ctr coatings

What ctr coatings does

CTR Coatings, operating as CTR Utility Rehab LLC, is a privately held specialty contractor founded in 2010 and headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee. The company is an OBIC-certified installer of spray-applied flexible polymer coating systems used to rehabilitate water, wastewater, industrial, and stormwater infrastructure without excavation. Its service model targets municipal and industrial asset owners, applying OBIC 1000 (wastewater structures), OBIC 5000 (industrial applications), and OBIC 1200C (stormwater assets) to deliver a 50-year service life extension backed by a 10-year warranty.

The business operates through a regional field-sales and business development model, with a second operational location opened in York, South Carolina in 2021 to support a four-state southeastern service territory covering Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Named customers include the City of Memphis, the City of Bardstown (Kentucky), and the City of Nashville (Tennessee), indicating a municipal-anchored book of work. The company is family-led, with Charlotte Reed serving as President, Troy Reed as Vice President, and Shane Reed as Operations Director.

Revenue mechanics are project-based, derived from contract awards for trenchless coating installation rather than recurring subscriptions or licensing. The company holds WBENC Women's Business Enterprise certification, which provides access to public-sector diversity procurement programs, and is OBIC-certified, which is the gating credential for offering the OBIC product portfolio. The company has not disclosed external funding, headcount beyond an 11-50 range, or revenue figures, indicating a bootstrapped, privately financed operating model.

Name

ctr coatings

Legal name

CTR Utility Rehab LLC

Website

https://ctrcoatings.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CTR Coatings is an OBIC-certified installer of spray-applied polymer coating systems for trenchless rehabilitation of municipal and industrial water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure across the southeastern United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Rehabilitation Services

NAICS

Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities (33281), Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities (3328)

SIC

Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470), Paints, Varnishes, Lacquers, Enamels & Allied Prods (2851)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Protective Coatings (Steel/Concrete/Equipment) (IMAIAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Tank, Pipeline & Marine Coating Services (Lining/Wrapping) (IMAIAKAJ), Concrete & Masonry Coatings (IMADAKAE)

Keywords

• Wastewater rehabilitation services
• Manhole rehabilitation coatings
• Trenchless infrastructure repair
• Stormwater culvert rehabilitation
• Industrial concrete coatings

Headquarters

HQ city

Knoxville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Coatings Installation Services: CTR Coatings generates revenue as an OBIC certified installer providing professional coatings installation services for water, wastewater, and industrial structure rehabilitation. Revenue is project-based, driven by infrastructure repair and rehabilitation contracts with municipalities and industrial clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CTR Coatings is an OBIC certified installer that delivers spray-applied flexible polymer coating solutions for the rehabilitation and repair of municipal and industrial water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure. The company's service offerings include wastewater manhole and sewer rehabilitation, potable water distribution and pump station repair, stormwater culvert restoration, and industrial concrete/steel structural coating, with installations carrying a 10-year warranty and extending structure life by approximately 50 years.

Product overview

CTR Coatings operates as an OBIC certified installer offering a suite of specialized polymer coating products and application services for municipal and industrial water and wastewater infrastructure rehabilitation. The core product line includes OBIC 1000 for municipal wastewater systems, OBIC 5000 for industrial/manufacturing applications, and OBIC 1200C for stormwater culverts—all spray-applied flexible polymer coatings that cure quickly and extend structure life by up to 50 years with a 10-year warranty. These products are delivered alongside complementary service offerings including water distribution system rehabilitation, manhole repair, and pump station repair, providing end-to-end solutions for aging water and wastewater infrastructure across municipal and industrial sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water Distribution Rehabilitation Services Rehabilitation solutions for municipal potable water storage tanks, distribution lines, aqueducts, and treatment plant facilities that protect aging potable water systems against future corrosion without service interruption.
• Municipal Wastewater & Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Trenchless manhole rehabilitation solutions addressing deterioration caused by hydrogen sulfide corrosion in municipal sewer systems, providing affordable long-lasting repair with minimal downtime for municipalities and local governments.
• Stormwater Culvert Rehabilitation Trenchless rehabilitation of structurally damaged or deteriorated stormwater culverts that restores structural integrity and extends structure life by approximately 50 years, offered as an alternative to costly complete culvert replacement for municipal stormwater authorities.
• Potable Water Systems & Pump Station Repair Customized rehabilitation solutions for potable water systems and pump station repair, co-developed with OBIC chemists to address unique project requirements such as the City of Nashville Tennessee pump station project.
• Industrial & Manufacturing Structure Coating Industrial-grade coating installation using OBIC 5000 to reinstate structural integrity of concrete, steel, masonry, and other substrates exposed to corrosive environments or harsh weather, for industrial and manufacturing facilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Structure life extension of up to 50 years with OBIC product installation
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• OBIC ProductscoreTechnology or IntegrationCTR Coatings is an OBIC certified installer with access to the complete OBIC product line including OBIC 1000 (wastewater), OBIC 5000 (industrial), and OBIC 1200C (stormwater). As part of this partnership, OBIC's team of chemists works with CTR to develop customized solutions for unique project requirements.
• Habitat for HumanityminorOthersCommunity partnership supporting local community development initiatives.
• Susannah's HouseminorOthersCommunity partnership supporting local community initiatives.
• Alzheimer's Tennessee, Inc.minorOthersCommunity partnership supporting Alzheimer's research and patient support in Tennessee.
• Knox ProCorpsminorOthersCommunity partnership supporting local community programs.
• Trenchless TechnologyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIndustry publication that featured CTR Coatings' City of Memphis manhole rehabilitation project, providing third-party industry recognition and marketing exposure.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• OBIC Products: OBIC Products is the technology partner and proprietary polymer coating manufacturer whose certified-installer program CTR operates under. It is the upstream technology and chemistry supplier enabling CTR's services and a direct dependency.

Broad incumbents

• Aegion Corporation: Aegion (parent of Insituform) is a national trenchless infrastructure rehabilitation provider offering CIPP and other technologies for municipal water and wastewater systems, directly competing for the same municipal rehab contracts CTR targets.
• Insituform Technologies: Insituform is a leading CIPP (cured-in-place pipe) provider for sewer and wastewater pipeline rehabilitation, an alternative trenchless solution municipalities choose instead of spray-applied polymer coatings like OBIC.
• Tnemec Company: Tnemec is a major industrial and protective coatings manufacturer serving water/wastewater and industrial infrastructure markets with a broad product portfolio, overlapping with OBIC 5000 in the industrial protective coatings category.
• Carboline Company: Carboline supplies protective and corrosion-resistant coatings used in wastewater, potable water, and industrial infrastructure, competing for the same industrial and municipal coating specification opportunities CTR addresses.
• Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine: Sherwin-Williams' Protective & Marine coatings division provides high-performance coatings for water/wastewater infrastructure and industrial assets, a broad incumbent competitor in industrial protective coatings.

Direct peers

• Raven Lining Systems: Raven Lining Systems manufactures and applies spray-applied polymer coatings for manhole, sewer, and wastewater infrastructure rehabilitation, directly competing with OBIC-based offerings and CTR's installation services.
• Sauereisen: Sauereisen manufactures and applies corrosion-resistant polymer coatings and linings for sewer, wastewater, and industrial structures, directly overlapping with OBIC's product line in manhole and concrete rehabilitation.

Emerging players

• Perma-Liner Industries: Perma-Liner provides trenchless lateral and mainline rehabilitation products and services for municipal sewer systems, an adjacent trenchless competitor serving overlapping municipal customers with similar no-dig economics.
• HammerHead Trenchless Equipment: HammerHead offers trenchless rehabilitation equipment and solutions (including point repair and CIPP) for municipal water and wastewater systems, an adjacent technology provider serving CTR's customer base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ctr-coatings

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 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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