Environmental, Waste, & Recycling industry

We have created a fantastic business in Arcus over the past 14 years and are keen to further develop and diversify geographically, in different market sectors and with new clients. By joining a market leader like ERM, with such a strong global platform and market presence, these aspirations will be immediately possible, whilst ensuring our clients continue to have access to the very best technical expertise. We also aspire to help organisations who are yet to fully realise the potential renewables can bring to their businesses, and have ambitious plans to achieve this through our union with ERM, ultimately contributing toward the global transition to a lower carbon economy.

The implications of climate change and the low carbon economy transition are significant. ERM has a strong history of supporting clients on these issues, and we are doubling-down on our focus and commitment to addressing the low carbon transition. Renewables are a vital part of the decarbonization of the EU energy system and Europe is the largest global market for renewable projects, with renewable energy also on the rise in Africa. Our continuing and significant investment in this area includes identifying and working with the best people to do this. Arcus is known and respected for the bespoke, high-quality work that it currently undertakes for its clients in the UK and Africa. The acquisition of Arcus by ERM will help us meet the increased investment and demand across the region, by continuing to bolster our capabilities in this area alongside other acquisitions which have strengthened our LCET capabilities, including M.J. Bradley & Associates and Critical Resource. Combined with ERM’s global implementation capability and access to our 5000+ subject matter experts, Arcus will enable us to provide an even greater level of service to our clients as they determine how they can address their low carbon and net zero challenges.

We believe that Biochemica Water’s expertise in water treatment chemicals and its customer services culture is the ideal fit for VWT UK, allowing us to expand our current technologies offering and improve our geographical service to customers. Biochemica’s strong presence in industrial and municipal water markets, and local links with industry and the North-East community in particular, are qualities we intend to preserve. We are delighted to welcome the new employees and management team to the Veolia family and we look forward to working with them in building a market leading technical services organisation in water treatment chemicals.

With its extensive portfolio of technologies, unrivalled technical support and digital services capabilities, VWT UK’s acquisition of Biochemica Water will bring huge benefits to our customers – and those in the wider market, who are seeking a partner that can provide a complete technologies and services solution, to meet all their water and wastewater treatment needs.

This is a great deal for our loyal employees, who have enabled us to come so far in such a relatively short period of time. We thank them all for their efforts and commitment to building the Biochemica business. We know that in Veolia, we have found a new, positive environment that will continue to provide sustainable and rewarding employment opportunities going forward.

Benchmark International and Robert West were very professional, knowledgeable, extraordinarily helpful, and extremely encouraging during the sales process. Robert and his team ran a focused and competitive process resulting in a great cultural fit and financial outcome. CATCO looks forward to many years of success under the ownership of FirstService | Interstate Restoration.

We’re clearly thrilled to now be a part of the Manor story. The experienced team at Manor are impressive and know their market and the business they’ve created better than anyone else. It’s a pleasure to now work with them and we can add our broad commercial experience, strategic support and our investment partners’ wealth of expertise and contacts to help continue the Manor success story.