Lavender

What Lavender does

Lavender, Inc. is a privately held, second-generation family-owned industrial services company headquartered in Aliceville, Alabama, founded in 1977 by Lamont Lavender and rebranded under its current name in 2024. The firm provides a vertically integrated suite of industrial services — ASME-certified pipe spool, tank, and pressure vessel fabrication; plant maintenance and turnaround/shutdown services; plumbing; civil and site work; turn-key industrial construction; and crane rental with equipment ranging from 9-ton carry decks to 300-ton rough terrain cranes — to enterprise industrial customers across the Southeast US, with reported project work in Europe and Australia.

The company's technical foundation rests on its ASME Code Shop certification (NB, R, U, S, and PP stamps held since 1992), API 650/653 qualifications for tank work, OSHA-trained workforce, and a 30,000 sq ft fabrication facility equipped with automated pipe profiling plasma cutters, plasma tables, Parmigiani plate rolls, and welding capacity across MIG/TIG/SMAW/Sub Arc processes for carbon steel, stainless, duplex, titanium, Hastelloy, Inconel, and other alloys. Lavender operates with approximately 420 full-time employees plus a surge workforce of 600 part-time craftsmen, drawn from a database of over 800 tradespeople, enabling flexible staffing for mill outages and emergency shutdowns.

Lavender's commercial model is project-based and quote-driven, with no disclosed pricing, no subscription component, and no recurring software revenue. The company serves enterprise customers in oil refining, pulp & paper, steel manufacturing, chemicals, power generation, food processing, and automotive, anchored by multi-year relationships such as the SABIC-Burkville chemical facility (four consecutive EHSS Contractor Awards, 2015-2018). The firm is bootstrapped — no institutional funding or M&A activity has been disclosed — and reaches customers through direct field sales backed by a regional network of satellite offices across Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, and Georgia.

Name

Lavender

Legal name

Lavender, Inc.

Website

https://lavenderinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lavender, Inc. is a second-generation, family-owned industrial services firm based in Aliceville, Alabama that delivers ASME-certified fabrication, plant maintenance, turn-key construction, civil/site work, plumbing, and crane rental to enterprise industrial customers across the Southeast US.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Services and Fabrication

NAICS

Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (811310), Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (23822)

SIC

Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro primary industry

Emergency Breakdown & Rapid Response Maintenance Services (IMAIACAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Greenfield Plant & Facility Commissioning (New Builds) (EUAEAJAA), Pipe Installation, Repair & Repiping (HSAOAAAB)

Keywords

• Industrial fabrication services
• Plant maintenance services
• Turn-key industrial construction
• Crane rental services
• ASME certified welding

Headquarters

HQ city

Aliceville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Pipe Spool Fabrication: Custom fabrication services for pipe spools in various materials including Carbon, Stainless, Titanium, Alloys, and Duplex Steel. 6 fabrication facilities equipped with latest technology for timely delivery.
2. Plant Maintenance Services: Comprehensive plant maintenance including routine maintenance, emergency shutdowns, turnarounds, and millwright services. Used for mill outages or shutdowns with part-time workforce scaling.
3. Turn-Key Industrial Construction: Full-service project management for industrial construction from underground utilities to structural steel erection. In-house crews minimize need for subcontractors.
4. Crane Rental Services: Rental of various crane sizes from 9-ton carry decks to 300-ton capacity for large-scale industrial projects. Operators are CIC-certified professionals.
5. Plumbing Services: Industrial and commercial plumbing including pipe fabrication, fixture installations, and underground piping for facilities in Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, and Georgia.
6. Civil and Site Services: Site work including grading, foundation and concrete work, and utility installation for industrial projects of any scale.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Lavender, Inc. delivers on-site industrial services to enterprise clients, including ASME-certified pipe spool, tank, pressure vessel, and steel fabrication, plant maintenance and millwright services, industrial and commercial plumbing, civil and site work, full turn-key industrial construction project management, and crane rental with CIC-certified operators. Services span routine maintenance through emergency shutdowns and large-scale capital projects, executed by in-house crews across the Southeast US.

Product overview

Lavender, Inc. is an industrial services company offering a portfolio of interconnected services for industrial facilities. The core offerings include Fabrication Services (pipe spool, tank/vessel, and steel fabrication with ASME certifications), Plant Maintenance Services, Plumbing Services, Civil & Site Services, Turn-Key Industrial Construction, and Crane Rental. These services are designed to work together, with in-house capabilities for utilities, site work, steel erection, and pipe fabrication allowing the company to handle projects from daily maintenance to large-scale turn-key industrial construction. The company operates 6 fabrication facilities and a 30,000 sq ft fabrication facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fabrication Services ASME-certified industrial fabrication of pipe spools, tanks, pressure vessels, and steel structures in carbon steel, stainless, titanium, alloys, and duplex steel for industrial enterprise customers.
• Plant Maintenance Services

Quantifiable outcome

• EMR score below 0.80 for over five years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Matrix Service Company: Public industrial services contractor delivering fabrication, construction, and maintenance to oil & gas, power, and industrial markets — directly overlapping with Lavender's core service portfolio and customer verticals.
• Saulsbury Industries: Privately-held EPC and industrial services firm headquartered in the Southeast/Texas offering turnkey construction, fabrication, and plant maintenance to oil & gas, refining, and chemical customers — directly comparable in scope and customer mix to Lavender.
• ISC (Industrial Service Company): Regional industrial services provider specializing in plant maintenance, shutdowns, fabrication, and crane services for industrial facilities in the Southeast — closely comparable service mix and geography to Lavender.
• Turner Industries: Large privately-held industrial services contractor providing turnaround, maintenance, fabrication, and construction services to refineries, chemical plants, and paper mills across the Gulf Coast — the same heavy-industrial customer profile Lavender serves.
• Performance Energy Services: Specialty industrial contractor providing fabrication, mechanical, and turnaround services to refineries and petrochemical plants in the Gulf South, with comparable ASME-coded fabrication capabilities.

Broad incumbents

• BrandSafway: Large diversified industrial services platform providing scaffolding, access, insulation, and mechanical services to refineries, chemical plants, and power generators globally — a broader incumbent that competes on large integrated turnarounds.
• EMCOR Group: National mechanical and electrical construction services firm serving industrial, commercial, and utility customers — broader incumbent with industrial mechanical and maintenance capabilities that overlap with Lavender's turn-key scope.
• APi Group: Public holding company of specialty industrial and life safety services businesses serving industrial and energy customers — a broad incumbent with subsidiaries that compete with Lavender in fabrication and plant services.
• Fluor Corporation: Global EPC firm with industrial services and maintenance capabilities serving refining, chemical, and power customers — broader incumbent that competes for larger turn-key industrial construction scopes.

Regional players

• Sterling Industrial: Mid-Atlantic and Southeast-focused industrial contractor providing mechanical, fabrication, and plant maintenance services — comparable regional industrial services peer with similar vertical mix.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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