Ovivo acquires wastewater solutions provider ALAR

Ovivo, a provider of water and wastewater treatment equipment, technology and systems, has acquired the businesses of ALAR, which consists of Alar Chemical Sales, Alar Engineering Corporation and Alar Leasing.

ALAR, a direct manufacturer of wastewater treatment systems, is based in Mokena, Illinois.

The company also provides pre-treatment and filter aid chemical products along with services, parts and leasing of equipment to customers.

Financial details of the deal have not been divulged.

As a part of Ovivo, ALAR will function under the name Alar Water Treatment.

ALAR’s current national sales manager Steve Gorski will lead this unit as general manager.

Ovivo president and CEO Marc Barbeau said: “We are very excited to welcome the ALAR team to the Ovivo family. ALAR is a company with a long entrepreneurial history that fits well with Ovivo’s culture. One of our key long-term objectives is to develop a strong presence in targeted industrial water and wastewater markets in North America and ALAR is a great addition towards this strategic goal.

“We will significantly benefit from ALAR’s strong positioning, products and reputation in several industrial niches. We will provide ALAR with access to the necessary resources, technologies and expertise in order to accelerate its growth and fulfill its full potential as part of Ovivo.”

Ovivo USA senior vice president Hiren Trivedi said: “ALAR’s product line of dewatering equipment for industrial applications are very complementary to Ovivo’s current offering and have great potential to flourish under the Ovivo umbrella. We are also delighted to add a chemical offering to our business and extend our service network with a Central US presence near Chicago.”

ALAR former CEO and shareholder Paula Jackfert said: “Ovivo’s approach was a unique opportunity for my brother Jeff, my sister Vickey and I to transfer the company we contributed in building over the past 35 years to a strategic owner who will sustain ALAR’s legacy and support its growth plans for decades to come.”

ALAR has several installations across the world and caters to a varied customer base, focusing mostly on applications for markets such as food and beverage, metal, concrete, paint and coatings, etc.