Contribution

Eco-Tec Inc., was incorporated in 1970 and is headquartered in Pickering, Ontario, part of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Eco-Tec specializes in full end-to-end products and services, addressing customer needs in industrial water treatment and chemical recovery. Using its proprietary advanced ion exchange Recoflo®, and the latest in absorption, electro-chemical and membrane technologies, Eco-Tec engineers, designs, manufactures and distributes a large selection of products used for the recovery, purification, and recycling of industrial water and chemicals.

1969

Dr. Phillip (Rocky) Simmons finished his Master's and PhD on reciprocating flow ion exchange, now known as Recoflo®, and joins Eco-Tec as R&D Manager.

1970

Lloyd Nourse creates a joint venture between WIX Canada and the Professors from the University of Toronto, named Eco-Tec, and the first Chromic Acid Recovery system was under development.

1971

A pilot Chromic Acid Recovery Unit (now known as ChromaPur™) was installed at Industrial Electroplating.

1973

The first Nickel Recovery Unit (now known as NickelPur™) installed at A.G. Simpson.

1975

Mike Dejak joins Eco-Tec (and has since become the President of Eco-Tec Inc., and COO of Eco-Tec Limited).

1976

The Acid Purification Unit, the APU® was developed and sold the same year.

1977

The first APU® was sold for the application of nitric acid recovery as well as a first installation for an APU® for aluminum anodizing (now called the AnoPur™). This year also noted the delivery of a 7-unit Nickel Recovery Unit (NickelPur™) installed at Ford Motor Company in Michigan.

1980

Eco-Tec now exporting to 16 countries!

1984

Eco-Tec develops the compressed-bed Water Demineralization Unit, and presents its first water treatment technical paper during the International Water Conference.

1985

Dr. Rocky Simmons leads the management buy-out of Eco-Tec from WIX Canada Ltd. Eco-Tec becomes a private company, mostly owned by its employees.

1987

Eco-Tec combines the APU® with the decationizer to create the DPU™.

1987

Eco-Tec (Europe) Limited is formed and headquartered in England.

1988

The Spectrum Micro Media Filter™ is developed and delivered.

1991

Eco-Tec wins the Canada Award for Business Excellence for Environmental Technology.

1995-1998

Eco-Tec recognized as one of Canada's 50 Best Managed Private Companies.

1995

Eco-Tec's 25 th Anniversary and is now exporting to over 40 countries!

1996

The Spectrum Micro Media Filter™ enters the Power Industry with an installation in a Cogeneration Plant in New Zealand

1998

Recoflo® expands to amine purification and the AmiPur® was installed at Crown Central Petroleum in Texas.

1998

Eco-Tec recognized for consistently demonstrated ISO compliance with the 1994-1998 National Accreditation Award BS EN ISO 9002.

2002

The TriFlo™ is developed and installed at Wisconsin Energies.

2004

Eco-Tec awarded the Canadian Innovation Award for Environmental Technology.

2005

Eco-Tec awarded the Falconbridge Innovation Award for the APU® application in the Metallurgical Industry.

2005

Eco-Tec awarded the Ontario Global Trader's Award for Innovation, and the Ontario Global Trader's Award for Market Expansion.

2006

Eco-Tec acquires Apollo Environmental Services and begins offering patented technology for the purification of BioGas. The system, developed by Dr. James Smith from the University of Toronto is now known as BgPur™.

2007

Eco-Tec commercializes its technology for the Pulp and Paper industry and sells its first PDP™ system.

2007

Eco-Tec awarded the Canadian Innovation Award for Environmental Technology for the BioGas Purification technology.

2007

Eco-Tec enters the Coal Bed Methane Produced Water market with its RecoPur® CBM Water Treatment System and its installation for Marathon Oil.

2007

Eco-Tec enters the Cellulose Ethanol market with its APU® technology for the pre-treatment of lignin.

2007

Eco-Tec awarded the Ontario Global Trader's Award for Innovation

2007

Eco-Tec is proud of its continued success with more 1500 installations in 53 countries!

Eco-Tec's core competencies are rooted in its fully integrated customer service process that includes:

Eco-Tec's ability to attract and retain highly qualified and competent staff members, most of which have been with Eco-Tec for over 15 years!
Eco-Tec's knowledgeable Sales Team that is dedicated to understanding customers' business issues.
Eco-Tec's on-site laboratory Chemists and Engineers that conduct ongoing research and development, and provide comprehensive analytical laboratory and pilot plant services.
Eco-Tec's Technical Solutions and Engineering Design teams, who fully integrate the customer's needs into a system that is economical, effective, and technologically advanced.
Eco-Tec's in-house Production Team that is highly skilled and incorporates consistent attention to detail from order-in to order-shipped--on time!
Eco-Tec's Parts and Service Teams who are dedicated to ensuring proper system maintenance and optimum performance.
Eco-Tec's 24-hour a day, 7 days a week Customer Support Team that is dedicated to customer success and satisfaction.
Eco-Tec's solid relationships with Agents and Distributors that have contributed to Eco-Tec's success in commissioning over 1500 systems in 52 countries!
ISO 9001 Eco-Tec achieved ISO 9001 accreditation in September, 2000. Eco-Tec has been recognized by the Canada Award for Business Excellence and is among Canada's 50 Best Managed Private Companies.

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Eco-Tec engineers, designs, manufactures, distributes, and services a vast selection of equipment used for the recovery, purification, and recycling of industrial water (gases), and chemicals.

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