Pump & Process Equipment

What Pump & Process Equipment does

Pump & Process Equipment, Inc. (PPEI) is a manufacturer's representative firm founded on February 15, 1992 by Jimmy Mulvaney, Jr. and Jeb Smith, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. The company represents more than 25 global water and wastewater equipment OEMs — including KSB, Kubota, Pentair Fairbanks Nijhuis, Crane Barnes Pumps, Siemens, BDP Industries, AQUAPOINT, Fluidyne, and Pure Aqua — and sells pumping, process, treatment, dewatering, lift station, and headworks equipment to municipalities, contractors, engineers, and industrial customers across Alabama, Northwest Florida (panhandle), and Georgia. PPEI operates from four offices (Birmingham, Pensacola, Atlanta/Duluth, and Savannah/St. Mary's) and provides project evaluations, planning, design support, and 24-hour equipment service through a regional service center.

The company's product surface spans centrifugal, submersible, grinder, chopper, self-priming, and solids-handling pumps; mechanical screens, clarifiers, aerators, diffusers, and biological treatment systems (MBR/MBBR/SBR); UV disinfection, reverse osmosis, PFAS removal, and odor control solutions; plus dewatering belt and screw presses and lift stations. PPEI does not manufacture equipment; rather, it intermediates between OEMs and end users, generating revenue through transaction commissions on equipment sales via a sales-led, quote-based pricing model with no public list pricing.

On March 31, 2026, CITCO Water announced the acquisition of PPEI alongside Legacy Environmental, with closing expected in Q2 2026 subject to regulatory approval. Post-acquisition, PPEI is intended to operate as part of CITCO Water's Southeastern U.S. waterworks platform. The company has no disclosed funding history, no AI/ML product capabilities, and no patent or certification portfolio documented in the input data.

Name

Pump & Process Equipment

Legal name

Pump & Process Equipment, Inc.

Website

https://pumpandprocessequipmentinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pump & Process Equipment, Inc. is a manufacturer's representative firm founded in 1992 that sells water and wastewater pumping, process, and treatment equipment from 25+ global OEMs to municipalities, contractors, and industrial customers across Alabama, Northwest Florida, and Georgia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water and Wastewater Equipment Distribution

NAICS

Pump and Compressor Manufacturing (33391), Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)

SIC

Pumps & Pumping Equipment (3561), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAHANAG

Pump & Compressor Packages (Skids, Booster Sets)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Industrial Machinery & Heavy Equipment/Pumps & Compressors (Fluid & Gas Handling)

SECONDARYIMADALAL

Pumps & Plumbing Pump Accessories (Sump, Sewage, Booster)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Building Materials & Products/Plumbing Fixtures & Piping Products

SECONDARYIMAHAGAL

Filtration, Condition Monitoring & Fluid Management (Filters, Breathers, Oil Analysis, Cooling)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Industrial Machinery & Heavy Equipment/Fluid Power & Motion Control Equipment

SECONDARYIMAFAGAC

Water & Wastewater Pipeline Construction (Mains, Force Mains, Interceptors)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Construction & Civil Engineering/Water & Wastewater Infrastructure Construction

Keywords

• Water treatment equipment
• Wastewater pumping systems
• Process equipment distribution
• Manufacturer representative firm
• Municipal water solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Pensacola

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales (Manufacturer's Representative): Pump & Process Equipment generates revenue as a manufacturer's representative (rep firm), earning commissions on equipment sales from leading manufacturers to municipalities, contractors, and industrial customers. The company sells pumping equipment, process equipment, and treatment equipment across Alabama, Northwest Florida, and Georgia.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Pump & Process Equipment, Inc. operates as a manufacturer's representative firm that sells water and wastewater treatment and transfer equipment from leading global manufacturers (KSB, Kubota, Pentair Fairbanks Nijhuis, Crane Barnes Pumps, etc.) to municipalities, contractors, engineers, and industrial customers. The company supplies pumping equipment, process equipment, and treatment equipment across Alabama, Northwest Florida (panhandle), and Georgia, supported by a regional service center offering 24-hour expert equipment service.

Product overview

Pump & Process Equipment, Inc. (PPEI) is a manufacturer's representative firm providing water and wastewater treatment and transfer equipment to municipal and industrial clients across Alabama, Northwest Florida, and Georgia. The company operates as a single unified offering combining three interconnected product categories: Pumping Equipment (centrifugal, submersible, grinder, and lift station pumps), Process Equipment (screens, clarifiers, aerators, and biological treatment systems), and Treatment Equipment (package plants, filtration, and disinfection systems). PPEI carries equipment from over 30 industry-leading manufacturers including KSB, Pentair Fairbanks Nijhuis, Kubota, Crane Barnes Pumps, and Legacy Environmental. The company provides comprehensive support services including equipment evaluation, planning, design, maintenance, and 24-hour repair. PPEI was founded in 1992 and celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2022.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pumping Equipment

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

26 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Pentair Fairbanks NijhuiscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPump & Process Equipment represents Pentair Fairbanks Nijhuis as a manufacturer's representative, offering centrifugal, split case, and turbine pumping equipment to customers in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida.
• KSBcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPPEI represents KSB for pumps and process equipment including mixers, submersible, and centrifugal products.
• KubotacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPPEI represents Kubota's MBR (Membrane Bioreactor) products for water and wastewater treatment.
• Crane Barnes PumpscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPPEI represents Crane Barnes Pumps offering grinder, chopper, self-priming, and solids handling pumps.
• Legacy EnvironmentalminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPPEI represents Legacy Environmental for packaged wastewater treatment systems. Legacy Environmental is also a company recently acquired by CITCO Water alongside Pump & Process Equipment.
• Metropolitan IndustriescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPPEI represents Metropolitan Industries for pump stations and controls.
• BDP IndustriescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPPEI represents BDP Industries for belt and screw presses used in water and wastewater treatment processes.
• Kusters WatercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPPEI represents Kusters Water for mechanical screens and clarifiers.
• SiemenscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPPEI represents Siemens for variable frequency drives used in water and wastewater pumping applications.
• AQUAPOINTcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPPEI represents AQUAPOINT for decentralized wastewater treatment plants and MBBR (Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor) solutions.
• FluidynecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPPEI represents Fluidyne for SBRs (Sequencing Batch Reactors) and Orbital treatment systems.
• Pure AquacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPPEI represents Pure Aqua for nano/microfiltration, reverse osmosis, and PFAS removal solutions.
• TESCOcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPPEI represents TESCO for control systems, SCADA, and instrumentation.
• SFA ENVIROcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPPEI represents SFA ENVIRO for aerators, diffusers, decanters, mechanical screens, and Archimedes screw pumps.
• Dakota PumpminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPPEI represents Dakota Pump for factory built pump stations.
• Fiberglass Tank SolutionsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPPEI represents Fiberglass Tank Solutions for pump station inserts and packaged pump stations.
• FloWiseminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPPEI represents FloWise for vertical and submersible turbine pumping equipment.
• OmniSiteminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPPEI represents OmniSite for remote level monitoring and control systems.
• PrimexminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPPEI represents Primex for standby diesel/natural gas portable or fixed wastewater pumping systems.
• WasteCorpminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPPEI represents WasteCorp for self-priming pumps.
• Aero modminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPPEI represents Aero mod for wastewater treatment plants.
• BIOWORKSminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPPEI represents BIOWORKS for lagoon nutrient removal, nitrification/denitrification, phosphorous removal, and aeration solutions.
• ExcelsiorminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPPEI represents Excelsior for blower systems used in water and wastewater treatment.
• CRESTON Water SolutionsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPPEI represents CRESTON Water Solutions for on-site hypochlorite generation and phosphorous removal.
• GlascominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPPEI represents Glasco for wastewater and portable UV disinfection systems.
• PurafilminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPPEI represents Purafil for odor and corrosion control solutions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Mueller Water Products: Mueller Water Products manufactures infrastructure products including valves, hydrants, and pipe for water and wastewater utilities. As a large incumbent manufacturer with national sales coverage, it competes at the principal-manufacturer level against several of PPEI's represented brands.
• Xylem Inc. Xylem is a global water technology leader manufacturing pumps, treatment systems, and smart metering solutions. It competes with PPEI's represented principals at the OEM level and increasingly sells direct to large municipal accounts — a structural threat to regional reps like PPEI.

Direct peers

• Winsupply: Winsupply operates a network of locally owned waterworks, plumbing, and HVAC distribution companies across the U.S. Its waterworks segment sells pumps and treatment equipment to contractors and municipalities using a regional distribution model structurally similar to PPEI's rep firm.
• Core & Main: Core & Main is the largest U.S. distributor of water, wastewater, storm drainage, and fire protection products, serving municipalities and contractors across the Southeast. It is the most direct peer to PPEI because both act as channel intermediaries moving pumps and process equipment from global manufacturers to municipal and industrial end users.
• Ferguson Waterworks: Ferguson Waterworks is the water and wastewater distribution arm of Ferguson Enterprises, supplying pumps, treatment equipment, and pipe to municipalities and contractors nationwide. Like PPEI, it sells represented product lines into engineering-firm-specified municipal projects, making it a direct channel peer.

Emerging players

• Smith & Loveless: Smith & Loveless manufactures factory-built pump stations, lift stations, and wastewater treatment equipment sold to municipalities through regional rep networks. It is a potential principal partner for PPEI and a peer in serving the same Southeast municipal customer base.
• Aqua-Aerobic Systems: Aqua-Aerobic Systems manufactures biological treatment and filtration equipment for municipal and industrial wastewater. It sells into overlapping municipal accounts in the Southeast via regional reps — making it both a potential represented principal and a channel peer to PPEI.

Others

• Crane Pumps & Systems: Crane Pumps & Systems (a Crane Co. business) is one of PPEI's represented principals, offering grinder, chopper, and self-priming pumps. It is included as a thematically related supplier that shapes PPEI's product portfolio and competitive positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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