What Aqualabo does

Aqualabo is a French privately held manufacturer that designs, produces, and commercializes instruments and chemical reagents for water quality measurement and analysis. The company is headquartered in Champigny-sur-Marne with a manufacturing and rental logistics facility in Caudan, and operates four heritage brands (PONSEL, AQUALYSE, SECOMAM, ORCHIDIS) that together represent more than 70 years of industrial expertise. Its legal entity, Aqualabo Services (SIREN 49966523000011), is privately held with no evidence of external institutional investors.

The product portfolio spans sensors and probes (turbidity, dissolved oxygen, conductivity/salinity, pH, Redox, suspended solids/MES, sludge blanket, multiparameter), measurement instruments (multiparameter transmitters, portable single and multiparameter devices, IoT LoRa connected systems), analyzers (BOD/COD/TOC, bacteria detection, toxicity testing via iTOXcontrol and TOXmini based on ISO 11348 and ISO 15839), kits and reagents (hardness, alkalinity, spectrophotometry), and a measurement chain (level/flow, sampling, data loggers). Revenue is generated through one-time equipment sales, recurring reagent and consumable sales (with custom branding available), usage-based equipment rentals with dedicated hotline support, and internal after-sales service. Distribution combines direct sales via a commercial team, an e-commerce shop, and a worldwide distributor network supported by a multilingual website (French, English, Spanish, German).

Aqualabo serves eight vertical markets including industrial process and cooling water, drinking water distribution, municipal and industrial wastewater treatment, aquaculture, plumbing installers, vinification, food-service hygiene, and natural waters. Primary verticals are industrial process water, drinking water distribution, and wastewater treatment. The company operates under ISO 9001 quality certification and complies with French/European eco-organization requirements (WEEE, batteries, lamps) and GDPR. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales combined with distributor-led international reach, with a website top-of-funnel content strategy spanning blog, news, downloadable catalogs, and an ownCloud resource portal.

Name

Aqualabo

Legal name

Aqualabo Services

Website

https://aqualabo.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Aqualabo is a French privately held manufacturer of water quality measurement instruments, sensors, analyzers, chemical reagents, and connected IoT LoRa monitoring systems, serving industrial process, drinking water, wastewater, aquaculture, and related end markets across more than 70 years of heritage.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Quality Measurement Instruments

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512), Totalizing Fluid Meter and Counting Device Manufacturing (334514)

SIC

Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Totalizing Fluid Meters & Counting Devices (3824)

akta.pro primary industry

Monitoring & Control (Dosing Systems, Remote Monitoring, Sensors) (BPABAJAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Water Quality Monitoring (Surface Water, Stormwater, Drinking Water) (EUAHACAC), Water Sampling, Testing & Laboratory Analysis (Legionella/Microbiology) (BPABAJAB), Water, Air Quality & Environmental Hygiene (Legionella/IAQ) (BPABAAAO)

Keywords

• Water quality sensors
• Water analysis instruments
• Multiparameter probes
• Wastewater monitoring
• Water testing reagents

Headquarters

HQ city

Champigny-sur-marne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Water analysis equipment sales: Aqualabo designs, manufactures, and commercializes a wide range of water measurement instruments including sensors, probes, analyzers, kits, reagents, and connected measurement systems. Equipment is sold directly to operators, industries, and water treatment professionals.
2. Chemical reagents and consumables: Sale of chemical reagents and consumables for water analysis, including hardness, alkalinity, and spectrophotometric test kits. Reagents can be personalized with customer company names or manufactured to customer specifications.
3. Equipment rental: Short- and medium-term rental of water testing equipment. Pricing is set per unit of time (week or month) according to current rates. Long-term rentals (beyond 8 weeks) trigger rate adjustments. Dedicated hotline support is included during the rental period.
4. Technical support and after-sales service: Internal technical support and after-sales service (SAV) provided by Aqualabo's own teams, offering assistance and maintenance for all equipment sold and rented.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Aqualabo designs, manufactures, and commercializes a comprehensive range of instruments for water quality control and analysis, including sensors and probes (turbidity, dissolved oxygen, conductivity/salinity, pH, Redox, MES, sludge blanket, multiparameter), measurement devices (multiparameter transmitters, portable devices, IoT LoRa systems), analyzers (BOD/COD/TOC, bacteria, toxicity), chemical kits and reagents, and complete measurement chain equipment (level/flow measurement, water sampling, data loggers). The company also offers short- and medium-term equipment rental with hotline support, and serves customers across drinking water, wastewater, industrial, aquaculture, environmental, and food-service applications through heritage brands PONSEL, AQUALYSE, SECOMAM, and ORCHIDIS.

Product overview

AQUALABO is a French manufacturer that designs, produces, and commercializes a comprehensive portfolio of water analysis and control instruments. The portfolio includes sensors and probes (turbidity, dissolved oxygen, conductivity/salinity, pH, Redox, MES, sludge blanket, multiparameter probes), measurement devices (multiparameter transmitters, portable single/multiparameter devices, IoT LoRa systems), analyzers (BOD/COD/TOC, bacteria, toxicity), kits and chemical reagents (hardness, alkalinity, spectrophotometers/photometers), and measurement chain equipment (level/flow measurement, water sampling, data loggers). The company also offers equipment rental services and supports customers through its historic brands PONSEL, AQUALYSE, SECOMAM, and ORCHIDIS, which together represent decades of industrial expertise in water quality management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PONSEL: Historical brand for water analysis instruments and sensors
• AQUALYSE
• SECOMAM
• ORCHIDIS

Products and services

• Water Testing Kits and Chemical Reagents
• Sensors and Probes
• Measurement Instruments (Multiparameter Transmitters, Portable Devices, IoT LoRa)
• Analyzers (BOD/COD/TOC, Bacteria, Toxicity)
• Measurement Chain Equipment (Level/Flow, Sampling, Data Loggers)
• iTOXcontrol Automated Biomonitor
• TOXmini Portable Toxicity Measurement System
• Equipment Rental Service

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hach (Veralto): Hach, now part of Veralto following Danaher's 2023 spinoff, is the global market leader in water quality analytics — sensors, reagents, lab and portable instruments — and competes head-to-head with Aqualabo across drinking-water, wastewater and industrial process monitoring.
• Xylem Analytics (YSI / WTW / OI Analytical): Xylem's analytics brands (YSI, WTW, OI Analytical, SI Analytics) supply multiparameter probes, BOD/COD analyzers and laboratory instruments for the exact same drinking-water, wastewater and aquaculture customer segments Aqualabo targets.
• Endress+Hauser: Endress+Hauser (with its subsidiary J. Dittrich and analyzers range) is a major European manufacturer of process water analyzers, pH/conductivity/dissolved-oxygen sensors and complete measurement chains that directly compete with Aqualabo in industrial and municipal water monitoring.
• HORIBA: HORIBA's water-quality and process-measurement division produces laboratory and online water analyzers (pH, conductivity, turbidity, BOD/COD) that overlap with Aqualabo's sensor, photometer and reagent offerings, especially across drinking-water utilities and academic/industrial labs.
• Tintometer (Lovibond): Tintometer's Lovibond range of photometers, test kits and chemical reagents for water analysis is a direct specialty peer to Aqualabo's kits/réactifs and spectrophotometer lines, particularly for pool, drinking-water and wastewater field testing.
• WTW (Xylem brand): WTW is Xylem's dedicated European brand for portable and benchtop water-quality meters and sensors (pH, oxygen, conductivity, turbidity) and one of Aqualabo's closest direct competitors in the German-speaking and broader EMEA lab/field segment.

Emerging players

• Hanna Instruments: Hanna Instruments specialises in portable single- and multiparameter water-quality meters, photometers and reagents that compete most directly with Aqualabo's portable monomultiparamètre instruments and spectrophotometer kits across SMB and installer segments.

Broad incumbents

• Mettler-Toledo: Mettler-Toledo is a broader incumbent in laboratory and process analytical instruments (pH, conductivity, ion, density) that overlaps with Aqualabo's lab and process water sensors/analyzers but across a wider life-sciences and industrial footprint.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Thermo Fisher supplies laboratory and process analytical instruments (spectrophotometers, TOC analyzers, water-quality systems) that compete with Aqualabo's analyzer portfolio, particularly via its Water Analysis Instruments business historically sourced from its Hach heritage assets.
• Bürkert: Bürkert manufactures process sensors, measurement and control systems (pH, conductivity, flow) used in industrial water and process-fluid applications, directly competing with Aqualabo's measurement-chain offering to industrial customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCWOHccohAoSkzpONnVzYc5g?view_as=subscriber
• Facebookfacebook.com/aqualaboofficiel
• LinkedInfr.linkedin.com/company/aqualabo
• Xx.com/Aqualabo_fr

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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