Ovivo is a water and wastewater treatment and purification company. The company is owned by SKion Water GmbH, a subsidiary of German entrepreneur Susanne Klatten’s investment holding SKion GmbH. Ovivo's Head Office is located in Montreal, in the province of Quebec (Canada).[1][2] It has 36 offices spread across 18 different countries.[3]
Ovivo provides equipment, technology and services for the treatment and purification of water and wastewater for both industrial and municipal markets. As of 2023, Ovivo incorporates over a dozen different brands that were acquired over the past decade. The company’s main competitors are Veolia, Evoqua Water Technologies Corporation, Xylem Inc., Kurita Water Industries and Organo Corporation.
History
1975–2014
In June 1975, Canadian businessmen Laurent Verreault and Louis Laperrière cofounded Laperrière & Verreault Inc. (L&V) in Trois-Rivières, Quebec...[4] Over the proceeding years Verreault also established La Société de Fabrication des Vieilles Forges Inc. (1978) and Constructions Laperrière et Verreault Inc. (1981) and acquired Les Services Maxi-Plus Inc. All four affiliated companies would eventually merge on March 31, 1986, under the name Groupe Laperrière & Verreault Inc.
Groupe Laperrière & Verreault Inc., or GL&V as it was often known, went public in June 1986 on the Montreal Exchange.
In the early 1990s, a Process Group was created to focus on intellectual property, technology development and replacement plans, and parts for clients of GL&V. Significant growth began in 2000, focused on acquisition, particularly in Europe.[5] During this period, a Water Treatment Group was created within the organization and numerous trademarks were acquired, including EWT™ (EIMCO Water Technologies).[6]
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References
- Montreal's Ovivo Inc. Acquires Alberta-based FilterBoxx Water – Water Canada 2018-09-21, retrieved 2025-03-05^
- Ovivo 2025 Company Profile: Valuation, Investors, Acquisition pitchbook.com, retrieved 2025-03-05^
- Global Offices Ovivo Water, retrieved 2025-03-05