Bluewater Bio International, the provider of innovative high-performance, cost-effective water and wastewater treatment technologies, has been awarded ‘One to Watch’ at this year’s Annual Cleantech Connect awards, which celebrate Europe’s fastest growing Cleantech companies.
The awards, organised by investment bank GP Bullhound and attracting over 150 of the industry’s most influential figures, recognises growth, leadership and potential.
The judging panel comprises leaders from the cleantech and investment banking fields.
Out of a total of twenty entries, the judges recognized Bluewater Bio’s growth potential and commitment to innovation, backed up by increasing market acceptance and roll-out of their low energy and low footprint portfolio of technologies as the key determining factor.
Bluewater’s strong growth to date has been both organic and acquisitive. Originally founded to develop its patented ‘HYBrid ACtivated Sludge’ process (HYBACS®), the company has subsequently added Water Innovate, a technology spin-out from the world renowned Cranfield University, and FilterClear Ltd’s portfolio of advanced multimedia filtration technologies, in 2010 and 2011 respectively.
In a traditionally conservative market, Bluewater Bio have made considerable traction within the industry, as seen with Severn Trent, who earlier this year selected HYBACS® to upgrade their Ashbourne sewage treatment works.
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