Integrated industrial water management company U.S. Water (St. Michael, Minnesota), an ALLETE (Duluth, Minnesota) company, recently announced its acquisition of Water & Energy Systems Technology, Inc. (WEST) (Santa Fe Springs, California).
WEST provides specialty chemicals and engineering service for water treatment in a variety of industries, including commercial and institutional facilities, light industry, oil fields, and central heating/cooling plants.
Servicing the Southwestern United States, the company has nearly two decades of experience in helping customers reduce operating costs related to water and energy usage.
"The addition of WEST to the U.S. Water family broadens our national footprint by adding a production facility to this part of the country and also strengthens our reach in several key industries," says Allan Bly, CEO of U.S. Water. “We are very excited to have WEST join the U.S. water family. Their experienced and customer-focused engineers will be a great addition to our team.”
U.S. Water notes that it has a “deep commitment” to addressing water issues in California and the surrounding region, adding that the acquisition of WEST should help support those efforts.
Headquartered in St. Michael, U.S. Water has a national footprint and serves a diverse mix of more than 4,000 industrial customers, according to the company. U.S. Water provides integrated water management for industry by combining chemical, equipment, engineering, and service for customized solutions to reduce water and energy usage while improving efficiency.