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Press Release - September 2007
Watertreat Ltd Merges with Chem-Aqua UK
WEST BROMWICH, England, September 17th – NCH (UK) Ltd (a wholly owned subsidiary of NCH Corporation*) announced today that Watertreat Ltd, a UK water treatment company based in Beverley, East Yorkshire, will merge with Chem-Aqua UK, its water treatment company. Adrian Brayshaw, the owner and managing director, will join the Chem-Aqua management team.
Adrian Brayshaw said: “Watertreat Ltd has been successfully servicing middle market customers across the whole of the UK since 1994. I am delighted to be joining the Chem-Aqua team because we have the same principles of integrity and customer focus. The greater resources of NCH plus the recent successful integration of Nation Water Treatments Ltd provide a strong technical and systems platform for accelerated growth and innovation. “
Brian Booth, General Manager Chem-Aqua UK, added, “This move confirms our desire to grow our business rapidly and selectively through a mixture of organic sales growth and mergers / acquisitions. We have the systems, experience and the empathetic approach to integrate companies for the mutual benefit of everyone involved.”
David Fielding, Vice-President NCH Service Businesses, Europe, said: “This is another key step in the development of Chem-Aqua UK. Watertreat Ltd are well-respected in the market, which is a reflection of Adrian Brayshaw’s professionalism and commitment to his customers. I am particularly pleased that Adrian is joining the Chem-Aqua management team.”
Chas Gile, CEO of NCH Europe, said: “NCH Europe is on track for record revenue and growth in profits. This acquisition demonstrates once again the company’s ongoing enthusiasm toward investing in top-tier people and companies that support our vision for excellent customer service. Adrian is a welcome addition to management.”
*NCH Corporation (www.nch.com) is a leading global supplier of industrial and institutional maintenance solutions based in Irving, Texas with more than 8,500 associates in 50 countries. The company was started in 1919 and is led today by the third generation of the founding family.
NCH Service Businesses now include Chem-Aqua (www.chemaqua.com), Nation Water Treatments Ltd (www.nationwatertreatments.co.uk), Pure Solve and Enviro Solve.
Other leading NCH brands include Chemsearch, Certified Laboratories, Mantek, Kernite and Partsmaster. UK headquarters are in West Bromwich, England.
Source: NCH (UK) Ltd
Contact:
David Fielding, Vice-President NCH Service Businesses, Europe
(44)121 524 7347
Olga Maksimenko, Chem-Aqua business co-ordinator,
(44) 121 525 8939 (ext. 810)
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Press Release - April 2007
Chem-Aqua (www.chemaqua.com), a division of NCH*, announced on 10th April 2007 that it has acquired Nation Water Treatments (NWT) Ltd (www.nationwatertreatments.co.uk), a highly respected UK Water Treatment Company.
Brian Booth, Managing Director of Nation Water Treatments said ‘For a long time Nation has been a well respected, professional water treatment company. The only thing missing from the mix has been the strong financial backing to take our reputation to all sectors of the market. Coming together with Chem-Aqua will project the combined company into a prominent position in the UK market and bring new technologies to our customers. I am very pleased NCH UK share our overriding principles of delivering service with Integrity and responsibility. It has worked well in the past for both companies and we see no reason to change our strategy.
David Fielding, Vice-President Chem-Aqua Europe, said: “I am delighted that the two companies are coming together, because NWT are well known for their technical excellence, integrity and customer focus. The combined Businesses will be even better placed to provide innovative, value added solutions for their customers and broader career development for their staff. I am particularly pleased that NWT owner, Brian Booth, will join the Chem-Aqua senior management team and will be a leading force in integrating and then further expanding the Business in the UK and the rest of Europe.”
Chas Gile, CEO of NCH Europe, said: “NCH’s European Services business has an outstanding history of strong customer service and organic growth. The acquisition and integration of Nation Water Treatments with Chem-Aqua launches a new chapter for NCH Europe, increasing the breadth and depth of our customer service capabilities through acquistion, and accelerating our development as the premier provider of industrial water treatment services in the UK and Europe.”
* NCH (www.nch.com), founded in 1919, is a leading global supplier of industrial and institutional maintenance solutions, with more than 8,500 representatives in over 50 countries.
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Press Release - March 2007
Nation Water Treatments has successfully achieved accreditation to safety management system OHSAS 18001:1999. The company was originally accredited to ISO 9001 and has now combined the accreditation to PAS99 with the integration of its OHSAS 18001 systems.
Paul Kinley, Managing Director for Nation Holdings said “We have worked extremely hard to ensure that safety management is at the top of out strategic plans. The result of BSI’s audit confirms our commitment to the progressive development of our integrated business system. We believe we are the first water treatment company to attain this level of accreditation. This is a real achievement for us, we have made a concerted effort to focus on risk management”.
Paul also added “This tops off a magnificent year for us, we have achieved a number of significant accreditations as well as record sales and commercial growth”.
For further information on Nation’s safety management systems please contact Jim Wildgoose on 0151 343 0199 or email j.wildgoose@nationwatertreatments.co.uk
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Press Release - January 2007
Nation Water Treatments has successfully achieved re-accreditation to the Investors in People standard. The company was originally accredited in 2004 and since then it has developed and progressed a significant number of its business and management systems, a point noted by the Centre for Assessment and Recognition’s independent assessor.
Paul Kinley, Managing Director for Nation Holdings said ‘we are delighted with the outcome of this assessment. We have worked extremely hard to ensure that all the companies within the Nation Group prioritise and focus on our staff development. We have made a concerted effort to ensure we communicate openly and honestly with our staff; their involvement and support is essential to our continued success’.
Nation will be re-assessed to the IiP standard in 2010
For further information on Nation’s management systems or training and development programme please contact Jim Wildgoose on 0151 343 0199 or email j.wildgoose@nationwatertreatments.co.uk
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Press Release - December
Phase 1 Safety Management implementation continues on track with BSI
In line with its published safety management strategy, Nation has successfully completed the second stage of its OHSAS 18001 implementation phase and is on track for full system accreditation by March 2007. During December, the BSI carried out a Phase 1 audit of the Group’s safety management systems. The review was carried out at the Group’s main distribution centre in Bromborough, Merseyside.
The final accreditation audit by the BSI will take place in March 2007. For further information on Nation’s OHSAS 18001 timetable or IMS systems, please contact Paul Kinley or Jim Wildgoose 0151 343 0199.
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Press Release - October
Following on from initial safety management developments carried out during 2004/5, Nation has again successfully achieved approval status under the National Safe Contractor Scheme. The scheme managed by National Britannia Limited was established to ensure that companies can develop and manage safety standards in accordance with independent 3rd party accreditation. For further information on Nation¹s Safe Contractor Scheme please contact Jim Wildgoose on 0151 343 0199.
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Press Release - September
Nation has successfully completed its initial OHSAS 18001 implementation phase and is on track for full system accreditation by March 2007. During September, a two man team from BSI carried out an initial assessment of the Group¹s safety management systems. The review was carried out at the Group¹s main distribution centre in Bromborough, Merseyside. The findings from the audit team were very positive and recognized the hard work carried out by Nation¹s safety staff in developing detailed auditable safety systems. The BSI will carry out a further review in December 06 in line with their internal assessment guidelines. For further information on Nation¹s OHSAS 18001 timetable or IMS systems, please contact Paul Kinley or Jim Wildgoose 0151 343 0199.
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Press Release - August
Further Success and Growth for Merseyside based company
Nation Water Treatments Limited (NWT) has acquired the East Anglian based water treatment business “W4” - Wise Ways With Water. Brian Booth, NWT’s Managing Director said, “this represents another extremely positive chapter in our company’s continued growth and success. W4 is a well-respected organisation and its success has been built on excellence in customer focus and service quality; this makes its synergy with Nation a very natural fit”.
Brian Booth confirmed that the acquisition of W4 has been a key objective in NWT’s commercial growth strategy for some time. “Our aim is to become the leading UK based water treatment service provider. W4’s strong regional presence in East Anglia and the South East will enable us to develop a truly national service provision.
NWT will continue to operate the W4 brand. Brian Booth added, “We intend to expand the range of water treatment services offered in the region and bring it inline with Nation’s full service provision”.
Editor’s Notes.
Merseyside based Nation Water Treatments Ltd is one of the UK’s largest independent water treatment companies. They have offices in Bromborough, Wirral and Lingfield, Surrey. The company provide a complete range of water treatment services on a national basis. Key services including water treatment chemical delivery, on-site water treatment service and management, legionella risk assessment as well as a full range of cleaning and chlorination services for both industrial and commercial clients.
Nation Water Treatments Ltd was founded by Brian Booth in 1990. The company has grown steadily and now employs some 50 staff with a turnover in excess of £3.2m The Nation Group of Companies comprises of Nation Holdings Limited, Nation Water Treatments Limited and Nation Environmental Consultants Limited.
For further information contact Paul Kinley, Nation Holdings Managing Director on 0151 343 0199 or email p.kinley@nationwatertreatments.co.uk
Web site for Nation Water Treatments www.nationwatertreatments.co.uk
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