Daqua
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1985
- HeadquartersLes Sorinières, France
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Daqua does
Daqua is a French manufacturer of water filtration, treatment, and storage systems serving professional B2B clients in France and internationally. Founded in the mid-1980s as MMC and rebranded to Daqua in 2017 following an executive succession, the company operates from a single headquarters and manufacturing site in Les Sorinières (Pays de la Loire), where roughly 90% of production is performed in-house, with only injection and blow-moulding outsourced to specialised partners. Its product portfolio is organised into three families: collective-pool equipment (composite bobbin-wound filters in floor, collector, two-part, and horizontal variants; steel pressure-vessel filters with anti-corrosion systems; PEHD and PVC pre-filters; manual and automatic valve batteries; bottom grids; water games), residential-pool equipment (the HYDROSWIM HPS and HGS self-priming pump series and the SUNBED line of RTM-injected technical enclosures), and water-treatment systems for industrial, aquaculture, drinking-water, and agricultural applications (sand filters, oxidation towers for iron/manganese removal, and FPA filters charged with biogrog). Underlying technologies include filament winding in polyester resin and fibreglass for composite vessels operating at 2.5/4/6 bar service pressure, Resin Transfer Moulding for technical enclosures, and PLC-controlled automatic valve batteries for filtration/backwash/rinsing cycles.
Daqua firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Daqua
- Legal name
- Daqua
- Website
- https://daqua.fr
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1985
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Daqua industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Water Filtration Equipment
- NAICS
- Measuring, Dispensing, and Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing (333914)
- SIC
- Water Supply (4941)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Water Filtration, Treatment & Softening Plumbing Products (IMADALAK)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Filter, Pump & Heater Maintenance/Repair (HSAIALAC), Water Softener, Filtration & Treatment System Installation (HSAOAAAH), Monitoring & Control (Dosing Systems, Remote Monitoring, Sensors) (BPABAJAK)
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Where Daqua is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Les Sorinières
- HQ country
- France
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Daqua business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Water Filtration Equipment Manufacturing & Sales: Daqua designs, manufactures and commercialises all components of water filtration and treatment systems including composite filters, steel filters, pre-filters, pumps, valve batteries, water games, technical enclosures, and filtration groups. Revenue is generated through direct sale of manufactured equipment to professional clients (public pools, industrial facilities, aquaculture farms).
- After-sales Service, Maintenance & Spare Parts: Daqua provides maintenance services across France and internationally including filter media replacement, interior equipment replacement, complete filter renovation, and spare parts supply (valves, slotted nozzles, collectors, diffusers, air bleeds, filter lids, gaskets, pressure gauge kits, pre-filter lids and grates).
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels4 records
Daqua product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Daqua designs, manufactures and commercialises complete water filtration, treatment and storage systems, including composite bobbin-wound filters, steel pressure filters, pre-filters, HYDROSWIM self-priming pumps, RTM-injected SUNBED technical enclosures, valve batteries, bottom recovery grids, water games, control units, and oxidation towers. The company serves professional clients in collective and public swimming pools, industrial water treatment, aquaculture, drinking water production, and residential pool markets, with 90% of manufacturing performed in-house at its French facility in Les Sorinières.
Product overview
Daqua is a manufacturer of water filtration and treatment systems with over 30 years of experience. The product portfolio is organized into two main segments: Collective Pools (Bassins Collectifs) and Residential Pools (Bassins Résidentiels), complemented by Water Treatment (Traitement des Eaux) solutions. Core products include composite bobbin-wound filters (Filtres Bobinés Composites) in floor, collector, two-part, and horizontal variants, as well as steel filters (Filtres Aciers) with anti-corrosion systems. The HYDROSWIM pump series (HPS and HGS) are flagship products known for silent operation. Technical rooms use RTM (Resin Transfer Moulding) technology under the SUNBED brand. Supporting products include PEHD and PVC pre-filters, manual and automatic valve batteries, bottom grids, water games, management control units, and oxidation towers. All products are designed and manufactured in Daqua's French factories.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- HYDROSWIM: Brand of pumps known for silence, performance, and ease of maintenance, used for residential pool filtration.
- SUNBED
Products and services
- Filtre Bobiné Composite Plancher
Quantifiable outcome
- Filters installed in Qatar's Aquatic Fisheries and Research Centre, the world's largest aquaculture facility, spanning 101,000 m²
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use Daqua
Customer profileNamed customers18 records
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Daqua technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
Daqua partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- La piscine de demain (The Swimming Pool of Tomorrow)minorDaqua is a partner of 'La piscine de demain', an industry initiative promoting the future of swimming pool technology and practices. Daqua's logo appears on this partner programme, indicating a marketing and industry collaboration.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Daqua competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Waterco: Australian-listed manufacturer of pool and spa filtration, pumps and water-treatment equipment. Similar mid-size manufacturer profile with overlapping commercial and residential pool filtration product lines; a useful comparable for scale and channel benchmarking.
- Certikin International: UK-based commercial swimming-pool equipment manufacturer explicitly referenced as a partner on Daqua's own website, including commercial bobbin-wound filters. Directly comparable product line (commercial pool filtration vessels) and similar target customer base of municipal pools and aquatic centres.
Broad incumbents
- Pentair: US-listed global water solutions company with a large pool-equipment franchise (including pumps and filtration) plus commercial/industrial water treatment. Comparable in commercial pool filtration product overlap and aftermarket structure.
- Culligan International: Global water-treatment company focused on residential, commercial and industrial filtration and softening. Overlaps with Daqua's residential SUNBED and water-treatment (sand filtration, oxidation) lines, though with much broader portfolio and distribution reach.
- Hayward Industries: US-headquartered pool-equipment manufacturer with comparable pumps, filters and automation. Mostly residential-skewed but increasingly active in commercial pool; relevant comparable for HYDROSWIM and SUNBED product positioning.
- BWT (Best Water Technology): Austrian-headquartered water-treatment group listed as a Daqua customer reference. Operates across pool, residential, industrial and pharmaceutical water treatment, providing both broader portfolio and direct overlap with Daqua's pool and process-water filtration offerings.
- Veolia Water Technologies: Industrial water-treatment arm of Veolia, listed as a Daqua customer reference. Operates as both customer and adjacent competitor in industrial and drinking-water filtration, providing a useful comparable for the kind of scale-up Daqua could pursue if it expands industrial/oEM work.
- Fluidra (AstralPool): Spanish-headquartered global pool equipment and water-treatment group operating the AstralPool brand. Sells comparable pool filtration, pumps and pre-filters at substantially larger scale, making it the most direct broad incumbent for the collective and residential pool segments where Daqua competes.
- SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions: Industrial and municipal water-treatment player (Veolia-acquired in 2022) offering filtration, desalination and process-water systems. Comparable in industrial and drinking-water treatment segments where Daqua is positioning its sand filtration and oxidation towers.
Emerging players
- Separmatic / Nordic Water: European manufacturers of drum and sand filtration systems for industrial, aquaculture and municipal water treatment. Overlap with Daqua's industrial and aquaculture segments and a useful comparable for the scale and complexity of those projects relative to Daqua's current footprint.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Daqua social profiles
Digital presenceDaqua compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance3 records
Daqua financial estimates
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Daqua leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Daqua funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Daqua M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Daqua
What does Daqua do?
Daqua designs, manufactures and commercialises complete water filtration, treatment and storage systems, including composite bobbin-wound filters, steel pressure filters, pre-filters, HYDROSWIM self-priming pumps, RTM-injected SUNBED technical enclosures, valve batteries, bottom recovery grids, water games, control units, and oxidation towers. The company serves professional clients in collective and public swimming pools, industrial water treatment, aquaculture, drinking water production, and residential pool markets, with 90% of manufacturing performed in-house at its French facility in Les Sorinières.
Is Daqua a public or private company?
Daqua is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.
When was Daqua founded?
Daqua was founded in 1985. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Daqua based?
Daqua is headquartered in Les Sorinières, France, in the Europe region.
How does Daqua make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Water Filtration Equipment Manufacturing & Sales are the primary driver. The others are after-sales Service, Maintenance & Spare Parts.
Who are Daqua's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Waterco and Certikin International. Broad incumbents are Pentair, Culligan International, Hayward Industries, BWT (Best Water Technology), Veolia Water Technologies, Fluidra (AstralPool) and SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions. Separmatic / Nordic Water is listed as an emerging player.
Does Daqua have an API?
No public API is recorded for Daqua.
What industry is Daqua in?
Daqua's product category is Water Filtration Equipment. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMADALAK, Water Filtration, Treatment & Softening Plumbing Products, with a secondary code of HSAIALAC, Filter, Pump & Heater Maintenance/Repair. Its NAICS code is 333914 and its SIC code is 4941.