Insulations, Inc.

What Insulations, Inc. does

Insulations, Inc., operating as I&I Soft Craft Solutions, is a privately held specialty industrial contractor founded in 1970 as Insulations Incorporated. The company is headquartered in Harahan, Louisiana (New Orleans metro) and provides integrated "soft craft" services to industrial clients across the U.S. Gulf Coast and, on a project basis, overseas markets. Its core service portfolio includes scaffolding, insulation, coatings, fireproofing, refractory, painting, and heat tracing, organized into three divisions: EPC Solutions, Construction Solutions, and Facility Solutions. The company is differentiated by its proprietary Clear Project Controls project management system, in-house fabrication capabilities, and a workforce of certified installers that the company describes as having decades of experience in industrial insulation and coatings.

The company's revenue model is project-based and service-oriented, with project sizes ranging from small two-person maintenance engagements to multimillion-dollar capital construction projects. Go-to-market is executed through direct enterprise field sales, with engagement spanning project planning, construction, commissioning, and maintenance phases. I&I operates from eight offices across Louisiana (Harahan, Baton Rouge, Bossier City, Lake Charles, New Orleans) and Texas (Houston Depot, Houston Sommermeyer/Parkway, Pasadena), enabling regional coverage of the Gulf Coast industrial corridor. Customer segments are horizontal within heavy industry: industrial maintenance clients (refineries, chemical plants, manufacturing facilities) and industrial construction clients executing capital projects.

The business is privately held with no disclosed parent company, private equity backing, or venture capital investment. No financial metrics (revenue, EBITDA, headcount history) are publicly disclosed. The company employs between 1,001 and 5,000 people and has been in continuous operation for over 50 years, suggesting an established regional specialty contractor with multi-decadal client relationships in the Gulf Coast industrial sector.

Name

Insulations, Inc.

Legal name

Insulations, Inc.

Website

https://insulationsinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Insulations, Inc. (I&I Soft Craft Solutions) is a specialty industrial contractor providing insulation, coatings, scaffolding, fireproofing, refractory, and heat tracing services to maintenance and construction clients across the U.S. Gulf Coast from offices in Louisiana and Texas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Specialty Contracting Services

NAICS

Drywall and Insulation Contractors (238310)

akta.pro primary industry

Insulation, Scaffolding & Access Services (ISA) (IMAIACAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Electrical Heat Tracing & Insulation (EHT, Thermal/Acoustic Insulation) (EUAEAFAI)

Keywords

• Industrial insulation services
• Scaffolding construction services
• Heat tracing solutions
• Industrial fireproofing coatings
• EPC specialty contractor

Headquarters

HQ city

Jefferson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Project-Based Specialty Services: Revenue generated through providing industrial insulation, coatings, fireproofing, heat tracing, painting, refractory, and scaffolding services on a project basis. Projects range from two-person maintenance jobs to multimillion-dollar capital projects, with services delivered through planning, construction, commissioning, and maintenance phases.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Insulations, Inc. (I&I Soft Craft Solutions) is an industrial specialty contractor providing soft craft services — including scaffolding, insulation, heat tracing, coatings, fireproofing, and refractory work — to industrial maintenance and capital construction clients. The company organizes delivery through three divisions (EPC Solutions, Construction Solutions, and Facility Solutions) and supports projects with in-house labor, management expertise, and material fabrication managed via its proprietary Clear Project Controls system.

Product overview

I&I Soft Craft Solutions is a specialty contractor offering a portfolio of integrated soft craft services organized around three divisions: Construction Solutions, EPC Solutions, and Facility Solutions. The core services include Scaffolding, Insulation, Heat Tracing, Coatings, and Fireproofing & Refractory Services. These services work together to support industrial clients from project planning through construction, commissioning, and maintenance phases. The company also offers Labor, Management Expertise, and Material Fabrications through its Clear Project Controls system. Services range from small two-person maintenance jobs to large multimillion-dollar capital projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Scaffolding Services Scaffold solutions provider for designing, planning, and executing scaffold requirements using the latest technology to build the safest, highest quality and most efficient designs for industrial clients.
• Insulation Services Industrial insulation services leveraging 50 years of company experience to deliver innovative, on-time, and on-budget insulation solutions for industrial clients.
• Heat Tracing Solutions Turnkey heat tracing services covering design, engineering, installation, and guarantee across all types of industrial thermal control heating systems for industrial facility operators.
• Coatings Services Certified team delivering quality, compliant coating installations using the latest application technologies and methods to meet company specifications for industrial clients.
• Fireproofing and Refractory Services Certified, skilled installers providing innovative fireproofing solutions on structural steel, process equipment, and substrates requiring passive fire protection, plus qualified refractory experts for critical industrial services.
• EPC Solutions Engineering, procurement, and construction solutions division providing comprehensive project services from planning through commissioning for industrial clients.
• Construction Solutions Construction solutions division covering industrial projects ranging from two-person maintenance jobs to multimillion-dollar capital projects.
• Facility Solutions Facility solutions division providing ongoing maintenance and operational support services for industrial facilities across project planning, construction, commissioning, and maintenance phases.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• BrandSafway: BrandSafway is the largest access, insulation, and coatings specialty contractor in North America, offering industrial scaffolding, insulation, fireproofing, and surface preparation services to refineries, chemical plants, and power facilities — a direct overlap with I&I's core insulation and scaffolding offerings.
• Turner Industries: Turner Industries is a Louisiana-based, privately held industrial contractor providing scaffolding, insulation, coatings, and maintenance services to petrochemical and refining clients across the Gulf Coast — the most direct regional head-to-head competitor to Insulations Inc.
• The Brock Group: The Brock Group provides industrial insulation, scaffolding, coatings, and asbestos abatement services to refineries, power plants, and chemical facilities across North America — overlapping directly with Insulations Inc's industrial soft-craft service portfolio.
• Performance Energy Services: Performance Energy Services is a Louisiana-headquartered specialty contractor offering industrial insulation, scaffolding, coatings, and heat tracing to refineries and petrochemical plants — a regional Gulf Coast peer with a directly comparable service mix.
• Matrix Service Company: Matrix Service Company provides specialty industrial services including insulation, coatings, scaffolding, and EPC solutions to energy and chemical clients across North America — comparable in offering industrial soft-craft and EPC services to similar end markets.
• Team Industrial Services (now Acuren): Acuren (formerly Team Industrial Services) provides inspection, insulation, scaffolding, and access services to refineries, chemical plants, and power facilities — a directly comparable specialty contractor with significant overlap in scaffolding and insulation.
• S&B Engineers and Constructors: S&B Engineers and Constructors is a Houston-based EPC firm with extensive insulation, scaffolding, and industrial services capabilities serving Gulf Coast refining and petrochemical clients — competing with Insulations Inc for both EPC and specialty craft work.
• Industrias Servi / CMi Global: CMi Global provides industrial soft-craft services including insulation, scaffolding, coatings, and refractory for petrochemical and energy clients — a comparable specialty contractor with similar end-market exposure.

Broad incumbents

• APi Group (formerly JENSEN HUGHES / APi Industrial): APi Group is a publicly traded parent of multiple industrial safety, insulation, and specialty services businesses (including APi Industrial), serving similar refining and petrochemical end-markets with a broader geographic and service footprint than Insulations Inc.
• EMCOR Group: EMCOR Group is a large publicly traded mechanical and electrical construction services provider with industrial insulation and facility solutions capabilities — broader in scope than Insulations Inc but competing for industrial services spend.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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