What Te-Tech Process Solutions does

Te-Tech Process Solutions Ltd is a UK-based engineering and technology company that designs, manufactures, and commissions water and wastewater treatment systems for municipal utilities, industrial operators, and commercial facilities. It is a wholly-owned member of the Trant Group of Companies and operates from a headquarters and in-house manufacturing facility in Southampton, where products and control panels are built and tested prior to site delivery. Headcount sits in the 501-1,000 range, with the company holding Achilles UVDB Silver Plus and BSI ISO 9001/14001/45001 certifications that pre-qualify it for utility procurement.

The company's product portfolio is anchored by a family of proprietary, trademarked treatment technologies: te-cyc (cyclic activated sludge achieving simultaneous carbon oxidation, nitrification, denitrification, and biological phosphorus removal in a single basin, with 500+ reference sites worldwide), te-mem (submerged hollow-fibre ultrafiltration membranes deployed at Europe's largest AnMBR at Spernal with Severn Trent Water), te-sewpas (pulsed airlift desludging), te-MBBR, te-mbr, te-saf, te-ion, te-uv, high-efficiency reverse osmosis, and the CREA/CREAPro AI-driven intelligent control platform. Supporting offerings include in-house Motor Control Centres, Control Panels, Low Voltage Switchboards, and SCADA/ICA integration services delivered through an Automation, Control & Technology (ACT) division.

Te-Tech generates revenue through a mix of hardware sales, turnkey design-build-install professional services, and recurring/subscription-style digital engineering tied to the CREA platform. It sells direct to enterprise customers via a field sales motion, primarily under UK water-company AMP capital delivery programmes (Southern Water, Severn Trent Water, Portsmouth Water, Wessex Water) with growing international deployment across Chile, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Poland, and Austria. Go-to-market is supported by academic collaboration (Cranfield University on Spernal) and technology partnerships (Waterleau, 3M, MMB, Trant Engineering, Salinity Solutions, SUEZ), with cross-sector exposure extending into marine, healthcare, energy, transport, defence, and food & beverage end markets.

Name

Te-Tech Process Solutions

Legal name

Te-Tech Process Solutions Ltd

Website

https://te-tech.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Te-Tech Process Solutions is a UK-based water and wastewater treatment technology company that designs, manufactures, and commissions proprietary treatment systems, automation hardware, and AI-driven control software for municipal utilities, industrial operators, and commercial facilities worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Measuring & Controlling Devices, Nec (3829)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Separation & Filtration Equipment (Filters, Centrifuges, Membranes) (IMAHAEAB), Process Automation Instrumentation & Control (DCS, Valves, Actuators, Analyzers) (IMAHAHAM), Industrial Water Reuse Utilities (ZLD/MLD & Process Water Recycling) (EUANAGAG)

Keywords

• Water treatment technology
• Wastewater treatment systems
• Membrane filtration
• Process automation
• Municipal water utilities

Headquarters

HQ city

Southampton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 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 & Wastewater Treatment Products: Sale of proprietary treatment products including te-cyc, te-mem, te-sewpas, te-MBBR, te-ion, te-saf, te-mbr, reverse osmosis systems, and UV treatment units. Products range from standalone units to integrated treatment systems sold to municipal and industrial customers.
2. Engineering and Technical Services: Turnkey design, build, install, and commissioning services for water and wastewater treatment solutions, automation control systems, motor control centres, control panels, SCADA systems, and technology services including PLC upgrades and control system replacements.
3. Asset Optimisation and Digital Engineering: Digital engineering services and intelligent control software integration (CREA platform) for existing and new wastewater treatment plants, providing ongoing operational performance optimisation.
4. Automation, Control & Technology (ACT) Products: Motor Control Centres (MCC), Control Panels, Low Voltage Switch Boards, SCADA systems, ICA systems, and PLC-based automation solutions manufactured in-house and supplied to utility and industrial clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Te-Tech Process Solutions designs, manufactures, and supplies proprietary water and wastewater treatment products (te-cyc, te-mem, te-sewpas, te-mbr, te-MBBR, te-ion, te-saf, te-uv, high efficiency reverse osmosis) and the CREA® AI-driven intelligent control platform. The company also delivers Automation, Control & Technology (ACT) products including Motor Control Centres, Control Panels, and Low Voltage Switch Boards, and provides full turnkey design-build-install-commission services for municipal water utilities, industrial operators, and government facilities.

Product overview

Te-Tech Process Solutions is a UK-based water and wastewater treatment technology company offering an integrated portfolio of proprietary treatment products and automation solutions. Their core products include membrane technologies (te-mem™ ultrafiltration, te-mbr™ membrane bioreactor), biological treatment systems (te-cyc™ cyclic activated sludge, te-MBBR™ moving bed biofilm reactor), and intelligent control platforms (CREA®). Supporting hardware includes te-sewpas™ pulsed airlift desludging, te-uv™ disinfection, te-ion™ ion exchange, te-saf™ submerged aerobic filtration, and high efficiency reverse osmosis systems. The company also provides automation and control solutions including motor control centres, control panels, and SCADA integration services. The CREA® intelligent platform with AI optimization modules connects to their hardware products to maximize energy efficiency and treatment performance across municipal, industrial, and commercial applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• te-cyc™: Advanced cyclic activated sludge process for wastewater treatment achieving simultaneous carbonaceous, nitrification, denitrification and biological phosphorus removal
• te-mem™
• te-ion™
• te-mbr™
• te-sewpas™
• te-saf™
• te-MBBR™
• te-uv™
• te-cyc™
• CREA®
• High Efficiency Reverse Osmosis

Products and services

• te-cyc™

Quantifiable outcome

• Aeration energy reduced by 18% at La Farfana STW (3.7M population, 617,000m3/day), saving 15MWh/day
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and flagship.

• SUEZminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 4 November 2024SUEZ representatives visited Te-Tech's Southampton manufacturing facilities in November 2024 alongside technology partner Salinity Solutions to view ongoing work.
• Trant GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTe-Tech Process Solutions is a wholly-owned member of the Trant Group of Companies. The Trant Group is a multi-disciplinary engineering group serving critical infrastructure sectors. This parent-subsidiary relationship provides Te-Tech with the backing and resources of a larger engineering group.
• Severn Trent WaterflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership on the Spernal AnMBR project, Europe's largest Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor for mainstream sewage treatment, aimed at achieving net-zero or net-positive energy usage. Te-Tech supplies the te-mem ultrafiltration package.
• Cranfield UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic research partner in the Spernal AnMBR project, providing scientific and optimisation expertise for Europe's largest anaerobic membrane bioreactor for mainstream sewage treatment.
• WaterleaucoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner in the Spernal AnMBR project responsible for the UASB (Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket) reactor package. Combined with Te-Tech's te-mem membrane ultrafiltration to deliver the full AnMBR system.
• 3McoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner in the Spernal AnMBR project responsible for the membrane degassing plant package, working alongside Te-Tech's te-mem ultrafiltration and Waterleau's UASB reactor.
• MMBcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner in the Spernal AnMBR project involved in the membrane degassing plant component alongside 3M.
• Trant EngineeringcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerParent group engineering company collaborating with Te-Tech on the Spernal AnMBR project for Severn Trent Water.
• EDAMflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerTe-Tech's CREA intelligent control platform has been deployed at multiple EDAM-operated treatment plants in Chile (La Farfana, Mapocho-Trebal) owned by Aguas Andidas. EDAM is a wastewater treatment plant operator.
• Createch360coreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner that installed effluent monitoring centres at La Farfana STW providing real-time turbidity, COD, nitrate, and suspended solids probes for feeding data into the CREAPro intelligent control system.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Fluence Corporation: Public emerging player in decentralized water and wastewater treatment with MABR, MBR and packaged plant technologies. Comparable in targeting municipal and industrial customers with modular, rapidly-deployable treatment systems, but smaller and earlier-stage than Te-Tech.
• Salinity Solutions: UK-based technology partner already working with Te-Tech at its Southampton manufacturing facility (Nov 2024), focused on advanced reverse osmosis / desalination technology. Comparable as a UK water-technology specialist targeting industrial water reuse.

Others

• Kemira Oyj: Finland-headquartered supplier of water-treatment chemicals and process chemistries (coagulants, flocculants, disinfectants) used by the same municipal and industrial customers as Te-Tech. Comparable at the customer-interface level but operates in chemicals rather than equipment.
• Severn Trent Plc: Major UK water and wastewater utility and Te-Tech's customer on the Spernal AnMBR project. Included as a customer/ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor, but vertically adjacent via its in-house engineering and direct-procurement activities.

Broad incumbents

• Xylem (incl. Evoqua): Major global water technology group with a portfolio spanning pumps, treatment, filtration, and digital solutions (including the acquired Evoqua business). Competes with Te-Tech on biological treatment, MBR/UF membranes and smart water/SCADA across municipal and industrial accounts.
• Veolia Water Technologies: Global incumbent offering biological, membrane, desalination and digital control solutions to municipal and industrial water customers. Overlaps with Te-Tech on biological treatment, membrane filtration and digital optimisation, but at much larger scale and broader geographic scope.

Direct peers

• Aqua-Aerobic Systems: US-headquartered manufacturer of aerobic and biological wastewater treatment systems, including activated sludge and MBR/MBBR variants for municipal and industrial customers. Comparable in product category, technology positioning and target buyer profile to Te-Tech.
• HUBER Technology: German-headquartered manufacturer of wastewater and sludge treatment equipment (screens, MBRs, MBBRs, sludge handling) sold directly to municipal utilities. Closely comparable to Te-Tech in product mix (mechanical/biological wastewater process equipment) and customer base (UK and European water utilities).
• Ovivo: Canada-headquartered pure-play water and wastewater treatment equipment supplier serving municipal and industrial customers with biological, membrane and filtration technologies. Closely comparable specialist competitor with similar product architecture and customer base.
• SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions: Global water and wastewater treatment solutions provider, including process equipment, digital control and turnkey delivery to municipal and industrial customers. Already engaged commercially with Te-Tech (SUEZ visited Southampton facilities in Nov 2024), indicating direct competitive overlap in tenders.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/te_tech_process
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/te-tech-process

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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