Hillsborough, NJ – Natural Systems Utilities announced today that Saur, a leading service provider in the global water and wastewater sector will be acquiring Natural Systems Utilities (NSU). Together with Saur, NSU will be able to drive further growth and innovation, and create additional value for its employees, customers, and stakeholders.

“With Saur’s global influence and NSU’s North American expertise this is the perfect partnership to both companies’ objectives and this transaction marks a historic and exciting milestone for NSU.” Bill Massa, NSU’s Chairman and CEO.

“We are very excited to join forces with Saur/NSI.  We have invested a lot of time in identifying the right partner for NSU and we are looking forward to leveraging Saur’s international experience and relationships and generating significant synergies across NSI’s Industrial Water arm.  There is strong alignment between our design-build-operate turnkey approach and the Saur/NSI #missionwater with their ‘Customer for Life’ approach.  We have a great team here at NSU and I am very much looking forward to what the future holds for all of us as we move into the next chapter with Saur/NSI.”  Zach Gallagher, NSU’s President and COO.

With the NSU partnership, Saur will gain an established position in the residential and commercial onsite water and wastewater treatment and reuse market in the United States. Saur will also leverage NSU’s know-how to further penetrate the reuse market in Europe. In addition to NSU’s leading design, build, operating and maintenance capabilities, this partnership is expected to generate significant synergies including cross-selling opportunities among existing industrial and municipal customers, manufacturing synergies, and product and procurement opportunities.

“I am incredibly excited about the potential this unlocks for us in the years to come.  Saur has profound respect for the business that we built, for our incredible team, and for our company culture.  I am looking forward to our continued growth and leveraging Saur’s scale and resources in a way that we would be unable to do on our own.” Debbie Burke, NSU’s Vice President of HR and Administration.

“I am absolutely thrilled about the news!  It’s a testament to our dedication and commitment as a company. I can’t wait to see the remarkable future that lies ahead for NSU.” Jennifer Cohn, NSU’s Director of Finance.

As a pure-play water and essential services provider, Saur works to protect the environment in the heart of the territories it serves. Saur has always acted to offer the same quality of service to small towns as to large cities, guided by its purpose: to restore to water the value it deserves. Saur operates globally. 2022 key figures: €1.9 billion Group net revenue, 9,500 local authorities and industrial clients contracted, 12,000 employees and 20 million consumers served worldwide.

“For more than 90 years, Saur has been a leader in providing municipal and industrial water solutions around the globe. Giving water the value, it deserves is our key focus and the acquisition of NSU will further advance our companies in our important work to pioneer solutions to tackle global water challenges. This acquisition will allow us to enrich our technological base in water reuse and decentralized water solutions, thereby strengthening our value proposition to a now broadened shared customer base in both residential and commercial buildings. It marks an important milestone in our water transition journey to a genuinely circular economy.” Patrick Blethon, Executive Chairman of Saur

The transaction will take place through Nijhuis Saur Industries (NSI), the Industrial Water arm of Saur, formed after the acquisition of Netherlands-based Nijhuis Industries in 2020.  The agreement is expected to close in January 2024, subject to regulatory approvals.

About Natural Systems Utilities (NSU):

NSU is a national leader in distributed water reclamation and reuse innovation, currently operating over 270 systems across the United States, including the largest base of onsite reuse and natural treatment systems. NSU’s approach offers clients fully integrated and cost-effective solutions that incorporate award-winning innovations in system design. With over 40 years of experience, NSU has built the unique capability to structure a full range of design, build, operations and ownership project solutions. Their reputation has been built on best-in-class execution capability, and on long-term shared-value partnerships with the people and communities served.

www.nsuwater.com

About Saur:

As a pure-play water and essential services provider, Saur works to protect the environment in the heart of the territories it serves. Saur has always acted to offer the same quality of service to small towns as to large cities, guided by its purpose: to restore to water the value it deserves. Saur operates globally. 2022 key figures: €1.9 billion Group net revenue, 9,500 local authorities and industrial clients contracted, 12,000 employees and 20 million consumers served worldwide.

www.saur.com

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