Hydro International Celebrates One-Year Anniversary of Acquisition of Eutek Systems

One year after its purchase of grit-removal equipment supplier Eutek Systems, Hydro International is positioning its U.S. Wastewater business for growth. Hydro International purchased Eutek on May 5, 2008, and moved the headquarters of its U.S. Wastewater business to Eutek’s home base in Hillsboro, Ore.

The Wastewater business is responsible for the development and expansion of Hydro International’s proprietary grit-removal technologies, and also carries the responsibilities for the combined sewer overflow technologies marketed under Hydro International’s Wet Weather brand. In the year since the acquisition, the integration of the U.S. grit-removal business’s two leading players has proceeded well, according to Steve Tansley, Director of Hydro International’s U.S. Wastewater business unit.

“The Wastewater business has performed well since the acquisition, and future prospects are very encouraging,” Tansley said. “These prospects include scope for international expansion of Eutek products beyond North America.”

In a difficult economic environment, the addition of Eutek Systems’ product portfolio helped push Hydro’s 2008 worldwide sales up 16 percent. Hydro International’s U.S. Wastewater business features a blend of products brought together through the acquisition. Products include items from the Eutek portfolio: the Eutek HeadCell™, an advanced grit separator for the removal of grit and sand from wastewater, potable water and industrial effluents; the Eutek Teacup™, a versatile vortex separator suitable for grit removal and grit washing for flows less than 8 MGD; the Eutek SlurryCup™, a highly efficient process used to capture, classify, and remove fine grit, sugar sand, and high density fixed solids from organic rich grit slurries, and both primary and secondary sludge; and the Eutek Grit Snail™, a high-performing grit dewatering escalator.

Products in the portfolio also include Hydro’s existing grit technology, the Grit King®, a hydrodynamic grit separator device that provides consistent grit quality with low residual volatile organic matter; the Grit Classifier, a secondary device which simultaneously cleans and dewaters grit; the Decanter, a grit dewatering container suitable for smaller plants; and the Reg-U-Flo® Vortex Valve, a self-activating vortex flow control device that provides superior hydraulic performance over conventional flow regulators. The company also boast a comprehensive range of efficient combined sewer overflow management technologies under its Wet Weather brand, including the Storm King Swirl–Cleanse®, the Heliscreen®, the Hydro-Static® Screen and the Hydro–Jet® Screen.