Clean Slate Group

What Clean Slate Group does

Clean Slate Group is a privately held, founder-owned city beautification company established in 2011 in Bozeman, Montana by Ryan Rickert. The company designs, produces, prints, ships, and installs custom vinyl wraps on traffic signal boxes, utility cabinets, walls, dumpsters, and other public surfaces, primarily serving cities, municipalities, parks departments, and business improvement districts across the United States. Since inception, the company has served more than 50 communities and wrapped hundreds of cabinets, with a recent repeat engagement to redo the original 2011 Downtown Bozeman cabinets.

The company's core technology is CSG Protect, a proprietary anti-graffiti laminate registered as a brand identity and built exclusively upon Honeywell's ACLAR (polychlorotrifluoroethylene/PCTFE fluoropolymer) pharmaceutical-grade film technology. CSG Protect is combined with 2 mil conformable vinyl (sourced from 3M) and an optically clear UV-protective gloss laminate to produce wraps with chemical stain resistance, UV resistance, and a stated 7+ year outdoor life expectancy. Some wraps installed in 2011 are reported to still be in service. The company also operates Urban Beautification site services in the Gallatin Valley (graffiti removal, snow removal, lawn care, pressure washing, parking lot cleaning, junk/debris removal, poison-free gopher mitigation, and dog waste station maintenance).

Clean Slate Group runs a project-based sales model with quote-based pricing per square foot, with factors including surface size, materials, design complexity, and unit count. Revenue is generated primarily through one-time wrap projects, supplemented by recurring and one-time site-services contracts in Gallatin Valley. Distribution is direct within Montana and executed through an installer network for projects elsewhere in the U.S. and globally. The company is bootstrapped and self-funded without disclosed external investment, operates with approximately 11 employees, and does not disclose revenue.

Name

Clean Slate Group

Legal name

Clean Slate Group

Website

https://cleanslategroup.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Clean Slate Group is a privately held city beautification company founded in 2011 that designs, produces, and installs proprietary anti-graffiti vinyl wraps on utility cabinets and public infrastructure for municipalities across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

City Beautification Services

NAICS

Painting and Wall Covering Contractors (238320), Polish and Other Sanitation Good Manufacturing (325612), Janitorial Services (561720)

SIC

Specialty Cleaning, Polishing And Sanitation Preparations (2842), Paints, Varnishes, Lacquers, Enamels & Allied Prods (2851), Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470)

akta.pro primary industry

Graffiti Removal & Anti-Graffiti Coatings (IMAIAKAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Graffiti Removal & Surface Restoration (BPABABAN), Graffiti Removal & Surface Restoration (HSAIAMAF)

Keywords

• Anti-graffiti vinyl wraps
• City beautification services
• Urban beautification wraps
• Graffiti-resistant laminate
• Utility box wraps

Headquarters

HQ city

Bozeman

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Utility Box & Surface Wraps: Project-based revenue from designing, producing, printing, shipping, and installing graffiti-resistant vinyl wraps on traffic signal boxes, utility cabinets, walls, dumpsters, windows, and other surfaces. Pricing based on cost per square foot with factors including cabinet size, materials, design approach, and number of units.
2. Urban Beautification Site Services: Recurring and one-time site services including graffiti removal, lawn care, snow removal, pressure washing, parking lot cleaning, junk/debris removal, poison-free gopher mitigation, and dog waste station maintenance for properties in Gallatin Valley.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Clean Slate Group designs, prints, produces, ships, and installs custom graffiti-resistant vinyl wraps for traffic signal boxes, utility cabinets, walls, dumpsters, windows, and other public surfaces, using its proprietary CSG Protect anti-graffiti laminate. In Gallatin Valley, Montana, the company also offers recurring urban beautification site services including graffiti removal, snow removal, lawn care, pressure washing, parking lot cleaning, junk/debris removal, poison-free gopher mitigation, and dog waste station maintenance. Customers are primarily cities, municipalities, parks departments, and commercial/residential property managers.

Product overview

Clean Slate Group is a city beautification company offering a portfolio of physical products and services. The core product is CSG Protect, an exclusive anti-graffiti laminate built on Honeywell ACLAR technology, combined with 3M vinyl for utility box wraps. They also provide urban beautification site services (graffiti removal, lawn care, snow removal, pressure washing) in the Bozeman/Gallatin Valley area. The product ecosystem centers on CSG Protect paired with custom-printed vinyl wraps for transforming traffic/utility cabinets into public art installations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CSG Protect: Exclusive anti-graffiti laminate developed by Clean Slate Group, built upon Honeywell's ACLAR technology. Used for surface protection and graffiti prevention on wrapped surfaces.

Products and services

• CSG Protect Anti-Graffiti Laminate Proprietary anti-graffiti laminate built upon Honeywell ACLAR technology using polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE) fluoropolymer with outdoor-grade pressure-sensitive adhesive and peelable PET liner; 4.5 mils thick, 1.116 oz per square foot, 7+ year outdoor life expectancy, chemical and UV resistant, functions as a dry-erase surface, and removes cleanly with a heat gun without adhesive residue. Designed for use in Clean Slate Group's city beautification wrap projects on traffic signal boxes, utility cabinets, walls, and similar surfaces for municipal and organizational customers.
• Utility Box Wraps Custom-printed vinyl wraps for traffic signal boxes and utility cabinets featuring local art, photography, historic imagery, and community-specific designs; uses 2 mil conformable 3M vinyl with optically clear UV-protective gloss laminate and approximately 7-year life expectancy. Sold as project-based beautification engagements to cities, municipalities, and public organizations across the United States.
• Urban Beautification Site Services Recurring and one-time site services in Bozeman and Gallatin Valley, Montana, including graffiti removal and mitigation, snow removal, poison-free gopher mitigation, parking lot cleaning, dog waste station maintenance, commercial and residential lawn care, pressure washing, and junk/debris removal. Offered to commercial sites, residential properties, HOAs, and apartment complexes in the immediate service area.

Quantifiable outcome

• 7+ year outdoor life expectancy for vinyl wraps
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 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

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HoneywellcoreTechnology or IntegrationCSG Protect is built upon Honeywell's world-renowned ACLAR pharmaceutical product technology. This partnership provides Clean Slate Group with exclusive access to a proven high-performance protective film technology for use in graffiti-resistant applications.
• Special Olympics of MontanaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership during Great Falls Business Improvement District project, bringing visibility to local youth organizations. A meaningful reminder that beautification projects can have lasting community impact.
• Downtown BozemancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing partnership for downtown Bozeman cabinet beautification projects, including recent redo of original downtown cabinets installed in 2011.
• Great Falls Business Improvement District (BID)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for maintaining, beautifying, and encouraging growth in historic downtown district. BID found creative way to support mission while bringing visibility to local youth organizations through Clean Slate Project.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 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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