DFW Plastics

What DFW Plastics does

DFW Plastics, Inc. is a privately held manufacturer of polymer underground enclosures, established in 1978 and headquartered in Saginaw, Texas within the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. The company's core products are water meter boxes, valve boxes, and retrofit lids made from polymer materials, with four main product lines spanning light-duty residential and heavy-duty commercial/industrial grades. A key technical focus is AMR (Automatic Meter Reading) and AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure) compatibility, with the company positioning itself as a single-source manufacturer of these enclosures for North America.

The company sells directly to contractors, engineers, architects, government entities, and distributors, supplemented by an online Product Builder tool for self-service configuration and pricing. Distribution operates from a manufacturing plant in Saginaw, TX and a distribution center in Fort Worth, TX. Products carry ARRA Buy American compliance and LEED documentation support, and the company has used recycled materials since 1978. Per-unit pricing ranges from roughly $5.85 for basic light-duty lids to over $1,200 for heavy-duty rectangular boxes, with configurable options such as security locks, AMR locators, and touch read ports.

Revenue is not publicly disclosed, and the company has no external funding rounds, parent company, or management team information in the source data. Operating geographies span North America with claimed international customers. No AI, software platform, or recurring-revenue subscription model is present — the business is a straightforward industrial manufacturer selling durable goods.

Name

DFW Plastics

Legal name

DFW Plastics, Inc.

Website

https://dfwplasticsinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

DFW Plastics is a Texas-based polymer manufacturer (founded 1978) producing underground water meter boxes, valve boxes, and retrofit lids for municipal water utilities, contractors, and distributors across North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Polymer Underground Enclosures & Water Meter Boxes

NAICS

Plastics Product Manufacturing (3261)

SIC

Miscellaneous Plastics Products (3080)

akta.pro primary industry

Drainage, Waste & Vent (DWV) Systems & Components (IMADALAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industrial & Chemical Rigid Plastic Packaging (Drums, Pails, Jerrycans) (IMALAAAG)

Keywords

• Polymer underground enclosures
• Water meter boxes
• Valve boxes
• Polymer retrofit lids
• AMR AMI enclosures

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Worth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Polymer Underground Enclosure Products: DFW Plastics manufactures and sells polymer underground enclosures including water meter boxes, valve boxes, and retrofit lids. Products are sold directly to customers with pricing based on product type and configuration options.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

DFW Plastics is a single-source North American manufacturer of polymer underground enclosures, including water meter boxes, valve boxes, and retrofit lids. The company serves the waterworks, irrigation, plumbing, and utility industries with configurable products built around an industry-leading AMR/AMI-compatible water meter box line. Established in 1978, all products are manufactured in the USA using recycled materials and are fully recyclable at end of life.

Product overview

DFW Plastics is a single-source manufacturer of polymer underground enclosures for North America, established in 1978. The product portfolio consists of four main product series: Light Duty Plastic Meter & Valve Boxes for residential applications, Heavy Duty Polymer Rectangular Meter Boxes for commercial/industrial installations, Heavy Duty Polymer Round & Oval Meter Boxes for various meter configurations, and Heavy Duty Polymer Retrofit Lids for upgrading existing infrastructure. The company has developed industry-leading water meter boxes designed for AMR/AMI technology compatibility. They offer a Product Builder tool for configuring products with options including body/lid combinations, colors, security access systems, and reader/access configurations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Light Duty Plastic Meter & Valve Boxes Polymer underground enclosures for residential water meter and valve applications, with configurable options for body/lid combinations, colors, security access, and AMR/AMI-compatible reader configurations; unit-priced from approximately $5.85 to $130.85.
• Heavy Duty Polymer Rectangular Meter Boxes Heavy-duty polymer rectangular meter boxes for commercial and industrial water meter installations, featuring compression polymer lids with options including security locks, cast iron readers, AMR systems, and touch read configurations; unit-priced from approximately $75.80 to $930.50.
• Heavy Duty Polymer Round & Oval Meter Boxes Heavy-duty polymer round and oval meter boxes for residential and commercial water meter applications, with lid options, AMR/AMI compatibility, and locatability features including rebar and magnet options; unit-priced from approximately $60.75 to $930.50.
• Heavy Duty Polymer Retrofit Lids Replacement and retrofit polymer lids for existing meter box installations, enabling upgrade of older infrastructure to accommodate AMR/AMI technology without full box replacement; unit-priced from approximately $12.65 to $452.55.

Quantifiable outcome

• Products manufactured in USA since 1978 using recycled materials

Named customers6 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

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Oldcastle Infrastructure: Oldcastle Infrastructure, a CRH company, manufactures a broad portfolio of water, utility, and communications infrastructure products including meter boxes, valve boxes, and underground enclosures. Comparable to DFW because it sells polymer and concrete underground enclosures into the same waterworks and utility end-markets, though as part of a much larger diversified building-products portfolio.
• Hubbell Incorporated: Hubbell is a large electrical and utility products manufacturer that produces underground enclosures, meter boxes, and utility-grade polymer/composite products through its enclosures and electrical solutions businesses. Comparable to DFW because it serves utility and water-meter infrastructure with polymer underground enclosures, though as part of a much broader electrical and industrial portfolio.
• Mueller Water Products: Mueller Water Products manufactures water infrastructure products including iron gate valves, hydrants, and metering products used by municipal water utilities across North America. Comparable to DFW because its products are installed alongside DFW's meter boxes and enclosures in the same municipal water infrastructure projects, making it a complementary (and specification-setting) participant in the same end-market.
• Pentair: Pentair is a global water treatment and flow products company serving municipal, commercial, and residential water customers with pumps, filtration, and metering solutions. Comparable to DFW because its flow and metering products are deployed in the same municipal water infrastructure projects where DFW's meter boxes are installed, though Pentair's portfolio is far broader and not enclosure-focused.

Direct peers

• NDS (Normac): NDS is a leading manufacturer of drainage and stormwater management products, including valve boxes, meter lids, and grade-level access products used in irrigation, plumbing, and utility applications. Directly comparable to DFW because it sells polymer underground enclosures and meter/valve access products into the same waterworks, irrigation, and utility channels, often competing head-to-head on similar specifications.
• EJ Group: EJ (formerly East Jordan Iron Works) is a major manufacturer of utility access solutions including manhole covers, meter boxes, valve boxes, and underground infrastructure castings for water, sewer, and utility markets. Comparable to DFW because it serves overlapping water utility and underground infrastructure buyers with both iron and engineered composite enclosures, though with broader geographic and product reach.

Regional players

• Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS): ADS is a leading manufacturer of water management products, primarily corrugated HDPE pipe but also drainage structures, stormwater chambers, and adjacent underground infrastructure products. Comparable to DFW because it serves water and utility end-markets with polymer underground products, though its core focus is conveyance rather than access enclosures.

Emerging players

• Cantex Inc. Cantex is a major PVC pipe, conduit, and fittings manufacturer whose underground electrical and utility products overlap with portions of the polymer underground enclosure space served by DFW. Comparable as a polymer-based underground infrastructure supplier competing for adjacent utility and municipal specifications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/dfwplastics

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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