FWS

Name

FWS

Legal name

Fluid Waste Services, Inc.

Website

https://fluidwaste.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Utility Maintenance Services

NAICS

Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (23711), Waste Management and Remediation Services (562)

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950), Refuse Systems (4953), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Field Operations & Repair Services (Emergency Response, Leak Repair, Crew Dispatch) (EUANAKAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Emergency Sewer Line Backup & Cleanup (HSAOAMAC), Sewer Pump/Lift Stations & Wet Wells (EUANACAC)

Keywords

• Hydro excavation services
• Sewer cleaning services
• Pipeline inspection services
• Industrial vacuum services
• Utility maintenance services

Headquarters

HQ city

Noblesville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Utility Maintenance Services: Service-based revenue from providing utility management services including hydro excavating, pipeline cleaning, tank/structure cleaning, industrial vacuuming, utility locating, pipeline televising, rehabilitation, and testing. Services are delivered via specialized fleet of equipment and are quoted/projected based on job scope.
2. Free Estimates / Consultations: Company offers free estimates for projects, suggesting a consultative sales approach where services are scoped and priced based on customer requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Fluid Waste Services (FWS) provides utility maintenance services for sewer and storm water systems across the Midwest. Core offerings include hydro excavation, pipeline cleaning, tank and structure cleaning, industrial vacuuming, utility locating, pipeline televising (CCTV inspection), pipeline rehabilitation, and pipeline testing, supported by a fleet of Jet/Vac trucks, vacuum trucks, and inspection equipment. Additional offerings include project planning, preventive maintenance programs, and 24/7 emergency response.

Product overview

Fluid Waste Services (FWS) is a utility management service provider offering a comprehensive suite of sewer and storm water maintenance solutions. The company operates a fleet-based service model with 8 core service offerings: Hydro Excavating, Pipeline Cleaning, Tank and Structure Cleaning, Industrial Vacuuming, Utility Locating, Pipeline Televising (CCTV inspection), Pipeline Rehabilitation, and Pipeline Testing. These services are delivered using specialized equipment including jet/vac trucks, vacuum trucks, and video inspection equipment. FWS also provides three additional services: Project Planning, Maintenance Programs, and Emergency Services (available 24/7). The portfolio is unified by shared infrastructure—one of the largest fleets in Indiana—specialized vacuum and jet equipment, and CCTV inspection technology with NASSCO-certified data reporting via POSM software.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hydro Excavating Non-destructive excavation service that uses pressurized water to break up and remove soil via air conveyance into a debris tank, providing safe utility locating and precise excavation. Targeted at municipal, industrial, oil and gas, and construction clients needing to expose buried utilities without damage.
• Pipeline Cleaning Jetting and vacuum service for sewer and storm water pipes using Hydro Jet systems operating at 4,000 psi on pipes up to 42 inches in diameter to remove debris, roots, and grease. For municipal sewer/storm water systems and industrial clients.
• Tank and Structure Cleaning Cleaning services for storm water BMPs, silos, tanks, culverts, lift stations, sewers, and interceptors. For municipalities and industrial facilities needing routine or scheduled structure cleaning.
• Industrial Vacuuming Wet-dry vacuum services using GAP VAX Industrial Vacuum trucks for removal of liquids, sludge, and dry solids from industrial settings including sumps, separators, pits, tanks, silos, reactors, clarifiers, cisterns, reservoirs, and boiler houses. For manufacturing plants, industrial sites, and construction projects.
• Utility Locating Vacuum excavation service used to safely expose and locate buried utilities including communication, cable TV, fiber optics, electrical, duct banks, natural gas, petroleum, water, and wastewater systems. For oil and gas, construction, and municipal clients.
• Pipeline Televising CCTV inspection service using camera tractors controlled remotely from service trucks. Generates video footage converted to DVD, thumb drive, or digital upload, with full data reports using NASSCO-certified POSM software. For municipal sewer and storm water condition assessments.
• Pipeline Rehabilitation No-dig pipeline liner service including cleaning, inspection, and lining of both sectional liners and manhole-to-manhole liners. For municipalities needing trenchless sewer and storm water rehabilitation.
• Pipeline Testing Testing assessments including smoke testing, air testing, and mandrel testing to identify sources of excess inflow and inspect main lines and laterals for broken components. For municipal sewer and storm water compliance and asset management.
• Project Planning Onsite consultations combined with expert advice to ensure on-time, on-budget project execution for sewer, storm water, and industrial utility maintenance projects.
• Maintenance Programs Preventative maintenance services for sewer and storm water systems designed to preserve system functionality and reduce emergency service needs for municipal and industrial clients.
• Emergency Services 24/7 field technician availability for emergency response to all types of utility maintenance emergencies, available to municipal, industrial, and commercial clients across the Midwest.

Quantifiable outcome

• Pipes returned to designed volume capacity, increasing efficiency and productivity
• +3 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Industrial Vacuum / HydroExcavation regional operators: Numerous Midwest regional firms (e.g., R.A. Buhr Industrial Vacuum, HydroTech, regional hydrovac operators) offer overlapping jet/vac, hydro excavation, and industrial cleaning services to local municipalities and industrial customers. These are the most direct same-region competitors FWS faces for municipal RFPs in Indiana.

Emerging players

• Vactor Manufacturing: Vactor primarily manufactures jet/vac and hydroexcavation trucks used by utility service contractors like FWS, but also operates a contracted services arm. Comparable as a competitor for pipeline cleaning and industrial vacuuming work, while also being an equipment supplier relationship FWS depends on.
• PVS (Pipe Vision Services): PVS and similar regional CCTV pipeline inspection firms provide camera-based sewer and storm water inspection services using NASSCO-certified software (same POSM platform FWS uses). Comparable service offering and customer base in pipeline televising, though typically narrower scope than FWS's full-service model.

Broad incumbents

• Stericycle: Stericycle provides regulated waste management and compliance services including industrial waste collection and emergency response. Overlaps with FWS on industrial vacuuming and waste handling for regulated industrial customers, though Stericycle's focus is broader waste streams rather than sewer/storm water specialty work.
• Clean Harbors: Clean Harbors is a major North American environmental and industrial services company providing industrial cleaning, vacuum truck services, emergency response, and waste management to municipalities and industrial customers. Overlaps with FWS on industrial vacuuming, tank cleaning, and emergency response but operates nationally and at far greater scale.
• Henkels & McCoy: Henkels & McCoy is a large infrastructure services contractor providing utility construction, maintenance, and inspection services to utilities and pipeline operators across the US. Comparable to FWS on pipeline televising, rehabilitation, and utility locating services, though with materially larger scale.

Direct peers

• Duke's Root Control: Duke's provides sewer line cleaning, root control, and CCTV inspection services to municipalities across multiple US states. Directly comparable to FWS in service offering (jetting, televising, sewer maintenance) and target customer (municipal sewer utilities), with broader geographic coverage.
• Sewer Equipment Company of America: SECA manufactures and operates sewer and stormwater cleaning equipment, with a services arm that performs jet/vac cleaning, CCTV inspection, and pipeline rehabilitation. Comparable to FWS in core service mix and customer base (utilities and contractors); brings equipment ownership that overlaps with FWS's fleet model.
• Badger Daylighting Corp: Badger is the largest North American provider of hydrovac excavation services, with a fleet of purpose-built hydrovac trucks serving oil & gas, utility, and industrial customers. Highly comparable to FWS's hydro-excavating service line, though at much larger geographic scale and with energy-sector concentration FWS does not match.
• National Water Main Cleaning Company: NWMCC provides sewer and water main cleaning, CCTV inspection, and rehabilitation services to municipalities across the US. Directly competes with FWS on pipeline cleaning, televising, and rehabilitation, but with broader geographic reach than FWS's Midwest focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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