What Bouldin Corporation does

Bouldin Corporation is a privately held Tennessee-based industrial parent company operating through three wholly-owned subsidiaries — WastAway, LLC; Composite Products of America, LLC; and Bouldin & Lawson, LLC. Originally founded in 1959 as Bouldin & Lawson, a manufacturer of agricultural and horticultural machinery in McMinnville, Tennessee, the company has operated continuously for over six decades and serves the greenhouse/nursery industry with what it describes as the world's largest installed base of automated equipment, comprising 80+ distinct machines and more than 2,500 national and international customers.

The company's core technology portfolio spans three distinct physical-process domains: (1) automated greenhouse and nursery equipment, including potting, container handling, and material-handling machinery, (2) automated demilitarization machines supplied to the U.S. Military through Bouldin & Lawson, and (3) the WastAway Municipal Solid Waste Recycling System, a proprietary process that converts household garbage into electricity, steam, building materials, synthetic diesel, ethanol, and bedding mulch, complemented by a 2007-launched Fluff Gasification process that uses shredded waste (fluff) to fuel boilers and power its own recycling operations. Bouldin & Lawson also produces large grinders used to reduce wood waste and construction debris volume.

BouldinCorp monetizes primarily through hardware sales of capital equipment (greenhouse automation, demilitarization machines, industrial grinders) via direct enterprise sales, supplemented by managed-services-style municipal recycling contracts under the WastAway platform. Customers span four verticals — horticulture/nursery (distributed commercial), U.S. Department of Defense (concentrated), government municipalities (contract-anchored), and construction/demolition — served through direct sales engagement and a corporate website that channels inbound leads for both commercial and government buyers. The company's strategic positioning rests on proprietary process IP, multi-decade incumbency in the horticulture niche, and certified-vendor status with federal defense buyers.

Name

Bouldin Corporation

Legal name

Bouldin Corporation

Website

https://bouldincorp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bouldin Corporation is a privately held Tennessee-based parent company of three subsidiaries — WastAway (municipal solid-waste recycling), Bouldin & Lawson (automated greenhouse, demilitarization, and grinding equipment), and Composite Products of America — serving horticulture, U.S. defense, municipal, and construction industries with specialty industrial equipment and proprietary recycling technology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Mcminnville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Manufacturing and Sales: Manufactures and sells automated greenhouse/nursery equipment (Bouldin & Lawson), demilitarization equipment for U.S. Military, and large grinders for construction/demolition industries. Over 80 different machines serve the horticulture and nursery industries.
2. Waste Recycling Services: WastAway provides municipal solid waste recycling services under government contracts, transforming household garbage into useful commodities. Received recycling contract from Warren County, Tennessee in June 2003.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Bouldin Corporation manufactures industrial equipment through three wholly-owned subsidiaries: Bouldin & Lawson produces automated greenhouse and nursery equipment (over 80 machines serving 2,500+ customers) plus demilitarization machines for the U.S. Military and large grinders for construction debris; WastAway operates a proprietary municipal solid waste recycling system that converts household garbage into electricity, steam, building materials, synthetic diesel, ethanol, and bedding mulch; and Composite Products of America manufactures composite products.

Product overview

Bouldin Corporation operates as a parent company with three subsidiaries: WastAway (waste recycling technology), Bouldin & Lawson (agricultural/horticultural equipment and demilitarization), and Composite Products of America. The company transformed household garbage into useful raw materials through its WastAway Municipal Solid Waste Recycling System, while also manufacturing automated greenhouse equipment and demilitarization machines for the U.S. Military.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WastAway: Municipal solid waste recycling system that transforms household garbage into safe and useful raw material including electricity, steam, building materials, synthetic diesel, ethanol, and bedding mulch
• Bouldin & Lawson
• Composite Products of America

Products and services

• WastAway Municipal Solid Waste Recycling System A proprietary municipal solid waste recycling system operated by subsidiary WastAway, LLC that transforms household garbage into recycled, safe, and useful raw materials including electricity, steam, building materials, synthetic diesel, ethanol, and bedding mulch for municipalities and government entities, reducing dependency on landfills.
• Automated Greenhouse and Nursery Equipment Automated equipment line manufactured by subsidiary Bouldin & Lawson, LLC serving the horticulture and nursery industries worldwide for over four decades. The company is respected worldwide as the largest producer of automated greenhouse/nursery equipment.
• Automated Demilitarization Machines Professional-grade automated demilitarization machines manufactured for the U.S. Military by Bouldin Corporation's professional staff, designed for safe and efficient disposal/demilitarization of military equipment and materials.
• Large Wood Waste and Construction Debris Grinders Large industrial grinders manufactured by subsidiary Bouldin & Lawson, LLC to reduce the volume of wood waste and construction debris for the construction and demolition industries.
• Composite Products Composite products manufactured by subsidiary Composite Products of America, LLC for commercial customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Transforms household garbage into electricity, steam, building materials, synthetic diesel, ethanol, and bedding mulch

Named customers3 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Battelle InstituteflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn July 2005, BouldinCorp and Battelle Institute were jointly awarded the prestigious R&D 100 Award for the WastAway Municipal Solid Waste Recycling System. This strategic partnership combined BouldinCorp's waste processing technology with Battelle's R&D expertise to develop the award-winning recycling system.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Terex Corporation: Diversified industrial equipment manufacturer including material handling and processing equipment. Overlaps with Bouldin & Lawson's industrial machinery and C&D equipment, though at significantly larger scale and broader scope.
• Covanta: Large-scale operator of waste-to-energy facilities. Operates in the same municipal solid waste-to-energy space as WastAway but at vastly larger scale as a public, incumbent platform.

Direct peers

• Shred-Tech: Designs and manufactures industrial shredders and size-reduction systems for recycling, waste, and security destruction applications. Comparable to BouldinCorp's shredding equipment and WastAway waste-processing systems.
• Bulk Handling Systems (BHS): Supplies sorting and recycling systems for MSW, C&D, and industrial waste streams. Comparable to WastAway's end-to-end municipal solid waste recycling technology.
• Vecoplan: Manufacturer of industrial shredders and grinders for wood, C&D debris, and waste streams. Directly comparable to Bouldin & Lawson's large grinder product line for construction and demolition waste volume reduction.
• Rough Brothers: Designs, manufactures, and installs commercial greenhouses and nursery structures. Comparable to Bouldin & Lawson's automated greenhouse and nursery equipment line.
• Machinex: Designs, manufactures, and installs material recovery facilities (MRFs) and recycling sorting systems for municipal solid waste. Most directly comparable peer to the WastAway Municipal Solid Waste Recycling System.
• Nexus Greenhouse Systems: Manufactures commercial greenhouse structures and environmental control systems for horticulture. Comparable to Bouldin & Lawson in serving the greenhouse/nursery equipment market.
• UNTHA Shredding Technology: Global manufacturer of industrial shredders for waste, wood, and recyclable materials. Comparable to Bouldin & Lawson's C&D debris grinding and waste processing equipment.
• Harris Waste Management Group: Supplies shredders, balers, and material-handling equipment for waste and recycling industries. Comparable to Bouldin & Lawson grinders and WastAway waste-processing equipment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bouldin-corporation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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