Since 1823
Schriesheim, Germany
BWT – For You and Planet Blue. – expresses our mission of developing environmentally friendly and economic water treatment products and services. A task we took on with the establishment of our company in 1990. Since then, BWT products and processes have set technology standards worldwide and today the Best Water Technology Group is Europe's leading water technology enterprise.
More than 3,600 employees have the goal of providing customers from private households, industry, trade, hotels and communities with the maximum possible safety, hygiene and health in their daily contact with water - the elixir of life - by using innovative, economic and ecological processing technologies.
BWT offers products, water treatment systems and services for:
drinking water
water for the pharmaceutical industry and process water
heating water
boiler and cooling water
water in air-conditioning systems
swimming pool water
For technological lead in all areas of water treatment the BWT-innovation centres are constantly researching, developing and optimizing processes for filtration, filter media and ion exchange systems for demineralisation, softening, decarbonisation, membrane technologies (micro, ultra, nano filtration, reverse osmosis), pure steam generators, pure water distillation, UV-systems, ozone generators, ion exchange membranes, electrolysis, electro dialysis, electro deionisation, chlorine dioxide generators and dosing pumps, which are used worldwide for the achievement of excellent water quality. With unique high-performance membranes for fuel cells and batteries BWT takes part in the design of a clean and sustainable energy supply in the 21st century.
Whether at the Point of Entry of the domestic water pipe or at the Point of Use of water, BWT-products 'made in Europe' have proved in a million of applications. With the new patented Magnesium-Mg2+ table-top water filters for tea and coffee preparation, filters for water optimization for coffee machines, vending devices, baking ovens and steam cookers, under-table filters, drinking water dispensers as well as reverse osmosis and UV-devices BWT also offers innovative and compact products for best water quality for final customers.
VISION & STRATEGY
Water is being recognized more and more as a finite resource. BWT stands for 'Best Water Technology' and indicates the company’s position right in the epicentre of this megatrend. Water is the elixir of life and a limited resource. Water is our task. Our slogan 'BWT - For You and Planet Blue' expresses our aim to offer our customers and partners the best equipment, products, technologies and services in all areas of water treatment.
BWT – For You and Planet Blue is our mission to take ecological, economical and social responsibility, to provide our customers and partners with the best products, systems, technologies and services in all areas of water treatment and simultaneously contribute valuably to preserve the global resources of our blue planet.
Based on our strong European market position we have consistently been working at the realization of our vision:
"BWT – the internationally leading water technology group"
OUR RESPONSIBILITY
BWT - For You and Planet Blue.
With Best Water Technology, our leading position is indicated in the company name. Our slogan 'For You and Planet Blue' also portrays our aim of acting sustainably and responsibly in all our company activities – to meet the needs of people as individuals and to preserve our Blue Planet as a unique living environment.
"For You"
In this context, 'For You' refers to everyone to whom we provide our services at BWT: our customers, our business partners and shareholders as well as our employees.
"For Planet Blue"
illustrates the existential global importance of the element of water and the particular role that BWT as a company plays in this. It is the company’s extensive competence in all areas of water treatment which enables us to process 98.5% of the globally limited water reserves of our 'Planet Blue'. 'For Planet Blue' also incorporates a self-imposed commitment of aligning all measures in such a way that they are in harmony with nature. At the same time, we take into account the very highest hygiene standards and keep our ecological footprint to a minimum.