What ACT Environmental Services does

ACT Environmental Services, Inc. is a small, privately-held environmental consulting firm founded in 1995 and headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. The company provides asbestos consulting, lead consulting, indoor air quality (IAQ) services, accredited laboratory analysis, and safety training to public and private school systems, industrial and commercial corporations, family-owned enterprises, and residential property owners primarily across Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan.

The company's core technology is built on standardized analytical methods (NIOSH 7400 for asbestos PCM, EPA 600/R-93/116 for PLM and Point Count, Modified NIOSH 7082/9100 for lead, and ASTM methods) executed in an in-house AIHA LAP-accredited laboratory (Lab ID 102853) holding ELLAP, IHLAP, and NLLAP credentials. Field operations deploy instruments such as the RMD Spectrom Analyzer (XRF) for on-site lead paint identification. The integrated consulting-plus-lab model allows ACT to control the full workflow from inspection and sampling through accredited analysis and clearance testing.

ACT generates revenue through project-based, quote-priced professional services across three streams: environmental consulting (asbestos, lead, IAQ engagements), accredited laboratory analysis (supporting both internal consulting and standalone work), and instructor-led safety training (asbestos awareness, asbestos worker refresher, confined space, CPR/AED/First Aid). Pricing is opaque and negotiated via direct phone and email contact, with no public rate sheets, fee schedules, or self-serve booking. Go-to-market is direct outreach with no digital marketing, content programs, or channel partners; the website functions as a service catalog rather than a demand-generation platform. The customer mix spans institutional/regulatory-mandated work (AHERA school inspections, IDEM-mandated industrial compliance) and transactional residential/SMB demand.

Name

ACT Environmental Services

Legal name

ACT Environmental Services, Inc.

Website

https://actenvironmental.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ACT Environmental Services is a small Indianapolis-based environmental consulting firm providing asbestos, lead, IAQ, accredited laboratory analysis, and safety training to schools, industrial and commercial clients, and residential property owners across Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Asbestos/Lead/Mold Inspection, Testing & Consulting (BPALALAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) & Building Health Assessments (EUAHAGAG), Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene (BPAHAJAD)

Keywords

• Environmental consulting services
• Asbestos inspection testing
• Lead risk assessment
• Indoor air quality testing
• Accredited environmental laboratory

Headquarters

HQ city

Indianapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consulting Services: Core revenue stream from professional environmental consulting engagements including asbestos consulting, lead consulting, and indoor air quality assessments. Services encompass project monitoring, inspections, surveys, sampling, analysis, and clearance testing for commercial and residential clients. Revenue is generated on a project-by-project basis, with rush/emergency requests handled as special circumstances.
2. Training Services: Classroom and instructor-led training courses including 2-Hour Asbestos Awareness, Asbestos Worker Refresher, Confined Space Training, and CPR/AED/First Aid Training. Revenue generated through course fees. Courses require a minimum number of attendees.
3. Laboratory Services: Accredited laboratory analysis services for asbestos (air and bulk material samples), lead-in-paint (air, paint chip, dust wipe, and soil samples), nuisance dust (air samples), and IAQ (air and surface, tape, swab samples). Laboratory analysis supports consulting engagements and may serve as standalone service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

ACT Environmental Services provides environmental consulting, laboratory analysis, and safety training across asbestos, lead, and indoor air quality (IAQ) disciplines. The company delivers on-site inspections, surveys, abatement monitoring, air and bulk sampling, and clearance testing, supported by an in-house AIHA LAP-accredited laboratory. It also offers classroom training courses for asbestos awareness, asbestos worker refresher, confined space, and CPR/AED/First Aid.

Product overview

ACT Environmental Services provides environmental consulting, laboratory analysis, and training services for commercial and residential customers. The company operates as a unified service offering encompassing five core areas: Asbestos Consulting, Training & Analysis; Lead Consulting & Analysis; Indoor Air Quality Services; AIHA LAP-accredited Laboratory Services; and Safety Training Services. These integrated service lines allow the company to provide end-to-end environmental assessment, testing, and compliance solutions from inspection through laboratory analysis and clearance testing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Asbestos Consulting, Training & Analysis Comprehensive asbestos consulting services including AHERA project inspections (3-year and 6-month), surveys, abatement monitoring, air monitoring, and operations & maintenance programs, along with asbestos worker and awareness training courses. Targeted at school systems, industrial and commercial clients, abatement contractors, and property owners requiring regulatory compliance.
• Lead Consulting & Analysis Lead consulting services encompassing EPA RRP testing, HUD/EPA-compliant risk assessments and clearance inspections, surveys using XRF spectrometry, paint chip sampling, dust wipe sampling, and soil sampling, with AIHA-LAP NLLAP accredited laboratory analysis. Targeted at property owners, renovation contractors, schools, and industrial clients.
• Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Services Indoor air quality consulting for residential and commercial properties including mold inspection, sampling and analysis, radon testing, physical parameters testing (humidity, temperature, carbon monoxide), and clearance testing for property sale purposes.
• Laboratory Services AIHA LAP-accredited laboratory providing analysis for asbestos (PCM, PLM, Point Count on air and bulk material samples), lead in paint (air, paint chip, dust wipe, and soil samples), nuisance dust (air samples), and indoor air quality samples (fungal, tape, swab). Supports both in-house consulting engagements and standalone client submissions.
• Training Services Safety training courses including 2-hour asbestos awareness, asbestos worker refresher, confined space training, and CPR/AED/First Aid training. Sold directly to employer groups needing to maintain workforce certifications and regulatory compliance.

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• SCS Engineers: National environmental engineering and consulting firm serving solid waste, industrial, and government clients with broad EHS capabilities. Overlaps with ACT in asbestos, IAQ, and industrial hygiene offerings but at much larger scale.
• GHD (Gutteridge Haskins & Davey): Global professional services firm with a sizeable environmental and industrial hygiene practice covering asbestos, lead, IAQ, and EHS compliance. Overlaps ACT's regulated-services offering across multiple end markets.
• ATC Group Services (now Atlas): National provider of asbestos, lead, IAQ, and industrial hygiene consulting, inspection, and training services. Direct overlap with ACT across all core service lines at meaningfully larger scale.
• TRC Companies, Inc. National engineering, environmental, and consulting firm with industrial hygiene, building sciences, and EHS practices. Directly comparable in regulated environmental services but with broader geographic and service reach than ACT.
• Terracon Consultants, Inc. Large national geotechnical and environmental consulting firm offering asbestos, lead-based paint, IAQ, and industrial hygiene services across many states. Competes with ACT for institutional and industrial compliance work at greater scale.
• Haley & Aldrich: Environmental and geotechnical consulting firm with industrial hygiene, building sciences, and IAQ practices serving commercial, institutional, and industrial clients. Comparable service portfolio to ACT at national scale.

Direct peers

• Patriot Environmental Services: Environmental services firm with strong Midwest presence providing asbestos, lead, mold, and IAQ consulting, inspection, and abatement oversight. Closely comparable regional competitor to ACT.
• Environmental Quality Management, Inc. (EQM): Mid-sized environmental and EHS consulting firm providing asbestos, lead, IAQ, and industrial hygiene services to government, institutional, and commercial clients. Closely comparable in size, scope, and customer profile to ACT.
• Apex Companies, LLC: Mid-sized U.S. environmental consulting, compliance, and remediation firm offering asbestos, lead, IAQ, and laboratory services to industrial, commercial, and institutional clients. Directly comparable in service mix and customer segments to ACT.
• Roux Associates, Inc. Environmental consulting firm focused on IAQ, mold, asbestos, and building health sciences for commercial, institutional, and residential clients. Highly comparable in scope and customer mix to ACT's IAQ and asbestos practices.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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