Keep your brand and your people
Your company name stays on the trucks, the yard signs, and the estimates. Your team and leadership stay in place.
A partnership of leading septic companies
We back the people who build great septic businesses.
True Grade Septic brings together leading septic companies. Partners keep their local brand and leadership while gaining the scale, capital, and support of a platform built for long-term growth.
Pump · Inspect · Repair · Install
01Why True Grade
Owner-operators, not private equity.
True Grade is a collaboration among septic company owners who share a mission, values, and a long-term purpose. We partner with regional leaders who care deeply about their teams, customers, and communities.
Take chips off the table
Realize value from what you've built while keeping meaningful ownership and a share in what we build together.
Gain scale and support
Capital, buying power, and shared back-office support, so you can spend more time on crews, customers, and the work.
Great businesses.Better people.Built together.
02How It Works
Keep your company. Gain a platform.
Partners keep running their companies under their own names and leadership. True Grade provides the shared infrastructure that regional septic businesses rarely get on their own, so owners can grow, de-risk, and build long-term value.
| Partnering with True Grade | Traditional sale | |
|---|---|---|
| Your brand | Stays on the trucks, the website, and the yard sign | Often rebranded or absorbed |
| Your team and leadership | Stay in place, with room to grow | Frequently restructured |
| Your ownership | Take chips off the table and keep a meaningful stake | Typically cashed out entirely |
| Support behind you | Finance, accounting, recruiting, technology, sales and marketing, and purchasing | Varies widely |
03Who We Partner With
Leaders in septic.
We focus on companies that keep systems working for the long term: routine pumping, thorough inspections, dependable repairs, and installations built to last.
A
Pumping and service first
Routine pumping, inspections, and repairs are the core of the business, with installation and replacement work alongside.
B
Recurring customer relationships
Homeowners on a regular pumping schedule, and the realtors, builders, and property managers who call you first.
C
Founder- or family-owned
Built by owners who care what happens to their name, their crews, and their customers.
D
Licensed crews, strong safety and compliance record
Licensed technicians and installers, a culture worth protecting, and a safety and compliance record that customers and regulators trust.
Work our partners do
- Septic tank pumping & cleaning Pump
- Scheduled maintenance pumping Pump
- System & real estate inspections Inspect
- Tank repair, risers & lids Repair
- Pump, float & lift station repair Repair
- Drainfield repair & replacement Repair
- New system installation Install
- Aerobic system installation & service Install
- Select commercial and grease trap work Select
04The Partnership Path
Four steps, at your pace.
Every conversation is confidential, and there's no obligation at any step.
- STEP 01
A conversation
We talk about your business, your goals, and what you want your next chapter to look like.
- STEP 02
Getting to know you
We spend time together reviewing the business and aligning on your long-term plan, whether you want to keep building or are planning an exit, to make sure it's the right fit, both ways.
- STEP 03
Partnership terms
We structure a partnership that lets you take chips off the table while keeping meaningful ownership.
- STEP 04
Building together
You continue leading your company or transition to your leadership team, with True Grade's shared resources and fellow owners behind you.
Talk with the partners
Reach out.
Whether you're planning a transition or looking for a partner to help you grow, we'd welcome a conversation. Every conversation is confidential.