Waterco Engineering Sdn. Bhd.

What Waterco Engineering Sdn. Bhd. does

Waterco Engineering Sdn. Bhd. is the Malaysian operating subsidiary of Waterco Limited, an ASX-listed (WAT) water treatment group founded in 1981 and headquartered in Rydalmere, Australia. The company designs and manufactures filtration, sanitisation, heating, and chemical treatment hardware for residential, commercial, and industrial water applications — with core end markets in swimming pools, spas, aquaculture, drinking water purification, and industrial process water. Products are built around proprietary technologies including MultiCyclone hydro cyclone pre-filtration, fibreglass filament-wound pressure vessels (up to 2.5m diameter, 800kPa working pressure), patented fish bone laterals and nozzle plate systems, Hydroxzone ozone generators, and Distruptor electroadsorption filtration for potable water.

The company makes money primarily through hardware sales of a broad SKU portfolio spanning pool pumps, filters, heat pumps, salt chlorinators, UV sterilisers, mineral salts, and pool chemicals under multiple sub-brands (Davey, Swimart, Zane, Aqua~Health, Poppits, EnviroPro ECO, Hydroxypure, Vitale, MultiCyclone, Electroheat, Hydroxzone). Distribution runs through a hybrid model: 11+ wholly-owned regional offices handle enterprise and commercial sales directly, while authorized distributors and resellers reach mid-market and residential customers across more than 40 countries. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed.

Waterco operates manufacturing facilities in Malaysia and China, holds ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications at its Waterco Far East entity, and has pursued an active acquisition and geographic expansion strategy — most notably the 2023 acquisition of Davey and the October 2025 launch of Waterco Middle East in Jebel Ali, Dubai. It is a public company with no controlling shareholder identified, and its trading platform is the Australian Securities Exchange.

Name

Waterco Engineering Sdn. Bhd.

Legal name

Waterco Engineering Sdn. Bhd.

Website

https://waterco.com.my

Company type

Public

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Waterco Engineering Sdn. Bhd., the Malaysian operating arm of ASX-listed Waterco Limited, designs and manufactures filtration, sanitisation, heating, and chemical treatment hardware for residential, commercial, and industrial water applications across 40+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Swimming Pool and Water Treatment Equipment Manufacturing

NAICS

Measuring, Dispensing, and Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing (333914), Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512)

SIC

Pumps & Pumping Equipment (3561), Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585), Totalizing Fluid Meters & Counting Devices (3824)

akta.pro primary industry

Equipment Installation & Upgrades (Automation, Covers, Sanitizers) (HSAIALAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cooling Tower & Evaporative Condenser Water Treatment (BPABAJAC), Water Treatment & Process Specialty Chemicals (IMAEABAN)

Keywords

• Water treatment equipment
• Swimming pool pumps
• Pool filtration systems
• Aquaculture water management
• Fibreglass filter vessels

Headquarters

HQ city

Sungai Buloh

HQ country

Malaysia

HQ region

Asia

Offices11 records

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. Water Treatment Equipment Sales: Sale of water treatment equipment including pumps, filters, centrifugal separators, and filtration systems for residential, commercial, and industrial applications.
2. Pool and Spa Products: Sale of pool and spa equipment including heaters, sanitisation systems, chemicals, cleaners, and accessories.
3. Aquaculture Products: Specialised water treatment products for aquaculture including filters, UV sterilisers, chillers, and heating systems.
4. Heating Solutions: Heat pumps, electric heaters, gas heaters, and solar water heating systems for pools and spas.
5. Pool Chemicals and Consumables: Pool chemicals including sanitisers, balancers, clarifiers, algaecides, and maintenance treatments under Aqua~Health and Poppits brands.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Waterco Engineering Sdn. Bhd. designs, manufactures, and distributes a comprehensive portfolio of water treatment equipment including pumps, fibreglass and centrifugal filters, heat pumps, sanitisation systems (salt chlorinators, UV sterilisers, ozone generators), and pool chemicals. The products serve residential swimming pools and spas, commercial pool operators (hotels, resorts, water parks), industrial water treatment applications, and aquaculture operations across more than 40 countries.

Product overview

Waterco Engineering Sdn. Bhd. is a global leader in innovative water treatment solutions, offering a comprehensive portfolio of hardware products across four core categories: Pool & Spa (pumps, filters, heaters, sanitisation systems including MultiCyclone centrifugal filters, Electroheat heat pumps, UV sterilisers, Hydroxzone ozone generators, Salt chlorinators, Vitale mineral salts, Aqua~Health and Poppits pool chemicals), Water Treatment (commercial and residential filtration including fiberglass filters, multi-media filters, cartridge filters, drinking water purifiers, commercial filter media such as Glass Pearls and ZeoPlus), Aquaculture (specialised equipment including Aquabiome filters, commercial pumps, UV sterilisers, chillers, and heating systems), and Heating (Electroheat heat pumps, Digiheat electric heating, Electroheat hot water systems, and SolarMate solar heaters). The company also offers the Enviropro Eco range featuring energy-efficient variable speed pumps, LED lighting, and heat pumps. Products are distributed across over 40 countries through offices in Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, China, USA, Canada, UK, and UAE. Waterco Far East holds ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications for quality and environmental management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Swimart: Pool and spa retail brand
• Zane
• Watershoppe
• Poppits
• Aqua~Health
• Davey
• MultiCyclone
• Electroheat
• Hydroxypure
• EnviroPro ECO
• Vitale Mineral Salts
• Hydroxzone
• Oxiswim

Products and services

• MultiCyclone Centrifugal Filters Hydro cyclone pre-filtration technology using 16 hydro cyclones for centrifugal filtration, capturing up to 80% of incoming dirt load and reducing backwash water by up to 40%. MultiCyclone Pro variant rated to 690 kPa for water treatment applications; MultiCyclone DUO recognised with SPASA 2025 GOLD awards.
• Pool Pump Range Waterco pool pumps for residential and commercial pool applications, including energy-efficient variable speed pumps within the EnviroPro Eco range.
• Micron Fibreglass Filters Fibreglass-wound filter vessels in top and side mount configurations, featuring patented fish bone laterals and nozzle plate laterals for uniform flow during filtering and backwashing.
• Multiport Valves Range Multiport valve systems for pool and commercial filter applications, available in 40mm to 100mm sizes.
• Commercial Fibreglass Filters Heavy-duty fibreglass pressure vessels for commercial pool installations and industrial applications, offering superior durability compared to steel tanks.
• Thermoplastic Filters Filters manufactured from thermoplastic materials for pool and spa applications.
• Diatomaceous Earth Filters DE filters for high-efficiency particle removal in pool applications.
• Cartridge Filters Range Cartridge filtration systems for pools and spas, including Opal XL cartridge filters in the EnviroPro Eco range.
• Electroheat Heat Pumps Heat pumps extracting latent heat from surrounding air for swimming pool heating, available in Electroheat Plus and Electroheat Ultra ranges with various models for different pool sizes.
• Digiheat Electric Spa Heating Electric heating solutions for spas and pools.
• Gas Heater Gas-powered pool heating systems.
• SolarMate Solar Water Heater Solar-powered water heating systems for sustainable hot water generation.
• Salt Chlorinators Electrolytic chlorine generation systems including Electrochlor, Hydrochlor, and Waterchlor models for automatic pool sanitisation.
• UV Steriliser Multi-purpose ultraviolet water disinfection systems using environmentally friendly UV technology for killing microorganisms in pool and spa water.
• Hydroxzone Ozone Generator Patented hybrid ozone technology producing ozone and hydroxyl radicals for Advanced Oxidation Processes and chlorine-free pool sanitation using modified VUV corona discharge.
• Automatic Chemical Dosers System Automated systems measuring and controlling sanitiser and pH levels through inline sensors, minimising chemical use and ensuring optimal water balance.
• Waterking Chlorine Feeders Automatic tablet feeders for controlled chlorine or bromine addition to pools and spas.
• Vitale Mineral Salts Magnesium-enriched pool mineral salts creating silky swimming conditions, soothing sensitive skin, and reducing pH fluctuations; available in 20kg bags and recognised with SPASA 2025 GOLD New Product award.
• Aqua~Health Pool Chemicals Comprehensive range of pool chemicals including Oxidisers, Sanitisers, Balancers, Clarifiers, Algaecide, Stabilisers, and Trouble Shooters for maintaining clean and healthy pool water.
• Poppits Chlorine-Free Pool System Chlorine-free pool and spa maintenance system endorsed by the Asthma Council of Australia and New Zealand, featuring balancers, maintenance treatments, and clarifiers.
• Perox Hydrogen Peroxide Sanitiser Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) formulation developed to work with the Hydroxypure system for chlorine-free pool sanitisation.
• Oxiswim Dual Sanitisation System Combined sanitisation system for enhanced pool water treatment.
• Finsbury Drinking Water Purifier Water filter systems using Distruptor electroadsorption filtration technology combined with carbon block filter, available as countertop and undersink configurations with Australian Watermark approval.
• Stoneware Gravity Water Purifier Porcelain-based portable gravity water purifier using ceramic filter cartridge and activated carbon for removing bacteria, dirt, chlorine, pesticides, and dissolved metals.
• Residential Water Filters Point of Entry (POE) filters for household water filtration including cartridge filters, media filtration, and automated systems.
• Multi-Media Filters Multi-layer commercial filtration systems using various media combinations for commercial and industrial water treatment.
• Commercial Fibreglass Pressure Vessels Commercial fibreglass pressure vessels including Micron fibreglass-wound filters and Hydron gel coated vessels, suitable for water theme parks, commercial pools, hotels, aquaculture, cooling towers, and industrial applications.
• Trimline Cartridge and Bag Filter Housings Top loading cartridge and bag filter housings with easy locking ring system, fabricated from high impact polypropylene.
• Autobackwash Valve Automatic backwash control valves for water treatment systems.
• Commercial Filter Media Water treatment filtration media including Glass Pearls (3-micron filtration reducing backwash water by 80% versus sand), ZeoPlus volcanic mineral media, zeolite, garnet, anthracite, activated carbon, ion exchange resins, and iron removal media.
• Industrial Water Treatment Systems Comprehensive industrial-scale water treatment solutions for manufacturing, food and beverage processing, cooling towers, and heavy commercial applications.
• Aquabiome Mechanical and Biological Filter Combined mechanical and biological filtration system for aquaculture and fish farming applications.
• Commercial Aquaculture Pumps High-capacity pumps designed for aquaculture fish farming applications.
• Aquaculture Chiller Water cooling systems for aquaculture temperature control.
• Aquaculture Heating Systems Water heating systems for maintaining optimal temperatures in aquaculture operations.
• Aquaculture UV Steriliser UV disinfection systems for aquaculture water treatment and disease control.
• Bio-Mec Bead Media Biological filtration bead media for aquaculture applications.
• Electroheat Hot Water System Commercial and residential hot water generation using heat pump technology.

Quantifiable outcome

• MultiCyclone technology captures up to 80% of incoming dirt load, reducing filter maintenance
• +4 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• DaveycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Waterco's 2023 acquisition of Davey, an iconic Australian manufacturer with over 90 years of expertise in water transfer pumps. The acquisition united a 133-year legacy of innovation and leadership, expanding Waterco's product portfolio and strengthening its footprint in Davey water transfer pump sales across the Middle East and North Africa.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Pentair: Pentair is a global water treatment company operating across pool, residential, and industrial water segments. It directly overlaps with Waterco's pool pump, filter, and water treatment product lines but at materially larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Culligan: Culligan is a global water treatment provider offering residential and commercial filtration, softening, and drinking water solutions. It overlaps with Waterco's residential drinking water purifier and point-of-entry product lines.
• Xylem: Xylem is a major global water technology company spanning utility, industrial, and residential water markets. It competes with Waterco's commercial and industrial water treatment business (multi-media filters, dosing, monitoring) but operates at much larger scale.
• Veolia Water Technologies: Veolia is a global environmental services and water technology company with industrial and municipal water treatment offerings. It is comparable to Waterco's industrial water treatment business in cooling towers, process water, and commercial filtration.

Direct peers

• Fluidra: Fluidra is a global leader in pool and wellness equipment, formed by the merger of Fluidra and Zodiac Pool Solutions. Its portfolio of pumps, filters, heaters, and sanitisation products directly competes with Waterco across most of its served markets.
• Hayward Holdings: Hayward is one of the largest pool equipment manufacturers globally, offering pumps, filters, heaters, sanitisation, and automation. It competes head-to-head with Waterco across residential and commercial pool channels in North America, Europe, and Australia.
• Zodiac Pool Systems: Zodiac (now part of Fluidra) is a long-standing pool equipment brand offering pumps, filters, heaters, and automation. It is a direct competitor across residential and commercial pool channels similar to Waterco's core business.

Others

• Pool Corporation: Pool Corporation is the world's largest wholesale distributor of pool and spa products. It is not a manufacturer but is comparable as a key channel partner/customer through which Waterco's Swimart and Davey products reach commercial pool builders and retailers.

Regional players

• Aqua-Chem: Aqua-Chem specialises in industrial water and wastewater treatment systems, including evaporation and reverse osmosis. It is comparable to Waterco's industrial water treatment segment, particularly in process and specialty industrial applications.

Emerging players

• AquaLogix: AquaLogix and similar emerging smart-pool technology providers compete in the pool automation, variable-speed pump, and chemical dosing subsegments where Waterco's EnviroPro ECO and controllers-and-automation lines operate. Limited public visibility makes them a smaller but adjacent competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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