Hughes Environmental Engineering

Name

Hughes Environmental Engineering

Legal name

Hughes Environmental Engineering, Inc.

Website

https://hughesenveng.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1935

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Mahwah

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Service and Repair: Hourly labor and service fees for HVAC and refrigeration equipment repair and troubleshooting.
2. Maintenance Agreements: Recurring preventive maintenance contracts providing regular inspections, preferential emergency treatment, and budget control for equipment replacement.
3. Equipment Installation: New installation, retrofit, expansion, and replacement of HVAC systems for commercial and industrial facilities.
4. Emergency Services: 24/7 emergency refrigeration and HVAC repairs with rapid response and locally-based fleet.
5. Design-Build Engineering: Engineering and design services for optimal HVAC and refrigeration system solutions from concept to completion.
6. Capital Planning: Strategic planning services for HVACR system needs and capital investment optimization.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Hughes Environmental Engineering provides commercial, industrial, and institutional HVACR (heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration) services including system design-build engineering, installation, repair, preventive maintenance, building automation integration, and 24/7 emergency response. The company is a family-owned HVACR contractor serving the metropolitan Tri-State area since 1935, employing over 95 professionals and 45+ refrigeration technicians with a large in-house parts inventory.

Product overview

Hughes Environmental Engineering offers a unified service portfolio of commercial, industrial, and institutional HVACR (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration) services. The core offerings include HVAC Services and Refrigeration Services, which encompass repair, maintenance, replacement, new design and installation, and troubleshooting. These are complemented by Maintenance Services (preventive maintenance agreements), Building Automation (controls and BAS integration), Design-Build Engineering, Energy Efficiency and Management, Low-Temperature Refrigeration, Emergency Services, and Capital Planning. The company employs over 95 professionals and has been operating since 1935, primarily serving the metropolitan Tri-State area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HVAC Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 97% customer satisfaction rating among preventive maintenance customers
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• EMCOR Group: EMCOR Group, through EMCOR Mechanical Services, is the largest U.S. provider of mechanical and electrical construction and services, including commercial and industrial HVAC, refrigeration, and building services — directly comparable to Hughes's HVACR service portfolio.
• Comfort Systems USA: Comfort Systems USA is a leading national mechanical services contractor providing HVAC, plumbing, and controls installation and service to commercial and industrial customers — closely matching Hughes's core offering at greater scale.
• Limbach Holdings: Limbach is a specialty contractor delivering integrated HVAC, plumbing, and building controls solutions to commercial and institutional customers, including design-build and ongoing service — directly analogous to Hughes's services and customer mix.
• APi Group: APi Group is a global provider of safety, specialty, and industrial services including HVAC and mechanical services to commercial and institutional end markets, making it a relevant comparable for a diversified HVACR contractor like Hughes.
• CoolSys: CoolSys is a leading national provider of refrigeration, HVAC, and energy solutions to commercial and industrial customers, including 24/7 service and design-build — directly competitive with Hughes's commercial refrigeration and HVAC service model.
• ABM Industries: ABM Industries provides integrated facility services including HVAC, mechanical, and building maintenance to commercial and industrial clients across multiple geographies — overlapping directly with Hughes's commercial HVACR service contracts.
• BGIS: BGIS is a global facility management and real estate services provider with HVACR maintenance and energy services as a core offering to commercial and institutional portfolios — comparable in service mix and recurring contract structure.

Broad incumbents

• Johnson Controls: Johnson Controls is a global incumbent in HVAC equipment, building automation (Metasys), and integrated services; it operates across the same customer set as Hughes but at vastly greater scale and as an OEM plus service provider rather than an independent contractor.
• Carrier Global: Carrier Global is a global incumbent in HVAC and commercial/industrial refrigeration equipment with a growing services business — addressing the same end customers as Hughes but as a broad manufacturer and solutions provider.
• Honeywell Building Technologies: Honeywell's Building Technologies division sells the WEBs/Niagara building automation platforms that Hughes integrates, making Honeywell a broad incumbent with overlapping customer relationships, though it operates at an OEM/scale level above independent HVACR contractors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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