Inboden Environmental Services

Name

Inboden Environmental Services

Legal name

Inboden Environmental Services, Inc.

Website

https://inbodenenv.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water and Wastewater Environmental Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro primary industry

Water, Wastewater & Stormwater Compliance (BPAHAJAJ)

Keywords

• Water utility management
• Environmental laboratory services
• Wastewater treatment engineering
• Potable water treatment systems
• Stormwater treatment design

Headquarters

HQ city

Mount Jackson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consulting Services: Professional engineering and consulting services for water and wastewater management projects including design, permitting, construction oversight, and commissioning. Revenue generated through project-based fees.
2. Laboratory Testing Services: Commercial environmental laboratory analysis for environmental samples, drinking water, and soil. Processes hundreds of samples monthly. Revenue generated through per-sample testing fees.
3. Contract Operations and Management: Ongoing utility management for government, private, and community utilities including water and wastewater treatment operations. Revenue generated through contractual arrangements with municipalities and government agencies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Inboden Environmental Services (IES) is a multi-disciplined environmental firm that delivers integrated water and wastewater services to municipalities, government agencies, industrial facilities, and private businesses. Its offerings combine contract utility operations, NELAP-accredited environmental laboratory testing (in-house since 1994), and engineering design services for potable water, wastewater, and stormwater treatment systems.

Product overview

Inboden Environmental Services (IES) is a multi-disciplined environmental firm offering three integrated core services: Environmental Services (utility management for water and wastewater utilities), Laboratory Services (NELAP-accredited commercial environmental testing), and Engineering Services (design, permitting, and construction oversight for water and wastewater systems). The company was established in January 1993 and incorporated in Virginia on June 2, 1995, headquartered in Mt. Jackson, Virginia. IES serves municipalities, government agencies, industrial facilities, private businesses, and communities throughout Virginia and surrounding areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Environmental Services (Utility Management) Contract operations and management for government, private, and community water and wastewater utilities, covering collection and distribution systems through treatment plants, with over 25 years of operational experience delivering regulatory compliance, operational efficiency, and cost reduction.
• Laboratory Services NELAP-accredited commercial environmental laboratory analyzing drinking water, environmental, and soil samples using 40CFR136 approved methodology with comprehensive QC/QA measures, processing hundreds of samples monthly for environmental testing customers.
• Engineering Services Engineering design, permitting, construction oversight, and commissioning for water and wastewater systems, including potable water treatment, wastewater treatment (MBBR, MBR, Living Machine, fine-bubble aeration, UV disinfection), and multi-stage stormwater wetlands.

Quantifiable outcome

• Hundreds of environmental, drinking water, and soil samples processed monthly through in-house laboratory
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers16 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

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• VELAP Accredited LaboratoriessupportingTechnology or IntegrationIES partners with other VELAP accredited laboratories to meet specific testing requirements beyond their in-house capabilities. This partnership extends their laboratory service offerings to customers requiring analyses not available through IES's own NELAP-accredited laboratory.
• Volkert Inc.coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerIES is working with Volkert Inc. on designing the wastewater collection and treatment system for the Town of Hillsboro project. This is part of a larger Rethink9 infrastructure upgrade project for VA Route 9 involving road, communications, water, and power infrastructure upgrades.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Tetra Tech: Large environmental consulting and engineering firm covering water, wastewater, water resources, and environmental remediation for public-sector clients. Overlaps with IES's water/wastewater and lab-support capabilities but operates at materially larger scale.
• CDM Smith: Global engineering and construction firm with substantial water, environmental, and operations practices for municipal and industrial clients. Larger competitor in the same RFP pool, with broader service breadth than IES.
• TRC Companies: Environmental, engineering, and consulting firm with water/wastewater, environmental compliance, and field services practices serving municipalities and industrial clients. Direct functional overlap, but at a substantially larger scale.

Direct peers

• Volkert Inc. Mid-Atlantic engineering and infrastructure firm with an environmental services practice named as IES's partner on the Town of Hillsboro Rethink9 project. Comparable regional infrastructure design and environmental practice competing for similar municipal clients.
• Kennedy/Jenks Consultants: Water-focused environmental engineering firm delivering design, permitting, construction oversight, and O&M support to municipalities and industrial clients. Highly comparable in service mix to IES's engineering + environmental services offering.
• Pace Analytical: National commercial environmental testing laboratory network accredited under NELAP and equivalent state programs. Most direct peer to IES's NELAP-accredited laboratory operations and per-sample testing revenue stream.
• Brown and Caldwell: Employee-owned environmental engineering firm focused on water and wastewater treatment design, operations support, and program management for municipalities. Closest direct competitor to IES on utility water/wastewater work, though significantly larger and broader in geography.
• Dewberry: Mid-size engineering and consulting firm with an established environmental practice covering water resources, wastewater, and site assessment. Headquartered in Virginia/Fairfax, a directly comparable regional competitor to IES.
• Hazen and Sawyer: Engineering firm specializing in drinking water, wastewater, and water resources planning/design/operations for municipal utilities. Direct competitor for the same municipal RFPs IES targets, with stronger national reach.
• Garver: Engineering consultancy with environmental and water/wastewater practices serving municipalities and industrial clients across the South and Mid-Atlantic. Directly comparable on water/wastewater design and contract operations scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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