Engineering Solutions (MES)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCES and Metro Engineering Solutions (MES) collaborated as design-build partners on the City of Detroit lighting infrastructure project under the Public Lighting Authority. MES and CES worked seamlessly with complete transparency on a highly complex project with strict oversight under compressed timeframes, utilizing ESRI design techniques for conflict identification prior to construction.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Quanta Services: Quanta Services is the largest pure-play utility infrastructure construction company in North America, providing electric, gas, telecom, and renewable energy construction services. It is a direct comparator for CES's multi-utility underground construction model, though at vastly greater scale and capital base.
• MasTec: MasTec is a leading infrastructure construction services company operating across communications, clean energy, pipeline, power delivery, and utility segments nationwide. Directly comparable business model to CES with similar multi-utility underground construction capabilities, though at a national scale.
• Primoris Services: Primoris provides infrastructure construction across utilities, energy, and civil markets including pipeline, electrical, and trenchless rehabilitation services. Direct competitor in trenchless rehab and underground utility construction with overlapping capabilities to CES's pipe bursting and CIPP services.

Direct peers

• MYR Group: MYR Group is a specialty contractor focused on electrical construction including transmission, distribution, substation, and commercial/industrial electrical work. Comparable to CES's electrical services and broader utility construction capabilities, particularly in the Midwest utility market.
• IES Holdings: IES Holdings provides electrical and mechanical design, installation, and service across commercial, industrial, residential, and infrastructure markets. Comparable in electrical construction and infrastructure services with similar mid-market positioning to CES.
• Miller Pipeline: Miller Pipeline is a Midwest-based utility contractor specializing in gas, water, and wastewater pipeline construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance. Strong overlap with CES's gas services, water/sewer, and trenchless rehabilitation offerings across similar geographies.
• KS Energy Services: KS Energy Services is a privately-held electrical, gas, and telecommunications contractor serving utilities and municipalities in the Midwest. Comparable size, geography, and service mix to CES with similar DTE Energy/Michigan utility customer focus.
• Bowen Engineering: Bowen Engineering is an Indiana-based utility and heavy civil contractor providing underground utility, water, and wastewater construction services. Direct Midwest competitor to CES with overlapping capabilities in underground utility installation and municipal infrastructure.

Emerging players

• Pletcher Pipeline: Pletcher Pipeline is a regional Midwest utility contractor providing gas distribution, water, and sewer pipeline installation and rehabilitation services. Comparable business model and regional scope to CES's core underground utility construction services.

Others

• Hydromax USA: Hydromax USA provides hydro-excavation, CCTV pipeline inspection, and utility locating services to utilities and municipalities. Adjacent service offering that complements trenchless rehabilitation and pipeline maintenance work comparable to CES's inspection and rehabilitation capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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