What Hydrotech Engineering does

Hydrotech Engineering SRL is an Italian private limited company (SRL) founded in 2001 and headquartered in Bastia di Rovolon (Padua), in North Eastern Italy's industrial corridor. The company designs, manufactures, installs and manages advanced water and wastewater treatment plants for industrial customers, relying on semi-permeable membrane technologies (reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, MBR and AnMBR) and biological treatment processes (MBBR, SBR). Its solution stack spans wastewater treatment and recovery, seawater and brackish desalination, drinking water potabilization, industrial process water polishing (electrodeionization, ion exchange resins, ion exchange softening), and special applications including Zero Liquid Discharge for the textile sector, digestate treatment for biogas producers, landfill leachate treatment, and active-ingredient extraction for pharmaceutical manufacturers. Hydrotech also develops its automation and control hardware and software in-house, which it cites as a differentiator for energy efficiency and SLA control.

The company runs a project-based, direct enterprise sales motion targeting Fortune 500 industrial customers across at least ten verticals: petrochemical, pharmaceutical, automotive & metal, biogas, textile & leather, pulp & paper, chemical, power, food & beverages, and waste management. Service delivery is fully in-house, covering engineering, skilled manufacturing, installation/commissioning, training, and after-sales service. Quality credentials include ISO 9001:2015 (originally obtained as ISO 9001:2000 in 2007, certified by BSI Group) and the Italian SOA qualification for execution of public works. The legal entity has a fully paid-up capital of €50,000, sits within an 11-50 employee range, and is privately held with no disclosed external investors.

The firm's international footprint is centered on Europe (Italy) and Asia, where it operates a regional office in New Delhi, India (inaugurated 2013) and works with Sun Trading Co. (BD) as its exclusive partner in Bangladesh. Hydrotech's digital properties identify it as 'a Gradiant company', suggesting integration into a larger water-technology platform; ownership commentary in the underlying data, however, describes the firm as independently owned and operated, indicating a discrepancy that warrants further confirmation. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and follows a project-based, quote-driven model consistent with custom industrial EPC work.

Name

Hydrotech Engineering

Legal name

Hydrotech Engineering SRL

Website

https://hydrotechengineering.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hydrotech Engineering SRL is an Italian industrial water-treatment EPC founded in 2001 that designs, manufactures, installs, and manages membrane- and biology-based plants serving Fortune 500 customers across petrochemical, pharmaceutical, textile, power, and other industrial verticals worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Water Treatment Equipment

NAICS

Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)

SIC

Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Wastewater Reuse (Cooling/Process/Boiler Feed) (EUANADAM), Industrial Water Reuse Utilities (ZLD/MLD & Process Water Recycling) (EUANAGAG), Water Reuse & Reclamation Infrastructure Construction (Recycled Water Systems) (IMAFAGAH)

Keywords

• Industrial water treatment
• Wastewater treatment systems
• Membrane filtration technology
• Water recycling reuse
• Seawater desalination plants

Headquarters

HQ city

Rovolon

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Water Treatment Plant Design and Manufacturing: Design, manufacture, installation and management of advanced water treatment plants for industrial water and wastewater treatment

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hydrotech Engineering designs, manufactures, installs, and manages advanced industrial water and wastewater treatment plants using proprietary semi-permeable membrane and biological treatment technologies. The company delivers fully in-house engineered solutions for process water treatment, wastewater recovery, desalination, drinking water, and zero liquid discharge, sold and serviced for Fortune 500 industrial customers across Europe and Asia.

Product overview

Hydrotech Engineering is an industrial water treatment company that designs, manufactures, installs, and manages advanced water treatment plants. The company specializes in semi-permeable membrane technologies and biological treatment processes. Its core product portfolio includes wastewater treatment and recovery systems (reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration, MBR, AnMBR), sea water desalination plants, drinking water treatment systems, industrial water treatment solutions, and biological treatment processes (MBBR, SBR). The company also offers special applications including zero liquid discharge (ZLD) systems, digestate treatment for biogas production, landfill leachate treatment, and pharmaceutical active ingredient extraction. Services encompass full in-house engineering, manufacturing, installation/commissioning, training, and after-sales support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Advanced Water Treatment Plants Custom-engineered water treatment plants for industrial process water and wastewater treatment, built using in-house designed semi-permeable membrane and biological technologies for water recycling and reuse, supplied to large industrial customers.
• Wastewater Treatment and Recovery Systems Integrated wastewater treatment solutions combining reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration, membrane biological reactors (MBR), anaerobic membrane biological reactors (AnMBR), biological treatments, and flotation systems for industrial wastewater recovery and reuse.
• Sea Water Desalination Plants Reverse osmosis systems with ultrafiltration pre-treatment that convert brackish and sea water into pure water for industrial and potable applications.
• Drinking Water Treatment Systems Potabilization solutions combining biological filtration (for iron, manganese, and ammonia removal), reverse osmosis, nanofiltration, ultrafiltration, and multi-media filtration.
• Industrial Water Treatment Systems Industrial water treatment solutions including electrodeionization, ion exchange resins (co-current and packed bed), mixed bed ion exchange resins, ion exchange softening, and nanofiltration softening.
• Biological Treatment Processes Biological process systems based on Moving Bed Bioreactor (MBBR) and Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) technologies for industrial and municipal treatment applications.
• Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) Systems Engineered zero liquid discharge solutions designed for textile and other industrial applications to eliminate liquid waste and enable water reuse.
• Digestate Treatment Systems Treatment systems for digestate generated from anaerobic fermentation in biogas production facilities, allowing water recovery and reuse.
• Landfill Leachate Treatment Systems Specialized treatment solutions engineered for landfill leachate, applying the company's membrane and biological process expertise.
• Active Ingredient Extraction Solutions Specialized pharmaceutical applications for active ingredient extraction through membrane-based concentration and purification.
• Engineering, Installation, Commissioning, Training and After-Sales Services In-house engineering, skilled manufacturing, installation/commissioning, operator training, and after-sales service delivered alongside Hydrotech's treatment plants to large industrial customers.

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and regional.

• Asia Operations (India)coreOthers · 1 January 2013Inaugurated in 2013, the Indian office supports Hydrotech Engineering's Asian activities. This represents a strategic expansion to serve Asian markets directly.
• Sun Trading Co. (BD)regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExclusive partner for Bangladesh market. Located in Dhaka with contact details for sales inquiries. Represents Hydrotech's distribution network in the Bangladesh region.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Pentair: Industrial and commercial water treatment equipment provider with strong RO/UF and filtration portfolio; competes with Hydrotech in industrial water reuse and desalination.
• Ecolab (Nalco Water): Provides industrial water treatment chemicals, equipment, and digital services across the verticals Hydrotech serves, with global Fortune 500 reach.
• Veolia Water Technologies: Global leader in water treatment engineering and EPC; competes with Hydrotech across industrial wastewater, ZLD, and reuse projects but at vastly larger scale and broader portfolio.
• SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions: Major industrial water treatment OEM and services provider offering RO, UF, ion exchange, and biological treatment — direct technology overlap with Hydrotech's portfolio.
• Xylem: Global water technology company (including Evoqua) supplying pumps, treatment systems, and instrumentation to industrial and municipal customers — overlapping with Hydrotech's industrial water plant offerings.

Emerging players

• Fluence Corporation: Decentralized water and wastewater treatment specialist with focus on rapid-deployment packaged plants — emerging competitive overlap with Hydrotech's modular industrial water offerings.

Direct peers

• Aqua-Chem: Engineers industrial water and wastewater treatment systems including ZLD and RO for Fortune 500 industrial customers — closely comparable scope and customer profile.
• De Nora: Italian-headquartered multinational specializing in water and process treatment technologies including electrodeionization and electrochemistry — direct technology and geography overlap with Hydrotech.
• Gradiant: U.S.-based water technology company focused on industrial water treatment and reuse; Hydrotech's website and contact emails ([email protected]) indicate Hydrotech operates as Gradiant's Italian entity, making it the closest strategic peer.
• H2O Innovation: Specialist in membrane filtration and water treatment systems for industrial and municipal markets — comparable in size and customization focus to Hydrotech.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hydrotech-engineering-s-r-l-

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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