INAQUA

Name

INAQUA

Legal name

Vidara

Website

https://inaqua.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Treatment Chemicals and Equipment Distribution

NAICS

Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers (4246)

SIC

Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590)

akta.pro primary industry

Desalination Plant EPC, O&M & Performance Optimization (EUANAFAK)

Keywords

• Water treatment chemicals
• Filtration systems
• Water softening solutions
• Industrial process water
• Wastewater treatment products

Headquarters

HQ city

Mönchengladbach

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Water Treatment Products: Sale of high-quality water treatment products including filtration systems, membranes, resins, chemicals, equipment, and spare parts to water treatment companies and industries
2. Technical Services and Support: Personalized advice, technical consultation, and support services delivered by team of specialists supporting unique projects from evaluations to flow designs

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

INAQUA (operating as Vidara) is a value-added distributor and supplier of water treatment products to water treatment companies and industries. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio including filtration products (activated carbon, membranes, cartridges, filter media, resins), softening systems, biological solutions, equipment (control valves, pressure vessels, RO systems, tanks), and specialty chemicals (antiscalants, biocides, coagulants, corrosion inhibitors, flocculants). It complements products with personalized technical advice, flow design support, and warehouse logistics across more than 1,000 product references.

Product overview

Vidara offers a comprehensive water treatment portfolio organized into five main product categories: Filtrations (activated carbon, filter cartridges, reverse osmosis membranes, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, EDI, MBR, filter media, and resins), Softening (ion exchange and specialty resins, softening cabinets), Biological Solutions (specialty solutions), Equipment (control valves, filter systems, pressure vessels, RO systems, tanks), and Chemicals (antiscalants, biocides, coagulants, corrosion inhibitors, flocculants, polymers). The company also operates Phoenix Pressure Vessel Technology as a UK-based daughter company specializing in fiberglass reinforced membrane housings. Services include local warehouse inventory (1,000+ references) and technical expert support. The portfolio serves applications across boiler feed, cooling towers, potable drinking water, process water, swimming pools, and wastewater treatment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Filtrations Product Line Wide range of filtration products including activated carbon, filter cartridges, reverse osmosis membranes, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, EDI, MBR, degassing, filter media (anthracite, sand, gravel, garnet, granular ferric hydroxide), process filtration (surface and depth filtration), and resins for water treatment companies and industrial users.
• Softening Product Line Ion exchange resins, specialty resins, and softening cabinets for water softening applications, supplied to water treatment companies and industrial customers.
• Biological Solutions Specialty biological solutions for water treatment applications, provided to water treatment companies and industries.
• Equipment Control valves, couplings, filter systems, pressure vessels, RO systems, softening systems, spare parts, and tanks for water treatment systems, supplied to water treatment operators and industrial users.
• Chemicals Product Line Comprehensive range of water treatment chemicals including antiscalant, biocides, chelates, cleaners, cleaning enhancers, coagulants, corrosion inhibitors, defoamers, flocculants, phosphonates, and polymers for industrial and municipal water treatment applications.
• Activated Carbon Granular activated carbon used for filtration to remove chemicals, color, taste, odor, and organic chemicals from water. Applicable for water treatment, air/gas treatment, food & beverage, wine treatment, and pharmaceutical applications.
• Technical Advisory and Flow Design Services Personalized advice, technical consultation, and flow design support delivered by a team of specialists for unique water treatment projects, from first evaluations through flow designs.
• Warehouse and Logistics Services Local warehouse inventory carrying more than 1,000 product references to provide fast delivery solutions for water treatment challenges.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Phoenix Pressure Vessel TechnologycoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerPhoenix Pressure Vessel Technology is a daughter company of Vidara and the UK specialist in manufacturing fiberglass reinforced membrane housings. With their technical knowledge for many years and outstanding services, the Water Treatment team leverages Phoenix's expertise and high quality for pressure vessel solutions. Vidara's Water Treatment team combines this internal manufacturing capability with their own expertise.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Xylem: Global water-technology company supplying pumps, filtration, treatment, and metering solutions for utility, industrial, and commercial customers. Comparable to INAQUA in addressing industrial and commercial water-treatment applications, though Xylem is more equipment- and digital-led.
• Brenntag: Global market leader in chemical and ingredient distribution with a substantial water-treatment portfolio. Comparable to INAQUA because both serve industrial and municipal customers with water-treatment chemicals and related specialties, though Brenntag operates at vastly larger scale across all geographies.
• Veolia Water Technologies: Global water-treatment solutions provider offering chemicals, equipment, and services across municipal and industrial segments. Comparable to INAQUA in addressing the same water-treatment applications (boiler feed, cooling, process, wastewater) but at much larger scale and with full EPC capabilities.
• Ecolab (Nalco Water): Global leader in water treatment and process chemistry for industrial, commercial, and municipal applications via its Nalco Water segment. Directly comparable to INAQUA in chemicals and services for boiler feed, cooling, and process water, but with much larger R&D and field-service footprint.
• Univar Solutions: Major global chemical distributor with dedicated water-treatment vertical serving industrial and municipal customers. Comparable to INAQUA in product categories (treatment chemicals, equipment) and B2B channel model, but with much broader geographic and product reach.
• Suez Water Technologies & Solutions: Provides water and wastewater treatment chemicals, equipment, and digital services to industrial and municipal customers globally. Comparable to INAQUA in chemicals and equipment focus, but with substantially broader geographic coverage and service capabilities.

Direct peers

• Accepta: Specialist water-treatment chemicals and equipment supplier serving industrial and institutional customers, primarily in the UK and EMEA. Comparable to INAQUA in target customers, product range (boiler, cooling, closed-loop, wastewater chemicals), and EMEA channel structure.
• Pentair: Global water-treatment company offering filtration, softening, and reverse-osmosis systems plus related consumables. Comparable to INAQUA in the residential, commercial, and light-industrial water-treatment equipment and consumables segments.
• Kurita Water Industries: Japan-based global provider of water treatment chemicals, equipment, and services for industrial and municipal customers. Directly comparable to INAQUA in chemicals and equipment for boiler feed, cooling, and process water, though at significantly larger scale.
• Solenis: Specialty chemical manufacturer focused on water treatment and process chemistries across industrial and municipal markets. Comparable to INAQUA as a water-treatment chemicals provider, but Solenis is more manufacturer-led while INAQUA is primarily a distributor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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