Trippensee Shaw, Inc.

What Trippensee Shaw, Inc. does

Trippensee Shaw, Inc. (TSI) is a Florida-based manufacturers' representative company founded in 1976 (successor to Trippensee & Company) that sells and supports process water and wastewater equipment to municipal utilities and industrial customers across the state. Headquartered in Eustis with regional offices in Sebring (Southwest Florida) and High Springs (North Florida), the firm represents a portfolio of more than 20 premium manufacturer principals spanning pumps (Sulzer Johnston, Afton), biological and physical treatment (Anaergia anaerobic digestion, Lakeside screening, Lakeside clarifiers, Clearstream Environmental), membranes and MBRs (Komline-Harn, Fibracast, Innovatreat, Nuove Energie), biosolids and dewatering (Komline, Pieralisi, Park Process, Ecologix), PFAS destruction (General Atomics iSCWO), process ancillary equipment (DeLoach, Mixtec, Golden Harvest, Plasti-Fab), and tank/digital monitoring (Tarsco, IoT International RiOT, Cox Research). The company earns revenue through commissions on represented equipment sales and, increasingly, through its service subsidiary Shaw Water Services, Inc., which provides full turn-key installation, planned maintenance, emergency service, startup and commissioning, and centrifuge repair to municipal customers across Florida.

The firm operates as a classic industrial rep model: TSI does not manufacture equipment and instead matches municipal buyers to specified principals via direct field sales (three named regional sales contacts: L. Todd Shaw, Lorri Anne Barnett, Najib Coulibaly). Capital projects are typically custom-quoted on a per-project basis with multi-year contract cadence, and customer relationships are anchored in long incumbency (nearly 50 years), local Florida presence, and the ability to bundle equipment selection with installation and aftermarket service through Shaw Water Services. The company explicitly holds no proprietary technology of its own and operates without disclosed software, APIs, or AI/ML assets of its own, with the principal digital offering being the resale of IoT International's RiOT monitoring/analytics platform.

Customer concentration is concentrated in Florida municipal water and wastewater utilities, with industrial facilities as a secondary segment. The company shows no institutional investors, no parent company, no funding rounds, and no acquisitions in the source material — it appears to be a closely held, founder-name-affiliated private business operating across a single state with a small headcount (1-10 employees) but a substantially broader principal portfolio and aftermarket service capability than its size would suggest.

Name

Trippensee Shaw, Inc.

Legal name

Trippensee Shaw, Inc.

Website

https://trippenseeshaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Trippensee Shaw, Inc. is a Florida-based manufacturers' representative founded in 1976 that sells and services process water and wastewater equipment from 20+ premium principals to municipal utilities and industrial customers across the state, supported by its installation and maintenance subsidiary Shaw Water Services, Inc.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water and Wastewater Treatment Equipment

SIC

Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro primary industry

Brackish Water Reverse Osmosis (BWRO) Plants & Operations (EUANAFAB)

Keywords

• Water treatment equipment
• Wastewater treatment equipment
• Manufacturers representative
• Municipal water utilities
• Process pumping equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Eustis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Manufacturer's Representation / Equipment Sales Commission: Trippensee Shaw, Inc. earns commission revenue by representing water and wastewater equipment manufacturers in the Florida market. The company sells and supports the principals' process equipment, pumps, and specialty products to municipal utilities and industrial customers. Revenue is generated on a per-transaction basis tied to equipment sales and project execution.
2. Service and Maintenance: The company offers installation, service, maintenance, and support through its service organization Shaw Water Services, Inc., as well as through manufacturers and service partners. Services include full turn-key installation, planned maintenance, emergency service, startup and commissioning, and equipment troubleshooting. This represents a professional services revenue stream alongside equipment sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Trippensee Shaw, Inc. is a manufacturers' representative company that sells and services water and wastewater process equipment, pumps, and specialty tanks for municipal utilities and industrial customers across Florida. The company represents world-class manufacturers across three product categories — water treatment, wastewater treatment, and tanks & specialty — and delivers full turn-key installation, planned maintenance, emergency service, and equipment troubleshooting through its service arm, Shaw Water Services, Inc.

Product overview

Trippensee Shaw, Inc. is a manufacturer's representative company serving the Florida water and wastewater treatment market since 1976. They represent multiple manufacturers' product lines organized into three categories: Water treatment equipment (including Afton Pumps, Johnston Pump, Komline-Harn membrane systems, General Atomics iSCWO for PFAS destruction, DeLoach process equipment, and Mixtec mixing equipment), Wastewater treatment equipment (including Anaergia anaerobic digestion systems, Fibracast MBR membranes, Lakeside screening equipment, Purestream package plants, Komline biosolids equipment, and multiple clarifier/dewatering manufacturers), and Tanks & Specialty products (including IoT International's RiOT monitoring system, Cox Research level detection, and Tarsco bolted storage tanks). The company also provides comprehensive service offerings through Shaw Water Services including full turn-key installation, emergency service, planned maintenance, and centrifuge repair. This is a distributed portfolio of represented manufacturers rather than a unified software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TSI: Abbreviated company name used in marketing materials for Trippensee Shaw, Inc.

Products and services

• Shaw Water Services — Installation, Service, and Maintenance

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

27 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sulzer Johnston PumpcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTSI has been selected by Sulzer Johnston Pump to represent their complete line of vertical and split case clean water pumps in Florida. Johnston Pump offers over 100 years of history in pump excellence, quality, and innovation. The company manufactures high flow pumps up to 250,000 gpm and high head pumps up to 380 ft per stage.
• Afton PumpscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWorld leader in custom fabricated steel and stainless steel Vertical Medium Pressure Pumps, High Pressure Pumps, In-line Centrifugal Pumps, and Power Recovery Turbines. All Afton pumps are manufactured to rigorous API Standards.
• DeLoach Industries, Inc.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorManufacturer of water/wastewater treatment processes including Forced Draft Degasifiers, Wet Chemical Scrubbers, Biological Scrubbers/Odor Control Systems, PFAS Filtration Systems, IX Systems, FRP Tanks, GAC Systems, and Greensand Filters. DeLoach is also a licensed GC and licensed electrical contractor offering design/build and service/maintenance contracts.
• General AtomicsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGeneral Atomics' Industrial Supercritical Water Oxidation (iSCWO) technology is represented for PFAS/PFOA destruction. The technology has 10+ years of established results including full-scale testing conducted jointly with the USEPA in 2022.
• Harn (Komline-Harn)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRecognized industry leading membrane system supplier with 40+ years of experience in RO, NF, and UF membrane systems. Capabilities include design/build membrane systems, skid-mounted membrane systems, membrane plant retrofits, and membrane pilots. Harn is headquartered in Florida.
• Mixtec (Mixtec North America)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProvider of Top Entry Mixers, Side Entry Mixers, Portable Mixers, In-line Static Mixers, In-line Flash Mixers, Specialty Mixers, and Impeller Technology including Hydrofoils, High Viscosity, Gas Dispersion, Axial and Radial Flow Impellers.
• Golden Harvest, Inc.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorManufacturer of Aluminum and Stainless Steel Sluice Gates, Slide Gates, Weir Gates, Radial Gates, Flap Gates, Stop Logs, Bending Weirs, and Tide Gates for water and wastewater applications.
• Park ProcessminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorManufacturer of Dewatering Boxes including the SludgeKing, AquaCat, Big Tipper, GeoCat, LittleTipper, GritCat; HydroSpin hydrocyclones, PolyCat batch and in-line polymer systems; and VortaFlow static mixers.
• AnaergiacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProvider of Omnivore High Solids Anaerobic Digestion and Co-Digestion Systems operating up to 14% TS Feed Solids with 300% Digester Capacity Increase; SST Sludge Screw Thickener; PSM Digester Mixing System; Biosolids Biochar (BSBC) System/Pyrolysis Solution; BUG Biogas Revalorization System; and PyroSys Pyrolysis Nutrient and Digestate Management Solutions.
• Clearstream EnvironmentalcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorManufacturer of Center Feed Spiral Blade, Segmented Rake, Suction Header and Suction Pipe Clarifiers; Pinion Bearing Drives; Solids Contact Clarifiers, Gravity Sludge Thickeners and Bridges; Digester Covers including Fixed Beam, Gasholder Beam, Buoyant Floating Truss, Gasholder Truss, and Dual Membrane; SBRs, Jet Aeration Systems, and Continuous Loop Reactors. Also produces FRP appurtenances including weirs, troughs, baffles, and covers.
• Ecologix SystemsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProvider of multi-plate dewatering screw press, inclined plate/tube clarifiers, packaged enhanced DAF systems, and integrated treatment systems.
• FibracastminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProvider of the FibrePlate advanced MBR — a hybrid of Flat Plate and Hollow Fiber membrane technologies offering enhanced performance with smaller footprint, higher flow density, better control, and reduced operating costs.
• InnovatreatminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProvider of miniMBR and miniMBR Package Plant technologies for cost-effective nutrient removal and high-level filtration in decentralized wastewater treatment applications, utilizing externally mounted tubular UF membranes.
• Komline (Biosolids Technologies)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIndustry leader in biosolids technologies including belt filter presses, gravity belt thickeners, DAF clarifiers and thickeners, indirect heat paddle dryers, Turbo-dryers, and plunger pumps.
• Lakeside Equipment CorporationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProvider of CLR Process, Raptor Fine Screen, Raptor Micro Strainer, Raptor Multi-Rake Bar Screen, Raptor FalconRake Bar Screen, Raptor Septage Acceptance Plant, Raptor Wash Press, Spiraflo Clarifier, SpiraGrit Grit Collector, Raptor Grit Washer, and Screw Pumps.
• Lemna TechnologiesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProvider of water/wastewater treatment processes including aerated lagoon treatment systems, LemTec Moving Bed Bioreactor (MBBR) technology, LemTec Modular HDPE Floating Cover System, Geo-membrane system, Gas Collection Cover System, and LET Polishing Reactor for BNR.
• MLM Conveying SystemsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProvider of shafted and shaftless spiral conveyor systems in horizontal, inclined, and vertical configurations for wastewater applications.
• Nuove EnergieminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProvider of the Nuove Energie Ultrascreen Disk Filter for municipal wastewater tertiary filtration, utilizing 316L stainless steel micron mesh. CA Title 22 approved for reuse applications.
• Pieralisi North AmericaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProvider of Pieralisi Decanter Centrifuges and ancillary dewatering equipment.
• Plasti-FabminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProvider of Plasti-Fab Titeseal Composite Slide Gates, Stop Gates, Stop Logs, Flap Gates, Packaged Manholes, Flumes, Troughs, Launders, Baffles, Floating Decanters, and FRP Buildings/Shelters.
• Precision Rotating Equipment (PRE)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProvider of custom and replacement drive equipment for Clarifiers and Thickeners including Shaft Drives, Cage Drives, Drives with Lift Mechanisms, Dual Shaft Drives, and Rim Drives. Full Turn-Key Installation Services and Extended Warranties are available.
• Purestream, Inc.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIndustry leader in WWTP Package Plants including Extended Aeration, Biologically Engineered Single Sludge Treatment (BESST) Process, RBCs, and SBRs. Over 16,000 package WWTP installations worldwide.
• Centritek Industrial Centrifuge SpecialistsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDecanter centrifuge service and repair specialists providing high-quality service and repairs for all brands including Alfa Laval-Sharples, Andritz-Bird-Humboldt, Centrysis, Flottweg, GEA-Westfalia, and Hiller-US Filter. Centrifuge rentals also available.
• Cox ResearchminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProvider of Opti-Float Level Detector and CAMO System Control Panels for water and wastewater applications.
• IoT InternationalminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProvider of the Realtime Internet of Things (RiOT) data engine — an open architecture solution offering monitoring and predictive analytics capability with cloud-based visualization on the SkyView Dashboard via tablet or smartphone. Can enhance or replace telemetry, SCADA systems, radios, and leased lines.
• Tarsco Bolted Tank (TF Warren)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGlobal leader in Design, Supply, and Erection of open and closed top Epoxy Coated and Lined Bolted Carbon Steel Tanks, Bolted Stainless Steel Tanks, Bolted Glass-Fused-to-Steel Tanks, and Accessories including roofing systems, aluminum geodesic domes, hatches, ladders, and cages.
• Shaw Water Services, Inc.coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerShaw Water Services, Inc. is the service organization of Trippensee Shaw, Inc., providing extensive installation, service, and maintenance capabilities including full turn-key installation, planned maintenance, emergency service, startup and commissioning, clarifier drive replacement, equipment troubleshooting, and centrifuge service and repair.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• WesTech Engineering: WesTech Engineering designs and manufactures water and wastewater treatment process equipment including membrane systems, biosolids handling, and clarification equipment — overlapping significantly with the manufacturer principals TSI represents (Komline, Lakeside, Fibracast).
• Smith & Loveless: Smith & Loveless manufactures wastewater treatment equipment including pumps, lift stations, and treatment systems — directly overlapping with TSI's portfolio of municipal wastewater equipment from principals like Lakeside, Afton, and Sulzer Johnston.
• Parkson Corporation: Parkson Corporation manufactures water and wastewater treatment equipment including DAF systems, filtration, and biological treatment — directly comparable to TSI's represented equipment categories like Parkson's DAF offerings and biological treatment systems.

Peers

• Aqua-Aerobic Systems:

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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