Profit Products
Profit Products is a privately held manufacturers representative firm that markets hydronic heating equipment from 11 manufacturers exclusively through plumbing and heating wholesalers in Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana. It is owned by Donald Meehan and Dennis Molloy and operates from Hillside, Illinois with a 9-person team.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded-
- HeadquartersHillside, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Profit Products does
Profit Products is a privately held manufacturers representative firm that exclusively markets hydronic heating product lines on behalf of 11 equipment manufacturers through plumbing and heating wholesalers in Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana. The firm operates from an office and warehouse in Hillside, Illinois, where it carries backup inventory to support its wholesaler channel partners. Co-owners Donald Meehan and Dennis Molloy, who together bring nearly 75 years of combined experience in the hydronic and plumbing products trade, lead a team of approximately nine people including inside sales staff and technical/hardware support.
The product portfolio spans the full hydronic heating stack: boiler controls (hot water and steam, low water cut-offs, water feeders, pump controls), pumps and motors (condensate pumps, boiler feed units, deaerators, vacuum units), residential and commercial boilers from PB Heat (Peerless), valves (ball, butterfly, check, backflow), cast iron and specialty radiators, steam system components (F&T traps, inverted bucket traps, thermostatic radiator traps, steam capsules), expansion tanks, water heaters, valve operators, and custom PEX/copper headers. Manufacturers represented include Armstrong, Alberta Custom Tees, Tunstall, Conbraco/Apollo, Flexcon, Governale, Hydrolevel, Smith's Environmental, Macon Controls, PB Heat, and Shipco.
The business model is commission-based manufacturers representation: Profit Products earns revenue by routing sales of the represented product lines through its wholesaler channel and supporting those wholesalers with counter days, key account presentations, job site visits, sizing and applications assistance, and a hydronic heating seminar program. End customers (specifying engineers, contractors, and institutions) are connected to a local wholesaler rather than purchasing directly from the firm.
Profit Products firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Profit Products
- Legal name
- Profit Products
- Website
- https://profit-products.net
- Company type
- Private
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Profit Products is a privately held manufacturers representative firm that markets hydronic heating equipment from 11 manufacturers exclusively through plumbing and heating wholesalers in Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana. It is owned by Donald Meehan and Dennis Molloy and operates from Hillside, Illinois with a 9-person team.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where Profit Products is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Hillside
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Profit Products business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- Manufacturer Representative Commissions: As a manufacturers representative firm, Profit Products earns commissions from the manufacturers they represent by marketing their product lines exclusively through plumbing and heating wholesalers. They also carry inventory to back up wholesaler inventories.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels2 records
Profit Products product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Profit Products is a manufacturers representative firm that markets and distributes hydronic heating products on behalf of multiple manufacturers exclusively through plumbing and heating wholesalers in Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana. The firm carries backup inventory in its Hillside, Illinois warehouse to support wholesaler inventories and provides product sizing assistance, counter days, job visits, and key account presentations to drive sales of boilers, boiler controls, pumps, valves, radiators, steam traps, and related heating equipment.
Product overview
Profit Products is a manufacturers representative company that does not manufacture products itself but represents multiple heating equipment manufacturers. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of hydronic heating products including boiler controls (hot water and steam), pumps and motors, residential and commercial boilers, valves (ball, butterfly, check), and various radiators and convector heating units. The product line also includes steam system components such as steam traps (F&T traps, inverted bucket traps, thermostatic radiator traps, thermal-disc steam capsules), steam capsules, and condensate management equipment. Additionally, they represent water heating products (volume water heaters, indirect water heaters, pool heaters), expansion tanks, and control operators. The products are distributed exclusively through plumbing and heating wholesalers to serve specifying engineers, contractors, and institutional customers in Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Boiler Controls
Companies that use Profit Products
Customer profileSegments4 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Profit Products technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Profit Products partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- Armstrong PumpscoreArmstrong Pumps produces commercial pumps, fire pumps, heat exchangers, and residential hydronic products including circulators. Profit Products represents their full product line in Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana.
- Alberta Custom TeescoreAlberta Custom Tees specializes in custom manufactured headers including PEX headers, copper headers, specialty headers, and cut-to-size headers for hydronic heating applications.
- TunstallcoreTunstall Associates produces steam products including steam capsules, thermostatic radiator traps, thermal-disc steam capsules, F&T steam traps, and inverted bucket traps for steam heating systems.
- ConbracocoreConbraco produces valves including backflow products, ball valves, butterfly valves, and check valves for plumbing and heating applications.
- FlexconcoreFlexcon produces expansion tanks for hydronic heating and cooling systems.
- GovernalecoreGovernale Company produces radiator products including convectors, Victoria radiators, Gov-Free freestanding radiators, Gov-Ray radiators, and Gov-Board flat board heaters.
- Hydrolevel CocoreHydrolevel produces boiler controls including hot water boiler controls, steam boiler controls, low water cut-offs, water feeders, pump controls, and flow switches.
- Smith's EnvironmentalcoreSmith's Environmental produces fan-assisted radiators, flame-effect radiators, natural convectors, and fan coils for hydronic heating.
- Macon ControlscoreMacon Controls produces operators for valves including non-electric operators, electric operators, umbrella adapters, and conversion inserts.
- PB Heat LLC (Peerless Boilers)corePB Heat LLC produces Peerless residential boilers, commercial boilers, and modular boiler systems.
- ShipcocoreShipco produces condensate pumps, boiler feed units, deaerators, vacuum units, and pumps & motors for steam and hydronic systems.
Scale indicators2 records
Recent moves4 records
Expansion highlights3 records
Profit Products competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Lochrie & Associates (Lochrie Group): Independent manufacturers' representative firm for hydronic, plumbing, and HVAC equipment across the Mid-Atlantic and parts of the Midwest. Operates the same rep-firm model with seminars, counter days, and wholesaler support that mirrors Profit Products.
- W.A. Webster & Associates: Midwestern manufacturers' rep firm representing hydronic and HVAC lines to plumbing/heating wholesalers. Closely comparable in GTM motion (counter days, sizing support, training seminars) and category coverage.
- The Bradshaw Group: Independent manufacturer's rep firm representing hydronic, plumbing, and HVAC manufacturers to wholesalers. Comparable in scope, business model, and the educational/training support it provides to wholesalers and engineers.
- R.L. Deppmann Company: Manufacturer's representative firm serving the Michigan hydronic and plumbing market with a similar product mix (Bell & Gossett, Xylem, etc.). Closest direct analog to Profit Products in business model and category focus, differing primarily in territory.
- JCH Representatives: Manufacturer's representative agency covering hydronic and HVAC lines for wholesalers in the Midwest with a similar commission-based model, technical support, and territory-based coverage.
Broad incumbents
- Winsupply: National plumbing, HVAC, and industrial wholesale distribution company. Comparable product categories and contractor/engineer customer base, though operating at substantially greater scale and breadth than Profit Products.
- Ferguson Enterprises: Largest U.S. plumbing, HVAC, and water-management wholesale distributor. Overlaps with Profit Products on hydronic heating product lines and wholesaler relationships, but operates at national scale with a much broader portfolio.
- Johnstone Supply: Nationwide cooperative of HVAC and plumbing wholesale distributors serving contractors. A channel customer of manufacturers' reps like Profit Products; comparable through shared end-customer base and hydronic/plumbing product overlap, though much larger and broader.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Profit Products financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Profit Products leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles5 records
Profit Products funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Profit Products M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Profit Products
What does Profit Products do?
Profit Products is a manufacturers representative firm that markets and distributes hydronic heating products on behalf of multiple manufacturers exclusively through plumbing and heating wholesalers in Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana. The firm carries backup inventory in its Hillside, Illinois warehouse to support wholesaler inventories and provides product sizing assistance, counter days, job visits, and key account presentations to drive sales of boilers, boiler controls, pumps, valves, radiators, steam traps, and related heating equipment.
Is Profit Products a public or private company?
Profit Products is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Profit Products founded?
Profit Products was founded in -1. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Profit Products based?
Profit Products is headquartered in Hillside, United States, in the North America region.
How does Profit Products make money?
One revenue line is on record: manufacturer Representative Commissions.
Who are Profit Products's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Lochrie & Associates (Lochrie Group), W.A. Webster & Associates, The Bradshaw Group, R.L. Deppmann Company and JCH Representatives. Broad incumbents are Winsupply, Ferguson Enterprises and Johnstone Supply.
Does Profit Products have an API?
No public API is recorded for Profit Products.