What CatalySystems does

CatalySystems is a UK-based private company founded in 2009 and headquartered in Middlesbrough, providing photocatalytic decontamination systems for industrial water and wastewater treatment. Its core offering targets industrial sites that require advanced removal of contaminants from process water and wastewater streams, using photocatalysis as the underlying technical mechanism. The firm operates with a lean team of 1–10 employees and has not disclosed revenue, customer counts, or named reference accounts in the available data.

The company has historically been funded by UK-based technology investors IP Group and Northstar Ventures, which together participated in four funding rounds between July 2012 and July 2015, totaling approximately $3.18M. The largest single round (~$1.36M) closed in July 2015. No additional funding rounds, product launches, partnerships, or geographic-expansion events are recorded in the available data after that date. The company's leadership is led by CEO Amenya Wokoma.

CatalySystems' business model is oriented around selling engineered photocatalytic systems to industrial water-treatment customers, a market segment typically characterized by long sales cycles, site-specific deployments, and high technical-support requirements. Pricing, revenue mechanics, GTM channels, and the precise product portfolio beyond the headline photocatalytic platform are not disclosed in the available data, and the absence of post-2015 capital or operational signals limits visibility into the company's current commercial state.

Name

CatalySystems

Legal name

DP CleanTech

Website

https://catalysystems.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CatalySystems is a UK-based private company (founded 2009, Middlesbrough) that supplies photocatalytic decontamination systems for industrial water and wastewater treatment customers. It operates with 1–10 employees and is led by CEO Amenya Wokoma.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Water and Wastewater Treatment Equipment

NAICS

Chemical Manufacturing (325)

SIC

Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Wastewater Treatment Chemicals (IMAEAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Water & Wastewater Treatment Plant Equipment (Clarifiers, Aeration, Membrane Systems) (IMAHAEAJ), Industrial Waste Treatment (Physical/Chemical) & Neutralization (BPALAHAB)

Keywords

• Photocatalytic water treatment
• Industrial wastewater treatment
• Photocatalytic decontamination systems
• Advanced water oxidation
• Industrial water purification

Headquarters

HQ city

Middlesbrough

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Waste-to-Energy Plant Solutions: Design, engineering, manufacturing, procurement, and installation of complete waste-to-energy plants. Revenue is generated through large-scale capital projects for combustion, biogas, and multiwaste processing facilities.
2. Technology Licensing and Equipment Sales: Sale of proprietary boiler systems, combustion technologies, and environmental management equipment. Revenue derived from standalone technology sales and equipment supply contracts.
3. Consultancy Services: End-to-end consultancy covering project feasibility, needs and fuel assessment, design and pre-engineering, commissioning, and operator training. Services provided throughout the project lifecycle.
4. Plant Optimisation Services: Optimization services for existing waste-to-energy and biomass plants through DUBLIX Engineering and TISKA GmbH partnerships.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CatalySystems provides photocatalytic decontamination systems for industrial water and wastewater treatment. The company engineers and supplies photocatalysis-based treatment units designed to decontaminate industrial process water and wastewater streams, addressing organic and chemical contaminants through light-driven catalytic reactions.

Product overview

DP CleanTech operates as a waste-to-energy and environmental management company offering an integrated portfolio of technologies and solutions. The core offering encompasses combustion technologies (DP WCV Grate, EcoMulti Boiler, MaxMulti Boiler, MaxSolo Boiler, MaxMulti Plus Anti-Corrosion Boiler, DP Specialist Boiler), biogas technologies (ADOS System, DAD, OrganiPrep Pre-treatment System, Agricultural and Animal Waste Solution), and multiwaste plant solutions (AIMS). Supporting technologies include solid waste treatment (Material Recovery, RDF Plants, Composting Plants), landfill treatment and remediation (DP Smell-Well System, Landfill Mining and Rehabilitation, Landfill Closure and De-Gassing), emissions management (Flue Gas Cleaning), automation and control (DP Advanced Automatic Control), gasification (Energos), plant optimization (DUBLIX Engineering, TISKA GmbH), and wastewater treatment (Gyrecat Technology). The company also provides standalone technologies and end-to-end consultancy services, with manufacturing capabilities at their Poland facility in Jędrzejów.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DP WCV Grate: Combustion technology for waste and biomass energy conversion.
• EcoMulti Boiler
• MaxMulti Boiler
• MaxSolo Boiler
• MaxMulti Plus Anti-Corrosion Boiler
• ADOS System
• DAD
• AIMS
• DP Smell-Well System
• Gyrecat Technology
• Energos

Products and services

• Photocatalytic decontamination systems Engineered photocatalytic treatment units that use light-driven catalytic reactions to decontaminate industrial process water and wastewater, targeting organic and chemical contaminants for industrial customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Transforms waste into renewable energy for heat, power, and liquid fuels
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature14 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• EnergoscoreTechnology or IntegrationEnergos provides gasification technology for waste-to-energy conversion, integrated into DP CleanTech's portfolio of waste processing solutions.
• DUBLIX EngineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDUBLIX Engineering specializes in plant optimization services for waste-to-energy and biomass plants, offered as part of DP's comprehensive plant optimisation solutions.
• TISKA GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTISKA GmbH provides plant optimisation services, complementing DP CleanTech's technology portfolio for existing plant upgrades and efficiency improvements.

Scale indicators6 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Water Technologies: Global environmental services and water technology division of Veolia, supplying industrial effluent treatment, reuse, and ZLD systems. Comparable as a broad incumbent that competes for the same industrial wastewater treatment wallet, but with a much wider portfolio (membranes, biological, chemical) versus CatalySystems' photocatalytic focus.
• Ecolab: US-listed water, hygiene, and energy technologies company with a substantial industrial water treatment chemicals and digital monitoring business. Comparable as a large diversified incumbent serving industrial water customers that CatalySystems also targets, though via chemical programs and Nalco Water rather than photocatalytic decontamination.
• Kurita Water Industries: Japanese global water treatment chemicals and equipment supplier serving industrial process and boiler/cooling water customers. Comparable to CatalySystems as an industrial water treatment solutions provider, though operating at vastly larger scale with a much broader portfolio beyond photocatalysis.
• Solvay: Belgian-headquartered global chemical manufacturer with specialty additives and chemistry used in industrial water and effluent treatment. Comparable as a deep chemistry incumbent with formulation capability and a global industrial customer footprint that overlaps with CatalySystems' target segments.
• Xylem: US-listed water technology company providing pumps, treatment, and smart metering for industrial, municipal, and commercial water applications. Comparable as a technology-led water player with adjacent treatment process expertise (advanced oxidation, UV), though serving a much broader scope than CatalySystems' photocatalytic niche.
• Halma plc: UK-listed group of niche safety, environmental, and water-quality technology businesses (including several UV and water sensing subsidiaries). Comparable as a UK-headquartered acquirer/incumbent operating in adjacent water-quality and treatment instrumentation markets relevant to CatalySystems.
• BASF: World's largest chemical company with an industrial water treatment solutions portfolio addressing cooling, boiler, and process water chemistry. Comparable as a diversified chemistry incumbent whose customers (industrial processors) overlap heavily with CatalySystems' target buyers.
• Ovivo (a CDPQ portfolio company): Canadian-headquartered pure-play water treatment technology provider serving industrial and municipal customers with advanced treatment systems including advanced oxidation. Comparable as a focused industrial/municipal water technology incumbent overlapping with CatalySystems' industrial treatment value proposition.

Regional players

• Severn Trent plc: UK-regulated water and wastewater services group with a commercial industrial effluent treatment arm and innovation arm commercializing water technologies. Comparable as a UK-headquartered industrial water services player and a potential strategic acquirer or channel partner for a domestic photocatalysis specialist.

Direct peers

• Trojan Technologies (a Danaher company): Specialist provider of UV-based advanced oxidation water treatment systems for industrial and municipal customers. Comparable to CatalySystems as a directly competing advanced-technology decontamination specialist in the industrial water treatment market, with analogous sales motion to industrial process and effluent customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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

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