Axius Water has broadened its platform by acquiring Napier-Reid, a leading supplier of custom-engineered water and wastewater treatment systems located in Ontario, Canada. Axius Water is a portfolio of businesses focused on improving the effectiveness of wastewater treatment in industrial and municipal applications. With expertise in nutrient management at the core of all Axius Water businesses, Napier-Reid complements this essential competency and extends its expertise into the drinking water space.
Napier-Reid’s process engineers and technology are known for solving unique problems with precise execution – whether they be of scale, geographical and/or environmental complexity. These practical, sustainable system designs are based on more than 70 years of best practices.
According to vice president Frank Li, who has been with Napier-Reid since 1998, “Our elite team of problem solvers is very excited to now be part of the Axius platform with the mission to provide sustainable water and wastewater solutions to industrial and municipal customers.”
“We are thrilled to finally have Frank Li and the Napier-Reid team now part of Axius. Frank and his team are passionate about solving customer problems, simple or complex, large or small. This fits so well into the Axius strategic mission of investing in businesses with sustainable water solutions,” said Chris McIntire, Axius Water CEO.
It is business as usual for Napier-Reid, whose brand will stand side by side with fellow Axius businesses including ATAC Solutions, Environmental Dynamics International (EDI), Environmental Operating Solutions (EOSi), and Nexom. Frank Li will continue to hold the critical role of vice president and general manager at Napier-Reid and will be responsible for the day-to-day operations while also contributing to the robust infrastructure of the Nexom operations in Winnipeg, Canada. Both backed by the capital of Axius and its other operating companies.
Napier-Reid co-owner Tim Otton will transition into the role of production manager and focus on increasing manufacturing capacity to meet growing demand.
From SBR (Sequencing Batch Reactor), RBC (Rotating Biological Contactor), DAF (Dissolved Air Floatation) and gravity clarifiers, to sludge heat exchangers, and grit removal systems, Napier-Reid carries a full range of products for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment. On the clean water side, Napier-Reid also designs and supplies gravity and pressure filtration trains, membrane filtration and ion exchange systems for drinking water and industrial process water applications. All of these processes, along with the applications expertise to design and deliver them anywhere in the world, naturally complements the Axius portfolio of products.
