Industrial Cooling Towers

What Industrial Cooling Towers does

Industrial Cooling Towers, LLC is a Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based specialty mechanical contractor founded in 1991 that provides turnkey cooling tower services to industrial and power generation customers across the U.S. Gulf Coast. The company designs, engineers, constructs, reconstructs, thermally upgrades, and maintains induced-draft cooling towers using counterflow and crossflow configurations, leveraging thermal computer analysis and a stock of state-of-the-art components (PVC splash and film fill, FRP and PVC distribution systems, drift eliminators, mechanical equipment) to match components to specific water quality and process requirements. Service work is supported by annual inspection programs and an emergency response commitment within 24 hours, backed by maintained materials inventory.

The firm's revenue model combines project-based engineering and construction services with replacement parts sales across three product categories (mechanical equipment, structural components, heat transfer components). Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales into industrial and power generation verticals, served from two offices in Baton Rouge, LA and Baytown, TX, with quote-based pricing and no public rates. Operational prerequisites such as ISN RAVS Plus contractor safety certification and CTI-specification-aligned sourcing enable qualification with industrial owner-operators. Industrial Cooling Towers is privately held, with no disclosed institutional ownership, funding rounds, or executive team information available.

Name

Industrial Cooling Towers

Legal name

Industrial Cooling Towers, LLC

Website

https://icooltowers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Industrial Cooling Towers, LLC is a 1991-founded, Baton Rouge-based full-service cooling tower contractor serving industrial and power generation customers in Louisiana and Texas with engineering, construction, maintenance, thermal upgrades, and replacement parts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Cooling Tower Services

NAICS

Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (238220), Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (23822)

SIC

Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585), Motors & Generators (3621)

akta.pro primary industry

Cooling Tower & Evaporative Condenser Water Treatment (BPABAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cooling, Water/Steam Cycle & Balance-of-Plant Retrofits (Condensers, Cooling Towers) (EUAEALAK), Power Generation Plant Construction (Thermal, Hydro, Nuclear) (IMAFADAC), Heat Transfer Equipment (Heat Exchangers, Boilers, Condensers) (IMAHAEAC)

Keywords

• Cooling tower services
• Industrial cooling systems
• Heat transfer components
• Cooling tower maintenance
• Thermal upgrades

Headquarters

HQ city

Baton Rouge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Construction Services: Full-service cooling tower contractor providing engineering, new construction, thermal upgrades, general repairs, maintenance programs, and inspection services to industrial and power generation markets.
2. Parts and Components Sales: Sale of replacement parts including mechanical equipment, structural components, and heat transfer components for cooling water systems.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Industrial Cooling Towers is a full-service cooling tower contractor providing engineering, new construction, thermal upgrades, reconstruction, maintenance programs, and inspection services for cooling water systems. The company also supplies replacement parts including mechanical equipment, structural components, and heat transfer components, serving industrial and power generation markets in Louisiana and Texas.

Product overview

Industrial Cooling Towers, LLC is a full-service cooling tower contractor founded in 1991, serving the industrial and power generation markets. The company provides a complete line of replacement parts for cooling water systems organized into three product categories: Mechanical Equipment (motors, driveshafts, gear reducers, fan assemblies, fan stacks), Structural Components (treated lumber, FRP casing/louvers, ladders), and Heat Transfer Components (PVC splash fill, film fill, distribution systems, nozzles, valves, drift eliminators). These replacement parts are integrated into their four core service offerings: Maintenance (annual inspection programs and prioritized repairs), Reconstruction (engineered solutions for all cooling tower makes/models), Thermal Upgrades (efficiency improvements with durability focus), and Engineering/New Construction (design and construction of new towers). The company emphasizes providing quality materials and workmanship using state-of-the-art components at competitive prices, with emergency response capability within 24 hours.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mechanical Equipment Replacement Parts Replacement mechanical components for cooling water systems including motors, driveshafts and couplings, gear reducers, fan assemblies, mechanical equipment steel supports, and fan stacks. Sold to industrial and power generation customers maintaining or rebuilding cooling towers.
• Structural Components Replacement Parts Structural replacement parts including treated lumber (redwood to CTI specifications, douglas-fir on request), bolting/nailing hardware, tower connections (brace straps, shear pucks), FRP tower casing and louvers, louver rods and support arms, FRP ladders, and other FRP structural components.
• Heat Transfer Components Replacement Parts Heat transfer components including PVC splash fill, wire hangers and supports, PVC film fill, FRP (crossflow) and PVC (counterflow) distribution systems, crossflow and counterflow distribution nozzles, SS series distribution valves, PVC drift eliminators, support shelves, and drift eliminator seals.
• Maintenance Services Annual inspection programs and maintenance services for cooling water systems, providing cost-benefit analysis and prioritizing maintenance spending on a yearly basis with engineered improvements aligned to maintenance budgets. Targets industrial and power generation facility operators.
• Reconstruction Services Total reconstruction services for all makes and models of cooling water systems, utilizing engineered products and matched components to address specific process unit concerns and enhance existing system performance. For industrial and power generation customers needing cooling tower rebuilding.
• Thermal Upgrades Thermal upgrade services designed to improve efficiency and process performance while ensuring durability and predictability, addressing operational parameters of cooling towers without creating maintenance complications. Targets industrial and power generation customers.
• Engineering and New Construction Services Complete engineering and construction services for new cooling tower applications, combining state-of-the-art components with thermal computer analysis to meet or exceed specified design parameters, including on-line reconstruction projects with demolition and replacement of existing cells. Targets industrial and power generation customers requiring new cooling tower builds.

Quantifiable outcome

• Emergency response capability within 24 hours or less

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ISNminorOthersIndustrial Cooling Towers participates in ISN RAVS Plus (Request for Additional Verification Services), a contractor safety management program that verifies contractor safety information.

Scale indicators2 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Cooling Tower Depot: Cooling Tower Depot is an aftermarket distributor of cooling tower replacement parts including fill, drift eliminators, and structural components. Overlaps with ICT's parts revenue stream but lacks field-service and new-construction capability.
• Brentwood Industries: Brentwood Industries manufactures PVC film fill, drift eliminators, and other heat transfer components used in cooling tower construction and rebuilds. Supplies similar component categories to ICT and competes for parts-driven rebuild work, though Brentwood is primarily a component manufacturer rather than full-service contractor.

Regional players

• Midwest Cooling Towers: Midwest Cooling Towers provides inspection, maintenance, repair, and rebuild services for industrial cooling towers primarily in the Midwest US. Same service model as ICT but operating in a different geography, making it a comparable regional peer rather than a direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• SPX Cooling Technologies: SPX Cooling Technologies (parent of the legacy Marley brand) is the largest US cooling tower manufacturer and full-service provider, offering new construction, aftermarket parts, rebuilds, and thermal upgrades to industrial and power customers — directly comparable service mix and end markets to Industrial Cooling Towers, but at significantly greater scale.
• EVAPCO: EVAPCO manufactures evaporative heat transfer products including cooling towers and provides aftermarket service to industrial, power, and refrigeration customers. Comparable in counterflow/crossflow technology and Gulf Coast industrial exposure to ICT.
• Hamon: Hamon is a global engineering firm with a dedicated cooling tower division providing new builds, retrofits, and thermal upgrades for power and industrial customers. Competes with ICT on thermal-upgrade and rebuild scopes for utility-scale power plants.
• Baltimore Aircoil Company (BAC): BAC is a global leader in heat transfer equipment including evaporative cooling towers, condensers, and fluid coolers, with a large installed base in industrial and HVAC applications. Overlaps with ICT in counterflow/crossflow designs, replacement fill, and aftermarket service for power and industrial facilities.

Direct peers

• Tower Performance Specialists: Tower Performance Specialists offers cooling tower cleaning, maintenance, and retrofit services for industrial facilities. Comparable specialty-services firm with similar end markets, though smaller in scale and geographic reach than ICT.
• International Cooling Tower (ICT): International Cooling Tower is a regional cooling tower contractor offering new construction, maintenance, and reconstruction services across the Gulf Coast and Southeast. Closest direct competitor to Industrial Cooling Towers in geography, service mix, and customer base.
• CERRO Cooling Tower Service: CERRO provides cooling tower inspection, maintenance, and reconstruction services to industrial customers in the Gulf South. Comparable specialty-services model and customer base to Industrial Cooling Towers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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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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