WPS Industries

What WPS Industries does

Industrial Service Solutions (operating under the WPS Industries entity name in firmographic data) is a privately held U.S. industrial services company founded in 1971 that designs, fabricates, installs, repairs, and maintains material handling equipment for heavy-industry clients. The company serves primary verticals including wood products, pulp and paper, air handling and emissions control, compression, and commercial energy, with additional service lines in rotating mechanical equipment, wind turbine services, energy storage and automation, engineered power systems, and auto recycling equipment. Its core technology centers on a Fabrication Services Center of Excellence in West Monroe, Louisiana — a 55,000+ sq. ft. facility on an 11-acre Mississippi River site with barge port access (42-foot clearance), 30-ton bridge cranes, CNC plasma cutting, 400-ton press brake capacity, 1-inch plate rolling, and integrated blasting and indoor painting capabilities.

The business model is project-based and quote-driven: revenue is generated through one-time fabrication services, professional installation services, recurring repair and maintenance, and full-lifecycle project management acting as the client's single point of contact from conceptual development through commissioning. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales with multi-state contractor licensing enabling service delivery in at least 30 states. Marketing is anchored on a corporate website with thought-leadership content (industrial trends, technical FAQs, digital solutions glossary) and a service request form supporting bottom-of-funnel conversion. Headquarters are in Houston, Texas, and headcount sits in the 101–250 range. No funding rounds, partnerships, M&A activity, patents, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed in the available source data, leaving ownership structure, revenue scale, and growth trajectory as material data gaps.

Name

WPS Industries

Legal name

Industrial Service Solutions

Website

https://wpsindustries.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Industrial Service Solutions designs, fabricates, installs, and maintains material handling equipment for U.S. heavy-industry clients in wood products, pulp and paper, air handling, and commercial energy. Operating since 1971 with a 55,000+ sq. ft. fabrication facility and 30-state service footprint.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Equipment Services

NAICS

Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (3332), Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (3333), Machinery Manufacturing (333), Construction Machinery Manufacturing (33312)

SIC

Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590), Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Machinery & Rigging (Small-Scale) (HSAKAEAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial/Commercial Equipment & Machinery Moving (Rigging-Light) (HSAKAKAI), Process Control & Automation Electronics Manufacturing Services (PLCs, I/O, DCS/SCADA hardware) (IMAGAGAK), Industrial Power & Energy Electronics Manufacturing Services (UPS, converters, inverters, chargers) (IMAGAGAI)

Keywords

• Industrial equipment services
• Material handling equipment
• Metal fabrication services
• Industrial project management
• Process equipment maintenance

Headquarters

HQ city

West Monroe

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Equipment Fabrication Services: One-time fabrication services for material handling equipment including custom manufacturing and machining. Revenue is generated per project based on scope, materials, and complexity of fabrication work.
2. Installation Services: Field installation services performed by licensed contractors across multiple states. Project-based revenue tied to construction and commissioning phases.
3. Repair and Maintenance Services: Ongoing repair and maintenance services for material handling equipment, providing recurring service revenue from established client relationships.
4. Project Management Services: Comprehensive project management from conceptual development through design, fabrication, construction and commissioning. Acts as the primary point of contact for client's project managers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Industrial Service Solutions (operating as WPS Industries) provides design, fabrication, installation, repair, and maintenance services for material handling and process equipment to industrial clients across the United States. The company operates a Fabrication Services Center of Excellence in West Monroe, Louisiana, spanning 55,000+ sq. ft. on an 11-acre site with river port access, delivering integrated construction, engineering, and project management services under multi-state contractor licenses.

Product overview

Industrial Service Solutions (ISS) offers a comprehensive portfolio of industrial equipment services centered around material handling equipment. The company operates a Fabrication Services Center of Excellence in West Monroe, Louisiana, providing design, fabrication, installation, repair and maintenance services. Core offerings include Pneumatic Systems and Piping, Tanks and Vessels. The company also provides integrated Construction, Engineering & Project Management services. The fabrication facility features extensive capabilities including bridge cranes, welding equipment, plate bending and rolling machines, iron workers, steel saws, and HD plasma cutting equipment. ISS holds contractor licenses in multiple states and has performed installation services in at least 30 different states since 1971.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fabrication Services Center of Excellence Design, fabrication, and installation services for material handling equipment, operated from a 55,000+ sq. ft. facility on an 11-acre site in West Monroe, Louisiana with river port access for barge transport. Serves industries including wood products, pulp and paper, air handling and emissions control, compression, and commercial energy applications.
• Construction, Engineering & Project Management Integrated multi-faceted construction team providing mechanical, shop or field fabrication, and erection services. Contractor licenses held in multiple states with installation services performed in at least 30 different states since 1971. Project managers manage all phases from conceptual development through design, fabrication, construction, and commissioning.
• Pneumatic Systems Design, installation, repair, and maintenance of pneumatic systems for industrial process equipment applications.
• Piping, Tanks and Vessels Design, installation, repair, and maintenance of piping systems, tanks, and vessels for process equipment applications.

Segments5 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

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises: Babcock & Wilcox designs and services boilers, heat exchangers, and process equipment across energy and industrial customers — overlapping with ISS's process equipment and field-services stack. It is a public, broadly diversified incumbent rather than a niche specialist.
• SPX Technologies (formerly SPX Corporation): SPX holds multiple industrial equipment and service businesses (including legacy Clyde Industries, process-equipment services) that directly compete in process-equipment fabrication and field services. It is a larger, portfolio-based incumbent with overlapping capabilities to ISS.
• Flowserve Corporation: Flowserve manufactures and services pumps, valves, seals, and related process equipment for industrial customers — overlapping with ISS's process-equipment installation and maintenance services, particularly in pulp & paper and energy end markets.
• Emerson Automation Solutions: Emerson provides process automation controls and integrated industrial software/services — adjacent to ISS's Controls & Automation Systems offering and adjacent to industrial services stack, but at vastly larger scale and with a software-centric business model.

Direct peers

• CIRCOR International: CIRCOR designs, manufactures, and services flow control and process equipment for industrial and energy markets — directly comparable to ISS's process equipment and material handling fabrication/services offering, though at significantly larger scale.
• Konecranes: Konecranes is a global leader in cranes and material handling equipment manufacturing and service. While much larger and globally diversified, it directly competes with ISS in the material handling equipment fabrication and maintenance segment — albeit with branded manufactured product rather than custom fabrication.
• Matrix Service Company: Matrix provides engineering, fabrication, and construction services for industrial and energy customers, with overlapping capabilities in process equipment fabrication, field installation, and tank/vessel work — closely aligned with ISS's integrated service model.
• Brand Industrial Services / BrandSafway: Brand Industrial Services provides industrial construction, maintenance, and access solutions across heavy industry, directly competing with ISS's field installation and project management services for industrial plants.

Regional players

• Kinder Morgan / K2 Industrial Services-style field-service peers: Stork: Stork (now part of Acuren) provides industrial maintenance, modification, and construction services to process industries in Europe and the Americas — comparable in service offering to ISS's field services though operating primarily outside of ISS's US core geography.
• Ingeteam (Industrial Services division): Ingeteam provides industrial electrical equipment manufacturing and service for energy, mining, and industrial customers — adjacent to ISS's controls & automation and energy segments though primarily European and Latin American in geographic focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/IndustrialServSol
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/3777955

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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