Cutting Technologies

What Cutting Technologies does

Cutting Technologies (CTI) is a privately held selective demolition contractor founded in 1982 and headquartered in Gloucester City, New Jersey. The company provides specialized concrete and metal cutting, drilling, and demolition services — including diamond wire sawing, slab and wall sawing, diamond core drilling, pile cutting, Brokk robotic hammering, runway and road demolition, floor and surface preparation, and Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) subsurface imaging — to general contractors, transportation authorities, energy operators, marine terminal owners, and government entities across the Northeastern United States (NY, NJ, PA, CT, MA, MD, DE). Notable enterprise clients include Bechtel, Balfour Beatty, Cianbro, Granite Halmar, Valero Energy, NRG Energy, IMTT-Bayonne, the U.S. Navy, and multiple state DOTs and nuclear utilities.

The company's technical platform is built around a specialized equipment fleet — including Brokk zero-emission remote-controlled demolition robots, diamond wire saws, wall/slab/curb saws, core drills, and GPR systems — combined with six proprietary branded programs: the Specialty Equipment Arsenal, Smooth Project Plan, FASTrack Process, Advanced Engineering Solutions, Safety Matters, and Rapid Response Team. CTI holds an ISNET World 10-year safety certification and has received industry recognition from ENR Magazine and Roads and Bridges Magazine.

Cutting Technologies operates as a project-based B2B specialty contractor with quote-based, custom pricing and free estimates. Revenue is generated per project through direct engagement with enterprise project managers and facility operators; the CEO is Robert Frazier. The company is founder/management-owned, with no disclosed outside investors, no parent company, and no subsidiaries. Distribution is direct sales to enterprise buyers across the Northeast, supported by a website, case studies, blog content, and active social media presence on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram, and YouTube.

Name

Cutting Technologies

Legal name

Cutting Technologies, Inc.

Website

https://cuttingtechnologies.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cutting Technologies is a privately held selective demolition contractor founded in 1982, providing specialized concrete and metal cutting, drilling, and robotic hammering services to enterprise contractors, energy operators, transportation authorities, and government clients across the Northeastern United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Selective Demolition & Concrete Cutting Services

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600)

akta.pro primary industry

Concrete Cutting, Coring & Sawing (IMAFAKAL)

Keywords

• Selective demolition services
• Concrete cutting
• Diamond wire sawing
• Core drilling services
• Robotic demolition

Headquarters

HQ city

Gloucester City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Selective Demolition Services: Project-based professional services revenue from providing specialized concrete and metal cutting, drilling, and demolition services to construction and industrial clients. Services include diamond wire sawing, slab/wall sawing, curb cutting, diamond core drilling, robotic hammering, and surface preparation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Cutting Technologies provides specialized concrete and metal cutting, drilling, and selective demolition services for commercial, industrial, and government clients. The company deploys company-owned specialty equipment — including Brokk robotic hammers, diamond wire saws, slab/wall saws, core drills, and Ground Penetrating Radar — to perform precision cutting and demolition on bridges, marine piers, refineries, nuclear plants, and heavy industrial facilities across the Northeast US. Services are delivered as project-based engagements with engineering-driven planning, safety oversight, and on-site execution by company crews.

Product overview

Cutting Technologies (CTI) is a selective demolition contractor offering a unified portfolio of precision concrete and metal cutting services. The core service offerings include robotic hammering (Brokk equipment), diamond core drilling, diamond wire sawing, saw cutting of metal, concrete demolition and coring, slab/wall sawing and curb cutting, pile cutting, ground penetrating radar, floor and surface preparation, and runway/road demolition. These services are supported by proprietary programs including the Specialty Equipment Arsenal, Smooth Project Plan, FASTrack Process, Advanced Engineering Solutions, Safety Matters program, and Rapid Response Team. The company serves diverse industries including bridges and heavy civil construction, marine/piers, refineries and petrochemical plants, heavy industrial and process industries, general construction, and nuclear power plants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Robotic Hammering Controlled demolition service using Brokk remote-controlled robotic hammers that deliver powerful, precise impacts up to ten times faster than standard robotic hammers. Zero-emission units with a small operating footprint, suitable for restrictive conditions and work near live traffic lanes; can be equipped with hydraulic crushing jaws that eliminate dust, noise, and vibration.
• Diamond Core Drilling
• Saw Cutting of Metal
• Diamond Wire Sawing
• Concrete Demolition & Coring
• Slab/Wall Sawing & Curb Cutting
• Pile Cutting
• Ground Penetrating Radar
• Floor & Surface Preparation
• Runway & Road Demolition

Quantifiable outcome

• St. Lucie Nuclear project completed two days ahead of schedule, saving contractor more than $60,000
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Weeks MarinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorked with owner's contractor Weeks Marine to develop efficient means of cutting and removing the IMTT Bayonne marine pier while the terminal remained operational. CTI designed and fabricated temporary support systems that interlaced with the existing structure.
• ISNET WorldminorOthersThird-party safety certification program verifying contractor safety performance and compliance. CTI holds a 10-year certification demonstrating consistent safety standards.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Penhall Company: Penhall is one of the largest US specialty contractors providing concrete cutting, coring, ground penetrating radar, and selective demolition services to construction, industrial, and infrastructure clients. It is the closest direct peer to CTI in service mix, equipment profile, and enterprise customer base.
• Concrete Cutting & Breaking Co. (CCB): CCB provides concrete cutting, core drilling, selective demolition, and bridge/highway cutting services across the Midwest and beyond. Like CTI, it operates a fleet of specialized saws and drills and serves heavy civil and industrial clients.
• North American Dismantling & Demolition (NADD): NADD is a specialty contractor offering concrete cutting, selective demolition, industrial dismantling, and remediation services. Its portfolio of saw cutting, robotic demolition, and industrial services closely mirrors CTI's offerings for similar enterprise customers.
• Team West Contracting: Team West Contracting provides concrete cutting, core drilling, and selective demolition services with regional coverage. Its emphasis on precision cutting for commercial and industrial clients makes it a directly comparable regional peer to CTI.
• American Concrete Cutting & Drilling: American Concrete Cutting & Drilling offers concrete cutting, core drilling, slab sawing, and wall sawing services to commercial, industrial, and infrastructure clients across multiple US markets, overlapping significantly with CTI's core service portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Cherry Companies: Cherry Companies is a large, multi-service demolition, recycling, and site services contractor operating broadly across the US. While it offers selective demolition as part of a wider portfolio (including full structural demolition and aggregate recycling), it competes with CTI on large industrial and infrastructure demolition work.
• Veit & Company: Veit is a diversified specialty contractor providing demolition, environmental remediation, earthwork, and industrial services across the Midwest and beyond. It competes with CTI on selective demolition within heavy civil and industrial projects but operates at a much larger scale across broader service lines.
• Bierlein Companies: Bierlein is a specialty contractor providing demolition, environmental, and heavy industrial services to power, refining, and infrastructure clients. Its industrial demolition capability overlaps with CTI's refinery, power, and heavy industrial segments.

Others

• BrandSafway: BrandSafway is a leading provider of scaffolding, access, insulation, and related industrial services. While not a direct demolition competitor, it works alongside specialty cutters like CTI on industrial outage, refinery, and infrastructure projects, making it an adjacent ecosystem participant.
• Brokk Inc. Brokk is the manufacturer of the remote-controlled robotic demolition machines that CTI uses as a flagship capability. As the OEM whose equipment underpins CTI's robotic hammering offering, it is an enabling/adjacent peer rather than a competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/CuttingTech_CTI
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCNXO_NPGHYFYbwhgm8IR6iA
• Facebookfacebook.com/Cutting-Technologies-CTI-541678599224928
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cutting-technologies
• Instagraminstagram.com/cuttingtechinc

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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