What RS Technical Services does

RS Technical Services, Inc. is a privately held Michigan-based supplier of goods and services to the water and wastewater treatment industries, founded in 1975 by Bob Seif and headquartered in Lowell, Michigan. The company began as a service-oriented business serving Michigan municipal water and wastewater treatment plants and subsequently expanded into chemical feed equipment distribution and SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems with fiberoptic and radio telemetry capabilities. Its product portfolio is largely a multi-vendor distribution model: RS Technical Services represents Wallace & Tiernan Disinfection (Evoqua Water Technologies), Blue-White Industries, Integrity Municipal Systems, Polymark, Force Flow, and Halogen Valve, covering gas metering equipment, metering pumps, lime slakers, polymer blending systems, weighing systems, and emergency valve closure systems. It also designs, builds, programs, and services custom SCADA systems alongside instrumentation, controls, flow meters, level meters, and lift station panels.

The company monetizes across three revenue streams: (1) hardware distribution of represented chemical feed product lines, (2) SCADA system design and installation revenue, and (3) professional services including field service, calibration, maintenance contracts, demand/emergency service, shop service, equipment start-up, and operator training. Pricing is quote-based across all service and project work, with billing effectively on a pay-as-you-go or contract basis. Go-to-market is direct field sales: factory-trained technicians drive to municipal and industrial water/wastewater plants across Michigan to service, adjust, or start up equipment, blending product sales with on-site labor. Marketing is minimal, relying essentially on the company website for product, service, and career information. The customer base consists of Michigan municipal water and wastewater treatment plants as the primary segment and Michigan industrial water treatment facilities as a secondary segment, with no publicly named customer logos and revenue figures undisclosed.

Name

RS Technical Services

Legal name

RS Technical Services, Inc.

Website

https://rstechnicalservices.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

RS Technical Services, Inc. is a privately held Michigan-based distributor and service provider for the water and wastewater treatment industry, selling represented chemical-feed equipment and designing SCADA systems while delivering field service, calibration, and maintenance to municipal and industrial treatment plants across Michigan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water and Wastewater Treatment Equipment and Services

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, Nec (3569)

akta.pro primary industry

SCADA, Instrumentation & Controls Integration for Water/Wastewater Projects (IMAFAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Water & Wastewater Treatment Plant Equipment (Clarifiers, Aeration, Membrane Systems) (IMAHAEAJ)

Keywords

• Water treatment equipment
• Wastewater treatment services
• Chemical feed systems
• SCADA system integration
• Municipal water treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

Lowell

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Chemical Feed Equipment Sales: Sales of chemical feed equipment including gas metering equipment, peristaltic and diaphragm metering pumps, lime slakers, polymer blending systems, weighing systems, and emergency valve closure systems. Equipment is sourced from represented manufacturers including Evoqua/Wallace & Tiernan, Blue-White Industries, Integrity Municipal Systems, Polymark, Force Flow, and Halogen Valve.
2. Professional Services: Field service, maintenance contracts, calibration services, shop service, equipment installation, start-up, and operator training. Services include emergency repairs, periodic maintenance per manufacturer recommendations, and on-site commissioning.
3. SCADA Systems: Design, build, install, and service SCADA systems for water and wastewater industry. Includes sale of instrumentation, controls, flow meters, level meters, and lift station panels.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

RS Technical Services supplies chemical feed equipment and related instrumentation as a representative/distributor for manufacturers including Evoqua/Wallace & Tiernan, Blue-White Industries, Integrity Municipal Systems, Polymark, Force Flow, and Halogen Valve. It also designs, builds, installs, and services custom SCADA systems (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) with fiberoptic and radio telemetry for water and wastewater treatment facilities. The company supports its products with on-site start-up, operator training, calibration, maintenance contracts, shop service, and demand/emergency repair services supplied by factory-trained technicians across Michigan.

Product overview

RS Technical Services is a water and wastewater treatment equipment and services company founded in 1975. The company operates as a multi-brand equipment distributor representing manufacturers including Wallace & Tiernan Disinfection (EVOQUA Water Technologies), Blue-White Industries, Integrity Municipal Systems, Polymark, Force Flow, and Halogen Valve. These product lines cover chemical feed equipment, disinfection systems, metering pumps, flow meters, lime slakers, polymer blending systems, weighing systems, and emergency valve closures. Additionally, the company designs and delivers custom SCADA systems with telemetry capabilities. RS Technical Services supports its product portfolio with comprehensive service offerings including system design, installation, start-up, operator training, calibration, maintenance contracts, and field/shop repair services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SCADA Systems Custom-designed, built, programmed, installed, and serviced Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems including fiberoptic and radio telemetry for municipal and industrial water and wastewater treatment plants across Michigan. Includes upgrades and expansion of existing SCADA systems and related instrumentation and controls (flow meters, level meters, lift station panels).
• Chemical Feed System Application and Design Expert consulting to recommend the best equipment, layout, capacity, and accessories for efficient, reliable, flexible, and safe chemical feed systems, offered to municipal and industrial water/wastewater treatment plant customers.
• Start Up and Operator Training On-site commissioning of new chemical feed equipment by manufacturer-trained technicians, plus training for operators and maintenance crews at water and wastewater treatment facilities.
• Maintenance Contracts Scheduled labor and materials to maintain chemical feed systems per manufacturer recommendations, provided when a customer's internal maintenance crew cannot keep up with required periodic maintenance tasks.
• Demand Service (Emergency Repair) On-call technician availability for emergency repairs, maintenance, and calibration service at customer water and wastewater treatment sites, scheduled by phone or email.
• Calibration Service Calibration of pressure, level, and flow meters plus gas detectors for chlorine, sulfur dioxide, ammonia, oxygen, hydrogen sulfide, and other gases, performed either on-site or at the company's in-house shop.
• Shop Service In-house repairs, overhauls, and maintenance of many of the items sold by the company, with options for the customer to ship the equipment or have the company send a truck to remove, service, reinstall, and test the item.
• Wallace & Tiernan Disinfection (Evoqua) Equipment Sales Sales of gas metering equipment and accessories for chlorine, sulfur dioxide, and ammonia; leak detectors and analyzers; titrators; on-line analyzers, controllers, and turbidimeters for water and wastewater treatment.
• Blue-White Industries Equipment Sales Sales of peristaltic and diaphragm metering pumps and flow meters for chemical feed and measurement applications in water and wastewater treatment.
• Integrity Municipal Systems Equipment Sales Sales of lime slakers and feeders with after-sale parts and service support for water and wastewater treatment facilities.
• Polymark Equipment Sales Sales of modern, highly efficient polymer blending systems for water and wastewater treatment processes.
• Force Flow Equipment Sales Sales of weighing systems for chemical drums, tanks, and silos used in water and wastewater treatment facilities.
• Halogen Valve Equipment Sales Sales of emergency valve closure systems for chlorine and sulfur dioxide cylinders serving water and wastewater treatment facilities.

Named customers3 records

Segments2 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

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Evoqua Water Technologies / Wallace & Tiernan DisinfectioncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRS Technical Services represents Evoqua Water Technologies and Wallace & Tiernan Disinfection products. They sell gas metering equipment and accessories for chlorine, sulfur dioxide and ammonia, leak detectors, analyzers, titrators, on-line analyzers, controllers, and turbidimeters for water and wastewater treatment.
• Blue-White IndustriescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRS Technical Services represents Blue-White Industries products including peristaltic and diaphragm metering pumps and flow meters for the water treatment industry.
• Integrity Municipal SystemscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRS Technical Services represents Integrity Municipal Systems for lime slakers and feeders, including after-sale parts and service support.
• PolymarkminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRS Technical Services represents Polymark products, which include modern highly efficient polymer blending systems for water treatment.
• Force FlowminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRS Technical Services represents Force Flow products, including weighing systems for chemical drums, tanks, and silos.
• Halogen ValveminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRS Technical Services represents Halogen Valve products, including emergency valve closure systems for chlorine and sulfur dioxide cylinders.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hach Company: Hach manufactures water analysis instruments, controllers, and on-line analyzers for water and wastewater treatment. Directly overlaps with RS Technical Services' calibration, instrumentation, and on-line analyzer work for municipal and industrial water customers.
• Badger Meter: Badger Meter produces flow measurement and instrumentation products used by water and wastewater utilities. Comparable to RS Technical Services in flow meters, level meters, and SCADA-adjacent instrumentation sold and serviced for municipal plants.

Broad incumbents

• ABB: ABB provides industrial automation, instrumentation, and SCADA systems used across water/wastewater and process industries. Overlaps with RS Technical Services' SCADA design and instrumentation work for municipal water plants at a much larger, multi-industry scale.
• Xylem: Xylem is a global water technology company providing equipment, instrumentation, and services for water and wastewater treatment. Comparable to RS Technical Services across the chemical feed, SCADA, and field service stack, but operating at vastly larger scale and broader geographic scope.
• Siemens Water Solutions: Siemens (including its Water Solutions business, formerly USFilter) supplies water treatment equipment, automation, and SCADA systems. Directly comparable to RS Technical Services across chemical feed, controls, and SCADA integration for water/wastewater plants, but with full industrial-automation breadth.
• Veolia Water Technologies: Veolia provides water and wastewater treatment solutions including equipment, chemicals, and digital monitoring. It competes for the same municipal plant business and offers integrated SCADA/operations services that overlap with RS Technical Services' offerings, but at global scale.
• Mueller Water Products: Mueller manufactures water infrastructure products including valves, hydrants, and metering systems for municipal utilities. Overlaps with RS Technical Services on the metering and control side of the water utility stack and serves the same municipal customer base.
• Evoqua Water Technologies: Evoqua supplies water and wastewater treatment equipment, including the Wallace & Tiernan disinfection line that RS Technical Services distributes. Overlaps directly with RS Technical Services in chemical feed equipment, gas metering, and disinfection instrumentation, but Evoqua is a global direct manufacturer and integrator.
• SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions: SUEZ supplies water and wastewater treatment chemicals, equipment, and digital monitoring platforms for utilities and industry. Comparable to RS Technical Services across chemical feed, instrumentation, and lifecycle services for water treatment plants.

Regional players

• Aqua-Aerobic Systems: Aqua-Aerobic Systems is a US-based manufacturer of water and wastewater treatment equipment, with strong roots in the Midwest. Comparable niche focus to RS Technical Services as a treatment-equipment specialist serving municipal and industrial customers, though Aqua-Aerobic is a manufacturer rather than a distributor-service model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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