crittenden services inc

What crittenden services inc does

Crittenden Services Inc, doing business as Commercial Power Sweeping, is a privately held, family-run commercial sweeping and exterior maintenance company headquartered in Suffolk, Virginia. Founded in 1990 and owned by Karl and Lorean Stauty, the company operates a fleet of 18 sweeping units (10 parking-area machines and 8 street/construction units, comprising air- and broom-based sweepers) along with water trucks, dump trucks, and attenuator trucks equipped with 1,000-gallon water tanks. Its core services are power sweeping for parking areas, streets/roads, and construction sites, supplemented by pavement patch fill and repair, crackfilling, striping, speed bump and parking-control installation, sign installation and repair, large-item removal, pressure washing, and event banner installation. The company distinguishes itself operationally through GPS-equipped sweeper trucks that provide proof-of-service documentation, backup sweepers for service reliability, sub-freezing weather operating capability, and NAPSA Certified Sweeping Contractor status (the second such certification ever issued in the U.S.).

The company serves three primary customer verticals: municipalities and government agencies (street sweeping, NPDES Phase II stormwater compliance, state and county DOT routes), construction firms (pre/post-construction site cleanup, milling debris removal, lane closure work), and commercial property management (retail properties, homeowner associations, parking-lot maintenance). Service delivery is route-based for recurring contracts (ranging from quarterly to seven-days-a-week frequency) and project-based for construction and municipal work. Geographic coverage is limited to Virginia and North Carolina.

Commercial Power Sweeping generates revenue through direct, quote-based contracts with no public pricing or self-service ordering. Billing follows multi-year and recurring cadences on the parking-area side and professional-services/project pricing on the construction and municipal side. Customer acquisition is primarily reputation-driven, supplemented by industry association memberships (NAPSA, World Sweeping Association), the Sweeper of the Year 2020 award, and a WorldSweeper.com directory presence. The company has no disclosed funding rounds, no M&A history, no institutional investors, and no public technology platform or AI/ML capabilities — it is a stable, owner-operated regional service business built on capital equipment, certifications, and long-tenured field staff.

Name

crittenden services inc

Legal name

Commercial Power Sweeping

Website

https://commercialpowersweeping.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Crittenden Services Inc, operating as Commercial Power Sweeping, is a family-owned regional provider of power sweeping and exterior maintenance services for municipalities, construction firms, and commercial property managers across Virginia and North Carolina.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Power Sweeping Services

NAICS

Janitorial Services (561720)

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

General Commercial Janitorial (Recurring Contract Cleaning) (BPABABAA)

Keywords

• Commercial power sweeping
• Parking lot sweeping
• Street and road sweeping
• Pavement maintenance services
• Exterior property maintenance

Headquarters

HQ city

Suffolk

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Parking Area Power Sweeping Services: Recurring sweeping services for parking areas ranging from quarterly to 7-days-a-week service based on facility needs. Billed on scheduled routes or contracted frequency.
2. Street and Construction Sweeping Services: Municipal sweeping and construction site cleanup services. Includes milling cleanup, lane closure work, and time-limited roadway cleanup operations.
3. Pavement Repair and Maintenance Services: Pavement patch fill and repair, crackfilling, and striping services offered as add-on value services to existing sweeping clients.
4. Event Banner Installation and Removal Services: Bucket truck and trained crew services for holiday, sales event, and specialized occasion banner installation and removal.
5. Pressure Washing Services: Building exterior pressure washing, graffiti removal, and power cleaning services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Commercial Power Sweeping (Crittenden Services Inc.) provides commercial power sweeping of streets/roads, parking areas, and construction sites using a fleet of 10 parking-area sweepers and 8 street/construction sweeping units, including air- and broom-based machines. The company also delivers complementary exterior maintenance services such as pavement patch fill and repair, speed bump installation, large item removal, sign installation and repair, pressure washing, and event banner installation and removal, primarily to commercial properties, municipalities, and construction firms across Virginia and North Carolina.

Product overview

Commercial Power Sweeping operates as a commercial sweeping and pavement maintenance service company with a fleet of 10 parking area sweeper machines and 8 street/construction sweeping units (mix of air and broom sweepers). The core offering is power sweeping services for streets/roads, parking areas, and construction sites. The company has expanded to offer complementary exterior maintenance services including pavement repair, speed bumps and parking control, large item removal, sign installation/repair, pressure washing, and event banner installation/removal. Services are primarily provided in Virginia and North Carolina.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Streets & Roads Power Sweeping Municipal-class street and road sweeping using air and broom sweepers, including milling cleanup and construction site sweeping, for municipalities, DOTs, and roadway maintenance buyers.
• Parking Areas Power Sweeping Parking lot sweeping with GPS-equipped sweeper trucks, featuring daily monitoring, proof-of-service documentation, and quarterly to 7-days-a-week scheduling options for commercial properties, retail centers, and HOAs.
• Construction Areas Power Sweeping Construction site sweeping recognized as a best management practice under EPA Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act, serving municipalities, pre- and post-construction firms, DOTs, milling contractors, and homeowner associations.
• Pavement Patch Fill and Repair Pavement repair including patching, crackfilling, and striping services to prevent deterioration and liability, offered as an add-on to existing sweeping clients.
• Speed Bumps and Parking Control Traffic control solutions including speed bump installation for pedestrian and vehicle safety on commercial properties.
• Large Item Pickup and Removal Bulky item and debris removal from commercial properties, including transport to proper disposal locations.
• Sign Installation and Repair New sign installation, current sign repair, and replacement services for commercial properties.
• Pressure Washing Building exterior pressure washing for curb appeal improvement, graffiti removal, and hard water stain treatment.
• Event Banner Installation and Removal Seasonal and event banner installation and removal using bucket truck and trained crews, serving commercial buildings and municipal events.
• Interior Sweeping and Cleaning Interior sweeping and scrubbing for commercial building spaces, complementing the company's exterior maintenance portfolio.

Quantifiable outcome

• Pollutant capture cost of less than $5 per pound with air sweepers and $10 per pound with broom sweepers, vs. $35 per pound for capturing pollutants in runoff stream
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Republic Services: Major U.S. recycling and waste services company with overlapping municipal and commercial property customer relationships. Adjacent in sanitation and exterior services but does not specialize in power sweeping.
• Waste Management: Largest North American waste and environmental services company, addressing many of the same sanitation, NPDES compliance, and commercial property needs as Commercial Power Sweeping, though through a vastly broader service portfolio.
• Clean Harbors: Major publicly traded environmental services company offering waste management, industrial cleaning, and site services. Operates at vastly greater scale across overlapping regulatory/compliance-driven demand, particularly with construction and industrial customers.
• Stericycle: National provider of regulated waste and compliance services with deep municipal and commercial relationships. Comparable on the regulated-services angle but does not offer power sweeping as a core line.
• BrightView Holdings: Large publicly traded provider of commercial landscape and exterior maintenance services. While sweeping is a small part of its portfolio, BrightView operates at scale across the same commercial property management customers and offers bundled exterior maintenance services.

Direct peers

• 1-800-SWEEPER: Network of independently operated power sweeping contractors across the U.S., including a listing for the subject company in Virginia Beach. Comparable on the core sweeping service and municipal/commercial customer base; serves as both a marketing channel and a benchmark competitor set.
• USA Sweeping: U.S.-based power sweeping services provider focused on commercial parking lots, construction sites, and municipal contracts. Comparable customer segments and recurring service model to Commercial Power Sweeping.
• United Sweeping Services: Regional power sweeping contractor serving the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern U.S. with parking-lot and street-sweeping services. Closely comparable service mix and customer types (property managers, municipalities, HOAs).
• Sweeping Corporation of America: Largest U.S. power sweeping contractor, providing parking lot, street, and construction-site sweeping nationwide. Directly comparable to Commercial Power Sweeping on core services, customer types, and recurring contract model, but at much greater geographic scale.
• Clean Sweep Inc: Commercial sweeping company offering parking lot, street, and construction-site sweeping for property managers and municipalities. Comparable service offering and contract structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/commercial-power-sweeping-svc

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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