What Hydro Industries does

Hydro Industries Ltd. is a UK-based water technology company founded in 2011 by Wayne Preece that develops, designs, and operates bespoke water and wastewater treatment systems built around a proprietary, patented electro-coagulation (EC) platform. The core technology passes electric current through contaminated water to destabilise impurities, causing them to coagulate for downstream filtration, enabling removal of a broad contaminant catalogue (25+ heavy metals including lead, arsenic, cadmium, mercury; hydrocarbons; PFAS/AFFF fire suppressant foams; boron; pesticides; dyes; sewage; total dissolved solids). Hydro offers modular units (EC 100 producing 80,000 litres/day; Hydro 400) for rapid deployment in remote or high-altitude settings, alongside large-scale bespoke industrial treatment plants. Active development of microbial and algae-based bio-remediation extends the platform beyond electro-coagulation.

The company sells primarily through direct enterprise field sales, securing long-duration managed service contracts (typical 10-year terms) via formal tenders and government-to-government channels. Customers include state-owned oil and gas operators (Egypt's East Gas, $200M contract), municipal governments (Quito, Quito/Rocafuerte Province Ecuador £55M contract), national water utilities (Saudi Arabia's National Water Company), NGOs (BRAC in Bangladesh), industrial manufacturers, and marine salvage firms (T&T Salvage joint venture in the USA). UK government support is integral to the go-to-market model: participation in Prime Ministerial trade missions, backing from UK Export Finance for contract financing, and a 2.5% equity stake held by the UK Government through its Future Fund provide diplomatic and capital channels for international deal-making.

Operationally, Hydro runs regional offices in London (HQ), Llangennech, Wales (engineering, R&D and a 2023-opened Research Centre), Cairo (MENA regional HQ serving Egypt contracts), and Riyadh (Middle East regional HQ serving Saudi Arabia), and is expanding into Latin America via Ecuador contracts. Investors include the co-founders of FTSE 100 Admiral Group (David Stevens and Henry Engelhardt); Chairman is David Pickering (former Welsh Rugby Union chairman). The board has been progressively strengthened with PE and capital-markets expertise (Myra Tabor of Cognis Capital, Henrietta Baldock of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Dr Mark Lawson Statham) and government communications access (Guto Harri), consistent with a company preparing for larger institutional capital and international scaling.

Name

Hydro Industries

Legal name

Hydro Industries Ltd.

Website

https://hydro-industries.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Hydro Industries is a UK-based water technology company that designs, builds and operates bespoke electro-coagulation water treatment systems for governments, oil and gas operators, municipalities, NGOs and industrial clients across 10+ countries, primarily under long-duration managed service contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Treatment Technology

NAICS

Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Sewage Treatment Facilities (221320), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (22131)

SIC

Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623), Water Supply (4941), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Water & Wastewater Treatment Plant Equipment (Clarifiers, Aeration, Membrane Systems) (IMAHAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Wastewater & Effluent Treatment Services (BPALAHAD), Industrial Water Reuse Utilities (ZLD/MLD & Process Water Recycling) (EUANAGAG), Water Supply & Wastewater Utilities Administration (BPAIACAG)

Keywords

• Water treatment systems
• Electro-coagulation technology
• Industrial wastewater solutions
• Municipal water infrastructure
• Contaminant removal services

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Industrial Wastewater Treatment Services: Long-term service contracts with industrial clients (oil & gas, manufacturing) for wastewater treatment. Contracts typically span 10 years with guaranteed treatment volumes. Revenue derived from processing fees and recovered material sales. Examples: $200M Egypt East Gas contract, Saudi Arabia industrial sludge treatment.
2. Municipal Water Infrastructure: Contracts with governments and municipalities for water treatment infrastructure and ongoing operations. Examples: £55M Rocafuerte province Ecuador contract, Quito Municipality leachate treatment plant. Multi-year agreements with guaranteed service delivery.
3. Humanitarian/Development Projects: Partnerships with NGOs (BRAC) and international development organisations for clean water delivery to underserved communities. Often co-funded by governments and multilateral organisations. Revenue supplemented by subsidies and development funding.
4. Emergency Response Services: Rapid deployment for environmental emergencies such as marine salvage operations and spill response. Example: Marseille cruise ship incident requiring 40,000+ litres per hour processing. Service-based with project fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Hydro Industries designs, builds, and operates bespoke water treatment systems based on its proprietary and patented electro-coagulation (EC) technology. The company delivers industrial wastewater treatment, municipal water infrastructure, bio-solids management, safe drinking water, marine salvage purification, and emergency response solutions to governments, municipalities, oil & gas operators, manufacturers, and NGOs across 10+ countries. Contracts are typically multi-year managed service agreements with values ranging from approximately £1 million to $200 million.

Product overview

Hydro Industries offers a portfolio of bespoke water treatment systems built around its proprietary electro-coagulation technology (EC 100 unit and Hydro 400). The core offerings include Industrial Wastewater Treatment Systems for oil & gas, industrial and manufacturing clients; Bio Solids Management for recovering materials from domestic waste; and Safe Drinking Water Systems for humanitarian and emergency applications. Services range from large-scale industrial plants processing millions of litres daily to compact mobile units for remote deployments. The technology is deployed globally across 15+ countries with offices in the UK, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Bahrain.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hydro 400 Modular water treatment unit designed for international shipment and deployment in water treatment plant developments. Used in industrial and municipal water treatment applications including UAE deployments.
• EC 100 (Electro Coagulation 100) Mobile water purification unit capable of producing 80,000 litres of clean drinking water per day. Designed to operate at mobile telephone mast sites using power generation from on-site generators. Targets arsenic removal from groundwater and serves humanitarian deployments.
• Industrial Wastewater Treatment Systems Bespoke water treatment systems for industrial clients that remove oils, greases, surfactants, hydrocarbons, and other harmful by-products, enabling water reuse on site and meeting strict environmental discharge standards. Serves oil & gas, manufacturing, and heavy industry clients.
• Bio Solids Management Recovery of valuable materials from domestic waste and their repurposing as energy or fertiliser. Systems recover solids sold as fertiliser while 93% of recovered liquid can be used by industry and agriculture.
• Safe Drinking Water Systems Water purification systems designed to operate in remote and challenging conditions, using boreholes, rivers, and surface water as sources. Delivers water meeting WHO standards, including arsenic removal from contaminated groundwater sources.
• Emergency Response Water Treatment Rapid deployment water treatment solutions for contaminated water situations such as shipwrecks or environmental disasters. Capable of processing high volumes quickly with agility.
• Marine Salvage Water Treatment Specialised marine water purification systems for salvage and oil spill operations, with capacity to purify contaminated sea water at rates up to 500 tonnes per hour, approximately 6 times faster than the nearest global competitor.
• Microbial/Algae-Based Water Cleanup Bio-solution using algae and microbes to clean rivers and lakes. Algae feed on ammonia, nitrate, and phosphates which pollute waterways and are subsequently removed and converted to fuel, fertiliser, or pharmaceutical materials. Uses minimal energy.

Quantifiable outcome

• 762.2% revenue growth in 2014, making Hydro the fastest growing company in Wales
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• BRAC (Bangladesh)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 September 2020Partnership with BRAC, the world's largest NGO, to deploy clean water technology in Bangladesh. Hydro provides electro-coagulation systems while BRAC handles on-the-ground distribution through local businesses and micro-entrepreneurs. First phase targets 25,000 people with potential to reach millions across Bangladesh, India, and Nepal.
• East Gas Company (Egypt)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 March 2020$200M joint contract to build world-class water treatment plant for oil terminal on Egypt's Red Sea coast near Hurghada. Hydro provides technology and expertise; East Gas provides operational context. Partnership preserves one of the world's top diving destinations and its 5,000-year-old coral reefs. 10-year service agreement.
• National Water Company (Saudi Arabia)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 February 2020Contract to treat industrial wastewater in Saudi Arabia, Hydro's first in the Middle Eastern Kingdom. Partnership with National Water Company to help Kingdom meet environmental commitments. Initial contract at Al Heet, Riyadh treating up to 100 tonnes per hour of industrial sludge.
• SAGIA (Saudi Arabia Government Investment Authority)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 24 February 2020MOU signed with SAGIA facilitating Hydro's entry into Saudi Arabian market. Government investment authority partnership enabled contract negotiations with National Water Company.
• P4G (Partnering for Green)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 August 2019Partnership facilitated by P4G, a global group of principled and progressive leaders, enabling Hydro to provide water technology in collaboration with BRAC in Bangladesh. Part of initiative to achieve sustainable development goals.
• Brighstone Middle EastminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 5 November 2015Formal partnership with Brighstone Middle East to leverage regional knowledge and grow market share in drinking water provision, wastewater management, and oil separation technologies. Focus on UAE and Northern Emirates.
• Gulf Eco Friendly Services (UAE)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 29 September 2015£1M+ partnership for water treatment plant developments in Sharjah, UAE. Hydro shipping first three Hydro 400 units to support GEFS operations.
• T&T Salvage (USA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 February 2013Joint venture with one of the world's largest and most successful salvage companies to deploy unique patented products across the USA market. Deal sealed with First Minister Carwyn Jones on trade mission to San Francisco. Expected to create 100 new jobs.
• Intelligent Energy / Essential Energy (India)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture in India to locate purification units at mobile telephone mast sites. Hydro provides EC 100 units; partner provides sustainable power from mast site generators. Initial deployment targeting 60 units.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Pentair plc: Pentair manufactures water treatment and flow-control equipment for residential, commercial and industrial markets — a broader incumbent with overlapping pumping, filtration and treatment capabilities to Hydro's installed systems.
• Xylem Inc. Xylem is a global water-technology equipment and services provider serving utilities, industrial and commercial customers — a broader incumbent whose treatment and pumping portfolio overlaps with Hydro's municipal and industrial plants.
• Alfa Laval: Alfa Laval supplies separation, heat-transfer and fluid-handling equipment widely used in water and wastewater treatment plants — a broader industrial incumbent whose equipment overlaps with Hydro's installed treatment systems.
• Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions: Veolia's water-technology arm (formerly SUEZ WTS) provides industrial water treatment, chemicals and process solutions for oil & gas, mining and municipal customers globally — a broad incumbent with overlapping capabilities to Hydro's industrial wastewater and produced-water contracts.
• Ecolab Inc. Ecolab's Nalco Water segment provides industrial water treatment chemicals, equipment and digital monitoring to oil & gas, manufacturing and mining customers — directly comparable to Hydro's industrial wastewater and chemical-minimisation value proposition.

Direct peers

• Fluence Corporation: Fluence designs and operates modular, decentralised water and wastewater treatment plants for municipalities and industrial customers globally — closely comparable to Hydro's modular, rapid-deployment plant model and municipal contracting.
• H2O Innovation: H2O Innovation provides customised water and wastewater treatment systems, specialty chemicals and membrane filtration for industrial and municipal clients — directly comparable to Hydro's bespoke treatment plant and chemical-minimisation approach.
• Aquatech International: Aquatech specialises in industrial water treatment, produced-water management and desalination for oil & gas, mining and power — directly comparable to Hydro's Egypt East Gas and Saudi Arabia industrial sludge contracts.

Emerging players

• Organica Water: Organica provides compact, decentralised wastewater treatment plants using biological processes for municipal and industrial customers — an emerging player whose modular, biologically-enabled treatment model intersects with Hydro's microbial/algae-based bio-solution offering.
• OriginClear: OriginClear develops decentralised water treatment and reuse systems for industrial and municipal applications — an emerging player in the same modular water-treatment niche that Hydro addresses.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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