National Power Rodding Corp

What National Power Rodding Corp does

National Power Rodding Corporation, founded in 1949 and headquartered at 2500 West Arthington Street in Chicago, Illinois, is an environmental infrastructure inspection and maintenance services provider operating as a subsidiary of Carylon Corporation—a nationwide conglomerate of 14 specialized environmental maintenance companies. The company pioneered two foundational technologies in its industry: the heavy-duty continuous rod power rodder (developed and patented in 1949) and the use of closed-circuit television for sewer inspection (introduced in the 1950s). It operates a Chicago headquarters and a satellite operations office in Austin, Texas, and claims the ability to service projects across all 50 states, with documented operations in the Midwest, Texas, Wisconsin, Utah, and Colorado.

The company's service portfolio spans the full lifecycle of underground environmental infrastructure. Inspection capabilities include Digital TV Inspection (NASSCO PACP-certified CCTV), Sonar Pipeline Inspection (skid-, float-, or robotic tractor-mounted units for 10–120 inch submerged lines), and Mini-Cam TV Inspection for piping as small as 2–4 inches. Cleaning is delivered via high-velocity jetting (up to 165 gpm at 2,500 psi), power bucketing, and recycler trucks. Rehabilitation services include UV-cured CIPP liner installation, chemical grouting to ASTM F2304 standards, lateral service line MTH lining and LCR (lateral connection repair), manhole rehabilitation with zero-VOC epoxies and cementitious coatings, root removal with EPA-approved herbicide treatment, and spincasting culvert rehabilitation. Specialized equipment includes 8-wheeled drive vehicles for deep tunnel inspection and explosion-proof camera systems.

Revenue is generated through project-based professional services contracts awarded via bids to municipalities, public and private utilities, industrial companies, and engineering firms. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; grouting benchmarks are cited at $8–$12 per foot. The go-to-market motion is direct enterprise field sales to public-sector procurement, supplemented by content marketing (case studies), trade show participation at WEFTEC and the No-Dig Show, and social media presence on LinkedIn, YouTube, and Facebook. Capital intensity is significant, given the specialized fleet (recycler trucks, jetting rigs, sonar units, custom deep-tunnel vehicles), and customer relationships are anchored in long-tenured field crews with decades of operational experience.

Name

National Power Rodding Corp

Legal name

National Power Rodding Corporation

Website

https://nationalpowerrodding.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

National Power Rodding Corporation, founded in 1949 in Chicago, provides environmental infrastructure inspection and maintenance services—including CCTV, sonar, and CIPP lining—to municipalities, utilities, industrial companies, and engineering firms across the United States as a subsidiary of Carylon Corporation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Infrastructure Maintenance Services

NAICS

Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (23711), Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (237110), Utility System Construction (2371)

SIC

Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro primary industry

Sewer Inspection, Condition Assessment & Monitoring (CCTV, Sensors) (EUANACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Manholes, Laterals & Service Connections (Installation/Rehab) (EUANACAI), Leak Localization & Condition Assessment (Inline Inspection, GPR, CCTV for Water Mains) (EUANAKAF), Leak Detection & Pipe Repair (HSAOAAAC)

Keywords

• Sewer cleaning services
• Environmental infrastructure maintenance
• Underground pipeline inspection
• CIPP pipe rehabilitation
• Manhole rehabilitation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Environmental Infrastructure Maintenance Services: Project-based professional services for sewer system maintenance, water supply maintenance, and soil/sludge remediation. Services include inspection, cleaning, rehabilitation, and emergency response delivered through specialized field crews and equipment.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

National Power Rodding Corporation provides environmental infrastructure inspection, cleaning, and rehabilitation services for sewer systems, pipelines, and manholes. Service offerings include Digital TV Inspection (CCTV), Sonar Pipeline Inspection, high-velocity Sewer Cleaning, Infiltration Control via chemical grouting, Root Removal, Manhole Rehabilitation, Ultraviolet Liner Installation (UV CIPP), Lateral Service Line Inspection and Sealing (including MTH lining and LCR), Mini-Cam TV Inspection, CIPP Lining, and Spincasting for culvert rehabilitation. Services are delivered via specialized field crews and proprietary equipment for municipalities, utilities, and industrial companies.

Product overview

National Power Rodding offers a comprehensive suite of environmental infrastructure inspection and maintenance services. The core portfolio includes Digital TV Inspection (CCTV) for detailed pipe assessment, combined with targeted repair solutions such as Infiltration Control (chemical grouting), Lateral Service Line Inspection and Sealing (including MTH lining and LCR), Manhole Rehabilitation (epoxy and cementitious coatings), and Ultraviolet Liner Installation (UV CIPP). Supporting services include Mini-Cam TV Inspection for small-diameter pipes, Sonar Pipeline Inspection for submerged lines, Root Removal, and Sewer Cleaning (including high-velocity jetting and recycler trucks). Additional offerings encompass Spincasting for culvert rehabilitation and general Grouting services. This integrated approach enables the company to handle projects ranging from small residential laterals to large-diameter tunnels, providing complete inspection, cleaning, and rehabilitation solutions without excavation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Digital TV Inspection CCTV inspection service using latest equipment and reporting methods to locate trouble spots such as cracked tiles, offset joints, and blockages without excavation. Produces sophisticated data collection, video capture, analysis, and archiving for municipalities, utilities, and industrial customers.
• Infiltration Control Combination digital television inspection and sewer joint sealing service that guarantees solutions for excessive infiltration without excavation, traffic disruption, or bypass pumping. A 300-foot section with 20% leaking joints could result in $21,000+ annual savings in treatment costs.
• Lateral Service Line Inspection and Sealing Comprehensive lateral service line assessment including CCTV inspection from main line or cleanout, cleaning and root cutting, MTH lining using epoxy-impregnated CIPP liner cured with steam in approximately two hours, lateral connection repair (LCR), and chemical grouting.
• Manhole Rehabilitation Structural rehabilitation and protective coatings for manholes using 100% solids zero-VOC epoxies and cementitious formulations. Includes chimney sealing with 500%+ elongation coatings to prevent infiltration/inflow.
• Mini-Cam TV Inspection Specialized miniature camera inspection for piping as small as 2-4 inches in diameter, enabling inspection of previously inaccessible areas including service connections, pipes, wells, walls, chimneys, and tanks.
• Root Removal Root intrusion removal combining high-powered root cutters with EPA-approved herbicidal treatment to kill intruding roots and inhibit future growth in sewer lines and laterals.
• Sewer Cleaning Sewer line cleaning using high velocity jetting (up to 165 gpm at 2,500 psi), power bucketing with specially designed machine-driven buckets for severely clogged lines, and recycler trucks that recycle water from sewers during cleaning.
• Sonar Pipeline Inspection High-resolution sonar inspection for pipelines 10 to 120 inches in diameter using skid, float, or robotic tractor-mounted units. Provides real-time cross-sectional views and quantifies silt level, grease accumulation, pipe deformation, offsets, and blockages below waterline.
• Ultraviolet Liner Installation UV lining process using fiberglass-reinforced, UV light-cured CIPP liners inserted within existing damaged pipelines. A light train tool passes through to harden the liner, creating a new reinforced pipe within the existing pipe.
• Grouting Chemical grout sealing service for sewer joints and lateral connections, using acrylamide grout complying with ASTM F2304 for water infiltration control.
• Spincasting Culvert rehabilitation method involving spincasting to line and restore damaged culverts without excavation.
• CIPP Lining Cured-in-place pipe lining using polyester or fiberglass liners with various cure methods (air-inversion, steam, UV light) for pipe rehabilitation.

Quantifiable outcome

• A 300-foot section with 20% leaking joints could result in $21,000+ annual savings in treatment costs by spending $3,000 on grouting, with $207,240 in savings over 10 years

Named customers6 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

Integration1 record

Feature11 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Watershed Protection Department of Austin, TexasmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 July 2023Partnership with the City of Austin's Watershed Protection Department to perform the critical Waller Creek Tunnel cleaning project. The project involves draining 21 million gallons of water and cleaning debris from the mile-long tunnel to protect nearby infrastructure from storm damage. This maintenance project is performed every two years.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Visu-Sewer: Visu-Sewer is a Midwest-based contractor offering sewer inspection, cleaning, CIPP lining, and manhole rehabilitation services to municipalities and utilities. Directly comparable to National Power Rodding in service mix, customer base, and geographic overlap in the Midwest.
• Insituform Technologies (Aegion): Insituform is a national leader in CIPP lining and trenchless pipeline rehabilitation, directly competing with National Power Rodding's UV liner installation and pipe rehabilitation services across the municipal and utility market.
• Vortex Companies: Vortex Companies is a diversified trenchless infrastructure provider offering CIPP, manhole rehab, and sewer cleaning products and services. They overlap with National Power Rodding on the municipal infrastructure maintenance side and sometimes bundle products + services.
• SAK Construction: SAK Construction specializes in CIPP lining, sewer rehabilitation, and tunneling for municipalities and utilities nationwide. The company directly competes with National Power Rodding in trenchless rehab and large-diameter pipeline work.
• BLD Services LLC: BLD Services provides trenchless sewer and water main rehabilitation including CIPP lining, manhole rehab, and CCTV inspection. They serve similar municipal and utility clients with comparable trenchless technology offerings.
• Michels Corporation: Michels is a large, privately held infrastructure contractor providing sewer, water, and pipeline construction and rehabilitation services. They compete with National Power Rodding on large municipal CIPP and tunneling projects and have wider geographic reach.

Broad incumbents

• Clean Harbors: Clean Harbors is a large environmental services company offering industrial cleaning, waste management, and field services. They overlap with National Power Rodding in industrial pipeline cleaning and emergency response, though at a much larger scale.
• Granite Construction Incorporated: Granite Construction is a large publicly traded infrastructure contractor with significant water and sewer pipeline construction activity. They compete with National Power Rodding on larger municipal pipeline and rehab contracts and operate at meaningfully greater scale.
• Veolia North America: Veolia operates as a large municipal water and wastewater utility services provider. While broader in scope (treatment, operations, EPC), its municipal water/wastewater infrastructure services overlap with National Power Rodding's customer base and increasingly with rehabilitation services.

Others

• Carylon Corporation: Carylon Corporation is the parent conglomerate of National Power Rodding and 13 sister companies in environmental infrastructure maintenance. They are not a competitor but the parent platform that enables cross-company resource sharing and bundled offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UChFJR5twuS3fyP6l0RXHaJw/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/pages/National-Power-and-Rodding/154220721281466
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/national-power-rodding-corp

Compliance3 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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