Hydrite

Founded in 1929, we are an independent provider of chemicals and related services in the United States. We supply chemistries that support food and beverage safety and flavor, water purification, manufacturing efficiency, and crop health. Our services include bulk chemical distribution, specialty chemicals, foam control, wastewater treatment, dairy industry sanitation, toll manufacturing, process organics, membrane cleaning, custom manufacturing, process aids, plant sanitation, and solutions for the oil and gas sectors.

We serve industries like food and beverage, agriculture, and manufacturing solutions, operating a North American manufacturing and distribution network. This network includes our private fleet of trucks, tankers, and railcars. Our corporate office is in Brookfield, WI, with additional plants across Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, California, Texas, Colorado, and South Carolina. We expanded our presence into the Southeast United States by acquiring Enterprise Specialty Products, Inc., a provider of foam control products. We maintain a strong safety record and an ongoing safety program.

Our mission is to provide sustainable ideas and solutions that help our customers, employees, and partners succeed. We also aim for our sustainable solutions to keep food safe, water clean, and plants thriving. We believe in empowering our employees to take ownership of their work, which helps us guarantee customer satisfaction.

Our core values, which we call ‘Building Blocks’, are Integrity, Innovation, Safety & Quality, People, and Responsible Growth. These values guide our daily interactions with employees, customers, and partners and are central to our company culture.

We are a privately-held, family-owned company that has operated for over 95 years, with a team of approximately 1,000 employees. Our culture is family-driven and financially strong, built on our core values: integrity, innovation, safety & quality, people, and responsible growth. We cultivate an environment of excellence, innovation, and collaboration, focusing on the well-being and development of our employees. Employees often mention our strong family values, noting that owners care about employees and their families, and colleagues support one another. We’ve been recognized multiple times with the Top Workplaces Award and received a Gold designation as a Well Workplace award recipient from WELCOA.

We provide a strong benefits package and offer programs and activities to support the health and well-being of our employees and their families. We also offer early talent opportunities, including internships, co-op, and rotational programs for college students and recent graduates.