DuBois-Cooper Associates

Name

DuBois-Cooper Associates

Legal name

DuBois-Cooper Associates, Inc.

Website

https://duboiscooper.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water and Wastewater Treatment Equipment Distribution

akta.pro primary industry

Water, Wastewater & Hydraulics Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAD)

Keywords

• Water infrastructure equipment
• Wastewater treatment solutions
• Manufacturers representative services
• Municipal water equipment
• Pump station solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Plymouth, MI

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Manufacturer Representative Commission: DuBois-Cooper Associates earns commissions as a manufacturers' representative, selling equipment from their manufacturer partner brands (pumps, treatment equipment, etc.) to municipal water/wastewater utilities, engineers, and contractors in Michigan. Revenue is generated on successful sales of equipment sourced from their represented manufacturers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

DuBois-Cooper Associates is a manufacturers' representative company selling water and wastewater treatment equipment sourced from 17 partner manufacturers to municipal utilities, engineering firms, and contractors in the State of Michigan. The firm provides full-service field support including equipment installation certification, start-up, troubleshooting, on-site pump repairs, replacement parts, and operator training. It does not manufacture equipment itself; rather it acts as a regional sales, technical, and service channel for its represented brands.

Product overview

DuBois-Cooper Associates is a manufacturer's representative company serving Michigan's water and wastewater infrastructure sector since 1950. They represent a portfolio of 17+ manufacturer brands offering complementary equipment categories: pumping solutions (Gorman-Rupp, Homa, Hidrostal, Environment One, Trillium/Wemco), treatment equipment (Lakeside, Walker Process, SSI Aeration, CB&I), screening and separation (Duperon with FlexRake® technology), membrane filtration (Dupont MEMCOR), biosolids handling (Charter Machine), blower systems (Excelsior, Hoffman-Lamson), mixing systems (EnviroMix), and water treatment (Tonka Water, Tomco). The company provides field service including equipment start-up, troubleshooting, pump repairs, and certification of installation. This is not a unified software platform but rather a portfolio of specialized industrial equipment brands represented by DuBois-Cooper for the Michigan water/wastewater market.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CB&I Water Storage Solutions (Claricone and Egg-Shaped Digesters)
• Charter Machine Company Biosolids Equipment
• Duperon Screening and Solids Separation Equipment
• DuPont MEMCOR Membrane Filtration Systems
• EnviroMix Compressed Gas Mixing Systems
• Environment One Grinder Pump Stations
• Excelsior Blower Systems
• Gorman-Rupp Pumps and Packaged Pump Stations
• Hoffman-Lamson Blowers
• Homa Submersible Pumps
• Hidrostal Screw Centrifugal and Axial Flow Pumps
• Lakeside Equipment Wastewater Treatment Systems
• SSI Aeration Wastewater Treatment Equipment
• Tonka Water Conditioning Systems
• Tomco Systems Carbon Dioxide Feed Equipment
• Walker Process Equipment Wastewater Treatment Systems
• Trillium Flow Technologies (Wemco) Grit and Solids Handling Equipment
• Field Service, Installation, and Training Support

Quantifiable outcome

• 75 years of experience serving Michigan's water and wastewater industry
• +1 more outcomes

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

Feature5 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CB&I Water Storage Solution (McDermott)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDuBois-Cooper represents CB&I Water Storage Solution (a McDermott brand) in Michigan. CB&I provides Claricone® solids contact clarifiers and egg-shaped digester systems for water and wastewater treatment applications.
• Charter Machine CompanycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDuBois-Cooper represents Charter Machine Company, a manufacturer of biosolids thickening and dewatering equipment including gravity belt thickeners, belt filter presses, screw presses, and the Electro Osmosis Dehydrator (ELODE) system.
• Duperon CorporationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDuBois-Cooper represents Duperon Corporation, the leader in screening technologies providing the FlexRake® screen equipment, Dual Auger Washer Compactor, and vertical auger screens for wastewater screening and solids separation.
• Dupont MEMCOR MembranescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDuBois-Cooper represents MEMCOR Membranes, a DuPont brand and global leader in microfiltration and ultrafiltration membrane systems for drinking water treatment and industrial process water.
• EnviroMixcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDuBois-Cooper represents EnviroMix, which provides low-energy liquid and biosolids mixing solutions using compressed gas and process control systems for water and wastewater applications.
• Environment One CorporationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDuBois-Cooper represents Environment One Corporation (E-One), a global leader in grinder pump station systems and low-pressure sewer applications for sanitary sewer systems.
• Excelsior Blower SystemscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDuBois-Cooper represents Excelsior Blower Systems, which manufactures packaged blower systems for water and wastewater treatment applications.
• Gorman-Rupp CompanycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDuBois-Cooper represents Gorman-Rupp Company, a leading pump manufacturer specializing in self-priming pumps, submersible pumps, packaged pump stations, and water booster stations. Gorman-Rupp offers an industry-leading 5-year non-prorated warranty.
• Hoffman-LamsoncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDuBois-Cooper represents Hoffman-Lamson, a global leader in multistage centrifugal, positive displacement, and high-speed turbo blowers for water and wastewater treatment.
• Homa PumpscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDuBois-Cooper represents Homa Pumps, which specializes in submersible solids handling pumps, submersible grinder pumps, and submersible mixing equipment.
• HidrostalcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDuBois-Cooper represents Hidrostal, a global leader in screw centrifugal pumps, immersible motors, axial flow pumps, vertical turbine pumps, and prerotation pump systems for automatic wet well cleaning.
• Lakeside Equipment CorporationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDuBois-Cooper represents Lakeside Equipment Corporation, which has been providing effective wastewater treatment equipment and systems since 1928, specializing in innovative and reliable treatment technologies.
• SSI Aeration, Inc.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDuBois-Cooper represents SSI Aeration, Inc., a global leader in the design and manufacture of wastewater treatment equipment specializing in secondary treatment process design and aeration diffuser equipment.
• Tomco SystemscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDuBois-Cooper represents Tomco Systems, which provides carbon dioxide feed equipment for pH adjustment in water treatment applications.
• Tonka Water (Kurita Brand)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDuBois-Cooper represents Tonka Water, a Kurita Brand, which has provided engineered water treatment solutions since 1956 with over 2,700 installations across North America, including filter systems, aerators, clarifiers, membrane systems, and packaged treatment systems.
• Trillium Flow Technologies (Wemco)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDuBois-Cooper represents Trillium Flow Technologies (including the Wemco brand), specializing in grit dewatering equipment and solids handling pumps including the WEMCO Model C recessed impeller pump.
• Walker Process EquipmentcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDuBois-Cooper represents Walker Process Equipment, a premier manufacturer of wastewater treatment equipment with proven technologies for liquid-solids separation, grit removal, biological treatment, biosolids digestion, and mixing systems.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• Pentair: Water treatment and flow solutions OEM serving residential, commercial, and municipal/industrial markets. Comparable because its municipal/industrial product lines overlap with much of DuBois-Cooper's represented portfolio (filtration, treatment, pumping).
• Xylem: Global water technology leader spanning pumps, treatment, and metering. Comparable as a broad incumbent that sells overlapping equipment categories (pumps, aeration, membrane treatment) directly to the same Michigan municipal customers DuBois-Cooper serves.
• Smith & Loveless: Manufacturer of packaged pump stations and wastewater treatment systems serving municipal utilities nationwide. Comparable to DuBois-Cooper because it sells into the same municipal water/wastewater buyer set through a direct sales motion, bypassing the rep-firm channel.
• Mueller Water Products: Manufacturer of water infrastructure products including valves, hydrants, and pipe fittings for municipal water systems. Comparable as an established incumbent selling directly into the same municipal water buyer base DuBois-Cooper serves in Michigan.
• Franklin Electric: Global manufacturer of water pumping systems, motors, and fueling equipment serving municipal, industrial, and agricultural customers. Comparable because its pumping and water systems product line overlaps materially with several of DuBois-Cooper's represented pump brands.
• ITT Inc. Diversified manufacturer of highly engineered components including industrial pumps and motion technology. Comparable as a broad incumbent selling pumps and fluid-handling equipment into the same municipal and industrial water infrastructure market.
• Evoqua Water Technologies: Provider of water and wastewater treatment solutions, services, and specialty equipment (now part of Xylem). Comparable because it sells treatment equipment and aftermarket services directly to the same municipal utility buyers that DuBois-Cooper targets.

Others

• Walker Process Equipment: Wastewater treatment equipment manufacturer (clarifiers, grit removal, biological treatment, digestion) and a represented partner of DuBois-Cooper. Listed as OTHERS because DuBois-Cooper is a distribution channel rather than a competitor.
• Gorman-Rupp Company: Leading pump manufacturer and one of DuBois-Cooper's largest represented partners. Listed as OTHERS (supplier) rather than competitor because DuBois-Cooper sells Gorman-Rupp products rather than competing with them.
• Lakeside Equipment Corporation: Wastewater treatment equipment manufacturer (operating since 1928) and a represented partner of DuBois-Cooper. Listed as OTHERS because DuBois-Cooper is a sales channel for Lakeside, not a competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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