Peterson Environmental

What Peterson Environmental does

Peterson Environmental Inc., operating as PEI.RENTALS, is a privately held environmental equipment rental and supplies company headquartered in Tampa, Florida. The company rents and sells specialized monitoring and testing equipment used by environmental professionals, including photoionization and flame ionization gas detectors (RAE Systems MultiRAE, MiniRAE, ppbRAE, TVA1000), multi-parameter water quality meters (YSI 556, YSI Pro Quatro, YSI Pro Plus), air sampling and aerosol monitors (TSI Dusttrak II, Q-Trak), bladder/peristaltic/submersible pumps for groundwater sampling (QED, Grundfos, GeoTech), downhole cameras, water level meters, radiation detectors (Ludlum), survey equipment, and a broad catalog of field consumables including calibration gases, tubing, bailers, and well plugs. Pricing is published per day, week, or month (e.g., $15/day for a basic pH tester up to $300/day for a KVA Vapor Probe), and consumable items are sold per unit at fixed prices ranging from under $1 to over $250.

The company runs a direct-to-consumer self-serve e-commerce model through its website pei.rentals, powered by the EZRentOut platform, where customers browse the catalog, select rental durations, add items to cart, and complete transactions online without sales-team intermediation. It also offers long-term rental bundles and unit-priced consumable sales. Target customers are environmental consulting firms performing site assessments and compliance testing, environmental remediation contractors needing short-duration specialized equipment, and municipal/state/federal agencies conducting periodic regulatory monitoring; no named customer logos or enterprise contracts are disclosed.

The operating footprint is limited to the Tampa Bay area in Florida, with no evidence of multi-location logistics, dealer networks, or international distribution. The company is privately held with no institutional investors, no parent entity, no disclosed management team beyond a contact email ([email protected]) and phone line, no funding rounds, no acquisitions, no partnerships, and no patents or certifications on record. Revenue, headcount, founding year, and ownership are all undisclosed in the available materials.

Name

Peterson Environmental

Legal name

Peterson Environmental Inc.

Website

https://pei.rentals

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Peterson Environmental (PEI.RENTALS) is a privately held Tampa, Florida-based company that rents and sells specialized environmental monitoring and testing equipment, including gas detectors, water quality meters, groundwater pumps, and field consumables, to environmental consultants, remediation contractors, and government agencies via a self-serve e-commerce storefront.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Equipment Rentals

NAICS

Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing (53249)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Equipment Rental & Leasing (7350)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Cleaning & Environmental Equipment Rental/Leasing (Vacuum Trucks, Dust Control, Dehumidifiers) (TLABAFAK)

Keywords

• Environmental equipment rentals
• Water quality instruments
• Gas detection monitors
• Groundwater sampling equipment
• Field testing consumables

Headquarters

HQ city

Tampa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Rentals: Rental of environmental monitoring and testing equipment including gas monitors, water quality meters, pumps, air sampling equipment, and survey tools. Pricing is structured per day, week, or month.
2. Product Sales: Sale of field supplies, consumables, calibration gases, tubing, well development supplies, gloves, and other environmental equipment accessories. Consumable items sold per unit.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Peterson Environmental operates the PEI.RENTALS e-commerce platform, renting environmental monitoring and testing equipment (gas monitors, water quality meters, pumps, air sampling equipment, radiation monitors, and survey tools) on per-minute, hourly, daily, weekly, and monthly terms. The company also sells field consumables and supplies such as calibration gases, tubing, bailers, filters, gloves, and well development accessories.

Product overview

Peterson Environmental operates PEI.RENTALS as an environmental equipment rental platform offering over 260 distinct products across multiple categories for environmental assessment, remediation, and monitoring applications. The core offering is equipment rental with an extensive portfolio including gas detection monitors (PID/FID instruments from RAE Systems, ION Science), water quality testing equipment (YSI multi-parameter meters, turbidity meters, flow meters), air sampling and aerosol monitoring systems (TSI Dusttrak, Q-Trak), groundwater sampling pumps (bladder, peristaltic, submersible types), well development and monitoring equipment (downhole cameras, water level meters, interface probes), radiation monitoring, survey equipment, and comprehensive field supplies/consumables. The company also sells consumable supplies including calibration gases, tubing, bailers, well plugs, batteries, and safety equipment. The equipment is available for rent on per-minute, hourly, daily, weekly, and monthly basis, with some items also available for purchase.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Environmental Equipment Rentals Rental services for environmental testing and monitoring equipment including gas monitors, water quality meters, air sampling pumps, radiation detectors, pumps, survey equipment, and field supplies for environmental assessment and remediation projects. Customers select duration (per-minute, hourly, daily, weekly, monthly) and complete transactions online.
• Pumps Rental (Bladder, Peristaltic, Submersible, Well Development) Rental of QED bladder pumps (1.75", Mini), Grundfos Rediflo submersible pumps, Alexis and Barnant peristaltic pumps, Solinst 410 pumps, GeoTech Geopump, and Buffalo well development pumps for groundwater sampling, well development, and monitoring applications.
• Gas Monitors Rental (PID/FID) Rental of photoionization detectors (PIDs) and flame ionization detectors (FIDs) including RAE Systems MultiRAE family, MiniRAE, ppbRAE, TVA1000, ION PhoCheck Tiger, Jerome Mercury Vapor Analyzer, and VRAE 4 Gas Meter for VOC and gas detection applications.
• Water Quality Instruments Rental Rental of multi-parameter meters (YSI 556, YSI Pro Quatro, YSI Pro Plus), single parameter meters, turbidity meters (Hach 2100Q, LaMotte 2020, GeoTech), dissolved oxygen meters, and flow meters for water quality assessment.
• Air Sampling & Aerosol Monitors Rental Rental of TSI Dusttrak II aerosol monitors, TSI Q-Trak IAQ meters, MSA ELF sampling pumps, and TSI Environmental Enclosures for particulate and air quality measurement.
• Radiation Monitors Rental Rental of Ludlum Model 3 and Model 19 radiation detectors for environmental radiation monitoring applications.
• Survey & Monitoring Equipment Rental

Segments3 records

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 moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Sunbelt Rentals: Sunbelt Rentals is a national general equipment rental chain with an Environmental Solutions line covering air, water, and soil monitoring — a much larger but adjacent incumbent in the same end markets.
• United Rentals: United Rentals is the largest general equipment rental company in North America with tool, specialty, and power-generation lines that occasionally overlap with environmental field equipment — broader but adjacent in the rental space.
• RAEL (RAE Systems) / Honeywell: RAE Systems (now part of Honeywell) manufactures the MultiRAE, MiniRAE, and ppbRAE PID/FID instruments that Peterson rents at scale — comparable product family and the original equipment vendor that competes with independent rental channels.

Direct peers

• SKC Inc. SKC manufactures and distributes air sampling pumps, filters, and calibration equipment for occupational and environmental monitoring — a direct adjacency in the same air-quality and gas-detection category.
• Forestry Suppliers: Forestry Suppliers provides environmental, field science, and survey equipment to environmental professionals and government agencies — a comparable catalog and customer set to Peterson Environmental's monitoring and sampling lineup.
• Sensidyne: Sensidyne manufactures and distributes gas detection and air sampling instrumentation (including Jerome Mercury Vapor Analyzer rentals) — directly competing in the same gas-monitoring rental category.
• Ben Meadows: Ben Meadows (now part of Compass Commercial) supplies environmental monitoring, safety, and field equipment to consultants, agencies, and contractors — comparable product categories and customer segments to Peterson Environmental.
• Cole-Parmer: Cole-Parmer sells and rents scientific and environmental testing instruments (water quality, air sampling, gas detection) to labs and field professionals — directly overlapping Peterson Environmental's core offerings and customer base.

Emerging players

• Environmental Monitoring Solutions (EMSL): EMSL Analytical is the largest environmental testing lab network in the US and a frequent buyer/renter of environmental monitoring equipment — adjacent buyer-side peer that defines Peterson's customer expectations.
• Apex Instruments: Apex Instruments supplies environmental source sampling and air monitoring equipment to industrial hygienists and consultants — a niche but adjacent player serving overlapping buyers.

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

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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