AAC Contracting

What AAC Contracting does

AAC Contracting, LLC is a Rochester, New York-headquartered specialty trade contractor founded in 1983 that delivers environmental remediation, controlled and selective demolition, and life-safety services — specifically firestopping and spray-applied fireproofing (SFRM). Its environmental services cover asbestos, lead, mold, mercury, and PCB abatement alongside site remediation; demolition spans controlled ACM, MEP, selective, and structural work; and its industrial services include Cold Jet dry ice blasting, high-pressure water jetting up to 40,000 PSI, equipment dismantling, and tank cleaning. The company is privately held as an LLC, women-owned (WBENC, WOSB, NYS and Monroe County M/WBE certified), FM 4991 Approved, and NYS DOL Code Rule 60 recognized, with 101–250 employees across a Rochester headquarters and satellite offices in Waddington and Oswego.

AAC generates revenue through project-based professional services contracts, pricing each engagement individually on scope, square footage, accessibility, regulatory requirements, and timeline, with multi-year contract cadences typical on healthcare and institutional engagements. It goes to market directly through a business-development team cultivating relationships with general contractors, construction managers, and property owners, with visible repeat partnerships with LeChase Construction, DGA Builders, Conifer Realty, Home Leasing, Rochester Regional Health, URMC, Unity Hospital, and Constellation Brands. End customers span healthcare (hospitals and medical centers), education (universities and K–12), real estate/adaptive reuse (multifamily and affordable housing), industrial and energy (hydroelectric, DOT infrastructure), and cultural institutions (museums, country clubs, botanical gardens), with concentrated activity in Upstate and Central New York.

The underlying technology is industrial and process-driven rather than digital: specialized abatement enclosures and negative-pressure containment, certified firestop engineering judgments with manufacturers like Hilti, licensed installation of Isolatek CAFCO SFRM systems, and high-pressure industrial cleaning equipment. Differentiation rests on regulatory credentials, a NYS DOL-recognized safety program with OSHA 10/30 training and Code Rule 60 approvals, an ENR Top 20 US Abatement Contractors ranking held for 17 consecutive years (#16), and a deeply certified tenured workforce. The firm has no disclosed patents, no public API or software platform, and no AI/ML components in its service delivery.

Name

AAC Contracting

Legal name

AAC Contracting, LLC

Website

https://aac-contracting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

AAC Contracting is a Rochester, NY-based specialty trade contractor (founded 1983) providing environmental remediation (asbestos, lead, mold, PCBs, mercury), selective demolition, and firestopping and spray-applied fireproofing services to healthcare, education, real estate, and industrial clients across New York State.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rochester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Environmental Remediation Services: Project-based revenue from hazardous material abatement including asbestos, lead, mold, PCBs, and mercury remediation. Services provided to commercial, institutional, and industrial clients on construction and renovation projects.
2. Demolition Services: Revenue from controlled demolition, selective demolition, structural demolition, and MEP demolition services for commercial and industrial properties.
3. Firestopping and Fireproofing: Installation services for spray-applied fire resistant materials (SFRM), firestopping sealants, and fireproofing products including Isolatek CAFCO and Cafco product lines.
4. Industrial Services: Specialized industrial cleaning and equipment dismantling services including Cold Jet dry ice blasting, high-pressure water jet cleaning (up to 40,000 PSI), tank cleaning and removal.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

AAC Contracting is a specialty trade contractor that performs environmental remediation, demolition, firestopping, and fireproofing services. The firm provides these services to general contractors, construction firms, healthcare facilities, and educational institutions as a subcontractor on commercial construction projects. Work is delivered on a project-by-project basis in accordance with construction-industry standards and applicable safety and environmental regulations.

Product overview

AAC Contracting, LLC is a construction and environmental remediation company founded in 1983 that operates as a single unified service provider rather than a platform-based product. The company offers an integrated portfolio of services organized into three main categories: Environmental Services (encompassing asbestos abatement, lead paint abatement, mercury remediation, mold remediation, PCB remediation, and site remediation), Construction Services (including controlled demolition, firestopping, fireproofing, and waste disposal coordination), and Industrial Services (such as dry ice blasting, high-pressure water jetting, equipment dismantling, and tank cleaning). These services are delivered as complementary offerings that are often combined on projects to provide comprehensive environmental and life safety solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Weswood Specialties: A related brand mentioned in the AAC Media section of the website.

Products and services

• Environmental Remediation Services Specialty contracting services for environmental remediation on commercial, healthcare, and educational construction projects, delivered to general contractors and institutional owners.
• Demolition Services Demolition contracting services performed as part of commercial construction and renovation projects for general contractors and institutional clients.
• Firestopping Services Certified firestopping installation services for penetrations and joints in buildings, delivered as a specialty subcontractor to general contractors and institutional owners.
• Fireproofing Services Fireproofing application services for structural and architectural assemblies in commercial, healthcare, and educational construction projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• 200 million pounds of asbestos removed since 1983
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered key, preferred and supporting.

• DGA BuilderskeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction management partner on the Constellation Brands Headquarters historic restoration project. DGA included AAC as part of the project team for the Aqueduct Building transformation.
• Rochester Regional HealthkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare system client for the Sands-Constellation Critical Care Center - AAC's largest firestopping project spanning 3 years with 40 team members including 12 firestopping specialists.
• LeChase ConstructionkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeneral contractor partner on multiple projects including RIT Saunders College of Business, Oak Hill Country Club, Russell Sage College, and Andrews Terrace. LeChase serves as prime contractor with AAC as specialty trade partner.
• Conifer RealtykeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerProperty developer and real estate firm leading the Andrews Terrace project - 30-month renovation of 526 apartments with AAC providing abatement, selective demolition, and firestopping services.
• Constellation BrandskeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerClient for the historic Aqueduct Building restoration project that transformed Rochester's downtown landscape. AAC provided demolition, lead paint/plaster removal, fireproofing, and firestopping over 12 months.
• Home LeasingkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper leading the Harper's Corner mixed-use development project. AAC providing selective/structural demolition, asbestos abatement, lead remediation, and firestopping for the Rochester site.
• Isolatek (CAFCO)preferredTechnology or IntegrationAAC is a licensed professional Isolatek SFRM (Spray-Applied Fire Resistant Material) installation contractor for CAFCO Blaze-Shield II and other Isolatek products. Extensive use across multiple projects including URMC, Oak Hill, and Strong Museum.
• HiltipreferredTechnology or IntegrationEngineering partnership for firestop engineering judgments on the URMC Orthopaedics project. AAC utilizes Hilti firestop sealant products and collaborated on unique shaft wall assembly designs.
• SafespansupportingTechnology or IntegrationScaffold system provider for the Syracuse Apartments project requiring extensive scaffold installation including landing platforms at every level for safe access throughout the seven-story building.
• Architectural ResourcessupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm partner on the Syracuse Apartments project providing design coordination and project oversight.
• Whitney East IncsupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProject partner on the Webster DOT Facility demolition project. Whitney East Inc collaborated with AAC on the two-phase demolition of the DOT facility.
• Massa ConstructionsupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGeneral contractor that selected AAC as environmental remediation partner for the Northwood Elementary School renovation project.
• Campus ConstructionsupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProject partner on Northwood Elementary School renovation, working with AAC on the abatement of 15,000 sq. ft. in the center pod.
• Encorus GroupsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering and consulting firm partner on the Syracuse Apartments project providing project coordination.
• New York State Department of LaborkeyOthersGovernment regulatory body that recognized AAC through Code Rule 60 program for outstanding health and safety program, including approval of Safety Incentive Program, Return to Work Program, and Drug & Alcohol Prevention Program.
• Firestop Contractors International Association (FCIA)preferredOthersIndustry association membership providing firestopping standards, best practices, and professional development for AAC's firestopping operations. AAC is a member and FM 4991 Approved Contractor.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• USA Environmental Management: National abatement, environmental remediation and demolition services provider with overlapping service lines (asbestos/lead/mold, demolition, and interior strip-out). Comparable because it operates in the same specialty trade space serving similar GC and institutional customers.
• Precision Environmental & Demolition: Specialty contractor providing abatement, demolition, and environmental services to commercial and institutional clients. Directly comparable in service mix and customer base to AAC's New York operations.
• FSi (Firestop Systems International): UK-headquartered firestopping manufacturer and service provider with North American operations. Comparable as a direct firestopping peer, though AAC pairs this scope with much broader abatement and demolition services.
• Bristol Environmental Inc. Mid-Atlantic specialty environmental remediation and demolition contractor offering asbestos, lead, mold, and demolition services to commercial and institutional clients. Comparable in scope and customer profile, though operating in a different regional geography.
• Aegis Environmental Management: Specialty environmental remediation and demolition contractor serving commercial, industrial, and government clients. Comparable as a direct specialty trade peer in abatement and demolition.

Broad incumbents

• LVI Services (BMS Group): Larger, nationally scaled provider of environmental remediation, demolition, and restoration services. Comparable because of directly overlapping abatement and demolition services, though it operates at significantly greater geographic scale than AAC.
• Performance Contracting Inc (PCI): Large specialty contractor with significant firestopping, fireproofing, and insulation installation capabilities across commercial construction. Comparable because of direct overlap in Isolatek-type SFRM and firestop scopes that AAC delivers via its CAFCO licensing.
• D.H. Griffin Wrecking Company: Major national demolition contractor performing structural, selective, and industrial demolition. Comparable for the demolition portion of AAC's service portfolio, though D.H. Griffin operates at a much larger geographic and scale footprint.
• Heritage Environmental Services: Nationally scaled environmental remediation, industrial services, and demolition provider. Comparable in core abatement and industrial cleaning services, though it serves a broader industrial client base than AAC's regional building-construction focus.
• APi Group: Public safety, specialty, and industrial services conglomerate with subsidiaries in life safety (firestopping), abatement, and demolition. Comparable as an upstream consolidator that competes across many of AAC's service categories at much greater scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance11 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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