McVac Environmental

What McVac Environmental does

McVac Environmental, Inc. is a privately held industrial and environmental services company founded in 1990 and headquartered in New Haven, Connecticut, with additional operating locations across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic United States (CT, NJ, VA, PA, NY) and an active service reach spanning 13 or more states. The company provides non-destructive vacuum excavation and hydro excavation, proprietary off-road vacuum excavation via its Vac Traxx platform, custom Hy-Rail SuperVacuum services for the railroad industry, site and groundwater remediation, industrial cleaning, hazardous and non-hazardous waste transportation and disposal through a permitted waste transfer facility, municipal sewer and water services, high-pressure pipe cleaning with 99.9%-efficient water recycling, CCTV and sonar pipe inspection, and 24/7 hazardous and non-hazardous emergency response.

Its core technology is a fleet of custom-engineered, high-powered vacuum trucks with hydraulic-driven booms and pulls from up to 900 feet, supplemented by patented-style proprietary units such as the Vac Traxx off-road excavator (3.5-4.1 psi ground pressure, 2750-gallon debris tank, tier 4 clean idle engine) and Hy-Rail SuperVacuum trucks with DOT-certified hazardous waste capability. McVac also operates one of very few 99.9%-efficient water recycling jet cleaning systems in the country, high-pressure hydro excavation up to 7000 psi, and in-situ groundwater treatment systems rated for 50-1,000 gallons per minute. McVac self-performs all services through a turnkey model under quote-based, project-by-project contracts with a distributed salesforce targeting government, insurance, construction, pipeline and terminals, utilities, and municipal sewer and water customers.

Name

McVac Environmental

Legal name

McVac Environmental, Inc.

Website

https://mcvacenvironmental.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

McVac Environmental is a privately held environmental services company founded in 1990 that provides vacuum excavation, hydro excavation, site remediation, industrial cleaning, waste management, pipe cleaning and inspection, and 24/7 emergency response to government, utility, railroad, construction, and pipeline clients across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic US.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New Haven

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Environmental Services (Project-Based): McVac generates revenue through providing environmental and industrial services on a project basis. Services include vacuum excavation, hydro excavation, site remediation, industrial cleaning, waste transportation and disposal, pipe cleaning and inspection, and emergency response. Revenue is earned through service fees for specific job work, with projects ranging from small residential cleanups to large commercial sites. The company self-performs all services offered.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

McVac Environmental provides vacuum excavation, hydro excavation, site remediation, industrial cleaning, hazardous and non-hazardous waste transportation and disposal, pipe cleaning and inspection, emergency response, and decontamination services. The company operates a fleet of custom-engineered vacuum trucks and specialized equipment to deliver non-destructive excavation, soft digging, groundwater treatment, and railroad track maintenance for government, municipal, construction, utility, insurance, and industrial clients across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.

Product overview

McVac Environmental is an environmental services company offering a comprehensive portfolio of specialized services for industrial, municipal, and commercial clients. The core offering centers on vacuum excavation technologies (Vacuum Excavation, Hydro Excavation, and the proprietary Vac Traxx off-road system), supported by complementary services including Hy-Rail railroad services, site remediation, industrial cleaning, waste transportation and disposal, municipal sewer and water services, pipe cleaning with CCTV/sonar inspection, emergency response, and decontamination services. The company operates its own fleet of custom-built vacuum trucks and maintains a permitted waste transfer facility to provide end-to-end turnkey solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Vac Traxx: Custom off-road vacuum excavation truck engineered to handle difficult terrains and sensitive ground conditions, built on a wide stance track layout with minimal ground disturbance
• Hy-Rail SuperVacuum

Products and services

• Vacuum Excavation

Quantifiable outcome

• Vacuum trucks can handle difficult pumping of sludge and solids at rates up to 10 times faster than competitors
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stericycle: Large-scale regulated waste management and environmental services company serving healthcare, industrial, and government clients. Overlaps with McVac on hazardous waste collection/disposal and emergency response, though Stericycle operates at much greater scale and breadth.
• Republic Services: One of the largest U.S. waste management and environmental services companies, including US Ecology hazardous waste operations. Overlaps with McVac on industrial waste collection, disposal, and remediation, but is a broad incumbent rather than a specialized vacuum excavation operator.
• Veolia North America: Major environmental services division of global utility Veolia, providing hazardous waste treatment, industrial services, and remediation. Comparable to McVac across remediation and waste management but operates at a vastly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.

Direct peers

• PSC Industrial Services: Provider of industrial cleaning, hydro blasting, vacuum services, and environmental remediation to refineries, power plants, and heavy industrial sites. Directly comparable to McVac's industrial services offering with high overlap in confined space, tank cleaning, and plant shutdown work.
• Badger Daylighting: Publicly traded provider of hydrovac excavation services across North America, with a fleet of custom hydrovac trucks. Directly comparable to McVac's hydro excavation and vacuum excavation service lines and customer overlap in utility, pipeline, and construction end markets.
• Recon Group: Provider of vacuum excavation, hydro excavation, and environmental services for utilities, oil & gas, and government clients. Comparable in service mix and customer profile to McVac, particularly in non-destructive utility exposure and right-of-way work.
• Ceres Environmental Services: Provider of environmental services including disaster response, site remediation, and industrial cleaning. Comparable to McVac's emergency response and remediation service lines with similar customer verticals including government and insurance.
• Clean Harbors: Largest U.S. provider of environmental and industrial services including vacuum truck services, site remediation, hazardous waste management, and emergency response. Overlaps with McVac across virtually every service line (vacuum excavation, site remediation, waste disposal, industrial cleaning) and target end markets (government, industrial, utilities).
• Heritage Environmental Services: Privately held provider of environmental and waste management services including site remediation, industrial cleaning, emergency response, and waste transportation. Directly comparable service portfolio and customer mix with McVac, particularly for industrial and government clients.

Others

• Vactor Manufacturing: Leading manufacturer of sewer cleaners, hydro excavators, and industrial vacuum trucks. Comparable as an upstream equipment supplier rather than direct service peer—McVac operates custom-built rigs akin to Vactor's platform but competes against other operators that run Vactor equipment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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