What Nationwide Environmental Services does

Nationwide Environmental Services (NES), a division of the California-incorporated family-owned Joe's Sweeping, Inc., is a street sweeping and environmental maintenance company headquartered in Norwalk, California. Founded in 1968 by Joe Samuelian, NES has built a 12-service portfolio spanning municipal street sweeping, construction sweeping, parking lot maintenance, bus stop and sidewalk cleaning, catch basin and culvert drain maintenance, high-pressure washing, graffiti abatement, porter services, roll-off bin and recycling, and route design. The technology stack is operational rather than digital: a specialized fleet of sweeping vehicles with water-jet dust suppression, truck-mounted and hand-wheeled high-pressure washing units, fleet management software, and NAPSA-certified practices supporting National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) compliance.

The company serves over 50 municipalities across the Greater Los Angeles Area and surrounding Orange, Ventura, San Bernardino, and Riverside Counties, reaching more than 1.5 million citizens, alongside secondary segments including residential communities, business parking facilities, construction firms, unified school districts, and transportation authorities. NES delivers services under both subscription/contractual and hourly usage-based arrangements, with 24-hour on-call dispatch and dedicated account representatives targeting enterprise and government buyers through direct sales relationships. Membership in the Institute for Local Government (ILG) and the League of California Cities / Contract Cities Association supports its positioning in municipal procurement.

The business is led by founder Joe Samuelian and second-generation Vice President Ani Samuelian. NES is a privately held company with no funding rounds, M&A activity, patents, or public financial disclosures in the record. Recognition includes WorldSweeper.com features (2006, 2013, 2023) and California Senate commendations from the 32nd and 30th Districts. No AI/ML capabilities, mobile applications, or third-party integrations are documented.

Name

Nationwide Environmental Services

Legal name

Joe's Sweeping, Inc.

Website

https://nes-sweeping.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Nationwide Environmental Services is a Norwalk, California-based street sweeping and environmental maintenance company, founded in 1968, serving 50+ municipalities across Southern California with a 12-service portfolio spanning sweeping, high-pressure washing, drainage maintenance, and NPDES compliance support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Norwalk

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Street Sweeping Contracts: Recurring contractual services provided to municipalities for street sweeping, public thoroughfares, alleys, parks, and parking lots. NES works with municipalities to ensure schedules meet resident needs and assists with NPDES compliance mandates.
2. Hourly Service Contracts: Services offered on an hourly basis with 24-hour on-call dispatch service for various cleaning and maintenance needs.
3. Route Design and Sign Installation: Customized route design services including comprehensive mapping analysis and No Parking sign installation/removal for municipalities.
4. Roll Off Bin and Recycling Services: Rental of 10 yard, 30 yard, and 40 yard bins for homes, businesses, and construction sites, with recycling services at Material Recovery Facility (MRF).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Nationwide Environmental Services (NES) provides street sweeping, sidewalk cleaning, culvert drain maintenance, catch basin cleaning, high-pressure washing, graffiti abatement, and related environmental cleaning services. The company operates a specialized fleet of sweeping and cleaning vehicles to serve municipalities, government institutions, construction sites, and commercial properties across Southern California. NES also assists municipalities with NPDES compliance mandates and offers route design, No Parking sign installation, roll-off bin rentals, and recycling services through a Material Recovery Facility.

Product overview

Nationwide Environmental Services (NES) is a street sweeping and environmental maintenance company offering a comprehensive suite of 12 distinct services. The core offerings include Municipal Street Sweeping (the flagship service since 1968), Construction Sweeping, Parking Lot Sweeping, and Route Design & Maintenance. Supporting services include Bus Stop Maintenance, Sidewalk Cleaning, Catch Basin Cleaning, Culvert Drain Maintenance, High Pressure Washing, Graffiti Abatement, Porter Services, and Roll Off Bin & Recycling Services. The company operates a specialized fleet of sweeping and cleaning vehicles serving over 50 municipalities across California.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Municipal Street Sweeping Street sweeping services for municipalities, including public thoroughfares, alleys, parks, and parking lots, with NPDES compliance support. Targeted at city and local government agencies.
• Construction Sweeping

Quantifiable outcome

• Enhanced community appearance and property values through clean streets
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers22 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Institute for Local Government (ILG)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerICA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public benefit corporation created in 1960, made up of forty-eight member cities in Southern California. The organization focuses on education, legislative advocacy, intergovernmental relationships and other major issues that transcend the boundaries of its member cities. NES maintains membership to collaborate on infrastructure maintenance and education.
• League of California Cities / Contract Cities AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization of public agency employees and commercial entrepreneurs dedicated to maintenance of vital public infrastructure and ongoing education and training of members. Assists member cities by advocating contracting models, protecting local control, embracing public/private partnerships.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• USA Services of Kansas City: Midwestern street sweeping and pressure washing company serving municipalities and commercial clients — comparable in service offering but operating primarily outside of NES's Southern California territory.
• Athens Services: Southern California-based waste collection, recycling, and street sweeping provider serving municipalities and businesses in the same Los Angeles–Orange–Riverside corridor as NES — a direct regional competitor for municipal contracts.

Direct peers

• Sweeping Corporation of America: National street sweeping contractor offering mechanical and regenerative air sweeping, construction site sweeping, and environmental maintenance services to municipalities, shopping centers, and industrial customers — directly comparable to NES in service mix and customer base.
• National Power Sweeping: U.S. street sweeping service company providing parking lot, construction site, and municipal street sweeping — a direct competitor with a similar fleet-based service model and municipal/commercial customer mix.
• All Sweep Environmental Services: Street sweeping and environmental services provider serving municipalities, commercial properties, and construction sites with mechanical sweeping, vacuum sweeping, and high-pressure washing — directly comparable in scope and customer profile.

Broad incumbents

• Clean Harbors: Large publicly traded environmental and industrial services company providing waste management, environmental cleanup, and complementary field services — a much broader incumbent with adjacent capabilities to NES but operating at national scale.
• Republic Services: Major U.S. solid waste and environmental services company with municipal and commercial contracts across California — an established incumbent whose scale and cross-selling of environmental services makes it a strategic comparable.
• Waste Management: Largest North American provider of waste and environmental services, with municipal, commercial, and industrial customers and significant California operations — an industry benchmark for environmental services scale and public-sector contracting.
• Stericycle: U.S. provider of regulated waste and environmental services to municipalities, healthcare, and commercial customers — a broad incumbent with adjacent environmental compliance capabilities relevant to NES's NPDES work.

Others

• Schwarze Industries: Manufacturer of street sweepers, air sweepers, and high-pressure washing equipment used by municipal and commercial contractors — an enabling supplier whose product roadmap and pricing directly impact NES's fleet economics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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