What MAK Water does

MAK Water is a privately held Australian water, wastewater, and sewage treatment specialist headquartered in Perth, Western Australia, founded in 2004. The company designs, manufactures, installs, commissions, operates, and maintains custom treatment plants across an integrated technology portfolio spanning Reverse Osmosis desalination (SWRO, BWRO, DMRO), Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF), Membrane Bioreactor (MBR), Ultrafiltration, Multimedia Filtration, Lamella Clarifiers, Dewatering Screw Presses (DSP), filter presses, and disinfection systems. It also holds exclusive Australian and New Zealand rights to the WendeWolf solar sludge drying technology from Germany's IST-Anlagenbau GmbH and is a licensed provider of Clean Water Technology's GEM System, with the proprietary ClearAccess platform providing remote monitoring and 24/7 support across the installed base.

The business operates through direct enterprise field sales targeting mining, defence, food & beverage, infrastructure, oil & gas, manufacturing, tourism and leisure, and municipal customers across Australia, supplemented by an equipment hire fleet for short- and long-term mobile treatment needs and recurring operations & maintenance contracts. Revenue streams combine one-time equipment sales (skid-mounted or containerised systems), recurring hire/rental fees, multi-year O&M service contracts, and project services for design, installation, and commissioning. MAK Water reports having delivered 5,000+ solutions to 800+ clients across 40 countries and operates from 10 service offices spanning all major Australian states and territories.

Customers span government utilities (Power and Water Corporation, Department of Defence), large enterprises (Exxon Mobil PNG LNG, Aurizon, IHI Engineering, Hastings Deering, Kemerton Lithium Plant), education (North Metropolitan TAFE), and tourism operators (PGL Adventure Camps), with key case studies indicating long-tenured relationships including 16+ year RO plant engagements and 9+ year parts and chemicals support contracts.

Name

MAK Water

Legal name

MAK Water

Website

https://makwater.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

MAK Water is a privately held Australian water, wastewater, and sewage treatment specialist that designs, builds, operates, and maintains custom treatment plants and mobile hire fleets for mining, defence, food and beverage, infrastructure, oil and gas, and municipal clients across Australia and 40 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water and Wastewater Treatment Equipment

NAICS

Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Sewage Treatment Facilities (22132), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (22131)

SIC

Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623), Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Water Treatment Plant Construction (Drinking Water) (IMAFAGAA), Water Reuse & Reclamation Infrastructure Construction (Recycled Water Systems) (IMAFAGAH), Monitoring & Control (Dosing Systems, Remote Monitoring, Sensors) (BPABAJAK)

Keywords

• Water treatment plants
• Wastewater treatment systems
• Sewage treatment
• Reverse osmosis desalination
• Sludge dewatering equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Perth

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Water Treatment Equipment Sales: Design, manufacture, and sale of custom water treatment, wastewater treatment, and sewage treatment plants including Reverse Osmosis, DAF, DSP, and other treatment systems. Plants available as skid-mounted or containerised systems.
2. Equipment Hire/Rental: Short-term and long-term lease of mobile water treatment plants including RO desalination, wastewater treatment, sludge dewatering, and filtration systems. Plants are containerised for simple site installation with remote monitoring capability.
3. Operations & Maintenance Services: Ongoing maintenance and operational support for water and wastewater treatment plants regardless of manufacturer. Services include planned and emergency maintenance, remote monitoring, technical support, and facilities management.
4. Project Services: Design, installation, commissioning, and operator training services for water treatment infrastructure projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

MAK Water designs, manufactures, installs, operates, and maintains water, industrial wastewater, and sewage treatment plants and equipment for industrial, mining, defence, and municipal clients. It sells and hires treatment systems (reverse osmosis, DAF, MBR, sludge dewatering) and provides ongoing operations and maintenance services across Australia and internationally.

Product overview

MAK Water is an Australian water treatment company offering end-to-end smart water solutions comprising a comprehensive portfolio of water treatment, wastewater treatment, and sewage treatment products and services. The core product portfolio includes Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plants (SWRO, BWRO, DMRO), Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) systems, Membrane Bioreactors (MBR), Lamella Clarifiers, and various filtration systems including Multimedia Filtration and Ultrafiltration. The company also offers extensive sludge handling solutions through the Dewatering Screw Press (DSP), Polymer Preparation System (ASP), Overhead and Sidebar Filter Presses, WendeWolf Solar Sludge Drying, and WATROMAT Screw Press Dryer systems. Supporting these products are disinfection systems (Sodium Hypochlorite, UV, Chlorine Dioxide), Oil Water Separators, and Gravity Clarification systems. MAK Water provides equipment hire for temporary water solutions and comprehensive maintenance and operations services. The company operates as a single unified offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture, with all products designed and manufactured in Australia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Clearmake™: Oil and water separators and pump stations product line
• WendeWolf®
• WATROMAT®
• GEM®

Products and services

• Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plants (SWRO, BWRO, DMRO) Range of Reverse Osmosis Desalination plants designed to treat water for industrial applications, including Sea Water RO (SWRO), Brackish Water RO (BWRO), and Demineralised Water RO (DMRO). Available as skid mounted or containerised systems.
• Wastewater & Sewage Treatment Plants Comprehensive range of wastewater and sewage treatment solutions for commercial, industrial, and municipal applications, including custom-designed plants to meet specific needs and regulatory discharge limits.
• Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) Superior counter current DAF system designed to achieve maximum treatment efficiency in a compact footprint for removing contaminants from industrial wastewater streams.
• Temporary Water Solutions / Plant Hire Hire fleet of reverse osmosis desalination, packaged wastewater and sewage treatment plants for short-term or long-term lease, including turn-key mobile water solutions with generators, tanks and distribution pump sets.
• Dewatering Screw Press (DSP) Efficiently thickens and dewaters liquid sludges from municipal and industrial wastewater treatment processes, suitable for waste activated sludge, digested sludge, and DAF sludges. Produces sludge cake with 15-20% dry solids for municipal applications and over 20% for industrial applications.
• Polymer Preparation System (ASP) Packaged plant for automated batching of matured polymer solution from liquid concentrate (C-type) or powder polymer (P-type), ideal for mechanical sludge dewatering applications and small to medium water and wastewater treatment processes.
• Overhead Filter Press Space-efficient filter press configuration ideal for medium to large-scale plants with automation options ranging from manual to fully automated continuous operation.
• Sidebar Filter Press Flexible and cost-effective filtration solution for small to medium operations, designed and manufactured by TEFSA, available with manual, semi-automatic, or fully automated control options.
• Multimedia Filtration (MMF) Designed to treat ground water, surface water, tertiary treated effluent, storm water or wastewater with less than 30 mg/L of total suspended solids.
• Ultrafiltration (UF) Treats surface water, tertiary treated effluent, storm water and wastewater to achieve potable/process water or pre-treatment to reverse osmosis, designed for waters with less than 50 NTU turbidity and less than 100 mg/L suspended solids.
• Lamella Clarifier Fitted with plate pack to maximise effective settling area in a small footprint, ideal for applications with variable solid loading and fine solid sizing, suitable for pre-treatment ahead of sophisticated treatment technologies.
• Sodium Hypochlorite Disinfection - Recirculated (SHDR) Automatically maintains correct amount of free chlorine in potable water storage tanks per Australian Drinking Water Guidelines, featuring recirculation pump, inline chlorine analyser and automatic dosing.
• WendeWolf Solar Sludge Drying Exclusive Australian and New Zealand representation for German-engineered solar sludge drying technology by IST-Anlagenbau GmbH. Transforms dewatered sludge cake into dry granulated product using solar energy, requiring only 20-30 kWh of electrical power with the balance supplied by free solar energy.
• WATROMAT Screw Press Dryer Combines dewatering and drying equipment consisting of sludge pump, polymer dosing unit, flocculation tank, screw press, screw conveyors, belt dryer and bagging point. Operates at low temperatures without emissions.
• WATROMAT Sludge Dryer Batch sludge dryer using dried air to reduce weight and volume of filter cake sludge, ideal for filter cake sludge from small and medium plate and frame filter presses.
• Oil Water Separators (Clearmake) Clearmake oil and water separators that remove free-floating hydrocarbons such as diesel, hydraulic fluid oil and heavy suspended solids from wastewater.
• Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) Combines membrane filtration with biological treatment for high-quality treated effluent suitable for reuse applications.
• Gas Energy Mixing System (GEM-DAF) Innovative and patented high-efficiency DAF technology from Clean Water Technology that removes higher levels of contaminants than conventional DAF systems using less chemicals while generating significantly drier sludge.
• Maintenance & Services Flexible solutions for services and maintenance including planned and emergency services, remote monitoring and technical support, covering all locations across Australia regardless of whether MAK Water built the plant.
• Operations Operation and maintenance of water and wastewater treatment plants with service offices Australia-wide, featuring KPIs for safety, quality, productivity and 24/7 call out service.

Quantifiable outcome

• Dewatered cake 12-13% dry solids content at >95% solids capture rate
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• IST-Anlagenbau GmbHcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerExclusive Australian and New Zealand representative for WendeWolf Solar Sludge Drying technology. German-engineered technology developed with University of Munich, successfully deployed at over 170 sites worldwide including nine systems across Australia.
• TEFSAcoreTechnology or IntegrationFilter press manufacturer supplying sidebar and overhead filter press equipment for sludge dewatering applications across various industries.
• Clean Water TechnologycoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLicensed provider of Gas Energy Mixing (GEM) System technology - innovative DAF alternative providing superior flocculation and flotation with 50%+ smaller footprint than conventional DAF systems.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hydroflux: Australia-headquartered industrial and municipal water/wastewater treatment specialist offering design-build-operate solutions. Closest direct peer: shares MAK Water's geography, vertical customer mix (mining, food & beverage, municipal), and project-based delivery model.
• H2O Innovation: Canadian water treatment solutions provider offering membrane systems, filtration and O&M services. Comparable mid-market industrial water treatment specialist with similar customer mix and recurring service revenue emphasis.
• Ovivo Inc. Canadian-headquartered pure-play water and wastewater treatment equipment specialist serving industrial and municipal customers worldwide. Highly comparable in product portfolio (RO, MBR, DAF, filtration) and project-based commercial model.
• Fluence Corporation: ASX-listed provider of decentralised water, wastewater and reuse solutions with MBR and containerised plants (NIROBOX). Directly comparable product range and target segments; public listing provides a useful valuation benchmark for MAK Water.

Emerging players

• Clean TeQ Water: Australia-listed water technology company focused on resource recovery and advanced treatment (incl. desalination and metals removal). Regional emerging player with adjacent technologies relevant to MAK Water's mining and industrial customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Pentair plc: Global water treatment and flow control company serving residential, commercial and industrial customers. Overlaps with MAK Water's RO, filtration and dosing product lines at a much larger scale, particularly in commercial/light-industrial segments.
• Xylem Inc. Global water technology company providing pumps, filtration, disinfection and treatment systems with strong industrial and utility presence. Competes with MAK Water on RO, filtration and dosing solutions, particularly in mining and utility markets.
• Veolia Water Technologies: Global water treatment major offering RO, DAF, MBR and O&M across industrial and municipal segments. Overlaps with MAK Water in mining, food & beverage and municipal bids, but at much larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Ecolab Inc. Global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies with a substantial industrial water treatment and services business. Competes broadly with MAK Water in food & beverage and industrial water management, leveraging global scale and service networks.
• De Nora: Italian multinational providing electrodes, filtration and disinfection technologies for industrial water and wastewater applications. Overlaps with MAK Water's disinfection and electrocoagulation-adjacent offerings for industrial customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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