Saks Metering

What Saks Metering does

Saks Metering is a privately held, Northeast US-based professional services contractor specializing in the installation of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and Advanced Meter Reading (AMR) systems for municipal water, and increasingly electric and gas, utilities. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Mineola, New York, the company operates from a 10,000-square-foot secure warehouse in Maspeth, Queens and a dedicated call center that handles resident scheduling and customer support. Saks has completed more than 500,000 AMI meter installations across the Northeast since inception and cites a 95% contract completion rate, with active engagements spanning the NYC Department of Environmental Protection (multi-borough), Liberties Utilities (130,000 meters), and a roster of Long Island and New Jersey water districts.

The company's core offering is installation services for water meters and related endpoints (cellular LTE, fixed base AMI, drive-by AMR), supplemented by meter testing and maintenance, large meter and confined-space installation, backflow testing, lead pipe testing, meter downsizing, curb valve exercising, and fire hydrant services. Underpinning the field operation is a proprietary CRM platform with wireless tablet-based field reporting and a cloud-based client portal that delivers real-time project tracking, inventory management, work orders, billing, and customized daily reports to municipal clients. Saks is multi-vendor certified across major meter manufacturers including Badger Meter, Sensus, Neptune Technology Group, Elster, Metron Farnier, Aclara, Mueller, and Master Meter, allowing it to bid as Prime Contractor or sub on essentially any municipal platform standard.

Saks generates revenue primarily through professional services contracts awarded by government municipalities and water districts, with pricing quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Meter and MTU hardware replacement is provided at no charge to residents, with costs funded through the municipal partnership and financed at minimal interest rates to fit government budget cycles. The customer base is overwhelmingly municipal/government water utilities, supported by a few enterprise distribution partners such as Core & Main and an engineering-firm referral network. The go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales targeting Northeast US municipalities, complemented by a website, social media presence, and a toll-free 877-SAKS scheduling line.

Name

Saks Metering

Legal name

Saks Metering

Website

https://saksmetering.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Saks Metering is a privately held Northeast US contractor that installs and maintains AMI/AMR water, electric, and gas meters for municipalities and water districts, operating a proprietary CRM and cloud portal for real-time project tracking across its 500,000+ meter installation base since 2005.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Utility Services

NAICS

Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310)

SIC

Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro primary industry

Metering Hardware & Field Services (AMI/AMR meters, endpoints, installation, maintenance) (EUANAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Meter Installation, Exchange & Field Services (EUADAFAF), Service Renewals, Relocations & Upgrades (Capacity/Pressure Changes) (EUAJACAB), Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) & Smart Meter Analytics (Meter Data for NRW) (EUANAKAC)

Keywords

• Water meter installation
• Smart meter services
• AMI infrastructure
• Utility metering services
• Municipal water services

Headquarters

HQ city

Maspeth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Meter Installation Services: Professional installation services for water, electric, and gas utility meters including smart meters, large meters, and confined space installations. The company can bid as Prime Contractor taking on inventory responsibility and logistics, or as non-prime service. Financing options available for government budgets.
2. Meter Testing and Maintenance: Meter testing services to determine accuracy and recalibration needs, along with backflow installation and testing, lead pipe testing, and curb valve exercising services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Saks Metering provides professional meter installation, replacement, testing, and maintenance services for water, electric, and gas utilities, primarily serving municipalities and water districts across the Northeast US. The company installs AMI/AMR smart meters, large meters, and confined space meters; performs fire hydrant, backflow, lead pipe testing, and curb valve exercising; and supports these field operations with a proprietary CRM and cloud-based client portal that enable real-time project tracking and reporting.

Product overview

Saks Metering is a meter installation services provider offering a portfolio of utility services. Their core offerings include water utility services (smart meter installation, testing, backflow installation, lead pipe testing), fire hydrant services, electric utility services, and gas utility services. They supplement these service offerings with a proprietary cloud-based CRM platform that enables real-time project tracking, field reporting, and client communication. The company does not appear to offer a modular or platform-plus-modules product architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water Utility Services
• Fire Hydrant Services
• Electric Utility Services
• Gas Utility Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 500,000+ AMI meter installations completed since 2005
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Badger MetercoreTechnology or IntegrationMeter manufacturer partner providing water meters and Orion Cellular LTE endpoints for installation projects. Badger Meter products used in multiple municipal projects including Liberties Utilities (130,000 meters), Hicksville Water District, Bethpage Water District, and NYC DEP projects.
• SensuscoreTechnology or IntegrationMeter manufacturer providing smart meter technology. Sensus products including Flex Net Fixed Base and Touch Read systems used in NYC DEP Brooklyn, Cortland City, Lacey Township, Mount Arlington, Bolton Point Water System, and other projects.
• Neptune Technology GroupcoreTechnology or IntegrationMeter manufacturer providing R900i Drive By System and MIU technology. Products used in Bayville Village meter replacement project (2,600 meters).
• ElstercoreTechnology or IntegrationMeter manufacturer whose products are used in NYC DEP Brooklyn project alongside Sensus, Metron Farnier, and Badger Meter.
• Metron FarniercoreTechnology or IntegrationMeter manufacturer providing metering technology for NYC DEP projects including Brooklyn (January 2013 - April 2016, 9,000 meters) and Staten Island projects.
• Aclara (Star System)coreTechnology or IntegrationMeter reading system provider. Aclara Star System used in NYC DEP Brooklyn project for meter reading and data collection.
• MuellercoreTechnology or IntegrationMeter manufacturer providing Mueller Hot Rod AMR System used in Village of North Collins project (500+ meters).
• Master MetercoreTechnology or IntegrationMeter manufacturer whose products are used in City of Peekskill project for water meter replacement.
• Engineering Firms (Various)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerVarious engineering firms collaborate on municipal projects including H2M Architects + Engineers (Bayville), Clark Patterson Lee (East Aurora), Hatch Mott MacDonald (Freehold Borough/Township), Remington & Vernick Engineers (Lacey Township), Maser Consulting (Manasquan), Guerin & Vreeland Engineering (Netcong), Aldrich + Elliott (Plainfield), MDA Consulting Engineers (Randolph), and Fusco Engineering (Greenwood Lake).
• Local Water DistrictscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSaks partners with local water districts to provide meter upgrades at no charge to residents/property owners. Water districts select Saks as the installation contractor and provide resident notification through the municipality.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Badger Meter: Major US water meter and AMI endpoint manufacturer; direct technology partner to Saks Metering on multiple municipal projects. Comparable because Badger increasingly sells bundled hardware + services for AMI deployments in the same Northeast water-utility customer base Saks serves.
• Sensus (Xylem): Smart meter and AMI network provider under Xylem; FlexNet and Touch Read systems are deployed alongside Saks installations at NYC DEP and other Northeast utilities. Comparable as a broad AMI vendor whose hardware Saks installs, and which also competes indirectly via turnkey programs.
• Neptune Technology Group: Water meter and AMI endpoint manufacturer whose R900i and MIU products Saks installs (e.g., Bayville Village). Comparable as a major Northeast-active meter manufacturer with overlapping municipal customer base and growing service offering.
• Itron: Global leader in water, gas, and electric AMI/AMR solutions with its own meter-to-cash platform and professional services arm. Comparable because Itron competes for the same municipal AMI contracts Saks bids on, sometimes as a turnkey vendor, and supplies endpoints to other OEMs Saks supports.
• Mueller Water Products: Manufacturer of water meters, hydrant infrastructure, and AMR systems; Saks installs Mueller products and provides fire hydrant services in adjacent infrastructure categories. Comparable because Mueller is a partner-supplier and increasingly offers service/ installation capabilities competing for similar municipal work.
• Aclara Technologies (Hubbell): Provider of AMI/AMR solutions for water, gas, and electric utilities; its Star System is deployed by Saks at NYC DEP. Comparable as a broad AMI vendor with both hardware and managed-services offerings in the same Northeast water-utility market.
• Master Meter: Water meter and AMI endpoint manufacturer whose products Saks installs (e.g., City of Peekskill). Comparable as a meter-OEM peer targeting the same municipal water-segment contracts and emerging as a bundled services competitor.
• Kamstrup:

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/saksmetering

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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