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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!
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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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