Industrial pumping services provider Industrial Flow Solutions, headquartered in New Haven, Conn., USA, has agreed to acquire Clearwater Controls Ltd., based in Glasgow, Scotland. Clearwater Controls offers a line of wastewater services, beginning with its leading deragging systems to solve specific pumping problems, to monitoring technology designed to manage entire water networks. Industrial Flow Solutions is backed by private equity firm May River Capital.
“As technology and smart data bring new changes to the water industry, this acquisition will establish Industrial Flow Solutions and Clearwater Controls as leaders in the new digital revolution,” said John Wilson, president of Industrial Flow Solutions. “This new partnership supports our combined missions to transform any industry that relies on high usage of water and the need for treatment. This acquisition is of mutual benefit to both companies, making each uniquely more competitive. We have common values of being customer focused, highly responsive, innovative, collaborative, supportive, and ambitious.”
“Clearwater Controls is taking the lead in seizing the groundswell of interest and momentum around intelligent monitoring and management of wastewater networks,” said Simon Crompton, managing director, Clearwater Controls. “Our partnership with Industrial Flow Solutions provides us with a greater footprint to advance pumping technology worldwide,” said Crompton.