Focus Pure Water Group
From the Netherlands, England and Spain, Pure Water Group’s technology is finding its way into hospitals, pharmaceutical industries, power stations and drinking water companies worldwide. The company was founded by Johan Ossenblok in 1998. Time for an introduction. What prompted you to start your own business at the time?
their work. I think we’ve
“I started my company
company. We are not
out of frustration. I
loud-mouthed salesmen,
was employed by
we are people who love
a water treatment
technology and who
company where
offer advice and deliver
boilers and turbines
one reorganization
the best product to fit the
are not allowed to be
followed another. It
customer’s needs.”
contaminated by lime
done well. I am proud of my team. They are the ambassadors of our
moved the customer
the water. They need
bothered me. I felt out of place in the company.
“When I tell people that
systems to power plants
I had established a
we have developed
throughout Europe,
good relationship
technology to produce
Russia, the Middle
with a number of
pure water, they often
East, North and South
Dutch hospitals
say, ‘Ah, so drinking
Africa, South America
and pharmaceutical
water.’ I then explain that
and Australia through
producers. They asked
drinking water is our
local water treatment
me to become their
feed water, and that we
companies.”
second supplier for pure
make pure water from
water systems. That’s
drinking water, among
how Pure Water Group came to be.”
customer was no longer being taken care of. As a service-minded man, that
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or other substances in
How would you explain what you do to someone who doesn’t know the industry?
to the background. The
extremely pure water. Since 2004, we have been supplying our specific water treatment
theory, nuclear fusion
other things. Pure water
What is the best part of your job?
is used by hospitals,
“I love running projects
source, because the raw
is a sustainable energy
for kidney dialysis for
in different cultures and
materials needed—water
What is your goal?
example, as well as in
for unusual applications.
and lithium—are readily
“Helping customers,
the pharmaceutical
For instance, we
available and will remain
being flexible and
and semiconductor
supplied ITER in the
available for millions of
offering technically
industries. Our client
South of France. ITER is
years. In addition, the
perfect solutions at
base also includes power
an international project
fusion of atomic nuclei
a good price. I want
plants; they produce
involving all the biggest
does not release any
people around me who
steam in high-pressure
countries in the world.
carbon dioxide. We
pay attention to the
boilers to drive a
Its goal is developing
supplied installations
customer; people who
turbine that produces
the energy of the future.
for the production of
can work independently
electricity. To prevent
Not nuclear fission,
pure water. It’s all very
and feel responsible for
any malfunctions, the
but nuclear fusion. In
interesting.”
