South West Pump & Drilling

What South West Pump & Drilling does

South West Pump & Drilling, Inc. is a privately held California corporation founded in 1939 and headquartered at 53381 US Highway 111, Coachella, California. The firm operates as a licensed water well contractor delivering three core service lines: pump services (installation, repair, and maintenance), drilling services (new well construction, well rehabilitation, and pump testing), and equipment sales (pumps, drilling equipment, and water system components). Its customer base is horizontally segmented across residential, commercial, and agricultural end users requiring groundwater access in California.

The underlying business is operationally traditional and labor-driven: projects are quoted, scheduled, and executed by licensed field crews dispatched from the single Coachella location. The technology footprint is minimal — a Google Sites-hosted information website with pages for About Us, Services, Equipment Sales, Career Center, Contact Us, Media Gallery, and Employee Center — and there is no disclosed software platform, mobile application, API, or digital workflow tool. Marketing and sales are conducted via toll-free and local phone lines plus walk-in traffic, with no intermediaries, resellers, or digital advertising channels evidenced.

The revenue model is a blend of professional services (drilling and pump installation/repair on a quote basis) and hardware sales (equipment and components). No pricing tiers, rate cards, or contract structures are publicly disclosed, consistent with the custom, project-based nature of well-drilling work. The company is privately held with no disclosed parent, institutional investors, funding rounds, M&A activity, leadership changes, or regulatory actions in the available source material.

Name

South West Pump & Drilling

Legal name

South West Pump & Drilling, Inc.

Website

https://swpdinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1939

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

South West Pump & Drilling is a licensed California water well contractor founded in 1939, offering water well drilling, pump installation/repair, and equipment sales to residential, commercial, and agricultural customers from its single Coachella, CA headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Well Drilling Services

NAICS

Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (23822)

SIC

Pumps & Pumping Equipment (3561), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Pump, Well & Booster System Service for Irrigation (HSAIAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pump Systems & Pumping Stations (Surface, Submersible, Booster) (AFAAACAC), Exploration & Production Drilling Services (RC, Core, Directional, Sonic, Auger) (IMAKAKAB)

Keywords

• Water well drilling
• Pump installation services
• Groundwater exploration
• Well rehabilitation
• Pump repair maintenance

Headquarters

HQ city

Coachella

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Water Well Drilling Services: Professional water well drilling services for residential, commercial, and agricultural customers requiring groundwater access.
2. Pump Services: Pump installation, repair, and maintenance services for water wells.
3. Equipment Sales: Sale of drilling equipment and pumps as shown on their Equipment Sales page.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

South West Pump & Drilling is a licensed water well contractor that drills new water wells, rehabilitates existing wells, and installs, repairs, and maintains water pumps for residential, commercial, and agricultural customers in California. The company also sells pumps, drilling equipment, and related water system components through its equipment sales line.

Product overview

South West Pump & Drilling is a licensed water well contractor offering a unified portfolio of pump and drilling services alongside equipment sales. The company operates three core service lines: pump services (installation, repair, and maintenance), drilling services (new well construction and rehabilitation), and equipment sales (pumps and water system components). All services are delivered by licensed professionals serving residential, commercial, and agricultural water needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Drilling Services

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• Layne (Granite Construction): Layne, now part of Granite Construction, is the largest U.S. water well drilling and pump services contractor with national reach. Comparable as the dominant scaled player in the same water-well drilling and pump service category, though it operates a far broader geographic footprint.

Direct peers

• Hydro Resources, Inc. Hydro Resources is a regional water well drilling and pump services company serving residential, commercial, municipal, and agricultural customers. Directly comparable business model (drilling, pump installation, hydrogeologic services) to South West Pump & Drilling, with similar end-market mix but a different regional footprint.

Others

• Franklin Electric Co., Inc. Franklin Electric is a leading global manufacturer of water pumping systems, motors, and controls used in residential, commercial, agricultural, and industrial wells. Comparable as a critical equipment supplier to water well drillers and pump service providers, and a potential supplier or competitor in the equipment sales line.
• Xylem Inc. Xylem is a global water technology company owning brands such as Goulds Water Technology and Bell & Gossett that serve residential, commercial, agricultural, and industrial water pumping markets. Comparable as a major pump and water-system equipment manufacturer whose products are commonly installed by drillers and pump service contractors.
• Pentair plc: Pentair is a global water solutions company producing pumps, filters, and treatment systems for residential, commercial, and agricultural applications. Comparable as a leading pump and water-system equipment provider that supplies products installed and serviced by drilling and pump service contractors.
• Grundfos: Grundfos is the world's largest pump manufacturer, producing circulator, submersible, and booster pumps for residential, commercial, agricultural, and industrial water applications. Comparable as a key equipment supplier to the water well drilling and pump service industry.
• Flowserve Corporation: Flowserve is a major manufacturer of pumps, valves, seals, and flow control automation for industrial and commercial markets. Comparable as a pump and fluid-handling equipment manufacturer that overlaps with industrial/irrigation pump categories relevant to drilling and pump service contractors.
• Watts Water Technologies, Inc. Watts Water Technologies designs and manufactures water products including pumps, valves, drainage, and water treatment systems for residential, commercial, and industrial applications. Comparable as a supplier of pumps and water-system components commonly used by drilling and pump service providers.
• Sulzer Ltd: Sulzer is a Swiss industrial engineering company manufacturing pumps and related rotating equipment for water, wastewater, and industrial applications. Comparable as a global pump manufacturer whose products overlap with irrigation, agricultural, and commercial pump categories served by drilling and pump service contractors.
• KSB SE & Co. KGaA: KSB is a German manufacturer of pumps, valves, and related systems for building services, water transport, waste water, and industrial process applications. Comparable as a long-established pump manufacturer whose product portfolio overlaps with categories of pumps installed and serviced by water well drillers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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

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