Five Environmental

What Five Environmental does

Five Environmental Ltd is a UK-based commercial drainage and environmental services firm operating from a registered headquarters in Belvedere, Kent, with regional offices in London and Birmingham to coordinate nationwide projects and 24/7 emergency call-outs. The company's core service platform spans four integrated lines: commercial drainage (reactive response, planned preventative maintenance, and project work up to £10 million in value), combination JetVac tanker services for liquid waste removal, sewage pump maintenance covering design through to repair, and lift pit cleaning and maintenance, supplemented by a broader hard facilities management offering covering mechanical and electrical, refurbishment, fit-out, civil works, and air conditioning.

The technology stack is operational rather than digital: a large fleet of combination JetVac tankers with high-pressure jetting and onboard vacuum pumps, CCTV inspection systems and sonar pipe tracking for diagnostics, industrial pumps and absorbents for lift pit work, and EOR/202-qualified engineers for lift isolation and reinstatement. The company is privately held with no disclosed institutional funding, no parent company, and no AI/ML capabilities referenced in available materials. The commercial model is professional services billed per job or via tailor-made preventative maintenance subscriptions, with a tiered commercial/domestic credit policy (immediate-payment PAYG versus 30-day account) and a quote-based pricing approach; pricing is not publicly disclosed.

Five Environmental serves restaurant and pub groups, housing associations, tier-one construction firms, nursing homes, schools and colleges, government bodies, shopping centres, and lift/elevator companies. Named customers include Skanska, BNP Paribas, Mitie, Mercure Hotels, Five Guys, and Neilcott, and the company is rated 'Excellent' on Trustpilot and was a Drainage Awards Winner 2024. The headcount band of 11–50 employees and the single-country UK operating footprint indicate a regional-to-national services business rather than a scaled platform.

Name

Five Environmental

Legal name

Five Environmental Ltd

Website

https://5environmental.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Five Environmental is a UK-based commercial drainage, tanker, and pump services firm that provides reactive, preventative, and project-based environmental and facilities services to commercial clients including construction, hospitality, retail, government, and healthcare sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Kent

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commercial Drainage Services: Reactive, preventative maintenance (PPM), and project-based commercial drainage services. Includes drain clearance, repairs, and system maintenance for commercial clients.
2. Tanker Services: Combination JetVac tanker services for liquid waste removal including sewage, oil/water separation, sludge disposal, and contaminated water extraction. Billed per job/service.
3. Sewage Pump Maintenance: End-to-end pump solutions including design, supply, installation, maintenance and repair of submersible sewage pumps. Includes asset condition surveys, service contracts, and one-off PAYG servicing.
4. Lift Pit Cleaning and Maintenance: Lift pit cleaning and maintenance services offered as one-off cleans or scheduled maintenance programmes.
5. General Facility Services: Mechanical and electrical services, refurbishments, fit-outs, civil works, and air conditioning maintenance for commercial properties.
6. Large-Scale Drainage Projects: Project-based work for commercial and infrastructure developments including design and installation of foul and surface water drainage systems, pump pits, and pump stations. Projects up to £10 million in value.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Five Environmental provides commercial drainage, tanker, and pump services across the UK, with reactive emergency response, planned preventative maintenance (PPM), and large-scale project work up to £10 million. Core offerings include commercial drainage (reactive, PPM, and design/installation projects), combination JetVac tanker liquid waste removal, end-to-end sewage pump design/supply/installation/maintenance, lift pit cleaning and maintenance, and general hard facilities services (mechanical and electrical, refurbishment, fit-out, civil works, and air conditioning).

Product overview

5 Environmental is a UK-based provider of commercial drainage and environmental services operating a single integrated service platform across multiple specialisations. The core offering combines Commercial Drainage Services (reactive, preventive maintenance, and project work), Combination JetVac Tanker Services (specialist liquid waste removal), Sewage Pump Maintenance (full pump lifecycle management), Lift Pit Cleaning and Maintenance, and General Facility Services (mechanical/electrical, refurbishment, civil works). These services share operational infrastructure including a nationwide fleet of specialist vehicles, strategically located engineers across UK offices in London and Birmingham, and 24/7 emergency response capabilities. The company primarily serves the commercial sector including restaurant groups, housing associations, construction companies, nursing homes, schools, government bodies, and shopping centres.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Drainage Services
• Combination JetVac Tanker Services
• Sewage Pump Maintenance
• Lift Pit Cleaning and Maintenance
• General Facility Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Emergency response teams can arrive within one hour for urgent drainage issues
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Biffa plc: One of the UK's largest waste management companies offering collection, treatment, and disposal of commercial and municipal waste; overlaps with Five Environmental's tanker/liquid waste services at the upstream end.
• Amey plc: UK infrastructure services provider with utilities, highways, and facilities management contracts; overlapping on facilities management and drainage/infrastructure maintenance for public-sector clients.
• Veolia UK: Major UK environmental services provider covering waste, water, and industrial cleaning across a broad portfolio; relevant incumbent competitor for utility, waste, and infrastructure-scale contracts.

Direct peers

• Adler and Allan Group: UK environmental services specialist offering drainage, interceptor cleaning, tankering, and pump maintenance to commercial and industrial customers; near-identical service portfolio and customer base to Five Environmental.
• Lanes Group plc: UK's largest independent specialist in drainage, pump services, and tanker work for commercial, residential and infrastructure clients; directly comparable to Five Environmental across all five service lines (drainage, JetVac tankering, pump maintenance, lift pits, facilities). The primary competitive benchmark.
• Clancy Group: UK utility infrastructure contractor delivering water, wastewater, and drainage construction services for utility and developer clients; overlapping on large-scale drainage installation, pump stations, and civils projects.
• Metro Rod: National drainage services network providing reactive drainage, planned maintenance, and pump services to commercial customers across the UK; overlaps almost entirely with Five Environmental's core commercial drainage and pump offerings.
• Drain Doctor (Neighborly): UK-wide drainage services franchise operating reactive and planned maintenance for commercial and domestic markets; competing head-to-head for the same restaurant, retail, and housing association drainage contracts.
• Cappagh Browne Construction: UK contractor specialising in sewer, drainage, and wastewater infrastructure construction for developers, utilities, and civil engineering clients; directly overlaps with Five Environmental's large-scale drainage project work up to £10 million.

Emerging players

• MarClean Group: UK industrial cleaning and tankering specialist providing liquid waste removal, drain and pump services to commercial and industrial customers; partial overlap on JetVac tanker and pump service lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 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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