BIOWORKS

What BIOWORKS does

BIOWORKS Verfahrenstechnik GmbH is a privately held German wastewater treatment engineering company founded in 2007 and headquartered in Putzbrunn, Bavaria. The company designs and executes process solutions for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment, operating as a full-lifecycle engineering contractor from initial consulting and design through equipment supply, construction, commissioning, training, and ongoing service. BIOWORKS serves two principal customer segments: government-led municipal wastewater treatment operators and industrial facilities requiring process water treatment, effluent management, or treated water reuse. The company self-identifies as an internationally active mid-sized plant engineering firm (mittelständisches Anlagenbauunternehmen) with reference projects across Germany, Azerbaijan, Morocco, and the United States.

Name

BIOWORKS

Legal name

BIOWORKS® Verfahrenstechnik GmbH

Website

https://bioworks-gmbh.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BIOWORKS Verfahrenstechnik GmbH, founded in 2007 and headquartered in Putzbrunn, Germany, designs and builds wastewater treatment plants for municipal and industrial clients. The company offers proprietary process technologies and in-house-manufactured aeration, clarification, and membrane bioreactor equipment across international markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wastewater Treatment Equipment and Engineering

NAICS

Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Sludge/Biosolids Handling & Treatment Facilities Construction (IMAFAGAJ), Industrial Wastewater & Effluent Treatment Services (BPALAHAD), Industrial Wastewater Reuse (Cooling/Process/Boiler Feed) (EUANADAM)

Keywords

• Wastewater treatment
• Aeration systems
• Process engineering
• Membrane bioreactors
• Water reuse

Headquarters

HQ city

Putzbrunn

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Design Services: Full design and execution of process solutions for wastewater treatment plants, including consulting, engineering design, and project management services from concept through commissioning.
2. Products and Equipment Sales: Sale of proprietary wastewater treatment products including aeration systems, clarifiers, screens, and membrane bioreactor equipment for use in treatment plants.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

BIOWORKS Verfahrenstechnik GmbH designs and builds wastewater treatment plants, offering full design and execution of process solutions. The company sells proprietary in-house manufactured equipment (OXIWORKS aeration system, CLARIWORKS clarifiers, WAVEWORKS MBR) and delivers complete engineering services from concept and design through manufacturing, commissioning, and after-sales service for municipal and industrial wastewater operators.

Product overview

BIOWORKS® Verfahrenstechnik GmbH is a wastewater treatment engineering company offering a comprehensive portfolio of technologies, products, and services. The core offering centers on the proprietary BIOWORKS® Process combined with the OXIWORKS® aeration system (manufactured in-house). The product lineup includes multiple aeration products (OXIWORKS®, DISKWORKS C, Coarse Diffuser CD), treatment products (OXIRISE®, OXIGRID, OXICOUP), clarifier systems (CLARIWORKS S/P, CLARIWORKS F), membrane bioreactor solutions (WAVEWORKS MBR), and auxiliary equipment (Service Barge, SKIMWORKS, Decanter for SBR, Drum Screen). Treatment technologies offered include Aerated Lagoons, SBR Systems, MBR Process, Retrofitting, and Treated Water Reuse. Services encompass the full project lifecycle from Design & Build, Automation & Control, Production & Logistics, Commissioning & Training, to ongoing Service and R&D. The company operates globally with presence in Germany (HQ), Azerbaijan, North America, and Morocco.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• OXIWORKS®: Aeration system product for wastewater treatment
• OXIRISE®
• OXIGRID
• OXICOUP
• CLARIWORKS S/P
• CLARIWORKS F
• SKIMWORKS
• DISKWORKS C
• WAVEWORKS MBR

Products and services

• OXIWORKS® Aeration System Flagship in-house manufactured aeration system that serves as the core of activated sludge plants for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment, produced under strict quality controls.
• OXIRISE®
• OXIGRID
• OXICOUP
• Coarse Diffuser CD
• DISKWORKS C
• CLARIWORKS S/P
• CLARIWORKS F
• WAVEWORKS MBR
• SKIMWORKS
• Decanter for SBR
• Drum Screen
• Service Barge
• Design & Build
• Automation & Control
• Commissioning & Training
• After-Sales Service
• Retrofitting
• R&D

Quantifiable outcome

• Products used in hundreds of sewage treatment plants worldwide

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• SGSminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInternational inspection and testing company providing external acceptance services including witness testing when requested by customers. Used for quality assurance verification of delivered equipment and systems.
• IntertekminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInternational testing and inspection company providing external acceptance services including witness testing when requested by customers for quality assurance purposes.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• GEA Group: GEA Group is a German-headquartered industrial process engineering group with separation and wastewater-related process technologies serving food, dairy, and industrial customers. Although broader in scope, its German mid-market industrial engineering profile and process technology IP overlap with BIOWORKS' plant engineering business.
• Xylem: Xylem is a global, multi-billion-dollar water technology company offering a comprehensive portfolio of pumps, aeration, treatment, and smart water solutions for municipal and industrial customers. It competes with BIOWORKS in the same municipal and industrial tenders but at vastly broader scale and with extensive service and digital offerings.
• Veolia Water Technologies: Veolia Water Technologies is a division of Veolia Environnement, one of the world's largest water and wastewater services groups, offering full design-build-operate services and proprietary treatment processes. It is a relevant incumbent competitor in large-scale municipal and industrial wastewater tenders where BIOWORKS also participates.

Direct peers

• De Nora: De Nora is an Italy-headquartered, mid-sized water treatment technology provider specializing in electrochemical disinfection, filtration, and proprietary wastewater processes for industrial and municipal customers. It is comparable in scale and positioning to BIOWORKS as a European mid-market specialist with proprietary water technology IP.
• Smith & Loveless: Smith & Loveless is a US-based manufacturer of wastewater treatment equipment and factory-built pump stations, with proprietary processes including sequencing batch reactors (SBR). The company is comparable to BIOWORKS as a specialty equipment-and-engineering firm serving municipal clients with proprietary process IP.
• Parkson Corporation: Parkson Corporation manufactures water and wastewater treatment equipment (aeration, clarification, filtration, biological processes) for municipal and industrial applications. Its product portfolio — including Densadeg and BIOLAC aeration systems — directly mirrors BIOWORKS' aeration and clarification focus.
• HUBER SE: HUBER SE is a German-based, family-owned manufacturer of wastewater treatment equipment (screens, clarifiers, sludge processing) and a full plant engineering provider. Like BIOWORKS, it serves municipal and industrial customers with proprietary in-house manufactured components and engineering services from a mid-sized German base.
• Aqua-Aerobic Systems: Aqua-Aerobic Systems designs and manufactures wastewater treatment equipment and processes (aeration, clarification, filtration, MBR) for municipal and industrial clients in North America. Its product-and-engineering business model and target customer base overlap directly with BIOWORKS' OXIWORKS and CLARIWORKS product lines.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

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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