{"id":1136,"date":"2019-04-15T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovivowater.com\/?p=1136"},"modified":"2022-07-06T08:06:47","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T12:06:47","slug":"ovivo-acquires-westech-industrial-d-b-a-varec-biogas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovivowater.com\/en\/news\/ovivo-acquires-westech-industrial-d-b-a-varec-biogas\/","title":{"rendered":"Ovivo Acquires Westech Industrial (d.b.a. Varec Biogas)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-block_60a55444f67dc class=\"ovivo-content-block block-image-text top_single_post\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row justify-content-between align-items-center\">\n            <div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 order-2\">\n                                                            <div class=\"block-image-text__single\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ovivowater.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NewsPost-VarecBiogasAquisition-735x551-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n                        <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-xl-5 pl-lg-5 pl-xl-3 order-1\">\n                <div>\n                                            <h5 class=\"block-image-text__microcopy\">Company News<\/h5>\n                                                                <h1 class=\"block-image-text__heading\">Ovivo Acquires Westech Industrial (d.b.a. Varec Biogas)<\/h1>\n                                                                                                                                    <p class=\"block-image-text__tags\">\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ovivowater.com\/en\/tag\/acquisitions\/\" title=\"Acquisitions\">Acquisitions<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ovivowater.com\/en\/tag\/press-release\/\" title=\"Press Release\">Press Release<\/a>\n                            <\/p>\n                                                                                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div data-block_605dbfc842f25 class=\"ovivo-content-block block-generic-content__wrapper\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n            <div class=\"col-12  \">\n                <div class=\"owrow\">\n                                            <div class=\"block-generic-content__single wysiwyg col-12 \">\n                                                            <h3>Press Release. Montreal, Canada, April 15, 2019<\/h3>\n\n                                                                                        <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ovivo Inc. (\u201cOvivo\u201d), a global provider of water and wastewater treatment equipment, technology and systems, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Westech Industrial Inc., doing business as Varec Biogas (\u201cVarec Biogas\u201d), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Westech Industrial Ltd.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquartered in Stafford, Texas, Varec Biogas is a leader in the biogas market in North America. It designs, services and distributes the most complete line of biogas safety and handling equipment in the world, for municipal waste management and for various industrial applications. Over the past 50 years, Varec Biogas has built a well installed and established customer base, largely attributable to its expertise, products and brand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Varec Biogas\u2019 product line is complementary to Ovivo\u2019s biosolids management and resource recovery offering. Varec Biogas will operate under the name Varec Biogas Inc., an Ovivo company.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe are very excited to welcome the Varec Biogas team to Ovivo and we will benefit from their strong positioning and reputation in the biogas market,\u2019\u2019 says Marc Barbeau, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ovivo. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u201cVarec Biogas complements nicely our biosolids product offering and we anticipate strong benefits for our customers by combining our expertise,\u2019\u2019 added Valere Morissette, Senior Vice President of Ovivo USA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy brother Jason and I are passing the torch to a strong and stable new owner and we are confident that Varec Biogas is in good hands with Ovivo, a strategic and resourceful water treatment company who will support its long term growth plan,\u201d says Russell Lapp, former Chief Executive Officer of Varec Biogas and shareholder of Westech Industrial Ltd.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>About Ovivo Inc.<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ovivo is a global provider of equipment, technology and systems producing among the purest water and treating some of the most challenging wastewater in the industry. Ovivo is a powerful global brand with renowned trademarks, possessing more than 150 years of expertise and references in water treatment, supported by its proprietary products, advanced technologies and extensive system integration knowhow. Ovivo delivers conventional to highly technological water treatment solutions for the industrial and municipal markets, and leverages its large installed base of equipment around the world to offer parts and services to its customers. Ovivo is dedicated to innovation in an industry that is in constant evolution and offers water treatment solutions that are cost-effective, energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ovivo operates an integrated global platform in 15 countries, and employs close to 1,000 worldwide experts in water treatment. Ovivo is owned by German SKion Water GmbH, a global technology and solution provider as well as plant manufacturer, in both municipal and industrial water and wastewater technology. SKion Water is a subsidiary of German entrepreneur Susanne Klatten\u2019s investment holding SKion GmbH. For more information, visit our website at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ovivowater.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.ovivowater.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information about Varec, visit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.varec-biogas.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.varec-biogas.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>For Information<\/h3>\n<p><b>Ovivo:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Marc Barbeau<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">President and Chief Executive Officer<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tel: + 1 514 284<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2010<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4238<\/span><\/p>\n\n<p><b>Pierre-Marc Sarrazin<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vice President, Corporate Finance and Treasury<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tel.: 514 284-7208<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:pierre-marc.sarrazin@ovivowater.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pierre-marc.sarrazin@ovivowater.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n        <div class=\"col-12\">\n            <div class=\"article__share\">\n                <div class=\"article__share--title\">\n                    Share on social media\n                <\/div>\n                <ul class=\"article__share--listing\" data-label=\"Share on social media\">\n                    <li class=\"article__share--single\">\n                        <a\n                            href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&#038;url=https:\/\/www.ovivowater.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1136&#038;title=Ovivo Acquires Westech Industrial (d.b.a. 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