“Today, the agricultural sector and green space watering account for more than 80% of our clientele and 95% of our exports,” says Éric Valette, AQUA4D’s CEO. The company’s customers include large-scale fruit growers in California, Chile and Brazil. Its non-chemical water treatment process modifies the physical structure of the water molecules. By optimising the water penetration into the soil, this process increases yields and results in an average 25% saving in water and fertiliser. In addition, the treated water has a natural washing action that restores the soil. This solution is also used in sports ground maintenance in several countries. Furthermore, a number of European and Latin American cities are showing an interest in using AQUA4D’s solution for watering public parks and other green spaces.
AQUA4D’s water treatment process also protects water pipes in buildings from problems caused by scaling, corrosion and the build-up of bacteria. It does this without releasing minerals into the water and while consuming less energy than conventional salt-based water softeners. “We have supplied more than 3,000 buildings in Switzerland with our system, around a hundred of which are public buildings, and there is huge potential for export in this sector, too,” says Éric Valette. This technology also has applications in heat pumps (in preventing clogging of the exchangers) and certain niche markets in the precision manufacturing industry.
Present in more than 40 countries on five continents, AQUA4D employs 30 people in Switzerland and in its subsidiaries in the United States and Chile. The company has been growing at a pace since the post-Covid recovery and Éric Valette expects its turnover to increase by between 50 and 100% annually over the next few years.
AQUA4D (Planet Horizons Technologies SA)
