Strategic Packaging Systems

What Strategic Packaging Systems does

Strategic Packaging Systems (SPS) designs and manufactures custom soft-sided packaging systems for radioactive, nuclear, and hazardous waste management, operating from an 80,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Madisonville, Tennessee. The company was founded by Al Beale, who invented and patented the first soft-sided waste package as a safe, efficient, and cost-effective alternative to traditional metal waste containers; its product line now includes Soft-Sided Packaging (with modular or forkliftable loading frames), Stand-Alone IP-1-rated bags, Custom Oversized Overpacks (including intermodal containers and custom overpacks for turbine rotors and fuel racks), Macro Encapsulation Bags for Dry Active Waste and contaminated debris, Dewatering bag-and-frame systems, and Custom Liners and Tarps. All packaging is custom-manufactured per project specification and certified to USA Type IP-1 or IP-2 standards under 49 CFR 173.410 and 173.411, with flame-retardant fabrics meeting NFPA 701.

SPS operates as a business unit of I.C.E. Packaging Company, LLC, which acquired SPS's assets in August 2017; ICE principals bring extensive experience managing over 15 million tons of radioactive and hazardous material for commercial and government customers. The company serves ten end-markets including operating and decommissioning commercial nuclear power stations, U.S. Department of Energy sites, Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs), environmental remediation contractors, demolition and decommissioning contractors, the U.S. Department of Defense, FEMA, oil and gas, nuclear fuel fabrication, and hazardous-materials logistics providers. SBA HUBZone certification and Made-in-USA status support federal procurement positioning.

The business model is custom B2B enterprise sales: each engagement begins with a detailed Request-a-Quote specifying content type, dimensions, weight, packaging style, closure, lifting requirements, and special features, followed by in-house engineering design and custom fabrication. The go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales led by President Tim Blythe, with a downloadable brochure and content-marketing website funneling into the quote process; pricing is project-based and not publicly disclosed. The company maintains a small US-only footprint and currently has no disclosed AI, software, or data products.

Name

Strategic Packaging Systems

Legal name

I.C.E. Packaging Company, LLC

Website

https://spsonline.biz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Strategic Packaging Systems (SPS) is a Madisonville, TN-based custom manufacturer of soft-sided industrial packaging systems for radioactive, nuclear, and hazardous waste. It serves commercial nuclear, DOE, DOD, and remediation contractors with IP-1/IP-2 certified engineered packaging.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Hazardous Waste Packaging

NAICS

Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing (326111), Other Paperboard Container Manufacturing (322219)

SIC

Miscellaneous Plastics Products (3080)

akta.pro primary industry

Hazardous Materials & UN-Certified Transport Packaging (Dangerous Goods Packaging) (IMALAFAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Custom Engineered Transit Packaging & Packaging Design Services (IMALAFAM), Industrial & Heavy-Duty Flexible Packaging (Construction, Chemicals, Liners) (IMALABAJ)

Keywords

• Radioactive waste packaging
• Soft-sided industrial packaging
• Hazardous waste containment
• Nuclear waste overpacks
• Custom flexible containers

Headquarters

HQ city

Madisonville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Soft-Sided Packaging Manufacturing: Custom manufacture of soft-sided packaging solutions for radioactive, nuclear, and hazardous waste. Products include stand-alone bags, soft-sided bags with loading frames, custom oversized overpacks, macro encapsulation bags, dewatering bags, and custom liners/tarps. Each bag is designed by in-house design team with customer and project scope in mind. USA Type IP-1 or IP-2 certified packages.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Strategic Packaging Systems is a U.S. manufacturer of custom soft-sided industrial packaging systems for radioactive, nuclear, and hazardous waste. Products include soft-sided bags with modular/forkliftable loading frames, IP-1 rated stand-alone bags, custom oversized overpacks, macro encapsulation bags for Dry Active Waste, dewatering bag-and-frame systems, and custom liners/tarps, all DOT IP-1/IP-2 certified and custom-manufactured per project specifications.

Product overview

Strategic Packaging Systems offers a portfolio of soft-sided packaging solutions for radioactive, nuclear, and hazardous waste management. The core product line includes Soft Sided Packaging (with modular/forkliftable loading frames), Stand Alone Packaging (IP-1 rated bags requiring no frame), Custom Oversized Packaging (two-part pan and top overpacks), Macro Encapsulation Packaging (for Dry Active Waste and contaminated debris), Dewatering Packaging (bag and frame systems for filtering liquids), and Custom Liners and Tarps (for intermodal, railcar, and truck applications). All products are custom manufactured in the USA to meet project-specific requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Soft Sided Packaging

Quantifiable outcome

• Safe management of over 15 million tons of material for commercial and government customers (by parent company I.C.E.)
• +1 more outcomes

Segments10 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

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• NAC International: NAC International designs and supplies packaging, casks, and transport systems for radioactive and nuclear materials. It is a direct peer to SPS, operating in the same DOT-certified nuclear packaging space with overlapping customers in commercial nuclear and DOE markets.
• New Pig: New Pig manufactures spill containment and industrial absorbent/packaging products for hazardous material handling. It is comparable to SPS as a custom industrial packaging manufacturer serving hazardous-material handling applications with similar B2B distribution models.

Broad incumbents

• Clean Harbors: Clean Harbors is a major environmental and hazardous waste services company with industrial packaging and containment offerings. It overlaps with SPS in hazardous materials packaging for oil and gas, industrial, and emergency response customers.
• Holtec International: Holtec is a broad incumbent in nuclear waste packaging and transport casks, serving commercial utilities and DOE with both storage and transport solutions. It is comparable to SPS as an adjacent nuclear-packaging provider, though focused on rigid Type B casks rather than soft-sided IP-1/IP-2 packages.
• Greif: Greif is a global industrial packaging manufacturer producing drums, IBCs, and container solutions including hazardous-material-rated formats. It is an adjacent player to SPS in industrial packaging for hazardous materials though focused on rigid rather than soft-sided containers.
• EnergySolutions: EnergySolutions is a large diversified nuclear services firm providing decommissioning, waste processing, and packaging to utilities and government customers. It competes with SPS in the nuclear waste packaging value chain and shares commercial nuclear and DOE client overlap.

Emerging players

• Perma-Fix Environmental Services: Perma-Fix provides nuclear and mixed-waste processing as well as related packaging solutions for DOE and commercial customers. It overlaps with SPS in hazardous/radioactive waste packaging services and similar regulated customer segments.

Regional players

• Studsvik: Studsvik provides nuclear decommissioning and waste management services primarily in Europe and Scandinavia, with growing U.S. presence. It is comparable to SPS as a nuclear-industry services peer serving overlapping regulatory contexts and waste packaging use cases.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/strategicpackagingsystems

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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