Modern Water

Modern Water, established in 2006, specializes in water treatment and monitoring technologies. Based in Guildford, Surrey, the company operates in two primary segments: Membranes and Monitoring. Its Membrane division provides technologies like Forward Osmosis and Reverse Osmosis (under the AquaPak brand) for seawater desalination, brine concentration, and wastewater treatment. The Monitoring division offers acute toxicity and contaminant detection systems for various industries, including municipal water, oil and gas, food and beverage, and mining. Modern Water's solutions aim to enhance fresh water availability, improve wastewater treatment, and facilitate water recycling, thereby promoting sustainable water management.

Simon Humphrey

Co-Founder and CEO

6 past transactions

Microtox

Acquisition in 2011
Aquatox Research provides microbial toxicity testing services through Microtox®, a product developed by AZUR Environmental and now owned by Modern Water (New Castle, DE).

Cogent Environmental

Acquisition in 2011
Cogent Environmental provides environmental and process monitoring products, technologies, and services. It offers portable heavy metal monitoring systems for applications, such as drinking water, river water, wastewater, and soil with detection limits. The company also provides online systems for applications, such as monitoring wastewater discharges to minimize the risks of exceeding consent limits; monitoring river water to identify sources of heavy metal pollution; monitoring drinking water to protect from metal contamination; and improving process control through feedback in mining and metal processing industries.

Cymtox

Acquisition in 2009
Cymtox Limited, a modern day canary, offers monitoring device to monitor acute water toxicity, check the presence of water borne toxins.

Stonybrook Purification

Series A in 2007
Stonybrook Purification is a water purification company founded in 2007 and located in Stony Brook, New York. The company specializes in the development and manufacturing of advanced water filtration and purification systems designed for a variety of applications, including municipal, industrial, and private use. Stonybrook's innovative membrane technology addresses the challenges of slow filtration processes, significantly improving both production speed and quality while lowering costs. This advancement aims to meet the growing global demand for affordable clean water, catering to both public and private sector needs. Stonybrook Purification's systems are applicable in drinking water treatment, wastewater processing, water reuse, and desalination, positioning the company as a key player in the water purification industry.

Surrey Aquatechnology

Acquisition in 2007
Surrey Aquatechnology develops low energy processes for the desalination of seawater to produce drinking water.

Poseidon Water

Acquisition in 2006
Poseidon Water Ltd develops systems based on the use of seawater for the treatment of wastewater. Its systems handle wastewater in coastal and water stressed areas.
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