Commercial Energy Specialists

What Commercial Energy Specialists does

Commercial Energy Specialists (CES) is a private, for-profit provider of water treatment solutions for institutional and commercial swimming pools, spas, and water features. Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Jupiter, Florida, the company operates in a specialized commercial niche serving aquatic facility operators rather than residential customers. The firm employs between 11 and 50 people, placing it in the small-to-mid-sized category, and its website (ceswaterquality.com) currently presents only a verification/loader page, yielding no substantive product, technology, or pricing disclosures in the available source data.

The company's business model centers on supplying water treatment products and services to commercial and institutional aquatic facilities, though specific pricing structures, product catalogs, service offerings, and revenue mechanics are not disclosed in available source material. CES is backed by Turning Basin Capital Partners, which led an investment dated April 20, 2021 — recorded as the fourth funding event for the company, with no dollar amount disclosed. There is no evidence of additional strategic actions such as acquisitions, partnerships, product launches, geographic expansion, or leadership changes in the available data.

Given the absence of detailed financial disclosures, named customers, certification records, or patent/trademark data in source inputs, the company's competitive positioning, channel structure, and operational performance cannot be fully characterized. The 40+ year operating history and active PE sponsorship indicate an established business with ongoing capital support, but the lack of recent performance data, headcount trends, and product or geographic footprint information limits deeper visibility into current trajectory and strategic direction.

Name

Commercial Energy Specialists

Website

https://ceswaterquality.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Commercial Energy Specialists provides water treatment solutions for institutional and commercial swimming pools, spas, and water features. Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Jupiter, Florida, the small private company serves commercial aquatic facility operators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Water Treatment Services

NAICS

Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213)

SIC

Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro primary industry

Water Testing & Chemical Balancing (HSAIALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Equipment Installation & Upgrades (Automation, Covers, Sanitizers) (HSAIALAJ), Filter, Pump & Heater Maintenance/Repair (HSAIALAC), Water Systems & Treatment (Pumps/Boilers/Water Heaters/Filtration) (IMAIABAK)

Keywords

• Water treatment services
• Pool water treatment
• Commercial pool solutions
• Water quality management
• Spa water treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

Jupiter

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Commercial Energy Specialists provides water treatment solutions to institutional and commercial swimming pools, spas, and water facilities. The company supplies the products, chemicals, and related services needed to maintain water quality in commercial aquatic environments. Operations are based in Jupiter, United States, serving customers within the U.S. market.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• Pentair: Global pool and water-treatment equipment manufacturer serving residential and commercial pools. Directly comparable as a leading supplier of pool filtration, sanitization, pumps and automation — areas where Commercial Energy Specialists specifies, installs and services equipment.
• Hayward Holdings: Major pool equipment manufacturer with a strong commercial-pool and water-treatment presence across pumps, filters, heaters and automated sanitization systems. Directly overlaps with the equipment-installation and water-quality management side of Commercial Energy Specialists' offering.
• Fluidra: Spanish-headquartered global pool and wellness equipment group operating in the U.S. through brands including Jandy, Zodiac and Polaris. Competes in pool pumps, filters, heaters and automation — the same equipment categories Commercial Energy Specialists installs and services.
• Leslie's: Largest U.S. consumer-direct pool-chemical and supplies retailer (NASDAQ: LESL) with growing commercial and service exposure. Adjacent peer via shared focus on pool water chemistry, sanitization consumables and customer-acquisition channels for pool operators.
• Pool Corporation: Largest wholesale distributor of pool equipment, supplies and replacement parts in North America (NASDAQ: POOL). Compares as a channel and category peer since Commercial Energy Specialists likely sources water-treatment chemicals, parts and equipment through similar distribution relationships.
• BioLab / Solenis: Formulator of pool and spa water-treatment chemistries (branded BioLab, Applied Biochemists, SpaGuard). Directly comparable in the underlying water-chemistry products that Commercial Energy Specialists' water-treatment service relies on day-to-day.

Direct peers

• America's Swimming Pool Company (ASP): Franchised commercial and residential pool service and water-quality management company with multi-market U.S. coverage. Directly comparable as a recurring-service pool-water-treatment specialist competing for many of the same commercial and HOA accounts.
• Pinch A Penny: Franchised pool chemical retail and service chain with strong Florida presence (headquartered near Tampa). Closely comparable business model — recurring water-treatment service plus chemical and equipment sales to residential and commercial pool operators.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ceswater
• Facebookfacebook.com/CESwaterquality
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/commercial-energy-specialists-inc-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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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