F&V Operations and Resource Management

What F&V Operations and Resource Management does

F&V Operations and Resource Management, Inc. (FVOP) is a privately held, employee-owned subsidiary of F&V Companies, Inc., founded in 2011 and headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The company provides full-service operations, maintenance, and technical consulting for municipal and industrial water and wastewater treatment facilities, operating treatment systems ranging from 0.01 MGD to over 1.7 BGD and serving communities from roughly 200 to more than 30,000 residents across Michigan and Indiana via nine regional offices.

FVOP's service portfolio covers four integrated lines: Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Maintenance (reactive, preventive, and predictive maintenance); Drinking Water Treatment and Distribution; Wastewater Treatment and Collections (including activated sludge, aerated lagoon, MBBR, oxidation ditch, and tertiary filtration processes); and Compliance and Technical Services (NPDES permitting, Industrial Pretreatment Programs, vulnerability assessments, and asset management). Technical differentiation rests on specialized architectures such as the ClariCone helical-flow clarifier and biofilm-carrier MBBR systems, supported by Computer Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) and asset-management programs that track lifecycle cost, condition, and criticality. Certifications are sector-specific rather than technology-specific, anchored in AWWA best practices, Safe Drinking Water Act compliance, NPDES discharge permits, and RCRA waste management.

Revenue is generated through multi-year managed-services contracts and professional-services engagements sold directly to municipal governments and industrial/commercial facilities. The company reports nearly 90% repeat business from existing clients, more than two dozen successful contract transitions, and approximately 30% year-over-year growth. Operations are tightly linked with sister companies Fleis & VandenBrink Engineering and F&V Construction Management under a shared ESOP-owned parent, enabling a bundled "Design. Build. Operate." lifecycle offering to municipalities and industrial clients.

Name

F&V Operations and Resource Management

Legal name

F&V Operations & Resource Management, Inc.

Website

https://fv-operations.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Grand Rapids

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations: Full-service operations for water and wastewater treatment plants including routine and emergency maintenance, equipment inspection, meter monitoring, sample testing, and treatment operations.
2. Professional Consulting Services: Technical services including evaluations, emergency response plans, permitting, structural review, water reliability studies, and regulatory compliance support.
3. Technical Services and Training: Operator training, technical training, staffing assistance, and certification support for municipal and industrial water/wastewater facilities.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

F&V Operations and Resource Management (FVOP) provides full-service operations for municipal and industrial water and wastewater treatment facilities in Michigan and Indiana. Services include routine and emergency maintenance, drinking water treatment and distribution, wastewater treatment and collections, and compliance/technical consulting such as permitting, emergency response plans, and asset management. The company operates treatment systems with capacities ranging from 0.01 MGD to over 1.7 BGD for communities of 200 to 30,000+ residents.

Product overview

F&V Operations & Resource Management (FVOP) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fleis & VandenBrink that provides full-service operations for municipal and industrial water and wastewater treatment facilities in Michigan and Indiana. The company operates under a 'Design. Build. Operate.' philosophy alongside sister companies Fleis & VandenBrink Engineering (design/build) and F&V Construction Management (construction). FVOP's portfolio consists of four integrated service offerings: Water & Wastewater Treatment Plant Maintenance (reactive, preventative, and predictive maintenance), Drinking Water Treatment & Distribution (treatment and distribution operations), Wastewater Treatment & Collections (biological, chemical, and mechanical treatment systems), and Compliance & Technical Services (consulting, permitting, and asset management). The company has expertise with treatment systems ranging from 0.01 MGD to over 1.7 BGD and serves communities ranging from 200 to more than 30,000 residents.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water & Wastewater Treatment Plant Maintenance Routine and emergency maintenance services for water and wastewater treatment plants, including inspecting treatment equipment, monitoring meters, testing wastewater samples, and operating equipment. Services range from reactive to preventative to predictive maintenance, including sewer cleaning, community drinking water maintenance, water testing, and collection system maintenance.
• Drinking Water Treatment & Distribution Full-service water system operations for municipal and industrial clients, including surface and ground water treatment, disinfection, fluoridation, iron removal, lime softening, membrane filtration, and distribution system management covering elevated storage, booster stations, hydrants, valves, meters, and cross connection control.
• Wastewater Treatment & Collections Comprehensive wastewater treatment operations including operational management, safety and technical training, troubleshooting, sludge management, odor control, administrative processes, stormwater systems management, and environmental regulatory compliance. Treatment processes covered include activated sludge, aerated lagoon, attached growth, MBBR, oxidation ditch, and tertiary filtration.
• Compliance & Technical Services Technical consulting services including clean water infiltration/inflow evaluations, emergency response plans, feasibility studies, full design services, Industrial Pretreatment Program (IPP), permitting (NPDES, Groundwater Discharge), vulnerability assessments, plant safety, optimization and troubleshooting, and asset management planning.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 90% of work comes from existing clients year over year
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fleis & VandenBrink (F&V)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerF&V is an internal engineering company within F&V Companies, Inc. FVOP has internal engineering resources available through F&V. The synergy between FVOP operations and F&V engineering provides brainpower to look at all system components from both operations perspective and engineering perspective. All management teams are in the same office with open office concept and help each other on many projects.
• F&V Construction Management (FVC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFVC is a sister company that provides construction services from project inception through completion. Together FVOP and FVC enable the 'Design. Build. Operate.' approach. FVC has built several plants that FVOP now operates.
• Ryan's Municipal ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcquired in November 2022, Ryan's Municipal Services specializes in residential and commercial drain cleaning and municipal services including water operations and collection systems. The acquisition adds technical staff, equipment, parts and supplies for maintenance services throughout Michigan. Seven experienced employees joined FVOP.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Tetra Tech: Provides water and wastewater engineering plus operations support to municipalities. Overlaps FVOP on the technical/compliance side of municipal water services.
• Veolia North America: Global water-services leader operating municipal and industrial water/wastewater facilities across the US. Competes with FVOP for municipal O&M contracts at the larger end of the size spectrum.
• Jacobs Solutions (Critical Mission Solutions / Water): Operates and maintains water/wastewater facilities for municipal clients under long-term O&M contracts. National scale and engineering depth make it a frequent competitor on larger municipal bids.
• Brown and Caldwell: Specialist environmental engineering and consulting firm focused on water and wastewater utilities. Comparable to FVOP's Compliance & Technical Services line and a competitor on municipal RFPs.
• Stantec: Global design and consulting firm with substantial North American water practice serving municipal and industrial clients. Overlaps FVOP on technical services and operations support.
• Suez Water Technologies & Solutions: Operates water and wastewater treatment assets and offers technical services to municipal and industrial clients. Competes in the same RFP pool as FVOP, particularly on larger-scale projects.
• HDR Inc. Engineering firm with significant water/wastewater practice serving municipal clients. Competes with FVOP on consulting and operations-related work for Midwestern municipalities.
• Black & Veatch: Major engineering, procurement, and construction firm with a water business serving utilities. Competes with the broader F&V group on municipal water infrastructure projects.

Direct peers

• Inframark: One of the largest US contract operators of water and wastewater treatment plants, serving municipalities and industrial clients. Closest direct competitor to FVOP given overlapping O&M services, municipal customer base, and compliance focus.

Regional players

• GHD: Engineering and environmental services firm with US operations including Midwest water/wastewater work. Comparable to FVOP on municipal/industrial water-services consulting and operations support, though geographically broader.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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