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HOLLAND WATER ACQUIRES UVIDIS® Holland Water BV, a market leader in legionella-controlling water technology, acquired the UV activities and trade name Uvidis® from industry peer WaterZorg Friesland BV in March this year. It is Holland Water’s first strategic acquisition since the company merged with investment company OxGreenfield in November 2020. “Under the leadership of Wietze Boonstra, Uvidis has grown to become a leading provider of ultraviolet waterpurifying solutions in recent years. It is not surprising, as UV technology is ideally suited as a ‘gatekeeper’, a system that removes bio-organisms from drinking water at the entrance to the water plant.”
UVIDIS’S ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT (UV) TECHNOLOGY COMPLEMENTS HOLLAND WATER’S HIGH-QUALITY WATER TECHNOLOGY PORTFOLIO.
Holland Water has made a name for itself in the past 18 years with its unique Bifipro® legionella control system and has been looking for complementary prevention technology for some time. The water-tech company from Driebergen-Rijsenburg has found that in Uvidis. “We believe that building owners and managers are best served by integrated water management solutions that perfectly match the specific building situation”, said Leo de Zeeuw, water entrepreneur and founder of Holland Water, at the time of the acquisition. “Ultraviolet light, an excellent prevention technology, is an essential addition to the portfolio.” “Holland Water’s flagship system— the Bifipro®—is highly effective at
combating bio-film and legionella through copper and silver ionization, and is definitely the best option for buildings with a structural legionella problem”, stated De Zeeuw in a press release. “However, sites without bacterial overgrowth are more likely to benefit from minimizing contamination risks through preventative water technology such as the Uvidis system. We are excited to be able to offer both options now.” “We will continue to specialize in water consulting services knowing that Uvidis is in good hands”, said Wietze Boonstra, general manager of WaterZorg Friesland, at the time of the acquisition.
WAFILIN SYSTEMS: WATER INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR 2021 Wafilin Systems, a member of the Water Alliance, won the ‘Water Innovator of the Year’ at the Dutch Water Vision 2021 online conference earlier this year. Wafilin won the award with its DUCAM project [sustainable potato juice concentration using membranes], which has been successfully rolled out at Avebe, a major potato processor in the Netherlands. Innovative companies, startups or government institutions that value innovation, sustainability and publicprivate cooperation are selected for this award. The search specifically targeted innovations that make the use of industrial water cheaper, more sustainable or more efficient. Besides Wafilin, two other interesting companies were selected. Mid Mix is a project in which several large
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Winners of Water Innovator of the Year 2021. Photo by Eric de Vries.
water boards in the Netherlands are experimenting with a new sludge processing method, and Mezt is a promising start-up from Delft that has developed an innovation for the agricultural sector, used to recover nitrogen from manure and produce artificial fertilizer and electricity from the ammonia released during that process. Following an exciting debate in which the finalists discussed the value of water innovation with André Mepschen of the Water Alliance, Wafilin Systems’ DUCAM project emerged the winner. The project achieves significant energy savings and CO2 reduction and allows water filtered from potato juice to be reused, making it a sustainable solution. Reusing the water closes the cycle, helping to ensure a better world today and in the future. >>
