Andax Industries

What Andax Industries does

Andax Industries LLC is a privately held, family-owned US manufacturer founded in 1976 and headquartered in Saint Marys, Kansas, operating from a 35,000+ square foot production facility with 60+ employees. The company designs, engineers, and manufactures proprietary products for three tightly related markets: leak and spill control, secondary containment, and emergency preparedness. Its core proprietary product line includes the Vault Maintenance Dewatering System (VMDS) for sediment and water filtration, the Bag It N' Tag It labeling system for transformer storage and transport safety (including PCB and Non-PCB stickers), the Andax Spill Tray reusable absorbent drip pad, and the Andax Combo Pac w/ PPE. These offerings are complemented by a broad catalog of spill kits, sorbents, secondary containment solutions, storm water management products, decontamination equipment, and personal protective equipment.

Andax serves electric utilities as its primary vertical, with additional customers in construction, industrial/facility management, and government/first-responder segments. The company is also an authorized distributor for Pelican, Streamlight, and NightStick brands, reselling protective cases, flashlights, and lighting products through its website, and offers custom foam cutting services for Pelican cases as an add-on capability. The proprietary Spill Tray won the 2024 OH&S New Product of the Year Award for Spill Control & Containment, and the Combo Pac w/ PPE won the 2024 Industrial Hygiene Award for Emergency Preparedness & Response, providing third-party validation of product innovation.

Revenue is generated primarily through direct-to-consumer e-commerce sales at andax.com, supplemented by toll-free phone ordering (800-999-1358) and email/newsletter demand generation. Distribution channels are US-domestic only, with no international footprint disclosed. Pricing is unit-based under a Minimum Advertised Price (MAP) policy, with final prices revealed in the shopping cart; no subscription or recurring revenue model is in place. The business appears to be family-managed, with three McAtarian family members in leadership roles (General Manager, Sr. Design Engineer, Production Coordinator), and the company has not raised external capital. In 2024, Andax added a second manufacturing shift to meet growing demand, signaling capacity-constrained organic growth.

Name

Andax Industries

Legal name

Andax Industries LLC

Website

https://andax.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Andax Industries is a family-owned US manufacturer of proprietary leak and spill control, secondary containment, and emergency preparedness products serving electric utilities, construction, industrial, and government customers via direct e-commerce, with secondary distribution of Pelican, Streamlight, and NightStick brands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Safety / Spill Containment Products

NAICS

Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (333310)

akta.pro primary industry

Spill Control & Containment Equipment (Absorbents, Berms, Spill Kits) (IMAHALAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hazmat Emergency Response, Spill Control & Incident Management (TLACANAM), PPE, Safety & Infection Control Supplies Distribution (JanSan-adjacent) (CRAOAGAK)

Keywords

• Leak spill control
• Secondary containment
• Emergency preparedness equipment
• Industrial safety products
• Storm water management

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Marys

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: Direct-to-consumer e-commerce sales of proprietary leak and spill control products, secondary containment equipment, and emergency preparedness solutions. Also distributes branded products (Pelican, Streamlight, NightStick) as authorized distributor.
2. Custom Foam Manufacturing: Custom foam cutting services for Pelican cases and other protective equipment applications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Andax Industries designs, engineers, and manufactures leak and spill control products, secondary containment equipment, and emergency preparedness solutions in the USA from its 35,000+ sq ft Saint Marys, Kansas facility. Its portfolio includes proprietary offerings such as the Vault Maintenance Dewatering System (VMDS), Bag It N' Tag It labeling system, Spill Tray reusable absorbent drip pads, and the Andax Combo Pac with PPE, alongside authorized distribution of Pelican cases, Streamlight flashlights, and NightStick lighting products, plus custom foam cutting services.

Product overview

Andax Industries is a manufacturing company that designs, engineers, and manufactures its own products in the USA for the leak- and spill-control, secondary containment, and emergency preparedness markets. The company operates as both a product manufacturer with proprietary offerings and an authorized distributor of complementary brands. Its core proprietary products include the Vault Maintenance Dewatering System™ for sediment and water filtration, the Bag It N' Tag It® labeling system for transformer identification, the award-winning Spill Tray™ reusable absorbent drip pad, and the Andax Combo Pac™ with PPE for emergency preparedness. These core products are complemented by a broad portfolio of spill control, secondary containment, storm water management, sorbents, decontamination, electric utility, industrial facility, and personal protective equipment offerings. As a distributor, Andax also offers Pelican™ cases and flashlights, Streamlight® flashlights and lanterns, and NightStick lighting products, along with custom foam cutting services for Pelican cases.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vault Maintenance Dewatering System (VMDS) Innovative sediment and water filtration solution designed for electric utility, construction, industrial, and environmentally sensitive projects that captures hydrocarbons and sedimentary materials.
• Bag It N' Tag It Labels Labeling system designed to increase worker safety and improve identification of transformers during storage and transport, including PCB and Non-PCB safety stickers.
• Spill Tray Reusable absorbent drip pad system for oil-selective spill containment, designed for managing any drip or leak. Awarded 2024 OH&S New Product of the Year Award for Spill Control & Containment.
• Andax Combo Pac w/ PPE Emergency preparedness product combining spill control with personal protective equipment for addressing spill emergencies. Awarded 2024 Industrial Hygiene Award for Emergency Preparedness & Response.
• Transformer Containment Bag Containment solution for transformers used in electric utility applications.
• Spill Control Products Products for managing and controlling spills including spill kits, rupture seals, Pac Rac wall mounts, and accessories.
• Secondary Containment Secondary containment solutions including spill trays, bushings, capacitor containment, and insulator bushing sacs in various sizes.
• Storm Water Management Products for managing storm water including drain protectors, conical plugs, and protector bags in various dimensions.
• Sorbents Absorbent materials including pads, rolls, mats, barrier spill mats, industrial spill mats, and drum top covers in oil-selective and universal variants.
• Decontamination Products Decontamination solutions including De-Con Pacs, electric water pumps, pH test tape, manual liquid transfer pumps, scrub brushes, and victim privacy pacs.
• Electric Utility Products Specialized products for electric utility applications including insulator bushings and generation equipment.
• Industrial/Facility Products Industrial facility equipment including aerosol can disposal (Aerosolv), lighting cases, maintenance/repair items, drain protectors, storage/containment solutions, and InstaCrete/QuikPlastik products.
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Safety equipment including CBRN AirBoss gloves and overboots, ChemMAX chemical suits (levels 1-4), ChemTape, boots, gloves, and PPE suits.
• Custom Foam Custom foam cutting services for Pelican cases and other applications.
• Pelican Products Authorized distribution of Pelican cases, flashlights, coolers, and accessories including standard cases, micro cases, tool cases, air cases, laptop/electronics cases, EMS cases, military/armory cases, cargo cases, and remote area lighting systems.
• Streamlight Products Authorized distribution of Streamlight flashlights, lanterns, headlamps, HAZ-LO lights, Dualie series, ProPolymer series, BearTrap, Fire Vulcan, FireBox, and accessories.
• NightStick Products Distribution of NightStick flashlights and lighting products including intrinsically safe lights, headlamps, helmet lights, and accessories.
• Safety Lights Safety lighting products for industrial and emergency applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Won 2024 OH&S New Product of the Year Award for Spill Control & Containment
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 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.

• PelicancoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAndax Industries is an authorized Pelican distributor, reselling Pelican protective cases, flashlights, and related accessories through their e-commerce platform.
• StreamlightcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAndax Industries is an authorized Streamlight distributor, reselling Streamlight flashlights, lanterns, and accessories.
• NightStickminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAndax distributes NightStick industrial lighting products including flashlights, headlamps, and intrinsically safe lights.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• New Pig: New Pig is a leading manufacturer of absorbent and spill containment products for industrial and facility customers. It is the closest direct peer to Andax across spill kits, sorbents, drain protection, and secondary containment, competing head-to-head in the same industrial and utility channels.
• Justrite Manufacturing: Justrite produces safety products including spill containment pallets, drum management, and storage/handling equipment for hazardous materials. It directly competes with Andax's secondary containment and spill control lines, particularly in industrial and utility safety buyer channels.
• UltraTech International: UltraTech International manufactures spill containment, stormwater management, and secondary containment products for industrial, utility, and environmental compliance buyers. Its product portfolio (spill pallets, berms, drain protection, absorbents) directly overlaps Andax's spill control and stormwater categories.
• Eagle Manufacturing: Eagle Manufacturing makes spill containment products (spill platforms, pallets, drum funnels, cabinet safety products) for industrial and hazardous-materials-handling customers. Its secondary containment and safety cabinet lines overlap materially with Andax's industrial facility and containment offerings.
• SpillTech: SpillTech manufactures spill containment and absorbent products (pads, rolls, socks, spill kits) sold to industrial, transportation, and emergency response customers. It competes with Andax in the same spill response and sorbents categories with overlapping distribution through safety/industrial channels.
• CEP Sorbents: CEP Sorbents manufactures absorbent products (pads, rolls, socks, booms, spill kits) for industrial, environmental, and emergency response markets. It is a direct competitor in the sorbents and spill control categories that anchor Andax's product line.

Broad incumbents

• Brady Corporation: Brady is a large, publicly traded identification and safety solutions company offering labels, lockout/tagout, and spill response products. It overlaps with Andax's labeling (Bag It N' Tag It), spill response, and safety equipment, but operates at much greater scale and breadth as a multi-category incumbent.
• Clean Harbors: Clean Harbors is a large environmental and industrial services provider offering hazardous waste management, spill response, and emergency cleanup services. It is a broad incumbent in the same end markets Andax serves (utilities, industrial, emergency response) but at a services-led, much larger scale rather than product manufacturing.

Others

• Streamlight: Streamlight is a manufacturer of professional flashlights, lanterns, and HAZ-LO lighting for industrial, fire/police, and hazmat users. Like Pelican, Streamlight is an authorized brand Andax distributes; it is comparable via shared end customers and the safety-lighting bundle adjacent to Andax's spill response offerings.
• Pelican Products: Pelican Products is a manufacturer of protective cases, lighting, and coolers, and is one of Andax's authorized distribution partners. The relationship is supplier-reseller rather than direct competition, but Pelican's product ecosystem complements Andax's industrial safety bundle offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles28 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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