VA Tech Wabag Limited was erstwhile incorporated on February 17, 1995 as 'Balcke Durr Cooling Towers Limited'. The name of the Company was changed from Balcke Durr Cooling Towers Limited to 'Balcke Durr and Wabag Technologies Limited' and further to 'VA Tech Wabag Limited' in 1999.
The Company is one of the world's leading companies in the water treatment field. Company's principal activities include design, supply, installation, construction and operational management of drinking water, wastewater treatment, industrial water treatment and desalination plants.
The Company is a multinational player in the water treatment industry. It provide a range of EPC and O&M solutions for sewage treatment, processed and drinking water treatment, effluents treatment, sludge treatment, desalination and reuse for institutional clients like municipal corporations and companies in the infrastructure sector such as power, steel and oil and gas companies.
The company is having their market presence in India, the Middle East, North Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, China and South East Asia through their principal offices in India, Austria, the Czech Republic, China, Switzerland, Algeria, Romania, Tunisia, UAE, Libya and Macao. They divide their business into four strategic business units namely Municipal Business Group, Industrial Water Business Group, Operations Business Group and International Business Group.
WABAG, over the years has expanded its global reach through Overseas Direct Investments (ODI), either through subsidiaries, joint venture or associate companies. The company has 18 subsidiaries, 3 associates and a joint venture entity as on March 31, 2018. The company is having their R & D centres located in Chennai, India and at Vienna and Winterthur in Austria and Switzerland respectively.
The company was awarded the certificate of commencement of business on March 8, 1995. Initially, the company involved in the business of design and construction of cooli