Stormwater and irrigation drainage products for landscaping and infrastructure
NDS manufactures plastic drainage, irrigation, and flow-management products sold through dealer networks to landscaping, construction, and municipal customers. The company is operationally mature—ISO 9001 certified, running Lean Six Sigma and automation initiatives, and using industrial-grade tooling (SolidWorks, FMEA, SPC, Minitab)—but hiring has decelerated sharply (2 roles in the last 30 days across a 501–1,000 headcount base). Current focus areas signal internal cost and quality tightening: defect reduction, HR transaction efficiency, and specification-share growth, rather than product expansion.
NDS is a public manufacturer of drainage systems, permeable pavers, irrigation solutions, and valve/meter boxes, founded in 1972. The company serves residential, commercial, industrial, government, and DOT customers across North America, distributing through local dealers and regional representatives. Operations span product design (SolidWorks CAD workflows), plastic injection molding and tooling, quality assurance, and customer support. Current initiatives include mold tooling development, cost-improvement programs, automation of manufacturing processes, and a customer-feedback integration roadmap to address specification and complaint trends.
NDS uses SolidWorks for CAD design, FMEA and 8D for quality engineering, SPC and Minitab for process control, Salesforce for sales/CRM, and Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) for collaboration. Planview is used for project/portfolio management.
NDS is headquartered in Woodland Hills, California. The company is public and employs 501–1,000 people.
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