CORTEZ INC

What CORTEZ INC does

Cortez Inc is a process mechanical contractor founded in 1974 and headquartered in Ocoee, Florida, operating as a subsidiary within the Haskell Family of Brands. The company specializes in equipment installation, process and utility piping, material handling installation, structural steel erection, fabrication, millwright work, and plant relocation for manufacturing and processing clients. Its service offering is supported by in-house fabrication facilities in Ocoee, FL and Jacksonville, FL, and a national deployment model using traveling millwrights, pipefitters, fabricators, superintendents, and project managers.

The company serves six primary industry verticals: Beer/Wine/Spirits, Beverage, Dairy, Food, Life Sciences, and Water. Its labor model is built on merit-shop construction forces deployed across project sites nationwide. Cortez positions itself on its 50+ year operational history and ability to mobilize specialized craft labor for complex industrial installations, plant relocations, and bulk material handling projects across geographically dispersed customer sites.

Revenue is generated through project-based contracts for industrial construction and mechanical installation services, primarily with enterprise manufacturing and processing customers. As a subsidiary within the Haskell industrial conglomerate structure, Cortez benefits from the backing of a larger parent organization while maintaining its specialized contractor identity. The business model is fundamentally services-driven: each engagement is executed against a defined scope with project-based pricing, and there is no recurring SaaS, subscription, or licensing component to the revenue mix.

Name

CORTEZ INC

Legal name

Cortez Inc

Website

https://cortezincorporated.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cortez Inc is a process mechanical contractor founded in 1974 and headquartered in Ocoee, Florida, specializing in equipment installation, process piping, fabrication, and plant relocation for manufacturing clients across beverage, food, dairy, life sciences, and water verticals. It operates as a subsidiary of Haskell.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Mechanical Contracting

NAICS

Specialty Trade Contractors (238), Building Equipment Contractors (2382)

SIC

Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700)

akta.pro primary industry

Plumbing & Pipefitting Contracting (IMAFALAC)

Keywords

• Process mechanical installation
• Industrial piping services
• Equipment installation
• Plant relocation
• Process piping fabrication

Headquarters

HQ city

Ocoee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Process Mechanical Installation Services: Project-based installation services for equipment, process piping, utility piping, material handling systems, and plant relocation. Revenue generated through direct contracts with manufacturing and processing clients on a self-performance basis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CORTEZ INC is a process mechanical contractor that delivers industrial installation services for manufacturing and processing clients. Its core offering encompasses equipment installation, process and utility piping (from carbon steel platforms and steam piping to high purity stainless piping), material handling installation, and plant relocation, supported by in-house fabrication of tanks and process skids at facilities in Ocoee, FL and Jacksonville, FL. The company executes projects on a self-performance basis using merit-shop construction labor and a traveling team of millwrights, pipefitters, fabricators, superintendents, and project managers deployed nationally and internationally.

Product overview

CORTEZ INC is a process mechanical contractor that offers a unified suite of industrial installation services rather than a software platform. The core offering consists of equipment installation, process and utility piping (ranging from carbon steel platforms and steam piping to high purity stainless piping), material handling installation, and plant relocation. Fabrication services for tanks and process skids are provided through facilities in Ocoee, FL and Jacksonville, FL. The company uses merit-shop construction labor forces for manufacturing and processing projects on a self-performance basis, with teams of traveling millwrights, pipefitters, fabricators, superintendents, and project managers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Equipment Installation
• Process and Utility Piping
• Material Handling Installation Installation services for material handling systems within manufacturing and processing facilities, delivered as part of Cortez's process mechanical installation scope.
• Plant Relocation Relocation services for industrial plant equipment and systems, enabling clients to move process manufacturing assets between facilities.
• Fabrication Services In-house fabrication of carbon steel platforms, steam piping, high purity stainless piping, tanks, and process skids, operated out of fabrication facilities in Ocoee, FL and Jacksonville, FL.

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivering certainty of outcome in the installation of equipment and process piping systems

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HaskellcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCortez is a subsidiary and proud member of the Haskell Family of Brands. As a subsidiary of Haskell, Cortez embodies Haskell's values of transparency, integrity, and commitment to excellence. The parent company provides strategic direction and brand affiliation.
• Haskell SteelminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSibling brand within the Haskell Family of Brands, providing steel fabrication services that may complement Cortez's process mechanical installation services.
• DysruptekminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSibling brand within the Haskell Family of Brands, potentially providing technology or innovation-related services.
• BenhamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSibling brand within the Haskell Family of Brands, providing additional capabilities within the conglomerate.
• OreairminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSibling brand within the Haskell Family of Brands.
• Haskell ModularminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSibling brand within the Haskell Family of Brands, providing modular construction services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• EMCOR Group: Large publicly traded mechanical and electrical specialty contractor with a national footprint across commercial, industrial, and food/beverage markets. Comparable as a process mechanical and piping installation provider serving similar enterprise clients, but at vastly greater scale and breadth.
• MYR Group: Specialty contractor serving electric utility infrastructure and commercial/industrial construction with mechanical and electrical installation capabilities. Comparable as a publicly traded specialty contractor but with greater focus on electrical transmission and commercial build.
• API Group: Diversified specialty contractor and life safety services provider with industrial process and mechanical installation capabilities. Comparable in specialty contracting model with broader portfolio spanning safety, security, and industrial services.
• Comfort Systems USA: National mechanical contractor specializing in HVAC, plumbing, and piping for commercial and industrial facilities. Comparable in process piping installation capability but focuses more on building mechanical systems than process-industrial F&B installations.

Direct peers

• Performance Mechanical: Process mechanical contractor focused on industrial piping, equipment installation, and plant services for food/beverage, dairy, and chemical manufacturers. Comparable in process piping scope, F&B vertical focus, and travelling self-perform workforce model.
• Limbach Holdings: Specialty mechanical contractor focused on HVAC, plumbing, and process piping across commercial, industrial, and healthcare/life sciences end markets. Direct comparable in process mechanical installation with multi-vertical exposure including life sciences.
• Harder Mechanical Contractors: Process mechanical contractor specializing in industrial and food/beverage plant construction, piping, equipment installation, and plant relocations. Highly comparable in scope and end markets, with similar self-perform merit-shop execution model.
• TIC Industrial (MasTec Industrial): Industrial process mechanical contractor serving energy, food and beverage, and process industries with piping, equipment installation, and plant construction. Comparable in process mechanical scope and enterprise client base, though larger and more diversified.
• Shambaugh & Son (EMCOR Industrial Services): Process mechanical and industrial contractor within EMCOR, specializing in food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and industrial process facility construction. Closest direct comparable in F&B and life sciences process mechanical installation, including plant relocation and packaging line installation.

Others

• Haskell (parent organization): Parent organization and integrated EPC firm providing design-build, engineering, and construction services across industrial verticals. Comparable as the ecosystem that owns Cortez and sources its process mechanical scope, but operates at the general contracting level rather than specialty mechanical.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cortez-inc

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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