Bioaction

What Bioaction does

Bioaction Pty Ltd is a 100% Australian-owned industrial engineering company founded in 2009 by Peter and Larry Botham as a family business, headquartered and manufacturing at a single facility in Tuggerah, New South Wales. The company designs, manufactures, and installs modular filtration systems that eliminate or mitigate odorous, hazardous, and corrosive gases, primarily hydrogen sulphide (H2S) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), for wastewater infrastructure and industrial facilities. Its core technology stack combines biological filtration (biofiltration and biotrickling), activated carbon adsorption, and catalytic chemisorption, packaged in proprietary twin-walled High Density Polypropylene (HDPE) modular vessels. The branded product portfolio centers on FiltaMod (scalable modular odour control), FiltaVent (passive network ventilation), FiltaOdor (compact forced-extraction carbon filters), FiltaCarb (activated carbon drum canisters), CDUsafe (EH&S compliant chemical dosing), FiltaMedia (biological and adsorption media including the patented FiltaMin natural mineral), and Hanit Grating (recycled plastic biofilter flooring).

The company monetizes through a B2B enterprise field sales model, selling customized turnkey plug-and-play solutions on a quote-based, multi-year contract basis to water utilities, municipal councils, and industrial operators across Australia, with a first export to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia completed in 2017. Revenue streams include hardware sales (systems, parts, and consumables), recurring filter media and consumable replacement, and lifecycle professional services covering maintenance, refurbishment, gas analysis, H2S logging, and continuous monitoring. Documented customers include Sydney Water, Melbourne Water, Hunter Water, Gippsland Water, South East Water, Coliban Water, multiple regional councils, and Mars Foods. The company is privately held with no external funding rounds, holds ISO 9001 certification, and operates with 11-50 employees.

Name

Bioaction

Legal name

Bioaction Pty Ltd

Website

https://bioaction.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bioaction is a 100% Australian-owned industrial engineering firm that designs, manufactures, and installs modular biological and activated carbon filtration systems to eliminate odorous, hazardous, and corrosive gases for water utilities, municipal councils, and industrial facilities across Australia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Odour Control and Air Filtration Equipment

NAICS

Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing (333413)

SIC

Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564)

akta.pro primary industry

Air Quality & Filtration Equipment (IAQ) (IMAHAKAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

HVAC Air Filtration & Air Purifier Installation (HSAOAIAC)

Keywords

• Odour control systems
• Wastewater gas filtration
• H2S removal systems
• Modular filtration equipment
• Activated carbon filters

Headquarters

HQ city

Tuggerah

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Odour Control Systems (Hardware Sales): Design, manufacture, and installation of modular filtration systems including FiltaMod, FiltaVent, FiltaOdor, FiltaCarb, and CDUsafe products. Systems are sold as turnkey plug-and-play solutions or modular components. Multiple system models with varying flow rates (FC75 x1 at 75 L/s, FC75 x2 at 150 L/s, FC75 x3 at 225 L/s) and configurations.
2. Odour Control Services: Services covering the whole asset lifecycle including ongoing testing, maintenance, refurbishment, media replacement, and consumables. Services include liquid phase dissolved sulphide testing, gas analysis, odour analysis, H2S logging, continuous monitoring panel design/installation, and specialised fabrication.
3. Parts & Consumables: Supply of replacement parts and consumables including prefilters, prefilter screens, acoustic housings, sound attenuators, vent stacks, stack diverters, H2S monitoring panels, demisters, dehumidifying inline heaters, blower fans, ducting, and fittings.
4. Filter Media: Supply of replacement filter media including biological media (natural and synthetic), activated carbon (impregnated and virgin), specialized media, and FiltaMin zeolitic mineral.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bioaction designs, manufactures and installs modular filtration systems that eliminate or mitigate odorous, hazardous, and corrosive gases (notably H2S and VOCs) in wastewater and industrial infrastructure. Its product portfolio centres on the FiltaMod modular HDPE platform supported by FiltaVent passive vent filters, FiltaOdor forced-extraction carbon units, FiltaCarb drum canisters, CDUsafe chemical dosing systems, FiltaMedia filtration media, and Hanit recycled-plastic biofilter flooring, complemented by replacement parts/consumables and full lifecycle services (maintenance, refurbishment, testing, monitoring and specialised fabrication).

Product overview

Bioaction is a 100% Australian-owned company specializing in design, manufacture, and installation of modular filtration systems that eliminate or mitigate odorous, hazardous, and corrosive gases. The product portfolio centers on the FiltaMod modular platform and includes FiltaVent (passive network ventilation), FiltaOdor (compact activated carbon filters), FiltaCarb (drum canisters), CDUsafe (chemical dosing), and FiltaMedia (filter media). Supporting products include Hanit recycled plastic grating for biofilter flooring and comprehensive parts/consumables. The company offers full lifecycle services including maintenance, refurbishment, consulting, testing, and specialized fabrication, all engineered at their Tuggerah, NSW facility using biological, adsorption, and catalytic odour control technologies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FiltaMod: Scalable modular odour control systems using biological filtration technology with modular vessel construction supporting multiple treatment technologies.
• FiltaVent
• FiltaOdor
• FiltaCarb
• CDUsafe
• FiltaMedia
• Hanit Grating

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% H2S reduction achieved - Croudace Bay pump station reduced from 1.339 ppm average inlet to 0.000 ppm outlet
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers27 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Environmental Biotechnology Cooperative Research Centre (EBCRC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Collaboration with EBCRC for biofilter research commenced in 2010. Investigating bioreactor media in partnership with the Environmental Biotechnology Cooperative Research Centre. This partnership contributed to Bioaction's development of biofiltration technologies and expertise.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Biorem Inc: Canadian-listed manufacturer of biofiltration and odor control systems for wastewater, industrial, and composting applications. Biorem is the closest direct comparable to Bioaction in modular biofilter technology serving municipal and industrial odor control markets.
• Pure Air Solutions: Australian company specializing in odor control and air treatment systems for wastewater treatment plants, pump stations, and industrial sites. Direct peer in the Australian market competing for the same water utility and council odor control contracts.
• BioAir Solutions: Specialist biofiltration and biotrickling filter supplier for odor control at wastewater plants, composting facilities, and industrial sites. Directly comparable modular biological filtration technology to Bioaction's FiltaMod biofiltration offerings.
• Calgon Carbon (Kurita): Global manufacturer of activated carbon products used in odor, VOC, and H2S control applications including vapor phase systems for water utilities and industrial sites. Directly comparable in activated carbon filtration media and drum/canister products for wastewater odor control.

Broad incumbents

• Donaldson Company: Large US-listed industrial filtration manufacturer offering air filtration, dust collection, and gas-phase filtration systems. Comparable on industrial air purification technology and activated carbon media supply, though Donaldson operates across broader industrial segments.
• Halma plc: UK-listed group of safety, environmental, and health technology companies including H2S gas detection and air quality monitoring businesses. Comparable as an adjacent incumbent in environmental monitoring and gas detection technologies serving water utilities.
• MANN+HUMMEL: German-headquartered global filtration company producing industrial air filtration, gas treatment, and activated carbon products. Comparable to Bioaction on air purification and filtration media, with significantly larger scale and global footprint.
• Veolia Water Technologies: Global environmental services leader operating AnoxKaldnes and other wastewater treatment product lines including odor and air treatment solutions for municipal and industrial clients. Comparable on target customer base (water utilities, councils, industrial sites) with vastly broader scale.
• Evoqua Water Technologies: Large US-based water treatment company offering odor control, filtration, and disinfection solutions to municipal and industrial customers globally. Competes with Bioaction on Australian and international water utility tenders with broader product and service capabilities.
• Suez Water Technologies: Major global water and waste management company offering odor and air treatment systems to municipal and industrial customers. Competes with Bioaction in Australian utility tenders and is a broad incumbent in the same wastewater odor control space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

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&A

Investments

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

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