Industrial Services Company

What Industrial Services Company does

Industrial Services Company (ISC), founded in 1980 and headquartered in Springfield, Missouri, is a privately held industrial services contractor specializing in industrial wastewater treatment solutions. The firm designs and delivers water and wastewater infrastructure for food & beverage processors, general manufacturers, and municipal clients on a national basis, with project capacities documented in the 1-3.4 MGD range. Delivery is executed under design-build and turnkey EPC models, supported by in-house engineering, a 12,000 SF fabrication shop, and dedicated Industrial Construction and Millwright divisions established in 1999, allowing ISC to internalize equipment skid fabrication, process piping, and equipment installation rather than depend on third-party subcontractors.

The business generates revenue primarily through fixed-price and turnkey project contracts, multi-year service agreements, and equipment fabrication, with an 80%+ repeat client rate indicating strong account retention across an enterprise reference base that includes Frito-Lay, Tyson, and Mars. More recently, ISC has extended its anaerobic-digestion and biogas expertise into Renewable Natural Gas facility delivery — exemplified by a Gila Bend, Arizona project — and has formalized technology partnerships with Montrose Environmental and PlanET to broaden its environmental services and anaerobic-digestion offerings. With 51-100 employees and over four decades of operating history, the firm operates as a mid-sized, self-funded specialty contractor with national reach and a vertically integrated delivery model.

Name

Industrial Services Company

Legal name

Industrial Services Company

Website

https://bgc-isc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Industrial Services Company is a Springfield, Missouri-based industrial contractor that designs and delivers turnkey industrial wastewater treatment systems for food & beverage, manufacturing, and municipal clients nationwide, with in-house fabrication and millwright capabilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Wastewater Treatment & Construction Services

NAICS

Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (33324), Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing (3324)

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Wastewater & Effluent Treatment Services (BPALAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Food & Beverage Processing Plant Construction (IMAFADAH), Water & Wastewater Treatment Plant Equipment (Clarifiers, Aeration, Membrane Systems) (IMAHAEAJ), Industrial Wastewater Reuse (Cooling/Process/Boiler Feed) (EUANADAM)

Keywords

• Industrial wastewater treatment
• Design-build construction
• Industrial millwright services
• Custom metal fabrication
• Turnkey project delivery

Headquarters

HQ city

Springfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Design-Build Wastewater Treatment Projects: Project-based revenue from design-build delivery of wastewater treatment facilities for industrial clients. Includes preliminary, primary, secondary and advanced treatment systems construction.
2. Turnkey Delivery Solutions: Complete turnkey wastewater solutions including construction, equipment, and project management delivered on a national basis.
3. Industrial Construction Services: Millwright and industrial construction services including plant renovations, additions, equipment installation, relocation and modifications.
4. Custom Fabrication: Fabrication of specialty metals, vessels, conveyors, structural metals, catwalks, platforms, fabricated metal pipe, and plant-specific equipment in their 12,000 SF facility or in-field.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Industrial Services Company designs, fabricates, and builds industrial wastewater treatment plants and process infrastructure for food & beverage, manufacturing, and municipal clients across the United States. Its offering combines in-house process engineering, custom metal fabrication in a 12,000 SF shop, and field millwright/construction services delivered as design-build or turnkey packages.

Product overview

Industrial Services Company is an industrial construction and environmental services firm that offers a portfolio of integrated services centered around wastewater treatment solutions. The core offerings include Wastewater Treatment Solutions (cost-effective wastewater treatment for industrial producers), Industrial Construction/Millwright Services (plant renovations, equipment installation), and Custom Fabrication (12,000 SF fabrication facility). These are delivered through multiple service models including Design Build Delivery and Turnkey Delivery methods. The company also provides Project Controls services and maintains an Applied Technologies portfolio of treatment methods including aerobic, anaerobic, and pretreatment systems. The integrated approach allows ISC to serve as a single-source provider for environmental construction projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wastewater Treatment Solutions Design, fabrication, and construction of industrial wastewater treatment plants for food & beverage, manufacturing, and municipal clients across the United States, including aerobic (MBBR, MBR, SBR, Activated Sludge), anaerobic (UASB, CSTR, Fixed Film), and Dissolved Air Flotation systems.
• Industrial Construction – Millwright Millwright and industrial construction services including equipment installation, rigging, alignment, plant construction, and capital project execution for industrial manufacturers nationwide.
• Custom Metal Fabrication In-house custom metal fabrication services performed in a 12,000 SF shop, with capabilities including CNC plasma cutting, press brake forming, and rolling to produce process equipment, skids, and structural components.
• Project Controls Project controls services supporting the scheduling, coordination, and execution of industrial construction, fabrication, and wastewater treatment projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Saved Frito-Lay over $4 million in capital expenditures compared to competitor solutions
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers29 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Montrose EnvironmentalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMontrose Environmental designed the Renewable Natural Gas facility in Gila Bend, Arizona. ISC constructed the design-build project which produces 200,000 dekatherms annually.
• Process Design and Technology PartnerscoreTechnology or IntegrationISC has built relationships with a select list of process design and technology partners who share the same internal values and commitment to customer satisfaction. These partners enable ISC to provide multiple design-build delivery options for clients.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with a substantial water and wastewater practice serving industrial and municipal markets. Comparable to ISC in industrial wastewater delivery but with significantly larger engineering bench, geographic footprint, and ability to take on mega-programs.
• Tetra Tech: Engineering and consulting firm with deep water, environment, and sustainable infrastructure capabilities serving industrial and municipal clients. Comparable to ISC as a provider of industrial wastewater treatment solutions, though operating as a much larger, diversified consulting and EPC platform.
• Xylem (Evoqua Water Technologies): Global water technology company formed in part through Xylem's acquisition of Evoqua. Competes with ISC across industrial wastewater treatment equipment and services, but with a much broader portfolio (pumps, treatment systems, digital monitoring) and global reach compared to ISC's US-focused design-build business.
• Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions: Global leader in water and wastewater treatment technologies and services with a broad industrial and municipal portfolio. Comparable to ISC as a supplier of industrial wastewater treatment solutions, but operating at vastly greater scale and with full-stack equipment, chemistry, and digital offerings rather than a focused design-build delivery model.
• Black & Veatch: Large global engineering, procurement, and construction firm with a major water and wastewater practice serving industrial and municipal clients. Directly comparable to ISC's design-build delivery model for treatment plants, but at materially greater scale, geographic reach, and balance-sheet capacity.
• Jacobs Solutions: Global professional services and engineering firm delivering water and environmental infrastructure projects for industrial and public-sector clients. Competes with ISC on large industrial wastewater design-build programs but at much greater scale and as part of a multi-vertical engineering portfolio.

Direct peers

• Smith & Loveless: Manufacturer and integrator of packaged wastewater treatment systems for industrial and municipal applications, including lift stations and biological treatment. Highly comparable to ISC in delivering factory-built and skid-mounted treatment solutions to industrial customers, with overlapping technology focus.
• WesTech Engineering: Designer and manufacturer of water and wastewater treatment equipment for industrial and municipal clients, including biological, clarification, and filtration processes. Comparable to ISC in providing treatment process equipment and integrated systems, though more equipment-manufacturer oriented than ISC's construction-led model.
• Aqua-Aerobic Systems: Designer and manufacturer of biological and aerobic wastewater treatment systems, including activated sludge, MBBR, and cloth media filtration. Closely comparable to ISC in industrial wastewater treatment technology focus, particularly the aerobic and biological process capabilities ISC deploys for F&B clients.
• Schreiber LLC: Provider of wastewater treatment systems with particular strength in food and beverage industrial applications, including anaerobic and aerobic biological treatment. One of the closest direct competitors to ISC given overlapping F&B industrial focus and similar turnkey delivery model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/iscwater

Compliance2 records

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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