Whipps

What Whipps does

Whipps is a privately held U.S. specialty manufacturer founded in 1977 and headquartered in Athol, Massachusetts, with 51–100 employees. The company designs, produces, and delivers water control gates, telescoping valves, and custom-fabricated water-handling products, serving infrastructure, municipal, and industrial water management end-markets where engineered mechanical equipment is required for flow control, isolation, and level regulation.

The company's product portfolio centers on physical water-control hardware — engineered gates and telescoping valves — augmented by a custom-fabrication capability that allows it to produce non-standard or project-specific equipment for its customers. This combination of standardized catalog products and bespoke engineering work positions Whipps in a niche of the broader fluid-handling industry, where buyers typically value durability, fit-for-purpose design, and the ability to source specialized configurations from a single supplier. The firm's longevity (in business for approximately 48 years) and its operating model point to a project-driven, specification-sale go-to-market motion typical of industrial OEMs serving utilities, water and wastewater treatment authorities, hydroelectric operators, and industrial water users.

The business model is a conventional industrial manufacturing revenue model: Whipps designs and fabricates equipment, then sells it through direct specification sales to engineering firms, municipalities, and end users, with revenue tied to project cycles rather than recurring subscription or platform economics. Pricing, customer segmentation, channel mix, and aftermarket/service economics are not disclosed in the source data, which limits a more granular assessment of unit economics and revenue durability.

Name

Whipps

Website

https://whipps.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Whipps is a U.S. specialty industrial manufacturer, founded in 1977 and based in Athol, Massachusetts, that designs, fabricates, and supplies water control gates, telescoping valves, and custom water-handling equipment for municipal, infrastructure, and industrial customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Control Infrastructure Manufacturing

akta.pro primary industry

Hydropower Turbines, Generators & Balance-of-Plant Equipment Manufacturing (EUAMAHAF)

Keywords

• Water control gates
• Telescoping valves
• Custom water infrastructure
• Dam gate manufacturing
• Flood control equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Athol

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel

Core offering

Whipps is a manufacturing firm that produces and delivers water control gates, telescoping valves, and custom products for water infrastructure applications. The company fabricates physical engineered hardware used to regulate flow and water levels at dams, reservoirs, and related facilities.

Product overview

No product or service information is available in the provided source data.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water Control Gates Engineered water control gates produced and delivered by Whipps for flow regulation and water level management at dams, reservoirs, levees, and related water infrastructure.
• Telescoping Valves Engineered telescoping valves manufactured and delivered by Whipps, used to control water levels and flow in reservoirs, dams, and water/wastewater infrastructure.
• Custom Products Bespoke/custom-fabricated water-control products manufactured by Whipps to meet specific project or customer-engineered requirements for hydraulic flow-control applications.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• Andritz: Andritz is a large diversified supplier of hydropower equipment including turbines, gates, and balance-of-plant components. It serves the same hydropower end market as Whipps but as part of a much broader portfolio including generators and electromechanical systems.

Direct peers

• Hydro Gate: Hydro Gate manufactures water control gates, slide gates, and stop logs for water/wastewater and hydropower applications. It is the most directly comparable competitor to Whipps, serving the same buyers with the same core product types.
• Fontaine-Aquanox: Fontaine-Aquanox manufactures sluice gates, penstocks, and water control equipment for wastewater and industrial applications, serving as a direct comparable to Whipps in the gate and penstock segment.
• Rodney Hunt (Mueller Water Products): Rodney Hunt, a brand within Mueller Water Products, produces large water control gates and valves for dams, canals, and treatment plants — directly overlapping with Whipps' gate and valve product lines for utility and infrastructure customers.
• Waterman Valve: Waterman Valve produces water control valves and related equipment for waterworks, irrigation, and industrial applications, competing with Whipps in telescoping and water level control valves for utility customers.

Regional players

• Hydroplus: Hydroplus (now part of Voith Hydro) specializes in fusegates and dam safety equipment for reservoir management, addressing comparable water control applications to Whipps' reservoir gates and telescoping valves.

Emerging players

• Trumbull Manufacturing: Trumbull Manufacturing produces sluice gates, slide gates, and fabricated metal products for water and wastewater infrastructure, with partial product overlap with Whipps' gate portfolio in the municipal and industrial segments.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/whipps-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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