What ECM Holding Group does

ECM Holding Group, Inc. is an Oshkosh, Wisconsin-based cleantech contractor founded in 2009 and acquired by EMCOR Group Inc. (NYSE: EME) in July 2023. The company delivers energy efficiency solutions through six specialized service lines: weatherization, water engineering, lighting retrofits, airflow controls, HVAC rejuvenation, and infrastructure repairs. Its proprietary technology stack centers on the HVAC Armor coating system — a seven-step process that restores aging chillers, air handlers, cooling towers, and piping to near-factory efficiency at 60-80% of replacement cost — and on its exclusive North American distribution rights for TEL (Trace Analytical Limited) airflow controls used in laboratory and industrial environments. ECM sells primarily on a project basis through Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs), Guaranteed ESPCs, and direct enterprise engagements, with pricing determined by investment-grade energy audits and measurement & verification.

ECM serves a diversified institutional and commercial client base across U.S. federal government and military (U.S. Army installations), K-12 and higher education (University of Texas at Austin, Georgia Tech, Jackson County Schools), commercial and industrial Fortune 500 customers (Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Oshkosh Corporation, US Pharmacopeia), and laboratory/biotech environments. The go-to-market is sales-led, routed through prime contractor and subcontractor partnerships with Tier-1 Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) including Schneider Electric, Johnson Controls, ENGIE, and ABM, supplemented by direct enterprise sales and government contract vehicles. Projects typically deliver 20-73% energy reduction with simple paybacks of 2-7 years, and ECM captures utility rebates and incentives on behalf of clients. The company operates nationwide across at least 19 states plus limited international engagements (Canada, India) via a Fortune 500 property management client.

Name

ECM Holding Group

Legal name

ECM Holding Group, Inc.

Website

https://ecmholdinggroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Efficiency Contracting Services

NAICS

Facilities Support Services (561210)

SIC

Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585)

akta.pro primary industry

Energy & Sustainability Management (Energy Audits/Optimization/Carbon & ESG Programs) (IMAIAAAM)

Keywords

• Energy efficiency contracting
• HVAC rejuvenation services
• Building weatherization solutions
• Lighting retrofit services
• Energy savings performance contracts

Headquarters

HQ city

Oshkosh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Energy Efficiency Project Services: ECM generates revenue through energy savings performance contracts (ESPCs), guaranteed energy savings performance contracts (GESPCs), and direct project engagements. Revenue is generated from weatherization, HVAC rejuvenation, lighting retrofits, water solutions, airflow controls, and infrastructure services delivered to government, education, and commercial/industrial clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ECM Holding Group is a cleantech contractor delivering energy efficiency services through six specialized units: weatherization, water solutions, lighting, airflow controls (TEL), HVAC rejuvenation (HVAC Armor), and infrastructure. The company provides turnkey retrofit, coating, and infrastructure services to ESCOs, government, education, commercial, industrial, and laboratory clients, primarily under Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs) and Guaranteed Energy Savings Performance Contracts (GESPCs).

Product overview

ECM Holding Group is a cleantech contractor offering energy efficiency services through six specialized units: Weatherization, Water Solutions, Lighting, Airflow Controls (exclusive North American provider of TEL equipment), HVAC Armor Rejuvenation Services, and Infrastructure. The company delivers end-to-end solutions focused on conserving energy, generating savings, and demonstrating sustainable results across commercial, industrial, government, educational, and institutional markets. The core offerings include building envelope improvements (weatherization, insulation, windows, cool roofing), TEL airflow control systems (VAV controllers, auto sash closers, room space controllers), HVAC rejuvenation using proprietary HVAC Armor coatings, LED lighting retrofits, water conservation solutions, and infrastructure repairs (manholes, pipelines, water treatment). The company operates as a single integrated platform rather than separate modules, with services often combined in customer projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TEL: TEL airflow controls products including VAV controllers, auto sash controllers, airflow monitors, and room space controllers for laboratory and industrial environments. ECM is the exclusive North American provider of TEL.
• HVAC Armor
• OSHG

Products and services

• Weatherization Services Building envelope improvement services including weather stripping, door sweeps, air sealing, caulking, and foam insulation to prevent heat leakage and air infiltration for commercial, industrial, government, and institutional facilities.
• HVAC Armor Rejuvenation Services Proprietary HVAC rejuvenation coating services that restore aging HVAC systems to near-factory levels of efficiency and capacity, protecting against future corrosion. Includes condenser coil, air handling unit, cooling tower, and hot pipe rejuvenation.
• Lighting Retrofit Services Comprehensive lighting retrofit services delivered by engineers, project managers, electricians, and technicians, including LED conversions and interior/exterior fixture replacements for commercial, industrial, government, and educational facilities.
• Water Solutions Water engineering services focused on generating water and sewer savings while minimizing costs from associated systems such as heating, pumping, treatment, and others. Includes aquatic, plumbing, and on-site water treatment solutions.
• TEL Airflow Controls Turnkey retrofits for laboratory and industrial airflow systems. ECM is the exclusive North American provider of TEL (Trace Analytical Limited) products, integrating VAV controllers, auto sash controllers, room space controllers, kitchen hood controls, and LEV monitors.
• Infrastructure Services Structural coatings, repairs, and data automation solutions for pipes, tank linings, manholes, and other structural assets, including CIPP pipeline repairs, OSHG water treatment, and remote monitoring/SCADA systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• 73.7% energy use reduction at Georgia Tech University laboratories
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• TEL (Trace Analytical Limited)coreTechnology or IntegrationECM is the exclusive North American provider of TEL airflow controls products including VAV fume hood controllers, auto sash controllers, room space controllers, kitchen hood controls, and LEV monitors. TEL is a trusted brand in research centers, universities, government facilities, hospitals, and laboratories worldwide with hundreds of thousands of products in use. ECM integrates TEL's cutting-edge equipment into turnkey retrofits for laboratory and industrial airflow systems.
• Schneider ElectriccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECM partnered with Schneider Electric on the Jackson County Schools HVAC refurbishment project, delivering an innovative solution for 600 rooftop units that saved 620,910 kilowatt hours annually - nearly twice initial projections.
• Johnson ControlscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECM partnered with Johnson Controls as part of a performance contract to provide aquatic upgrades for Cache County School District including on-site chlorine generation, liquid pool covers, and smart pump control systems.
• ENGIEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECM partnered with ENGIE (global energy company) as part of a larger project for Shasta County conducting comprehensive lighting retrofits across 22 buildings totaling 490,544 square feet.
• ABMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECM partnered with ABM as the design-build contractor for Georgia Tech's 98-research-laboratory airflow retrofit project. ECM won the project through a competitive three-lab pilot demonstrating impressive safety improvements and cost savings.
• Texas A&M Engineering Experiment StationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station and CenterPoint Energy on Houston Airport System guaranteed energy savings performance contract (GESPC) for comprehensive lighting retrofits.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• McKinstry: Private ESCO and design-build mechanical/electrical contractor offering energy audits, HVAC, lighting, and building performance services across the West and nationally — Paul Zasada, ECM's President, was previously at McKinstry, indicating strong overlap in services and customer base.
• ENFRA (Bernhard Capital Partners): Energy services platform built by Bernhard Capital to scale ESCO-style energy and infrastructure upgrades across healthcare, higher education, and government — directly comparable project-based, performance-contracting business model to ECM.
• Ameresco: Publicly traded pure-play ESCO delivering energy efficiency, renewable, and sustainability projects to government, education, and C&I customers — directly comparable business model, customer mix, and ESPC/GESPC delivery mechanism to ECM.
• ABM Industries: Facility services provider with a dedicated energy solutions business that performs ESPCs and building performance upgrades; both ECM and ABM act as channel partners to ESCOs (notably ABM on the Georgia Tech lab retrofit), creating direct overlap in delivery capability and customer base.
• Willdan Group: Public energy services and consulting firm delivering energy efficiency, engineering, and program management to utilities, government, and institutional clients — overlapping ESCO delivery model, M&V capabilities, and public-sector customer mix with ECM.

Broad incumbents

• Trane Technologies: Major HVAC OEM with an expanding services and energy-as-a-service portfolio; competes with ECM on HVAC replacement vs. rejuvenation decisions and offers overlapping building performance services to ECM's C&I and institutional customers.
• Johnson Controls: Global HVAC OEM with a large Energy Solutions/ESCO business that partners with ECM (Cache County aquatic upgrades) while also competing directly on HVAC retrofit and performance-contracting opportunities with ECM's customers.
• Carrier Global: Global HVAC and building solutions OEM whose services arm competes with ECM on commercial HVAC retrofits, controls integration, and energy-savings projects — broader portfolio but direct overlap on ECM's HVAC Armor rejuvenation value proposition.
• Schneider Electric: Global energy management and ESCO provider that both partners with ECM (Jackson County Schools project) and competes with ECM as a turnkey ESCO to large enterprise and government accounts — broader portfolio but overlapping services in ESPC delivery.
• ENGIE: Global energy services and utility-scale operator with a North American ESCO arm; partners with ECM (Shasta County lighting) and competes for the same government, education, and C&I performance-contracting engagements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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