WORKING TOGETHER FOR DUTCH WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY WATER &ALLIANCE ENVAQUA

“Both sides had been convinced for some time that a merger could be a very good thing”, says director Hein Molenkamp. “It allows better utilization and mobilization of all the knowledge and talent in both organizations—as well as that of the two constituencies, so we just went ahead with it.”

“ENVAQUA has a wealth of knowledge in the form of eight expert groups”, Molenkamp continues. Each group has active members and entrepreneurs representing their specialization on a wide range of topics, including circular water, industrial water, waste recovery, Legionella, swimming pools, and other topics concerning water and environmental technology. The resulting combined knowledge is incredible. Water Alliance also adds all the benefits of the WaterCampus Leeuwarden innovation ecosystem and our international network. We have been engaging in national and international marketing at trade shows and conventions worldwide for over 12 years. We have also developed an international network of related cluster organizations at Water Alliance that meet regularly and link companies together. We help draw attention to Dutch companies in places like the U.S., Canada, China, Singapore, and the rest of Europe.”

The deal was effectively already sealed during a joint members’ day held by both organizations in Amersfoort. The first exercise in working together proved a hectic event.

After several years of intensive cooperation, Water Alliance and industry association ENVAQUA have decided to work together even more closely and are continuing as one under the name Water Alliance. Their goal is to jointly support water and environmental technology companies in the development of innovations and help promising innovations reach global markets. The new organization has a combined constituency of two hundred members.