BissNuss

What BissNuss does

BissNuss is a regional manufacturer's representative and distributor of water and wastewater treatment equipment, headquartered in Canfield, Ohio. Founded in 1989, the company represents more than 80 OEM manufacturers and distributes process equipment, screens/grinders/grit removal systems, solids handling equipment, valves/gates, chemical feed and disinfection systems, blowers/pumps/mixers, scrubbers/odor control systems, biological treatment systems, and packaged plant solutions to municipal water/wastewater utilities and industrial customers across Northern Ohio, Southern Ohio/Kentucky, Western Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. The company has been operating for more than 35 years.

The company operates a direct sales force organized around five regional offices in Canfield (headquarters), Cincinnati, Westlake, Sylvania, and Pittsburgh, providing localized sales coverage, application engineering, and aftermarket parts and service support (calibration, validation, preventive maintenance, repairs). Its product portfolio spans the full treatment chain — from headworks screening and grit removal through biological treatment, aeration, sedimentation, UV disinfection, and solids handling — and has been expanded into emerging categories such as PFAS removal (DuPont Memcor membranes, Newterra/Tigg activated carbon) and automation/SCADA systems. Pricing is quote-based on capital equipment specifications.

BissNuss generates revenue primarily through equipment distribution commissions and direct sales on behalf of its OEM partners, supplemented by aftermarket parts and service revenue. In July 2025, BissNuss was acquired by United Flow Technologies (UFT), a portfolio company of H.I.G. Capital, alongside Heyward Inc., and continues to operate independently as a platform company within the UFT water/wastewater portfolio.

Name

BissNuss

Legal name

BissNuss Inc.

Website

https://bissnussinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

BissNuss is a regional manufacturer's representative and distributor of water and wastewater treatment equipment, representing 80+ OEMs to municipal utilities and industrial customers across Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Canfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Distribution and Commission: BissNuss operates as a manufacturer's representative earning commissions on equipment sales to municipal and industrial customers. They distribute process equipment, screens, grinders, grit removal, valves, chemical feed, disinfection, blowers, pumps, mixers, and other water/wastewater treatment equipment from OEM manufacturer partners.
2. Aftermarket Parts and Service: Supply of spare parts and support services for the equipment sold, including calibration, validation, preventive maintenance, and repairs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

BissNuss is a manufacturer's representative and distributor for water and wastewater treatment equipment, selling process equipment, screens/grinders/grit removal systems, solids handling, valves/gates, chemical feed/disinfection, blowers/pumps/mixers, scrubbers/odor control, and support products to municipal and industrial customers across Northern Ohio, Southern Ohio/Kentucky, Western Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. The company distributes equipment on behalf of more than 80 OEM manufacturers and provides aftermarket parts and service support.

Product overview

BissNuss is a manufacturer's representative and distributor specializing in water and wastewater treatment equipment, serving municipal and industrial markets across Northern Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Southern Ohio/Kentucky for over 35 years. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of process and chemical feed equipment and parts through partnerships with over 80 manufacturers. The core offering encompasses process equipment, screens/grinders/grit removal, solids handling, valves/gates, chemical feed/disinfection, blowers/pumps/mixers, and scrubbers/odor control systems. BissNuss provides solutions spanning the entire treatment process from headworks through disinfection, including screens, grit removal, odor control, biological treatment, aeration, sedimentation, UV disinfection, solids handling, slide gates, valves, inclined plate settling, chemical feed, filtration, clarification, ion exchange, ozone, ultrafiltration membrane systems, and reverse osmosis for water treatment applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BissNuss Process Equipment & Parts Distribution and representation of water and wastewater treatment process equipment, screens/grinders/grit removal, solids handling, valves/gates, chemical feed/disinfection, blowers/pumps/mixers, scrubbers/odor control, and support products for municipal and industrial customers across Northern Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Southern Ohio/Kentucky.
• Chemical & Disinfection Equipment Chemical feed and disinfection equipment for water and wastewater treatment, including chemical metering and process control systems from manufacturers such as BNR, Cleanwater1, Milton Roy, PureLine, UGSI Chemical Feed, and LMI.
• Odor Control Equipment Odor control solutions including chemical and dry scrubbers, biological scrubbers, and H2S removal systems from manufacturers such as Air+, ANUA, BioAir, Integrity Municipal Systems, Marcab Company, PureAir Filtration, and Vent-O-Mat.
• Biological Treatment Systems Biological treatment solutions including membrane bioreactors, activated sludge systems, SBR technology, modular treatment, and biological nutrient removal from Evoqua, Newterra, Nuvoda, Sanitaire, Walker Process, Cambi, Ecofixe, and Aqueous US Vets.
• Pumping Equipment Pumping solutions including centrifugal pumps, positive displacement pumps, submersible and grinder pumps, progressing cavity pumps, and marine pumpout stations from Danfoss, Flowserve, Keco Marine, Netzsch Pumps USA, Smith & Loveless, and Watson Marlow.
• Headworks & Pre-treatment Equipment Headworks and pre-treatment equipment including screens, grinders, grit removal systems, intake screens, and CSO equipment from Acme Engineering, Aqseptence Group (Johnson Screens), Duperon, Franklin Miller, Hydro International, Johnson Screens, Saveco, Spirac, and WSG & Solutions.
• Automation and Control Systems SCADA systems, remote monitoring, control panels, pump controls, and process automation from Computrol, Danfoss, Emerson/Rosemount, Innomotics/Siemens, Mission Communications, PRIMEX/SJE Rhombus, and Online Engineering Corp.
• Solid-Liquid Separation Equipment Clarification, filtration, DAF, thickening, and dewatering equipment including belt filter presses, centrifuges, and disc filters from AWC, Flottweg, Jim Myers & Sons, Newterra, Park Process, Phoenix Process Equipment, Spirac, and WesTech.
• Valves & Gates Automatic control valves for pressure, flow, surge, pump control, and level control, plus manual operation valves, throttling/modulating valves, specialty application valves, air release valves, check valves, and gate products from Bermad INC, Cla-Val Company, Flowserve/Ingersoll-Dresser Pump Co., Crispin Valve, ITT Engineered Valves (Fabri-Valve), Rodney Hunt Gates, and Vent-O-Mat.
• Aftermarket Parts and Service Supply of spare parts and support services for the equipment BissNuss represents, including calibration, validation, preventive maintenance, and repairs for municipal and industrial water and wastewater treatment installations.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core partner.

• Misco Watercore partnerTechnology or IntegrationMisco Water is a manufacturer of water treatment equipment represented by BissNuss in the regional market.
• Tesco Controlscore partnerTechnology or IntegrationTesco Controls is a manufacturer of water and wastewater control systems represented by BissNuss.
• HPT Thompsoncore partnerTechnology or IntegrationHPT Thompson is a manufacturer represented by BissNuss for water treatment equipment.
• Southwest Valvecore partnerTechnology or IntegrationSouthwest Valve is a valve manufacturer represented by BissNuss.
• Kodru Equipmentcore partnerTechnology or IntegrationKodru Equipment is a manufacturer of process equipment represented by BissNuss.
• Iowa Pump Workscore partnerTechnology or IntegrationIowa Pump Works is a pump manufacturer represented by BissNuss.
• Macaulay Controlscore partnerTechnology or IntegrationMacaulay Controls is a manufacturer of water treatment controls equipment represented by BissNuss.
• Moss Kelleycore partnerTechnology or IntegrationMoss Kelley is a water treatment equipment manufacturer represented by BissNuss.
• Heyward Inc.core partnerTechnology or IntegrationHeyward Inc. is a water and wastewater treatment equipment company acquired by United Flow Technologies alongside BissNuss in 2025.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Misco Water: Manufacturer's representative for water and wastewater treatment equipment that was also acquired by United Flow Technologies (UFT) in 2025. Operates with the same rep/distributor model and serves overlapping municipal and industrial customers, making it a direct comparable.
• Heyward Inc. Water and wastewater treatment equipment rep/distributor that was acquired by UFT alongside BissNuss in July 2025. Closely comparable in model, customer base, and UFT portfolio role.
• Engineered Equipment Solutions: UFT platform company that operates as a manufacturer's representative in the water and wastewater treatment space, with similar distribution relationships and customer overlap to BissNuss.
• Iowa Pump Works: Pump manufacturer and rep also under the UFT platform. Comparable in being a water-utility-adjacent rep/distributor with multi-state regional presence.
• Tesco Controls: Manufacturer of water and wastewater control systems represented by BissNuss and also part of the UFT portfolio. Comparable in overlapping customer base and product category.
• HPT Thompson: Water treatment equipment manufacturer represented by BissNuss and a fellow UFT platform company. Operates in the same equipment categories and customer base, making it a direct comparable in scope.

Broad incumbents

• Xylem: Global water technology leader (owns Wedeco, Leopold, Sanitaire, Evoqua) that manufactures pumps, treatment systems, and instrumentation directly to the same municipal and industrial water/wastewater customers BissNuss serves.
• Veolia Water Technologies: Global incumbent offering a broad portfolio of water and wastewater treatment equipment, chemicals, and services to municipal and industrial markets, overlapping directly with BissNuss's product categories.
• Aqua-Aerobic Systems: Established manufacturer of aeration, biological treatment, and filtration equipment for municipal wastewater, frequently specified in the same bids where BissNuss's rep portfolio is offered.

Emerging players

• Smith & Loveless: Manufacturer of packaged water and wastewater treatment systems and pump stations — actually one of BissNuss's represented OEMs, but also a direct competitor in packaged treatment solution sales to municipalities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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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