Philip Services Corporation

Name

Philip Services Corporation

Legal name

HPC Industrial

Website

https://hpc-industrial.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Cleaning Services

NAICS

Remediation and Other Waste Management Services (5629), Waste Treatment and Disposal (56221)

SIC

Hazardous Waste Management (4955), Specialty Cleaning, Polishing And Sanitation Preparations (2842), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Cleaning & Decontamination (Tank/Vessel/Confined Space) (IMAIAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Chemical Tank Cleaning, Decontamination & Turnaround Waste Services (BPALAHAH), Industrial & Warehouse Cleaning (Degreasing, Machine/Plant Cleaning) (BPABABAG), Regulatory Compliance, Permitting & Project Management (HazMat Abatement) (BPALALAG)

Keywords

• Industrial cleaning services
• Petrochemical tank cleaning
• Hydroblasting services
• Leak detection repair
• Vapor control management

Headquarters

HQ city

Deer Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Industrial Cleaning Services: Project-based industrial cleaning services including hydroblasting, wet and dry vacuum, hydro excavation, sewer services, turnaround services, and automotive spray booth management. Services are provided to routine and turnaround maintenance customers at petrochemical and refinery sites on a contracted and ad-hoc basis.
2. Specialty Engineered Services: Highly engineered services including tank and separations (reduction technology), vapor control management, LDAR (leak detection and repair), specialty mechanical (CARBER), chemical cleaning, pigging and decoking, pipeline integrity inspection, and UAV services. Provided primarily to downstream industry and embedded in over 150 client facilities.
3. Upstream Oil and Gas Services: Well and facility abandonment, crude oil reclamation and E&P disposal, decontamination and abatement (NORM, asbestos, lead, mercury), site remediation, and onshore/offshore services for the upstream oil and gas industry in California, Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Gulf of Mexico.
4. Container and Equipment Rental Management: Container management program managing over 7,500 containers with rental spend management, tracking, and on-site cleaning services. Includes frac tanks, roll-off boxes, and vapor recovery equipment. Revenue derived from rental management fees, container tracking services, and cleaning services.
5. Facility Design and Operation (Fixed Facility Services): Designs, builds, owns and operates waste-processing fixed facilities inside refineries with no upfront cost to the customer, through site-based service agreements with guaranteed performance. Residual management solutions focused on oil recovery and waste mitigation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Philip Services Corporation (operating publicly as HPC Industrial, powered by Clean Harbors) provides industrial cleaning and environmental services to the energy, refining, petrochemical, and utility markets. Core offerings include hydroblasting, wet/dry vacuum, hydro and pneumatic excavation, sewer services, ultrasonic cleaning, tank and separations, vapor control management, leak detection and repair (LDAR), pigging and decoking, pipeline integrity inspection, UAV/drone inspections, chemical cleaning, and container management, along with upstream services such as well abandonment, crude oil reclamation, decontamination and abatement, site remediation, and dockside services. The company operates the only dedicated industrial cleaning Technology Center in North America.

Product overview

HPC Industrial is an industrial cleaning services company offering a comprehensive portfolio of services organized into three main divisions: Downstream (refining, petrochemical and power generation), Specialty (engineered services), and Upstream (oil and gas). The company operates the only industrial cleaning technology center in the industry with proprietary innovations including the Computerized Tube Cleaning System (CTCS), EcoRobotics fleet, and the newly developed Tote Flipper. Services span hydroblasting, vacuum services, ultrasonic cleaning, LDAR, vapor control, pigging/decoking, UAV inspections, chemical cleaning, container management, and facility abandonment. The company is powered by Clean Harbors and operates over 90 facilities across 50 states with more than 5,500 employees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CARBER: A division of HPC Industrial providing specialty mechanical services including leak repair programs, on-line leak repair, hot tapping, line stops, bolt torqueing, and engineered repairs since 1983.

Products and services

• Hydroblasting Services Industrial water-blasting services ranging from 10,000 PSI to 40,000 PSI spanning multiple industries and applications, featuring hands-free hydroblasting tools to keep employees safely out of the line of fire. Targeted at refineries, petrochemical plants, and industrial facilities.
• Wet & Dry Vacuum Services Removal of materials with differing viscosities and densities from tanks, vessels, water treatment ponds, basins, sewers and drains using technologically advanced fleets with on-board GPS systems and level telemetry. Targeted at downstream and industrial facility operators.
• Hydro & Pneumatic Excavation Non-destructive excavation using pressurized water to cut ground and air conveyance to remove debris, providing a safe, cost-effective method for excavating areas with underground utilities. Targeted at construction firms, utilities, and industrial operators.
• Sewer Services Thorough cleaning for all types of manholes from storm drains to electrical manholes, provided by trained personnel with cutting-edge equipment. Targeted at municipal, refinery, and industrial site operators.
• Turnarounds Resources, experience, and engineering creativity for refinery turnaround projects, specializing in hydroblasting, vacuum, and chemical services during planned maintenance shutdowns. Targeted at petroleum refineries and petrochemical plants.
• Automotive Production Facility Cleaning Total Spray Booth Management program combining booth water, cleaning and filtration management with engineering services for single-source accountability in paint booth performance. Targeted at automotive OEMs.
• Ultrasonic Cleaning Technology Exclusive North American ultrasonic cleaning technology for oil, gas and petrochemical industries, using immersion in scientifically engineered ultrasonic tanks to remove bitumen, tar, asphaltenes, polymers, and grease from metal items. Targeted at refineries and petrochemical plants.
• Container Management Program Streamlined container logistics minimizing on-site containers, consolidating vendors, providing real-time tracking, and managing container cleaning with over 7,500 containers owned throughout North America. Targeted at downstream energy and industrial customers.
• Tank and Separations Safe innovative methods for resource recovery and tank cleaning using centrifuges, presses, and non-entry robotics including EcoRobotics assets for automated tank cleaning. Targeted at refineries and petrochemical operators.
• Vapor Control Management Integrated vapor control and tank-cleaning maintenance service using NOVAC carbon systems, John Zink combustors, and robust safety systems including nitrogen purge systems and thermal oxidizers. Targeted at downstream energy operators with vapor control compliance needs.
• Facility Design & Operation Design, build, ownership and operation of waste-processing fixed facilities inside refineries with no upfront cost to customers, focusing on oil recovery and waste mitigation under guaranteed-performance site-based service agreements. Targeted at refinery operators.
• CARBER Specialty Mechanical Mechanical service provider offering hot tapping, line stops, bolt torqueing, engineered repairs, and leak-sealing services for petroleum refining and petrochemical customers with ISO-9001 certified quality processes. Targeted at refineries and petrochemical plants.
• Leak Detection & Repair (LDAR) Largest provider of environmental compliance LDAR personnel, processes and technology in North America, operating in over 150 client facilities with over 550 trained specialists. Only LDAR service provider with an ISO 9001-2015 calibration lab. Targeted at downstream energy operators requiring fugitive emissions compliance.
• Pigging & Decoking Safe and environmentally friendly pipe deposit removal using a closed-loop pigging process with high-volume, low-pressure water pumping, featuring over a dozen patented pigging technologies and the largest fleet of twin-pump units in the industry. Targeted at refinery and petrochemical operators.
• Pipeline Integrity Inspection Full-service Non-Destructive Examination (NDE) business offering phased array ultrasonic testing, guided wave, Creaform 3D scanning, and material identification. Targeted at pipeline operators and industrial facility owners.
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Services Drone-based inspection services including confined space visual inspections, Lidar surveying, bathymetry pond surveys, thermal imaging, OGI leak detection, and tank inspections using FAA SUAS licensed pilots. Targeted at refineries, petrochemical plants, and industrial facility operators.
• Water Filtration Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Steam leak management program cut fuel gas losses by over $4.5 million annually
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EcoRoboticscoreTechnology or Integration · 1 May 2024HPC Industrial acquired a fleet of over 40 robotic cleaning systems from EcoRobotics in May 2024. The EcoRobotics fleet provides safer and more efficient tank cleaning solutions using remote-controlled robotic technology that eliminates confined space entry. The assets are being integrated into HPC's service offerings and relocated to the Deer Park, Texas facility.
• Clean HarborscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2021Clean Harbors, North America's largest environmental services company, acquired HPC Industrial from Littlejohn & Co. in August 2021. HPC Industrial now operates as a unified brand under the Clean Harbors family, providing financial strength and resources of a large company with regional knowledge and personalized attention of a local provider.
• Thompson IndustrialminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2019Thompson Industrial sales team visited HPC's Technology Center to collaborate on creating innovative proprietary solutions for shared customers. Collaboration between Thompson Industrial's sales expertise and HPC's Innovation Center capabilities to develop customer-specific solutions.
• CARBERcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2018HPC Industrial acquired CARBER (effective January 2, 2019), a trusted mechanical service provider to national petroleum refining and petrochemical customers since 1983. CARBER specializes in industrial leak-sealing services including hot tapping, line stops, bolt torqueing, field machining, and engineered repairs. Now operated as CARBER Specialty Mechanical division of HPC Industrial.
• Safety-KleenminorOthersSafety-Kleen, a sister company under Clean Harbors, provides smaller vessels and parts washers complementary to HPC Industrial's ultrasonic cleaning services. Referenced in context of ultrasonic cleaning vessel offerings (8', 20', 32' in length for heat exchangers and components) where smaller vessels are available through Safety-Kleen.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Republic Services: Large U.S. waste and environmental services company offering hazardous-waste handling, industrial cleaning-adjacent services, and container logistics, overlapping with HPC's container-management and waste-handling offerings.
• Clean Harbors: Public parent of HPC Industrial (NYSE: CLH) and North America's largest environmental services company. Directly comparable in hazardous-waste management, industrial services, and emergency response, with a much broader portfolio across waste disposal, recycling, and environmental remediation.
• Veolia North America: Global environmental services giant with U.S. industrial waste, water treatment, and hazardous-waste management operations. Comparable to HPC's waste-management, water-filtration, and remediation services for energy and petrochemical customers.

Direct peers

• Brand Industrial Services: Direct industrial cleaning and specialty mechanical services peer to HPC, providing hydroblasting, chemical cleaning, and tank/vessel services to refineries and petrochemical plants across the U.S.
• Stericycle: Specialty waste management and regulated-waste services provider with comparable hazardous-waste handling, container-management, and compliance capabilities to HPC's upstream and downstream waste streams.
• Acuren: Industrial inspection and NDE provider serving the refining, petrochemical, and pipeline end-markets. Comparable to HPC's pipeline-integrity, tank inspection, and UAV/drone-based inspection services for downstream energy customers.
• Sterling Industrial: Industrial services company providing hydroblasting, chemical cleaning, vacuum, and tank services to refineries and chemical plants — a direct operational peer for HPC's core downstream cleaning business.
• US Ecology (now part of Republic Services): Hazardous and industrial waste management specialist offering treatment, disposal, and recycling for energy-sector customers. Comparable to HPC's hazardous-waste, NORM, and upstream oilfield waste disposal operations.
• Mistras Group: Provider of non-destructive examination (NDE), inspection, and pipeline-integrity services to refineries and petrochemical operators, directly overlapping with HPC's Pipeline Integrity Inspection, LDAR-related inspection, and specialty mechanical offerings.

Emerging players

• TRC Companies: Environmental consulting and engineering firm with remediation, LDAR, and emissions-management services to industrial customers, partially overlapping with HPC's specialty engineered services and LDAR operations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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