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BWT AG

Logo: BWT Holding GmbH, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Austrian company

BWT, registered name BWT AG, is an Austrian manufacturing company of water treatment systems with its headquarters in Mondsee.2 It was founded by Johann Benckiser.1 It employed 5,000 people in 2022.1 Its revenue was €610 million in 2016.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1990Founded1
  • Industrywater treatment1
  • HeadquartersMondsee1
  • Websitewww.bwt.com
  • Legal formjoint-stock company, Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung1
  • LEI529900YMWR0EJP31XD763
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressWalter-Simmer-Str. 4, 5310 Mondsee, Austria3
  • Registered withFederal Ministry of Justice, 96162s3

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BWT, registered name BWT AG, is an Austrian manufacturing company of water treatment systems with its headquarters in Mondsee.2

Corporate structure

BWT AG sits at the top of its group. 5 entities, 3 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • BWT AG Mondsee, Austria
    • BWT Austria GmbH Subsidiary · Mondsee, Austria
    • BWT Group Services GmbH Subsidiary · Mondsee, Austria
    • BWT HUNGARIA Viztechnikai Korlatolt Felelossegu Tarsasag (BWT HUNGÁRIA Víztechnikai Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság) Subsidiary · Budaörs, Hungary
    • Eden Springs UK Subsidiary · United Kingdom

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Johann Benckiser in 1990.1

BWT was founded as Benckiser Wassertechnik in 1823 by Johann Adam Benckiser in Germany. Following several acquisitions and mergers, the company was purchased in 1990 by Andreas Weißenbacher in a management buyout. The company was floated on the Vienna Stock Exchange in 1992.

The WAB Group is the principal shareholder of BWT, with around 20% of shares owned by diverse shareholders and roughly 6% owned by the company (as of February 2014).

From Wikipedia’s article on BWT (company), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Leadership

Who has led BWT AG, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

Production sites and subsidiaries

The company has four main production sites at Mondsee (Austria), Schriesheim (Germany), Paris (France), and Aesch (Switzerland), as well as numerous subsidiaries and affiliated companies, and a global distribution network.

As of April 2026 the company acquired Eden Springs UK to be merged with BWT UK, increasing their presence within the UK market.

Products

BWT provides innovative products, water treatment systems and services for:

filtering and desalination of drinking water, pharmaceutical and process water (pure water, ultrapure water, water for injection, et cetera), and swimming pool water. The pharmaceutical water division, BWT Pharma & Biotech, is headquartered in Germany near Stuttgart.

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Fuel cell and battery membranes

Heating, boiling, and cooling water

Ion exchange systems for demineralisation (including water softening)

Metering technology

Electrolysis, electrodialysis, and electrodeionisation

Water dispensing solutions for businesses

Coffee machine solutions for workplaces

From Wikipedia’s article on BWT (company), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Eden Springs UK

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 20225,0001

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

  • 2016610.4M EUR1

Timeline

  1. 1990Founded Founded1

Sources

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