Franklin Engineering Group

What Franklin Engineering Group does

Franklin Engineering Group is an employee-owned, multi-disciplinary engineering and environmental consulting services firm headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee. Founded in 1994, the company delivers integrated process, mechanical, electrical, controls, and environmental engineering across four service verticals: Chemical & Industrial Manufacturing, Energetics & Munitions Manufacturing, Combustion/Environmental & Sustainability, and Electrical Power & Controls. Its client base is concentrated in regulated, high-hazard environments and includes Fortune 500 chemical and industrial manufacturers (Eastman, Ford, GM, Albemarle, Arkema), environmental services operators (Veolia), and a long-standing roster of U.S. Army installations and contractor-operated facilities supporting munitions manufacturing and chemical agent demilitarization.

The firm differentiates on deep regulatory expertise (CAA, RCRA, TSCA, MACT, PSM, RMP) and specialized capabilities in energetics, hazardous waste combustion, demilitarization, and process safety, backed by senior staff averaging 25+ years of hands-on plant and field experience. Technical delivery is supported by a conventional engineering software stack including ChemCAD for process simulation, AutoCAD/Inventor/CADWorx/Revit/SolidWorks for design, CAESAR II for pipe stress, RISA-3D for structural analysis, Leica CloudWorx for 3D laser scanning, and standard automation platforms (Rockwell, Siemens, Modicon, Emerson, Wonderware) for controls work. The firm has no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, patents, external funding, or M&A activity.

The business model is project-based professional services, with revenue generated through time-and-materials and fixed-price contracts for engineering studies, conceptual and detailed design, commissioning, and ongoing project support. Go-to-market is direct enterprise and government field sales with dedicated business development managers for each vertical; 80% of clients are repeat clients. The company operates from a single Franklin, Tennessee office, with no disclosed international or multi-site footprint, and is privately held under an employee-ownership structure.

Name

Franklin Engineering Group

Legal name

Franklin Engineering Group

Website

https://franklinengineering.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Franklin Engineering Group is an employee-owned, multi-disciplinary engineering and environmental consulting firm in Franklin, Tennessee, serving Fortune 500 chemical and industrial manufacturers, environmental services operators, and U.S. Army munitions and demilitarization installations across four service verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Engineering Services (54133)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial & Process Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAM), Process Start-up & Operational Readiness (ORR) (EUAEAJAF)

Keywords

• Process engineering design
• Munitions demilitarization services
• Hazardous waste combustion
• Industrial environmental compliance
• Electrical controls engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Franklin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting and Design Services: Multi-disciplinary engineering and environmental consulting services including process engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, controls engineering, and environmental compliance. Revenue is generated through project-based professional services engagements, typically structured as time and materials or fixed-price contracts for engineering studies, conceptual design, detailed design, commissioning, and ongoing project support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Franklin Engineering Group is a multi-disciplinary engineering and environmental consulting services firm that delivers process, mechanical, electrical, controls, and environmental engineering solutions for chemical, industrial, energetics, munitions, and government clients. Services span project-based consulting, conceptual and detailed design, plant commissioning, permitting and compliance, specialty machinery, and demilitarization engineering, delivered primarily through time-and-materials or fixed-price project contracts.

Product overview

Franklin Engineering Group is an employee-owned engineering and environmental consulting services firm that provides multi-disciplinary services organized into four core service areas: Chemical & Industrial Manufacturing, Energetics & Munitions Manufacturing, Combustion/Environmental & Sustainability, and Electrical Power & Controls. The company offers integrated engineering solutions where process, mechanical, electrical, controls, and environmental disciplines collaborate under one roof. Their portfolio includes specialized sub-services such as Mechanical Engineering & Design, Chemical Process Engineering Design, Specialty Machinery, Energetics Processing, Demilitarization, Waste Treatment & Combustion, Hazardous Materials Engineering, Permitting & Compliance, Sustainability, Air Pollution Control, Power Distribution, and Instrumentation & Controls. They are not a software product company but rather a services firm delivering engineering consulting, design, and project support for complex industrial, chemical, and defense environments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Chemical & Industrial Manufacturing Engineering Services Multi-disciplinary engineering services for chemical and industrial manufacturing clients, including process modeling and simulation (ChemCAD), PFDs, HMBs, P&IDs, equipment specifications, control narratives, PHA facilitation, emergency pressure relief design, and operational troubleshooting for chemical plants.
• Energetics & Munitions Manufacturing Engineering Services Engineering design, evaluation, and support for energetics, munitions, and demilitarization facilities, including load/assemble/pack (LAP) operations, pyrotechnic and propellant formulation, primary explosive manufacturing, solvent and material recovery, hazardous material handling, and demilitarization and disposal of legacy munitions and chemical agents.
• Combustion, Environmental & Sustainability Services Comprehensive combustion, environmental, and sustainability services including hazardous waste combustion, waste treatment and recovery, environmental permitting and compliance, sustainability planning, air pollution control, and support for diverse manufacturing and waste management programs.
• Electrical Power & Controls Engineering Services Complete electrical and controls engineering services for industrial, chemical, and high-hazard facilities, including power distribution, motor control, facility electrical design, automation programming, PLC/DCS/HMI integration, SCADA development, instrumentation design, safety and interlock systems, and arc flash analysis.
• Mechanical Engineering & Design Operations-driven mechanical design for industrial and chemical facilities, including equipment integration, piping, structural layout, specialty machine design, pipe stress analysis using CAESAR II, and high-definition 3D laser scanning for point cloud models and integrated 3D CAD deliverables.
• Chemical Process Engineering Design Chemical process engineering services including process modeling and simulation using ChemCAD, PFDs, HMBs, P&IDs, equipment specifications, control narratives, PHA facilitation, and emergency pressure relief design.
• Engineering Project Support Comprehensive project support from concept to completion, including front-end loading, conceptual/preliminary engineering, cost estimation, project execution planning, tracking, and owner's representative services.
• Specialty Machinery Design Custom engineered specialty machinery for complex industrial processes including automated material handling, precision filling, net-shape forming, extrusion, cast-cure systems, and safety-integrated designs for hazardous environments.
• Energetics Processing Engineering
• Demilitarization Engineering Services Specialized engineering services for safe demilitarization of munitions, propellants, and energetic materials, including render-safe equipment, automated disassembly, thermal treatment, chemical neutralization, and material reclamation.
• Waste Treatment & Combustion Engineering Advanced engineering solutions for hazardous, energetic, and industrial waste treatment and thermal destruction, including hazardous waste incineration, off-gas treatment, solvent recovery, and combustion air systems.
• Hazardous Materials Engineering Design of systems and facilities for handling, processing, and storing hazardous materials including explosives, chemical warfare agents, reactive metals, corrosives, and environmental toxins.
• Environmental Permitting & Compliance Services Technical expertise and regulatory guidance for environmental permitting and compliance including air, wastewater, hazardous waste permitting, chemical storage, and regulatory interface.
• Air Pollution Control Engineering Comprehensive air pollution control engineering services including particulate and metal control (ESPs, baghouses), acid gas control, hazardous pollutant removal, VOC and NOx control, and integrated system design.
• Power Distribution Engineering Full-scope power distribution engineering services including medium and low voltage system design, underground/overhead distribution, short circuit and arc flash studies, grounding, lightning protection, and backup power systems.
• Instrumentation & Controls Engineering Instrumentation and control system engineering including control architecture, PLC/DCS/HMI integration, SCADA development, instrumentation design, safety and interlock systems, emergency shutdown (ESD) and safety instrumented system (SIS) design supporting PSM and SIL-rated systems, and commissioning support.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% of clients are repeat clients, demonstrating high client satisfaction and trust
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Burns & McDonnell: Large, employee-owned multi-discipline engineering, architecture, construction, and consulting firm serving industrial, chemical, energy, and defense clients. Comparable in service breadth across chemical process, mechanical, electrical, and environmental engineering, but operates at far greater scale across many more geographies.
• Kleinfelder: Engineering, environmental, and construction services firm serving water, energy, transportation, and industrial markets. Comparable across multi-discipline engineering, environmental compliance, and infrastructure consulting, though significantly larger and more geographically distributed than FEG.
• Jacobs Solutions: Global professional services firm delivering engineering, technical, scientific, and consulting solutions across critical infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, energy, and national security. Overlaps with FEG on defense, environmental, and industrial facility work but at a vastly larger scale.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm providing design, engineering, construction, and environmental services. Competes with FEG for industrial, environmental, and defense-related engineering work but at national/international scale with broader service portfolio.
• Black & Veatch: Employee-owned engineering, procurement, construction, and consulting firm serving water, energy, telecommunications, and government clients. Comparable in employee-ownership structure and chemical/industrial/defense engineering work, though substantially larger.
• Stantec: Global engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firm. Comparable across multi-discipline engineering and environmental services to industrial, chemical, and government clients, with significantly broader geographic reach and service lines.
• KBR (Government Solutions): Major government services and engineering firm with deep energetics, munitions, and defense industrial base work. Competes with FEG for U.S. Army munitions/chemical agent disposal and defense facility engineering work but at prime-contractor scale with global footprint.

Direct peers

• Trimeric Corporation: Specialty chemical engineering consulting firm focused on process design, gas treating, sulfur recovery, and energy/process optimization for industrial clients. Closely comparable niche footprint in chemical process engineering consulting with similar project-based professional services model.
• EnSafe Solutions: Mid-sized environmental, engineering, and health & safety consulting firm serving industrial, chemical, and government clients. Comparable as a specialty consulting firm in environmental compliance, permitting, and remediation — directly overlapping FEG's Combustion/Environmental & Sustainability practice.
• Process Engineering Associates: Specialty process engineering consulting firm providing process design, troubleshooting, modeling, and safety services to chemical, petrochemical, and energy clients. Closely comparable in chemical process engineering focus, project-based services model, and similar mid-sized firm profile.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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