C&W Meter Service

What C&W Meter Service does

C&W Meter Service, LLC is a privately held field service contractor founded in 1984 that provides liquid petroleum meter proving and calibration services across the eastern United States. The company deploys technicians and specialized equipment to customer sites — pipelines, refineries, truck loading terminals, aviation refueling operations, propane facilities, industrial plants, and power utilities — to perform custody transfer meter calibration that is NIST traceable and compliant with state Weights and Measures Handbook 44 requirements. Its service portfolio spans six core lines: Pipeline/Refinery proving (up to 18,000 bph / 12,600 gpm), Truck Loading Terminal proving (the company's original 1984 service line), Aviation Refueling calibration, Propane bulk loading and bobtail proving, Industrial Plant calibration, and Power Utility flow measurement services.

The technical stack relies on three NIST-traceable proving methodologies: traditional volumetric standards, automated in-line dynamic displacer Small Volume Prover (SVP) technology, and precision master meter references including Turbine, Positive Displacement, and Coriolis mass flow meters. The company supports both field deployments and in-shop repairs, including ancillary offerings such as Small Volume Prover maintenance and repair, ball prover calibration, digital control valve repair, and ethanol meter rebuild. Four physical office locations (Quakertown, PA; Bellefontaine, OH; Inman, SC; Orlando, FL) provide regional coverage across the eastern USA, and the company displays an affiliation with the ATS Family of Companies via its website navigation.

The business operates on a professional services revenue model, generating revenue through on-site service contracts and per-job engagements with enterprise customers in the oil & gas and government sectors. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Customer acquisition is primarily referral-driven and relationship-based, with the company displaying logos of major industry counterparties including Energy Transfer, Kinder Morgan, BP, ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron/Citgo, Marathon Petroleum, Phillips 66, Magellan Midstream, Buckeye Partners, Motiva Enterprises (Saudi Aramco), Sunoco, NRG Energy, the US Army, and the US National Guard. The company has 11–50 employees and is structured as a private LLC with no disclosed external investors or funding rounds.

Name

C&W Meter Service

Legal name

C&W Meter Service, LLC

Website

https://cwmeter.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

C&W Meter Service provides NIST-traceable liquid petroleum meter proving and custody transfer calibration services for pipelines, refineries, truck loading terminals, aviation refueling, propane, industrial plants, and power utilities across the eastern USA.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Meter Proving and Calibration Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (541380)

SIC

Totalizing Fluid Meters & Counting Devices (3824), Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEUAEAHAM

Metering, Calibration & Flow Measurement Verification

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Energy Infrastructure & Services (EPC, O&M, Field Services)/Inspection, Testing & Certification (ITC) / NDT for Energy Infrastructure

Keywords

• Liquid petroleum metering
• Meter proving services
• Custody transfer calibration
• Pipeline flow measurement
• NIST traceable calibration

Headquarters

HQ city

Quakertown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Meter Proving Services: On-site field services for liquid petroleum meter calibration and proving. Services are provided to pipelines, refineries, truck loading terminals, aviation refueling operations, propane facilities, and industrial plants. Revenue generated through service contracts and per-job engagements.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

C&W Meter Service provides on-site liquid petroleum meter proving and calibration services for pipelines, refineries, truck loading terminals, aviation refueling operations, propane facilities, and industrial plants across the eastern USA. The company deploys NIST traceable methods including traditional volumetric standards, automated in-line dynamic displacer Small Volume Prover (SVP) technology, and precision master meter references (Turbine, Positive Displacement, and Coriolis mass flow meters) to verify custody transfer measurement accuracy.

Product overview

C&W Meter Service is a service company offering mission-critical custody transfer and liquid flow measurement proving services. The portfolio spans six core service areas: Pipeline/Refinery meter proving (up to 18,000 bph), Truck Loading Terminal services (since 1984), Aviation Refueling calibration, Propane services (bulk loading and bobtail), In-House Calibration, and Industrial Plant services. All proving methods are NIST traceable, utilizing traditional volumetric standards, automated in-line dynamic displacer Small Volume Prover (SVP) technology, and precision master meter references (Turbine, Positive Displacement, and Coriolis mass flow). The company serves the entire eastern USA with locations in Pennsylvania, Ohio, South Carolina, and Florida.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pipeline and Refinery Meter Proving Services
• Truck Loading Terminal Meter Proving Services
• Aviation Refueling Meter Calibration Services
• Propane Bulk Loading Meter Proving
• Propane Bobtail Meter Proving
• In-House Calibration and Repair Services
• Industrial Plant Meter Calibration Services
• Power Utilities Meter Calibration Services
• Master Meter Reference Calibration
• Small Volume Prover Maintenance and Repair
• Digital Control Valve (DVC) Repair
• Ethanol Meter Rebuild and Repair

Named customers15 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Brooks Instrument: US-based precision flow and pressure measurement manufacturer serving oil & gas, refining, and chemical customers. Comparable because it produces flow measurement technologies (including thermal mass and Coriolis variants) that overlap with the master meter references C&W uses for proving and calibration work.
• ABB: Global automation and measurement company with Coriolis and other flow measurement products, plus measurement services for oil & gas and power customers. Comparable because it operates in custody transfer measurement and adjacent field calibration services for the same enterprise end markets C&W serves.
• Honeywell: Industrial conglomerate with Elster gas measurement and Honeywell Process Solutions serving pipeline, refining, and terminal operators. Comparable because it provides custody transfer measurement hardware and adjacent services to many of the same oil & gas customers C&W serves, although as part of a much wider automation portfolio.
• Emerson: US-based automation and measurement conglomerate that owns Micro Motion (Coriolis), Rosemount, and Daniel measurement brands widely used in custody transfer. Comparable because it supplies the underlying flow measurement equipment C&W proves, runs its own measurement services, and serves the same oil & gas pipeline and refining customers at much larger scale.
• Badger Meter: US manufacturer of flow measurement and control products for water, oil & gas, and industrial customers, with accompanying services. Comparable because it provides custody transfer and process flow measurement hardware used in the same liquid petroleum applications C&W services, and offers its own calibration support.
• KROHNE: German flow measurement specialist offering Coriolis, electromagnetic, and ultrasonic meters plus calibration services for the oil & gas and process industries. Comparable to C&W in deploying and servicing high-accuracy mass flow meters used in custody transfer proving applications for petroleum operators.
• Endress+Hauser: Global flow measurement manufacturer with extensive calibration and service offerings for the oil & gas, chemical, and process industries. Comparable because it sells Coriolis, turbine, and PD meters — the same master meter technologies C&W deploys — and provides field calibration/proving services to many of the same custody transfer customers, though as part of a much broader instrument portfolio.
• Mesa Laboratories: US-based calibration and metrology services company serving pharmaceutical, medical, food, and industrial customers. Comparable because it operates a multi-site field calibration business model analogous to C&W's on-site liquid flow calibration work, even though its primary focus is regulated pharmaceutical and medical metrology rather than petroleum custody transfer.
• Yokogawa Electric: Japanese industrial automation and measurement company with flowmeter products and field service capabilities for the oil & gas, refining, and petrochemical sectors. Comparable because it sells custody transfer measurement instruments and offers calibration services to many of the same enterprise customers C&W serves.

Others

• ATS Family of Companies: Affiliate group referenced via C&W Meter Service's website navigation. Comparable because it represents the broader affiliated network of which C&W is a part; the nature of the affiliation (parent, sibling company, or marketing alliance) is not explicitly stated, but it implies shared resources and potential customer overlap that any analysis of C&W must consider.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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