Midwest Cooling Tower Services

What Midwest Cooling Tower Services does

Midwest Cooling Tower Services, LLC is a privately held, family-owned industrial services company founded in 1984 by Daniel A. Wiltz, Sr. in Krotz Springs, Louisiana, and currently operated by his sons Daniel A. Wiltz, Jr. and Paul E. Wiltz, P.E. The company is a full-service provider of cooling tower repair, rebuild, inspection, parts, and rental solutions, serving primarily refineries and chemical plants — and secondarily power plants and steel plants — concentrated along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Its service portfolio spans unbiased condition assessments, mechanical and structural repairs, fill media replacement, and the design and deployment of modular rental cooling towers and circulation pumps (75 HP, 125 HP, 200 HP) used to keep customer facilities online during planned turnarounds and emergencies; the firm also distributes the ErectaStep line of prefabricated OSHA-compliant industrial access platforms as an add-on offering.

The company's underlying technology is industrial-mechanical rather than software-based: modular cooling tower rental units with steel substructures that can be manifolded together to match required water flow, a fleet of skid-mounted electric split case circulation pumps, and an inventory of long-lead critical parts (fan stacks, gearboxes, motors, FRP structural components). Go-to-market is a direct, consultative field sales motion targeting process engineers, maintenance, and reliability professionals at enterprise industrial sites, with project-based quote pricing and multi-year contracts. The firm differentiates on engineering pedigree, a 32-year OSHA-recordable-free safety record, parts availability, and rental deployment speed — claimed at under five days in most cases. The company has executed three acquisitions between 2016 and 2021 (Industrial Cooling Towers, Cooling Tower Resources, Tower Performance) and operates from five Louisiana and Texas locations with a headcount in the 101–250 range.

Name

Midwest Cooling Tower Services

Legal name

Midwest Cooling Tower Services, LLC

Website

https://mwcts.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Midwest Cooling Tower Services is a family-owned, full-service cooling tower repair, rebuild, inspection, parts, and modular rental provider serving refineries and chemical plants across the U.S. Gulf Coast, with secondary exposure to power and steel plants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Krotz Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cooling Tower Repair and Rebuild Services: Core business for 40 years. Provides comprehensive repair, maintenance, and rebuild services for cooling towers. Services include assessment, unbiased inspection reports, and 'next steps' recommendations for maintenance and repairs.
2. Rental Cooling Towers: Modular cooling tower rentals used for augmentation, planned repairs, contingency planning, emergency response, and heat exchanger cooling. Rental towers provide temporary replacement cells during maintenance work, allowing operations to continue year-round.
3. Rental Circulation Pumps: Rental electric split case pumps offered at 75 HP, 125 HP, and 200 HP configurations. Provides complete bypass capability for existing pumps during extensive repairs or rebuilds.
4. Cooling Tower Parts: Stock and supply of critical cooling tower parts including fan stacks, gearboxes, motors, and structural FRP parts. Addresses long lead time issues for maintenance parts.
5. ErectaStep Industrial Products: Sale and distribution of ErectaStep modular industrial stairs and platforms. Prefabricated metal components sold as configured units with installation support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Midwest Cooling Tower Services is a full-service cooling tower company providing repair, rebuild, and inspection services for industrial facilities, complemented by a modular rental cooling tower fleet and circulation pump rentals. The company also distributes ErectaStep modular industrial stairs and platforms, and stocks critical cooling tower replacement parts to minimize client downtime.

Product overview

Midwest Cooling Tower Services is a full-service cooling tower company offering both rental equipment and repair services. Their portfolio includes rental cooling towers (modular, scalable solutions), cooling tower repairs and rebuilds, inspections, parts, circulation pumps, fill media, and Erectastep industrial stairs/platforms. The company operates as a single integrated offering combining equipment rentals with engineering and repair services for refineries and chemical plants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ErectaStep: ErectaStep is a product line of industrial modular metal stairs and maintenance access platforms. Midwest Cooling Tower Services offers ErectaStep products featuring prefabricated, easy-to-assemble modular components that bolt together without welding, special tools, or cranes.

Products and services

• Rental Cooling Towers Modular cooling tower rental solution that is safe, easy to install, and scalable up or down based on client needs. Used for augmentation, planned repairs, contingency planning, emergency response, and as temporary replacement cells during maintenance work for refineries and chemical plants.
• Cooling Tower Repairs Cooling tower repair and rebuild services including unbiased assessment of tower condition, structural evaluation, mechanical equipment inspection, water distribution, and fill media analysis. Core business for over 40 years serving large industrial clients.
• Cooling Tower Inspections Comprehensive cooling tower inspection services performed by expert teams, including methodology communication and detailed results reporting for refineries and chemical plants.
• Cooling Tower Parts Substantial inventory of critical cooling tower parts including fan stacks, gearboxes, motors, and structural FRP parts to minimize downtime and address long lead time issues for maintenance parts.
• Circulation Pump Rentals Electric-powered horizontal split case pump rentals available in 75 HP, 125 HP, and 200 HP configurations, skid-mounted for cooling water pump replacement during repairs. Provides complete bypass capability for existing pumps during extensive rebuilds.
• Cooling Tower Fill Media PVC fill media formed into logs (six feet long, 12 inches wide, 24 inches tall) for packaged cooling towers.
• ErectaStep Industrial Stairs and Platforms Industrial modular metal stairs and maintenance access platforms featuring prefabricated, lightweight components that bolt together without welding, special tools, or cranes. Includes crossover stairs, ladders, step-up platforms, catwalks, and mezzanine access platforms. OSHA compliant.

Quantifiable outcome

• 32 years without a single OSHA recordable incident
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 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

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• EVAPCO: Global manufacturer of evaporative cooling and refrigeration equipment serving industrial, HVAC, and process markets. Comparable to Midwest as a cooling tower specialist, but at much greater scale and with broader product breadth.
• Baltimore Aircoil Company (BAC): World's largest manufacturer of evaporative heat transfer and cooling equipment, including closed-circuit cooling towers for industrial and commercial applications. Directly comparable equipment category to Midwest, with broader global reach.
• Kelvion: Global manufacturer of heat exchangers and cooling equipment serving oil & gas, petrochemical, and power markets. Comparable industrial customer overlap with Midwest, though positioned as a broader thermal equipment OEM rather than a dedicated cooling tower specialist.
• Hamon: Industrial group offering cooling and heat transfer solutions including cooling tower design, retrofit, and service for power, petrochemical, and refinery customers. Comparable industrial customer base and cooling tower service scope to Midwest.
• SPX Cooling Technologies: Major cooling tower manufacturer offering a full portfolio of induced draft, forced draft, and modular towers, plus aftermarket parts and services for industrial customers including refineries and chemical plants — overlapping with Midwest's service and parts offerings as a much larger incumbent.
• Delta Cooling Towers: Manufacturer of factory-assembled, seamless HDPE cooling towers with corrosion-resistant construction for industrial applications. Comparable industrial cooling tower focus, but on the manufacturing side rather than field services.
• ENEXIO: Manufacturer of cooling towers and wet/dry cooling systems for power, oil & gas, and industrial applications. Operates globally with a strong petrochemical customer base, directly comparable to Midwest's Gulf Coast industrial focus.

Direct peers

• Cooling Tower Depot: Online distributor and parts supplier for cooling towers, drift eliminators, fills, and related components serving industrial customers. Comparable parts-supply and aftermarket overlap with Midwest's parts business, though primarily a distributor rather than service provider.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A3 records

Investments

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