Vimar Equipment

Name

Vimar Equipment

Legal name

Vimar Equipment

Website

https://vimarequipment.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Infrastructure Maintenance Equipment

NAICS

Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing (532490), Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (811310), Motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts Merchant Wholesalers (423120)

SIC

Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment (5084), Services-Miscellaneous Equipment Rental & Leasing (7350), Wholesale-Motor Vehicle Supplies & New Parts (5013)

akta.pro primary industry

Vacuum/Septic/Jetting Trucks Leasing & Rental (TLABAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Municipal infrastructure equipment
• Sewer cleaning equipment
• Street sweeping equipment
• Refuse collection vehicles
• Ice resurfacing equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Burnaby

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. New Equipment Sales: Sale of new infrastructure maintenance equipment including sewer cleaners, sweepers, refuse trucks, hydro excavation units, and related vehicles from manufacturer partners
2. Used Equipment Sales: Sale of inspected and maintained pre-owned equipment
3. Equipment Rentals: Rental fleet including Truvac units and other equipment available for short-term use
4. Parts Sales: Sale of replacement parts and components for equipment maintenance, with mobile parts and service vehicles
5. Service and Orientation: Complete electrical and hydraulic diagnosis and repairs, unit evaluations, water pump flow testing, vacuum performance testing, preventative maintenance programs, and operator training

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Vimar Equipment sells, rents, and services specialized infrastructure maintenance equipment as an authorized distributor for 12+ premium manufacturers including Vactor, Elgin, Truvac, Envirosight, Karcher, New Way, Boivin, Resurfice, Wille, Curotto-Can, Epoke, OMCO, and PB Loader. The company provides new equipment sales, pre-owned equipment, short-term rentals, replacement parts, and full-service support including preventative maintenance, electrical and hydraulic diagnostics, vacuum performance testing, and operator training. Core equipment categories include sewer cleaners, street sweepers, hydro excavators, pipe inspection systems, refuse trucks, ice resurfacers, and environmental management machines used by municipalities and commercial operators.

Product overview

Vimar Equipment is a Canadian infrastructure maintenance equipment dealer headquartered in Burnaby, BC, serving communities since 1975. The company operates as a multi-brand distributor offering a comprehensive portfolio of specialized equipment across 13+ sub-brands. Core product lines include sewer/wastewater equipment (Vactor sewer cleaners and combination units with water recycling), street sweepers (Elgin regenerative air, mechanical broom, vacuum, electric, and hybrid models), hydro excavation systems (Truvac vacuum excavators in full-size, compact, and trailer configurations), pipe inspection technology (Envirosight crawlers, cameras, and Quickview systems with AI-powered defect coding), refuse/recycling collection vehicles (New Way front/rear/side loaders and Boivin 100% electric side loaders), floor care equipment (Karcher pressure washers, scrubbers, sweepers, and carpet cleaners), ice resurfacing machines (Olympia electric and fossil-fuel resurfacers and edgers), environmental management machines (Wille compact wheel loaders), and specialty equipment including asphalt patchers (PB Loaders), street flushers (OMCO), spreaders (Epoke), and automated collection attachments (Curotto-Can). The company provides new equipment sales, used inventory, rentals, parts, and service/orientation training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vactor Sewer Cleaners and Combination Units Industry-leading sewer cleaning, hydro excavation, and vacuum technology equipment including combination sewer cleaners (Vactor 2100i, 2100i CB, Impact), Ramjet truck and trailer series, and ACE Easement Machine for municipal and commercial sewer cleaning applications.
• Elgin Street Sweepers Over 108-year-old manufacturer of street sweepers including regenerative air (Crosswind, Crosswind1, RegenX, RegenX1), mechanical broom (Broom Bear, Broom Badger, Road Wizard, Eagle, Pelican), vacuum (Whirlwind1, Megawind), electric (Electric Broom Bear), and hybrid (Hybrid Broom Bear, Pelican PHEV) models for municipal and contractor applications.
• Truvac Vacuum Excavators Vacuum excavators (hydro excavation and air excavation equipment) including full-sized (HXX), compact (Paradigm, APXX), trailer-mounted (TRXX), and flexible (FLXX) units for safe digging applications in utility and construction settings.
• Envirosight Sewer Inspection Equipment Sewer inspection equipment including crawlers (ROVVER X, ROVVER X SAT II), cameras (Verisight Pro+), quickview systems (Quickview airHD, Quickview 360 with AI defect coding), and Jetscan cleaning verification system for pipeline assessment and documentation.
• Karcher Professional Cleaning Equipment Professional cleaning equipment including pressure washers, vacuum cleaners, floor scrubbers (compact, walk-behind, and ride-on), sweepers, and carpet cleaners (Puzzi, BRC, Clipper, Admiral, Cadet, Chariot series) for industrial and commercial applications.
• New Way Refuse and Recycling Trucks Refuse and recycling trucks including front loaders (Mammoth, Mammoth Western Series), rear loaders (King Cobra, Cobra HC, Cobra, Viper, Diamondback), and side loaders (Sidewinder, ROTO-PAC, Wolverine) with various body capacities and compaction rates for municipal waste collection.
• Boivin Electric Refuse Trucks 100% electric automated side-loader refuse trucks with battery-powered arm and auger compactor, 10-ton legal payload capacity, and ability to complete full 10-hour routes on single overnight charge with zero hydraulic oil spills.
• Resurfice Olympia Ice Resurfacing Machines Olympia ice resurfacing machines for arenas and rinks including electric (Millennium E, Mini E, IceBear), propane/natural gas (Millennium H, Millennium H Plus), and battery/gas/propane edgers, with over 50 years of manufacturing history.
• Wille Environmental Management Machines Environmental management machines including compact wheel loaders (Wille 275, 375D, 465, 865) with extensive work attachments for year-round snow clearing, lawn maintenance, and construction applications, with Automatic Eco Drive reducing fuel consumption by approximately 25%.
• Curotto-Can Automated Collection Attachments Automated front-load garbage truck attachment with 500 lbs. lifting capacity, 32-96 gallon inside capacity, and 70 seconds per 10 stops productivity rate, delivering 25-30% productivity advantage over automated side loaders.
• Epoke Road Maintenance Spreaders Runway and road maintenance spreaders including EpoMini, PM, ITM, and SKE series towed spreaders plus bulk spreaders with various capacities and spreading widths for different applications.
• OMCO Street Flushers Street flushing equipment for hygienic cleaning and sanitation of roadways and public spaces.
• PB Loader Asphalt Patchers Asphalt patchers including BC Patcher (belt conveyor), B Patcher (dump body), DA Patcher (dual auger), AC Patcher (single auger), Mini Patcher, Slip-in Patcher, Trailer Patcher, and Hooklift Patcher for complete asphalt patching operations.
• Used Equipment Sales Sale of inspected and maintained pre-owned infrastructure maintenance equipment, including pre-owned sewer cleaners, sweepers, refuse trucks, and other equipment, with value-based pricing based on condition, age, and specifications.
• Equipment Rentals Rental fleet including Truvac Wolf hydro excavator units and other equipment available for short-term daily or weekly rental use by municipalities and contractors.
• Service and Operator Training Complete service support including electrical and hydraulic diagnosis and repairs, unit evaluations, water pump flow testing, vacuum performance testing, preventative maintenance programs, and operator training and orientation. Delivered via shop facilities and mobile parts and service vehicles for on-site support.
• Parts Sales Sale of replacement parts and components for equipment maintenance across represented brands, with mobile parts and service vehicles providing on-site parts delivery to customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Boivin Evolution with diesel chassis reduces fuel consumption by up to 35%
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Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SourcewellcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSourcewell is a government agency that awards contracts to vendors to provide equipment to municipalities and other government entities. Vimar Equipment is a Sourcewell-certified partner for New Way refuse trucks and parts, enabling efficient cooperative purchasing for municipal customers through pre-negotiated contracts.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• GapVax: Manufacturer of industrial vacuum loaders, sewer cleaners, and hydro-excavation equipment. Competes in adjacent categories with Vimar's represented brands and occasionally bypasses dealers with direct fleet sales.
• Tymco Regenerative Air Sweepers: Manufacturer of regenerative air street sweepers. Competitor brand to Elgin in the same product category served by Vimar, representing an alternative for municipal customers evaluating sweepers.
• Elgin Sweeper (Federal Signal): 108-year-old manufacturer of street sweepers and Vimar's principal sweeper supplier. As part of Federal Signal's environmental solutions group, it competes with Vimar via direct sales to large fleets while also being a critical supply partner.
• Vactor (manufacturer): Manufacturer of sewer cleaners, hydro-excavators, and vacuum trucks. While Vimar is a distributor of Vactor products, Vactor's direct sales and service capabilities represent both a supply partner and an incumbent competitive force.
• Schwarze Industries: Manufacturer of street sweepers, vacuum trucks, and pothole patchers with direct municipal sales and dealer networks. Competes in overlapping equipment categories served by Vimar.

Direct peers

• Joe Johnson Equipment: Canadian dealer of infrastructure maintenance equipment (Vactor, Elgin, etc.) with comparable sales, rentals, parts, and service model across multiple Canadian provinces. Closest direct competitor to Vimar in the Canadian market.
• Haaker Equipment Company: US Pacific-based dealer of sewer cleaners, street sweepers, and refuse trucks with sales, rentals, parts, and service — directly comparable business model and product mix to Vimar.
• Triad Equipment Sales: Regional distributor of sewer cleaners and street sweepers serving US municipal markets with multi-brand representation — directly comparable GTM motion and customer base.

Emerging players

• Resurfix (Olympia) / Envirosight direct: Manufacturer of sewer inspection equipment (crawlers, cameras, AI-enabled Quickview systems) sold via Vimar. Direct-to-municipal sales by Envirosight could partially disintermediate the distributor model.
• Curbtender (Wayne Engineering): Manufacturer of refuse collection vehicles competing with New Way and Boivin (brands Vimar distributes). Useful for understanding competitive dynamics in the refuse truck category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries2 records

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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