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Who owns Metro Rooter?
The short answer
Metro Rooter is owned by Wind River Environmental (Gryphon Investors). It is not an independent local business.
Quick facts
- Company
- Metro Rooter
- Trade
- Plumbing / Septic & Drain
- Serves
- Homes and businesses
- Based in
- Jacksonville, FL · All investor-owned companies in Florida →
- Owned by
- Wind River Environmental (Gryphon Investors) · their site
- Ownership disclosed?
- Yes: the parent is named on the company’s own website (checked 2026-10-11).
What its website says about its history
“By partnering with Wind River Environmental—an industry leader since 1946—we’re now backed by one of the most extensive wastewater and environmental service networks on the East Coast.”Company website, captured by script 2026-10-14 :: https://www.wrenvironmental.com/northeast-florida/
What it doesn’t say
Who owns it now: Wind River Environmental (Gryphon Investors).About Metro Rooter
Metro Rooter provides Plumbing / Septic & Drain services in Jacksonville, FL. It operates under its original local name and is owned by Wind River Environmental (Gryphon Investors).
What this means before you call
The name on the truck is not the owner. In investor-owned home-service groups, the price book, the sales process and the financing offers are usually set centrally, not at the local office. What to check before you sign →
Sources
- Wind River Environmental's own page for this company: 'Metro Rooter, A Wind River Company', part of Wind River Environmental's Family of Brands: source (2026-10-11)
- Gryphon Investors' own release: majority investment in Wind River Environmental; management keeps a significant stake: source (2017-04-04)
- Gryphon Investors' own news calls Wind River a 'Gryphon Portfolio Company': source (2026-10-11)
- The company's old website metrorooter.com now forwards to Wind River's page: source (2026-10-04)
- Metro Rooter's own website (its words about its history): source (2026-10-14)
Other brands under Wind River Environmental (Gryphon Investors)
Seminole SepticM&S SepticParent SanitationB&P EnvironmentalA1 Gator Wastewater ServicesBrownie's Septic & PlumbingCloud 9 ServicesCooke's Plumbing & SepticFelix Septic ServiceBrockwell's Septic & ServiceHapchuk, Inc.Kline's Services
Parity is an editorial publication. Ownership facts are sourced from public filings and company-published material; we make no claim about the quality of any individual technician. Represent Metro Rooter or Wind River Environmental (Gryphon Investors)? Verify or contest this page · How we check · Corrections policy. Page generated 2026-10-26 from Parity’s records.