What The Scientific Group does

The Scientific Group is a privately-held U.S. holding company that aggregates 14 wholly-owned operating subsidiaries delivering comprehensive commercial property maintenance services to enterprise customers across the United States. Its subsidiary portfolio spans fire safety and suppression (Scientific Fire Prevention, Allied Fire Control, Airways Cleaning & Fire), HVAC and refrigeration (Scientific Mechanical, Scientific Maintenance), plumbing and electrical (Scientific Plumbing, Scientific Electrical), construction and restoration (Scientific Construction, Scientific Restoration), environmental remediation (Scientific Environmental), janitorial (Scientific Janitorial), pest management (Scientific Pest Management), culinary facilities management (Scientific Integrated Culinary Management), and IoT building/life-safety integrations (Scientific Technology). Customers span hospitality, food service, healthcare, corporate, industrial, commercial real estate, financial services, energy, and retail verticals, including a Fortune 50 Company and multiple national-chain clients.

The group's primary technology asset is the Scientific Technology IoT SaaS platform, which combines scalable hardware/firmware agents with user and management dashboards, operation hierarchy management, real-time asset monitoring, integrated CRM and field service, billing, location management, and scheduled rules-based actions — sold as a building and life-safety integration layer rather than a standalone software product. The remaining subsidiaries are field-services operations differentiated by trade certifications (NADCA, IICRC, IKECA, IQUA, NADNA, NFPA) and 78+ years of accumulated operating history dating to the 1946 founding of Scientific Fire Prevention.

The Scientific Group operates a direct, B2B field-services business model, selling quote-based contracts (pricing not publicly disclosed) to enterprise commercial property owners, facility managers, and national chains. Services are delivered through 37 staffed regional offices organized into seven U.S. regions (New England, Northeast, Southeast, North Central, South Central, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Southwest), enabling on-site response for emergency, compliance, and preventative maintenance work. Marketing is conducted through the corporate website, a LinkedIn company page, and direct phone/email outreach, with no disclosed paid acquisition channels, partnerships, or external institutional funding.

Name

The Scientific Group

Legal name

The Scientific Group

Website

https://thescientificgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Scientific Group is a privately-held U.S. holding company operating 14 wholly-owned subsidiaries that deliver comprehensive commercial property maintenance services—including fire safety, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, janitorial, construction, restoration, and IoT building systems—to enterprise customers nationwide through 37 regional offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Long Island City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices35 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The Scientific Group operates as a parent holding company for 14 subsidiary companies that deliver comprehensive commercial property maintenance services nationwide. Services span fire safety and suppression, HVAC/refrigeration/kitchen exhaust, plumbing, electrical, janitorial, pest management, environmental remediation, restoration, construction, and integrated culinary facilities management. Scientific Technology, a subsidiary, provides IoT SaaS solutions for building and life safety system integrations with data-driven monitoring and management dashboards.

Product overview

The Scientific Group is a portfolio of fourteen independently operating subsidiary companies that collaboratively deliver comprehensive commercial property maintenance services. The subsidiaries include: Scientific Fire Prevention (fire safety and kitchen exhaust cleaning), Allied Fire Control (fire suppression supplier), Airways Cleaning & Fire (Florida-based fire safety), Scientific Mechanical (HVAC/refrigeration), Scientific Maintenance (emergency repair and preventative maintenance), Scientific Environmental (duct cleaning and remediation), Scientific Integrated Culinary Management (culinary facilities management), Scientific Construction (general contracting), Scientific Restoration (disaster remediation), Scientific Technology (IoT building systems), Scientific Pest Management (commercial pest control), Scientific Janitorial (kitchen cleaning), Scientific Electrical (electrical services), and Scientific Plumbing (plumbing and fire sprinkler systems). Each subsidiary operates independently but works collaboratively, functioning as a portfolio of solutions that can tackle any commercial property maintenance challenge.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Airways Cleaning & Fire Fire safety and kitchen exhaust system cleaning and air pollution control unit maintenance, serving Florida commercial properties for over 50 years. Focused on hospitality and commercial kitchen operators.
• Allied Fire Control General fire suppression supplier, installation, inspection and repair for kitchen, industrial, fuel transfer and general fire suppression systems. Serves national clients including hospitals.
• Scientific Fire Prevention Fire safety services and kitchen exhaust cleaning to the hospitality industry, providing comprehensive national coverage for restaurant, hotel, corporate, institutional, sporting venues and governmental cooking facilities for over 78 years.
• Scientific Mechanical Full service design-build contractor for HVAC, refrigeration and kitchen exhaust systems offering design, installation, fabrication, insulation, and testing and balancing services.
• Scientific Maintenance Single source provider of emergency repair and preventative maintenance services for kitchen exhaust, culinary equipment and refrigeration systems. Includes blower repairs, kitchen equipment repair, refrigeration repair, critical asset management, and electromechanical control design.
• Scientific Environmental Environmental solutions including grease trap service, air and laundry duct cleaning, trash chute services, mold evaluation and remediation, lead abatement, asbestos abatement, IAQ investigations, and sanitization for commercial, industrial, and institutional clients.
• Scientific Integrated Culinary Management Self-performing integrated culinary facilities management providing kitchen appliance repair, HVAC/refrigeration maintenance, kitchen exhaust cleaning, specialized janitorial, fire prevention and suppression, critical asset management, work order tracking, and pest management services.
• Scientific Construction General contracting, design-build, construction management and integrated project delivery services including site development, ground up new construction, remodels, retrofits, demolition, carpentry, framing, drywall, electrical, mechanical, HVAC and plumbing systems.
• Scientific Restoration National single source solution for commercial post-catastrophic disaster remediation including flood and storm damage, fire damage, drying and dehumidification, disaster mobilization, smoke and soot removal, contents restoration, document and media recovery, and deodorization.
• Scientific Technology Building and life safety system integrations with data-driven smarter services providing IoT SaaS solutions with scalable hardware and firmware agents, operation hierarchy management, asset management and monitoring, integrated CRM and field service, billing system, and scheduled routines, rules and actions.
• Scientific Pest Management Best-in-class pest management solutions exclusively for commercial clients including trash chute cleaning, K9 scent detection, electronic monitoring, fumigation, disinfection, bed bug services, bird control, integrated pest management, and audit and inspection.
• Scientific Janitorial Specialized commercial kitchen cleaning solutions including routine kitchen sanitization, custom cleaning checklists, SDS chemical compliance cooking equipment cleaning, waste stream management, and kitchen exhaust filter cleaning.
• Scientific Electrical Full-service electrical contractor providing comprehensive design-build construction services, maintenance, and emergency response including new installations, preventative maintenance, lighting and control systems, electric vehicles, building controls, utility programs, data and telecom, fire alarm, smart buildings, and infrared testing.
• Scientific Plumbing Licensed full-service plumbing contractor specializing in fire safety systems, providing wet and dry sprinkler systems, pre-action fire sprinkler systems, foam-water fire sprinkler systems, standpipe systems, deluge systems, fire pumps, sprinkler inspections, repairs and installations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Drastic drop in problems following Scientific's first service
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Rollins: Rollins (parent of Orkin) is the largest U.S. commercial and residential pest control provider — directly comparable to The Scientific Group's Scientific Pest Management subsidiary for commercial pest services.
• EMCOR Group: EMCOR provides electrical and mechanical construction, building services, and industrial energy solutions — directly comparable to The Scientific Group's Scientific Mechanical, Scientific Electrical, and Scientific Construction subsidiaries.
• ISS A/S: ISS is a global integrated facility services provider offering cleaning, technical, and building maintenance — directly comparable to The Scientific Group's commercial property maintenance portfolio and multi-trade service delivery.
• APi Group: APi Group is a safety and specialty services holding company with major exposure to fire suppression and life safety — closely comparable to The Scientific Group's Allied Fire Control, Scientific Fire Prevention, and Scientific Plumbing (fire sprinkler) subsidiaries.
• ABM Industries: ABM Industries is a publicly traded facility services platform offering janitorial, HVAC, parking, and integrated building maintenance — directly comparable to The Scientific Group's multi-trade commercial property services model across enterprise customers.
• ServiceMaster Restore: ServiceMaster Restore provides commercial fire, water, and disaster restoration services — directly comparable to The Scientific Group's Scientific Restoration subsidiary, including post-catastrophic remediation capabilities.

Others

• Cushman & Wakefield: Cushman & Wakefield is a global commercial real estate services firm with adjacent facility management capabilities — comparable to The Scientific Group as an enterprise-facing property services ecosystem but primarily real estate brokerage-led.
• JLL: JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle) is a global real estate services firm offering integrated facility management — comparable to The Scientific Group's enterprise commercial property services model but anchored in real estate advisory and investment services.

Broad incumbents

• Aramark: Aramark is a broad facility services, food, and uniform services incumbent serving enterprise clients — comparable to The Scientific Group's broader commercial property services positioning but at much larger scale and across food service and uniforms too.
• Sodexo: Sodexo is a global facility management and food services incumbent — comparable to The Scientific Group's integrated commercial property services approach but with global reach and broader service breadth including food and concierge.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/thescientificgroup

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries14 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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