BRINGING THE LATEST NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE Water-i.d. collects €36,811 for “Steps for Children”


Good news has become a rare commodity these days. But it does still exist! The “€ 1 per PoolLab 1.0 photometer sold for Steps for Children” campaign was a complete success, says Andreas Hock, Managing Director of Water-i.d. GmbH.


In January 2020 Water-i.d. GmbH, manufacturer of water analysis devices and reagents from Karlsruhe, decided to support the “Steps for Children” project in Namibia.


Why was that, one might ask? 15 years ago, Stephan Hock, Andreas’ brother, sold his house and his business and moved, together with his wife and children, to Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. There he bought a lodge with a restaurant and started a new life in Africa. His passion was and is cooking and so it is not surprising that he calls the “Immanuel Wilderness Lodge Restaurant” his playground. His talent was soon recognized and in 2012 Stephan was offi cially named Namibia’s best chef. German television reported on him several times, local newspapers wrote, and local and international celebrities regularly visit.


Stephan felt and feels blessed, but at the same time felt the desire to let his immediate environment, which welcomed him so benevolently, share his happiness and good fortune. His passion for cooking and the apparent lack of food for many school children in Namibia resulted in the idea of starting an online cookbook (www.cookwithstephan.com ) in which Stephan and his guests can share recipes as part of a paid subscription. The goal was and is to use 100% of the money raised to enable children in the town of Rehoboth in central Namibia to have at least one warm meal a day.


Stephan visited Rehoboth and was deeply touched to see children living in such bad conditions. Since then he has been organising help with a charity called “Steps for Children”, knowing that every euro raised will feed a child for a day. It broke his heart to see that children who came to the “soup kitchen” had to be turned away because the money collected and the food fi nanced with it was still not enough for all


the children who stood in line in the soup kitchen every day. This experience of having to send children home hungry again and again motivated Stephan to look for ways to collect more donations in order to eventually feed every child.


For Water-i.d. it was therefore an easy and heartfelt decision to support this project and to ensure that no child had to be turned away. This has presented a real challenge, as the number of children asking for food rose sharply last year after the consequences of the corona pandemic, which were also felt in Namibia.


Perhaps it was a “hint from above”, says Andreas Hock, that the PoolLab had such a great success this past year and that a total of €36,811 could be collected for the same number of PoolLab photometers sold and transferred to “Steps for Children”.


The joy in Namibia was great, because not only could all the children who came to the soup kitchen be fed, but other projects such as a “chicken farm” for self-help and a solar project could also be funded. Water-i.d. will continue to support Stephan’s soup kitchen and “Steps for Children” this year, with even more targeted measures. You too can support “Steps for Children” directly.


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Partnership of leading companies to offer enhanced instrumentation range and


service for smart water customers


Badger Meter, Inc. have recently announced the acquisition of Analytical Technology, Inc. (“ATi”), a highly reputable manufacturer of water quality monitoring systems. This acquisition follows on from their recent acquisition of s::can, to allow them to offer a comprehensive range of instrumentation and service to the smart water market.


With these recent acquisitions, Badger Meter will offer an extensive range of robust and


scalable water quality monitoring instrumentation that enables real-time data on demand to their municipal and industrial clienteles, as well as Badger’s globally renowned, state-or-the-art fl ow metering solutions.


s::can, are leading providers of spectral and physical online water quality parameters, whilst ATi are world class suppliers of analytical sensor monitoring solutions for water and gas applications. The marriage of these 2 leading technology providers will offer their customers an unsurpassed level of service to the water monitoring market. The two companies complement each both their range of instruments and service as well as the geographical regions in which they operate. ATi is already very well established in the USA and the UK while s::can instruments are ubiquitous throughout the rest of Europe, Asia and Latin America.


For now, there will be little change in the day-to-day routines for these companies. The headquarters of s::can is still located in Vienna and the subsidiary offi ces spanning the Americas, Europe and Asia will remain open for business. s::can and ATi will be collaborating with Badger Meter on providing an even wider range of products and solutions to their long standing customers.


The future looks bright, with expanded resources, expanded water quality competence and increased know-how, which will bring additional value for all s::can, ATi and Badger Meter clients can look forward to signifi cant improvements in product range and customer service customers across the globe.


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Ovarro, a subsidiary of Laurel Solutions and market leading provider of Remote Telemetry Units (RTUs), acoustic leakage data loggers, secure SCADA systems and intelligent analytics software, has completed the acquisition of Datawatt, a Netherlands based business serving the domestic water and energy sectors with RTUs and asset SCADA solutions.


Datawatt, established in 1977, provides technically advanced and innovative solutions used in various processes in the water, energy and general industry sectors. Remote monitoring and control by digital telemetry is a core competency. This, combined with partner-supplied equipment such as sensors, enables Datawatt to offer proven engineered solutions to customers operating geographically dispersed processes or assets.


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“The Ovarro management team are delighted to welcome Datawatt to the Ovarro team, and are fi rmly committed to continued investment in Datawatt’s people, technology and engineered solutions, so that together we may grow and develop our combined range of complimentary products and software services for all our customers in markets around the world,” said David Frost, CEO of Ovarro.


Roy Gerding, general manager of Datawatt, added, “The combination of Ovarro and Datawatt provides us with the opportunity to continue to support our established end markets and customers whilst leveraging the fi nancial and human capital of the Ovarro business to expand our market position around the world.”


“Ovarro’s acquisition of Datawatt continues to demonstrate the investment strategy to further develop as an industry leading player in remote monitoring and control of critical assets, where safety, reliability, effi ciency and productivity are of utmost importance,” added Martin Carter, CEO Laurel Solutions.


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NEWS


Process Insights announces acquisition of MBW Calibration


Process Insights, a portfolio company of Union Park Capital, have announced that it has acquired MBW Calibration AG (“MBW”), a leading developer and manufacturer of high-quality chilled-mirror dew point hygrometers used in a variety of humidity calibration, measurement and gas quality applications. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.


MBW, based in Wettingen, Switzerland will join Process Insights’ existing portfolio of process instrumentation designers and manufacturers including, COSA Xentaur, Alpha Omega Instruments, Hygrocontrol, LAR Process Analysers, Tiger Optics, ATOM Instrument and Extrel CMS as another premium brand within Process Insights.


Founded in 1962, MBW produced their fi rst generation of dew point mirrors in 1965. Over fi ve decades later, MBW chilled mirror technology provides the highest performance, stability and repeatability humidity measurement for global standards, accreditation institutions and are used as a transfer standard for almost all international inter-laboratory standards. Additionally, MBW’s products are used in a wide range of diverse industrial applications such as heat treatment, fuel cells, high voltage switchgear, climatic chamber validation, compressed air, breathing gas and battery manufacturing.


“We are very excited to be joining the Process Insights family” says Sascha Wettstein, CEO of MBW, who will continue to lead the day to day operations of MBW. “Joining Process Insights allows us to leverage their extensive global network with cross selling capabilities and strong customer relationships. We have a very strong technical product portfolio with a loyal customer base and we feel confi dent that we will be able to achieve MBW’s next chapter of growth within Process Insights.” Mr. Wettstein added.


“MBW is another perfect addition to the Process Insights family. This is a company with a history of technical innovation and highly differentiated technology. The products and technology are complementary to our other businesses and will help us expand our value-add proposition to offer a competitive, one-stop complete solution to our customers,” said Monte Hammouri, CEO of Process Insights. “Their technical capabilities, well-known and respected brand, and strong presence across Europe make it an ideal addition to the existing group. I am delighted to have Mr. Wettstein join the PI team and am excited to work with him and his team to broaden the product portfolio and capture new, exciting business opportunities in the future,” added Mr. Hammouri.


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