Jim Myers & Sons, Inc.

What Jim Myers & Sons, Inc. does

Jim Myers & Sons, Inc. (JMS) is a third-generation, family-owned manufacturer of environmental process equipment for municipal water and wastewater treatment plants, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Founded in 1962 by James B. Myers Jr., the company operates from a 72,000-square-foot manufacturing and engineering facility and organizes its portfolio around three product families: Bio-HANDLING (belt and screw conveyors, storage bins, hoppers, silos, gates and valves for bio-solids conveyance and storage); Mega-TREATMENT (plate settlers, flocculators, hoseless and reciprocating sludge removal, scum skimmers, flow-control baffles, and the Mega-AIR low-profile cascade aerator); and Delta-SEPARATION (grit classifiers, screening compactors, and helical/paddle-wheel skimmers). Underlying technology is anchored by the patented TFCA plate-settler design (2009) and patent-pending Eco-AIR/Mega-AIR cascade aeration, supplemented by CFD-tested proprietary flow-balancing diagonals on the Mega-VAC sludge-removal system and external end bearings on Delta-CLASSIFIER grit classifiers.

JMS's business model is engineered capital-equipment sales plus aftermarket services. Equipment contracts range from roughly $25,000 to over $1 million per project, with multi-year installation timelines and a handful of mega-projects (e.g., the Houston Northeast WTP 400 MGD expansion, McLoughlin Point $301 million WWTP) that materially drive annual revenue. Distribution runs through an independently owned manufacturer's representative network that achieved full U.S. coverage by 1995 and Caribbean coverage by 2005, augmented by a direct enterprise sales team that supports key accounts, consulting engineers, and EPC contractors. Aftermarket parts (including supply to other OEMs' installed base) and lifecycle site-inspection services provide a recurring revenue stream intended to extend the 15-20 year equipment life cycle.

The company primarily serves three customer segments: municipal environmental equipment operators (utilities) seeking regulatory compliance and low life-cycle cost; consulting engineers specifying equipment for new plant designs; and construction contractors executing installation. Customer logos include Archer Western, Veolia Water Solutions, PC Construction, and major U.S. and Canadian municipal utilities such as Boston Deer Island, Dallas Eastside, and Greater Victoria's McLoughlin Point. The current leadership team represents the third generation, with Sam Myers named President in 2023 and Dave Myers serving as Chairman/CEO; the company has no external equity investors and operates as an independent North Carolina corporation.

Name

Jim Myers & Sons, Inc.

Legal name

Jim Myers & Sons, Inc.

Website

https://jmsequipment.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Jim Myers & Sons, Inc. is a third-generation, family-owned manufacturer of environmental process equipment, including biosolids handling systems, plate settlers, flocculators, aerators, and grit classifiers, serving municipal water and wastewater treatment plants, consulting engineers, and contractors across North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water and Wastewater Treatment Equipment

NAICS

Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (33324)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

Water & Wastewater Treatment Plant Equipment (Clarifiers, Aeration, Membrane Systems) (IMAHAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Separation & Filtration Equipment (Filters, Centrifuges, Membranes) (IMAHAEAB)

Keywords

• Water treatment equipment
• Wastewater treatment systems
• Biosolids handling equipment
• Plate settler systems
• Environmental process equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlotte

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Environmental Process Equipment Sales: Capital equipment sales of water and wastewater treatment equipment including Bio-HANDLING products (conveyors, storage), Mega-TREATMENT products (clarifiers, flocculators, settlers), Mega-AIR aeration systems, and Delta-SEPARATION products. Equipment ranges from $25,000 to over $1,000,000 depending on complexity.
2. Aftermarket Parts and Services: Certified replacement parts for JMS systems and other manufacturers. Site inspection services for life cycle management and maintenance support. Parts sales for wear components and equipment upgrades.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Jim Myers & Sons, Inc. (JMS) manufactures environmental process equipment for municipal water and wastewater treatment plants. The company designs, engineers, and fabricates complete systems across three product lines: Bio-HANDLING (conveyors and storage for bio-solids), Mega-TREATMENT (plate settlers, flocculators, sludge removal, and aeration), and Delta-SEPARATION (grit classifiers, compactors, and skimmers). Equipment is built in a 72,000 sq. ft. Charlotte, NC facility and ranges from $25,000 to over $1,000,000 per project.

Product overview

Jim Myers & Sons, Inc. (JMS) is a third-generation family-owned business providing environmental process equipment solutions for water and wastewater treatment. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio organized into three main product lines: Bio-HANDLING (belt conveyors, screw conveyors, storage systems, gates, and valves for solids transport), Mega-TREATMENT (plate settlers, flocculators, aerators, sludge removal and scum skimming equipment), and Delta-SEPARATION (grit classifiers, compactors, and skimmers). These product families are complemented by integrated systems for solids receival, storage, handling, loadout, and stabilization, as well as aftermarket parts support. The product architecture follows a platform-plus-modules approach, with core product lines that can be configured and combined to create complete turnkey solutions for municipal and industrial treatment facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mega-TREATMENT: Water treatment product line including plate settlers (Mega-SETTLER), flocculators (Mega-FLOC), sludge removal systems (Mega-VAC), flow control (Mega-TROUGH), and aeration (Mega-AIR).
• Bio-HANDLING
• Delta-SEPARATION
• Mega-AIR

Products and services

• Bio-HANDLING Product Line Product line family for biosolids and solids material handling at water and wastewater treatment plants, including belt conveyors (Bio-BELT), screw conveyors (Bio-SCREW), open-top storage (Bio-BIN), enclosed live-bottom hoppers (Bio-HOPPER), cylindrical silos (Bio-SILO), gates (Bio-GATE), and diverter valves (Bio-VALVE). Sold to municipal and industrial treatment plant operators, consulting engineers, and contractors.
• Mega-TREATMENT Product Line Product line family for water and wastewater treatment including plate settlers (Mega-SETTLER for drinking water and wastewater), flocculators (Mega-FLOC in Horizontal Paddle Wheel, Vertical Paddle Wheel, and Walking Beam configurations), hoseless sludge removal (Mega-VAC), reciprocating sludge removal (Mega-SCRAPER), scum pipe removal (Mega-SKIMMER), collection troughs (Mega-TROUGH), baffle walls (Mega-WALL), and aeration (Mega-AIR). Sold to municipal water and wastewater treatment plant operators, consulting engineers, and contractors.
• Mega-AIR Low Profile Cascade Aerator Low Profile Cascade Aerator for post-aeration at wastewater treatment plants, designed to raise dissolved oxygen concentration to a minimum of 6 mg/L using no energy. Testing shows an average DO increase of 0.255 mg/L per foot of unit. For municipal and industrial wastewater treatment operators needing to meet DO discharge requirements.
• Delta-SEPARATION Product Line Product line family for separation and classification of solids, including grit classifiers (Delta-CLASSIFIER) with external end bearing design for walk-by inspection, screening compactors (Delta-COMPACTOR) for dewatering and volume reduction of screened materials, and skimming systems (Delta-SKIMMER in Helical Skimmer and Paddle Wheel configurations). Sold to municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants.
• Bio-HANDLING Integrated Solids Systems Pre-engineered integrated systems for complete biosolids flows including Solids Receival System, Solids Storage System, Dry Solids Handling System, and Solids Loadout System, plus Truck Load Out Stations, Receiving Stations, Dried Bio-solids Systems, and Lime Stabilization Systems. Configured per project specifications for municipal and industrial treatment plants.
• Packaged Plate Settler System & Pilot Study Packaged plate settler system with pilot study offering for high-rate clarification. Provides a turnkey package for facilities that need to evaluate or deploy plate settling technology without building a fully custom system.
• Aftermarket Parts and Certified Components Certified replacement parts for JMS systems and for other manufacturers' equipment. Includes wear components, equipment upgrade parts, and site inspection services for life-cycle management and maintenance support on existing installations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 5 billion gallons of water processed daily through JMS equipment in North America
• +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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Morrow Water TechnologiesregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2024JMS named Morrow Water Technologies as its exclusive manufacturer's representative for Alabama and the Florida Panhandle region. The partnership provides municipalities and industrial facilities local access to JMS equipment, engineering, and aftermarket support.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• WesTech Engineering: WesTech Engineering designs and manufactures process equipment for water and wastewater treatment including clarifiers, flocculators, and sedimentation systems. As a direct competitor in municipal and industrial treatment plant equipment, WesTech competes head-to-head with JMS's Mega-TREATMENT line on consulting-engineer-specified bids.
• Huber Technology: Huber Technology (Huber SE) provides water and wastewater treatment equipment including grit removal, screening, and sludge thickening equipment. Their products compete directly with JMS's Delta-SEPARATION line (grit classifiers, screening compactors) in municipal wastewater applications.
• Meurer Research: Meurer Research manufactures inclined plate settlers (Lamella) and sludge handling equipment used in municipal and industrial water treatment applications. Their Lamella plate settler directly competes with JMS's Mega-SETTLER product line, with both serving similar consulting engineer and contractor channels.
• Smith & Loveless: Smith & Loveless manufactures water and wastewater treatment equipment including grit removal systems, headworks screens, and pump stations. Their grit handling and separation products overlap with JMS's Delta-SEPARATION line, particularly for municipal wastewater applications.
• Brentwood Industries: Brentwood Industries is a direct competitor in municipal water and wastewater treatment equipment, manufacturing tube settlers, plate settlers, and biological treatment systems. JMS's VP of Mega-TREATMENT Kerry Dissinger spent 10 years at Brentwood, demonstrating the technical overlap and direct talent flow between the two firms.
• Parkson Corporation: Parkson Corporation provides water and wastewater treatment equipment including Densadeg high-rate clarification, Aqua-Lator surface aeration, and Bio-Clean moving bed biofilm reactors. Parkson competes with JMS in municipal and industrial water treatment equipment, particularly in flocculation and clarification product categories.
• Komline-Sanderson: Komline-Sanderson Engineering manufactures process equipment for water and wastewater treatment including dissolved air flotation, sludge thickening, and biosolids handling. Their biosolids handling portfolio competes directly with JMS's Bio-HANDLING line for municipal and industrial solids management projects.

Broad incumbents

• Xylem Inc. Xylem is a global water technology company offering pumps, treatment equipment, and smart metering through brands including Wedeco, Flygt, and the acquired Evoqua portfolio. Xylem competes broadly with JMS in municipal water/wastewater infrastructure but at a much larger scale with broader system capabilities and direct utility relationships.
• Evoqua Water Technologies: Evoqua Water Technologies (now part of Xylem) provides a broad portfolio of water and wastewater treatment products and services including filtration, disinfection, and biological treatment. Evoqua competes with JMS across multiple product lines in municipal water treatment with significantly greater scale and product breadth.
• Veolia Water Technologies: Veolia Water Technologies (referenced as a JMS customer in Jordan) is a global environmental services and water treatment equipment provider. Veolia competes with JMS in municipal and industrial treatment plant equipment while also serving as a channel partner/end-customer for JMS components in some international projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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