Tumatsa

What Tumatsa does

Tumatsa (legal entity TUMATSA S.A. DE C.V.) is a privately held Mexican hydrosanitary and construction-materials distributor founded on February 24, 1989. The company operates 9 physical branches spanning Ciudad de México, the Monterrey metropolitan area (including sub-locations such as Multicomercial, Colón, Outlet, Carretera Nacional and the CEDIS distribution center in Guadalupe), Puebla, Querétaro, Torreón (Coahuila), León (Guanajuato), and Edo. México (Tlalnepantla). Revenue is generated through one-time-sale distribution of sanitary and hydraulic materials — fluxometers, bathroom fixtures, porcelain floors, water heaters, plumbing supplies, PVC/CPVC pipes — to both residential customers and large institutional construction projects, with a marquee project portfolio including Torre Mayor, Mitikah, Estadio BBVA, IKEA Angelópolis, OXXO multi-store rollouts, the KIA Pesqueria plant, Hospital General Perote Veracruz and the Hotel Live Aqua Bosques. Pricing is quote-based and non-public, with downloadable CDMX price lists distributed on request.

The company's go-to-market is exclusively physical-branch retail and branch-based direct sales, supplemented by phone/WhatsApp ordering, organic social presence on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn, and a publicly accessible CDMX price list. There is no e-commerce ordering platform. The proprietary technology product is ALPHA ERP, a web-based enterprise resource planning system hosted at tumatsa.ddns.net offering user and client portals, initially built for internal operations management of customer and operational processes with noted customizability and configurability. Tumatsa is a 100% Mexican founder-owned enterprise with no external institutional investment, no parent company, and no documented M&A activity; the ownership structure appears straightforward as an independent operator in the construction supply sector.

Name

Tumatsa

Legal name

TUMATSA S.A. DE C.V.

Website

https://tumatsa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tumatsa is a privately held Mexican distributor of hydrosanitary and construction materials operating 9 branches across major metros, serving residential customers and institutional construction projects with marquee clients like Torre Mayor, OXXO and KIA Mexico.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Materials Distribution

SIC

Wholesale-Professional & Commercial Equipment & Supplies (5040), Wholesale-Durable Goods, Nec (5099)

akta.pro primary industry

Restroom Hygiene & Consumables Services (Supplies, Dispensers, Matting) (BPABABAI)

Keywords

• Hydrosanitary materials distribution
• Construction materials supply
• Bathroom fixtures distribution
• Plumbing materials wholesale
• Building materials retail

Headquarters

HQ city

Ciudad de México

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Material Distribution Sales: Revenue generated through the distribution and sale of sanitary/hydraulic materials and construction products to customers across 9 branch locations in Mexico

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Tumatsa distributes sanitary, hydrosanitary, and construction materials (bathroom fixtures, fluxometers, porcelain floors, water heaters, plumbing supplies, PVC/CPVC pipes) to residential and institutional construction customers across Mexico through 9 physical branch locations. The company also offers ALPHA ERP, a web-based enterprise resource planning system it developed for business management with user and client portals.

Product overview

Tumatsa operates as a single unified product offering centered around ALPHA ERP, their proprietary enterprise resource planning system. The company is primarily a distributor of hydrosanitary and construction materials (including fluxometers, bathroom fixtures, porcelain floors, water heaters, plumbing materials, PVC/CPVC pipes), with ALPHA ERP serving as their software product for business management. The product portfolio consists of ALPHA ERP as the core software offering, complemented by their extensive range of physical construction and hydrosanitary materials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ALPHA ERP: A web-based ERP system offered by Tumatsa for business management.

Products and services

• Sanitary and Hydrosanitary Materials Distribution Distribution and sale of sanitary, hydrosanitary, and construction materials — including bathroom fixtures, fluxometers, porcelain floors, water heaters, plumbing supplies, and PVC/CPVC pipes — to residential and institutional construction customers through 9 branch locations in Mexico.
• ALPHA ERP Tumatsa's proprietary web-based enterprise resource planning system providing business management functionality with web-based user and client portals.

Named customers10 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Helvex: Mexican manufacturer and distributor of bathroom fixtures, plumbing and hydrosanitary products; operates as both supplier and channel competitor to distributors like Tumatsa.
• Construrama: Mexican franchise network of construction materials retailers serving professional builders and homeowners across Mexico; directly comparable as a multi-branch hydrosanitary and construction materials distributor.
• Urrea: Mexican manufacturer of bathroom fixtures, faucets and plumbing products sold through distribution channels; competes for the same shelf space and institutional buyer relationships as Tumatsa.
• Plomería Universal: Mexican specialist distributor of plumbing and hydrosanitary materials with multiple branches, directly overlapping Tumatsa's core product mix and target customers.

Broad incumbents

• Rotoplas: Publicly listed Mexican leader in water storage, plumbing and hydrosanitary solutions; broader product portfolio but directly overlaps with key categories Tumatsa distributes.
• Cemex: Global Mexican-based building materials company with distribution in Mexico; serves overlapping institutional construction customers, though focused on cement, aggregates and ready-mix rather than finished hydrosanitary fixtures.
• Home Depot México: Large-format home improvement retailer in Mexico offering construction materials, plumbing, fixtures and accessories; broader assortment but overlapping with Tumatsa's residential and SMB segments.

Regional players

• Materiales El Álamo: Long-standing Mexican distributor of construction and hydrosanitary materials concentrated in central Mexican markets; comparable in product mix and customer base though more regionally focused.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php?id=100063847628764
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tumatsa
• Instagraminstagram.com/grupotumatsa

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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