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Namestring
MKN
Legal namestring
MKN & Associates
Websiteurl
https://www.mknassociates.us
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
2012
Operating statusenum
Acquired
Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
51–100
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersArroyo Grande, United States
HQ citystring
Arroyo Grande
HQ countrystring
United States
HQ regionstring
North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Keyword5 values
water engineering consulting, wastewater infrastructure design, water reuse engineering, municipal water services, civil engineering consulting
Industry3 codes
1Water, Wastewater & Hydraulics Engineering Consulting
CodeBPAHAIADPrimaryYes
2Water & Wastewater Infrastructure Asset Management
CodeEUAEAMAHPrimaryNo
3Maintenance & Reliability (RCM, Work Management, Spares)
CodeEUANALAHPrimaryNo
NAICS code2 codes
  • Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services5413
  • Environmental Consulting Services54162
SIC code2 codes
  • Services-Engineering Services8711
  • Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management8700
Product category
Water and Wastewater Engineering Services
Social media profiles2 records
Cost components3 values
Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

MKN & Associates provides engineering consulting services for water, wastewater, and water reuse projects, serving clients in California. The firm supports planning, design, and related engineering work for public-sector and utility customers in the water infrastructure sector.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product overview1 text field

No product information available for MKN in the provided source data. The sources mention MKN & Associates as a water engineering firm acquired by Ardurra for California water expertise, and separately as a combi oven manufacturer referenced in market research, but no specific product portfolio, offerings, or service details were extracted from the available content.

Product and service1 record
1Water, Wastewater, and Reuse Engineering Services
CategoryWater and Wastewater Engineering Consulting
Description

Engineering consulting and design services covering drinking water, wastewater, and water reuse projects for public-sector and utility clients in California.

Recent move1 record

Each record includes

Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight1 record

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Type, Description

Peers10 records
1Ardurra
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Ardurra is the engineering platform that acquired MKN in November 2025; it operates a multi-disciplinary water, civil, and environmental engineering practice across the U.S., making it the most directly comparable peer and now the parent of MKN.

2Carollo Engineers
TypeDirect peer
Description

Carollo is one of the largest employee-owned water and wastewater engineering firms in the U.S., with deep reuse and treatment expertise — closely matching MKN's water/wastewater/reuse focus and serving the same municipal utility client base.

3Brown and Caldwell
TypeDirect peer
Description

Brown and Caldwell is a national environmental engineering and consulting firm focused almost exclusively on water, wastewater, and reuse for municipal and industrial clients, making it a direct peer to MKN's niche consulting practice.

4HDR Inc.
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

HDR is a large global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with a major water practice; it competes for the same municipal water and reuse programs that MKN pursues, though as a much broader multidisciplinary firm.

5Black & Veatch
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Black & Veatch is a large employee-owned engineering, procurement, and construction firm with a dedicated water business that competes for treatment, reuse, and conveyance design work against firms like MKN.

6AECOM
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

AECOM is one of the world's largest engineering firms with a sizable water and wastewater treatment practice; it competes with MKN on large municipal and California-based water infrastructure programs, though from a global multi-service platform.

7Stantec
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Stantec is a global engineering, consulting, and construction firm with a significant North American water infrastructure practice that competes for the same municipal water and wastewater design work as MKN.

8Woodard & Curran
TypeDirect peer
Description

Woodard & Curran is an integrated engineering, operations, and science firm with a substantial water/wastewater practice serving municipalities across the U.S., overlapping directly with MKN's core services and client types.

9Kennedy Jenks
TypeDirect peer
Description

Kennedy Jenks is an employee-owned engineering and scientific firm specializing in water, wastewater, and environmental infrastructure — a tight functional match to MKN's service offering, particularly for West Coast municipal clients.

10Jacobs Solutions
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Jacobs is a major global engineering and professional services firm with a substantial water/wastewater consulting practice that pursues the same municipal utility clients and reuse programs as MKN.

Market position
Strengths4 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Weaknesses4 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Competitive moat3 records

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Type, Details

Key risks5 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Key highlights5 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Ideal customer profile1 record

Each record includes

Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
No
API detail
Has APIbool
No

Docs URL, Description

AI maturity
App detail

Has app

Core technology
Revenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Number of profiles
No data
No data
Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds

Each record includes

Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors

Each record includes

Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

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M&A

Each record includes

Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

Each record includes

Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

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MKN

Water and Wastewater Engineering Servicesmknassociates.us

MKN firmographics

Firmographics
Name
MKN
Legal name
MKN & Associates
Website
https://www.mknassociates.us
Company type
Private
Founded year
2012
Operating status
Acquired
Headcount range
51–100 employees
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

MKN industry classification

Industry
Product category
Water and Wastewater Engineering Services
NAICS
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)
SIC
Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)
akta.pro primary industry
Water, Wastewater & Hydraulics Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAD)
akta.pro secondary industries
Water & Wastewater Infrastructure Asset Management (EUAEAMAH), Maintenance & Reliability (RCM, Work Management, Spares) (EUANALAH)

Keywords

  • Water engineering consulting
  • Wastewater infrastructure design
  • Water reuse engineering
  • Municipal water services
  • Civil engineering consulting

Where MKN is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Arroyo Grande
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Markets served

MKN business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D

MKN product offering

Product offering

Core offering

MKN & Associates provides engineering consulting services for water, wastewater, and water reuse projects, serving clients in California. The firm supports planning, design, and related engineering work for public-sector and utility customers in the water infrastructure sector.

Product overview

No product information available for MKN in the provided source data. The sources mention MKN & Associates as a water engineering firm acquired by Ardurra for California water expertise, and separately as a combi oven manufacturer referenced in market research, but no specific product portfolio, offerings, or service details were extracted from the available content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Water, Wastewater, and Reuse Engineering Services Engineering consulting and design services covering drinking water, wastewater, and water reuse projects for public-sector and utility clients in California.

Companies that use MKN

Customer profile

Ideal customer profiles1 record

MKN technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

MKN partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

MKN competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

  • Ardurra: Ardurra is the engineering platform that acquired MKN in November 2025; it operates a multi-disciplinary water, civil, and environmental engineering practice across the U.S., making it the most directly comparable peer and now the parent of MKN.
  • HDR Inc. HDR is a large global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with a major water practice; it competes for the same municipal water and reuse programs that MKN pursues, though as a much broader multidisciplinary firm.
  • Black & Veatch: Black & Veatch is a large employee-owned engineering, procurement, and construction firm with a dedicated water business that competes for treatment, reuse, and conveyance design work against firms like MKN.
  • AECOM: AECOM is one of the world's largest engineering firms with a sizable water and wastewater treatment practice; it competes with MKN on large municipal and California-based water infrastructure programs, though from a global multi-service platform.
  • Stantec: Stantec is a global engineering, consulting, and construction firm with a significant North American water infrastructure practice that competes for the same municipal water and wastewater design work as MKN.
  • Jacobs Solutions: Jacobs is a major global engineering and professional services firm with a substantial water/wastewater consulting practice that pursues the same municipal utility clients and reuse programs as MKN.

Direct peers

  • Carollo Engineers: Carollo is one of the largest employee-owned water and wastewater engineering firms in the U.S., with deep reuse and treatment expertise — closely matching MKN's water/wastewater/reuse focus and serving the same municipal utility client base.
  • Brown and Caldwell: Brown and Caldwell is a national environmental engineering and consulting firm focused almost exclusively on water, wastewater, and reuse for municipal and industrial clients, making it a direct peer to MKN's niche consulting practice.
  • Woodard & Curran: Woodard & Curran is an integrated engineering, operations, and science firm with a substantial water/wastewater practice serving municipalities across the U.S., overlapping directly with MKN's core services and client types.
  • Kennedy Jenks: Kennedy Jenks is an employee-owned engineering and scientific firm specializing in water, wastewater, and environmental infrastructure — a tight functional match to MKN's service offering, particularly for West Coast municipal clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

MKN social profiles

Digital presence

MKN financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

MKN leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

MKN funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

MKN M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

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

Frequently asked questions about MKN

What does MKN do?

MKN & Associates provides engineering consulting services for water, wastewater, and water reuse projects, serving clients in California. The firm supports planning, design, and related engineering work for public-sector and utility customers in the water infrastructure sector.

Is MKN a public or private company?

MKN is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently acquired.

When was MKN founded?

MKN was founded in 2012. It employs 51 to 100 people.

Where is MKN based?

MKN is headquartered in Arroyo Grande, United States, in the North America region.

Who are MKN's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are Ardurra, HDR Inc., Black & Veatch, AECOM, Stantec and Jacobs Solutions. Direct peers are Carollo Engineers, Brown and Caldwell, Woodard & Curran and Kennedy Jenks.

Does MKN have an API?

No public API is recorded for MKN.

What industry is MKN in?

MKN's product category is Water and Wastewater Engineering Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAHAIAD, Water, Wastewater & Hydraulics Engineering Consulting, with a secondary code of EUAEAMAH, Water & Wastewater Infrastructure Asset Management. Its NAICS code is 5413 and its SIC code is 8711.

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