Over 100 Years of Excellence

Founded in 1908, Heyward is a leading manufacturers’ representative of water and wastewater treatment process equipment serving customers in the mid-Atlantic United States. With professional engineers and licensed water and wastewater operators on staff, we offer highly knowledgeable and experienced technical sales and service support on a local level.

Our success can be attributed to offering the very best quality products and also understanding our customers’ needs. This allows us to offer the most cost-effective technical solution for your application and assurance of continued local parts and service support for the life of your equipment.

Heyward serves customers in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia from regional offices located in Richmond, Frederick, Washington, DC, and the DELMARVA Eastern Shore.

Heyward offers a complete portfolio of process equipment for water and wastewater treatment applications for industry, municipalities, small communities and developers.

Our Management Team

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Jim Chastain

Heyward

President

Jim Chastain is the President of Heyward, a leading manufacturer’s representative for water and wastewater treatment equipment serving Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C.
Jim has led Heyward since 1986, driving the company’s technical sales, engineering support, and long-standing manufacturer relationships across the Mid-Atlantic region
Prior to joining Heyward, he worked for over a decade at Carolina Power & Light Company as a Principal Engineer in the Power Plant Engineering & Construction Department
He earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina State University
Jim is based in Glen Allen, Virginia, and continues to provide hands-on leadership for Heyward’s municipal and industrial water treatment operations