Summary:
A UK SME specialising in air-deployed, ready-to-use concrete water storage tanks. Offering a system that is a more sustainable option to conventional concrete solutions. The product has the capacity to hold 10,000 to 40,000 litres of water. The client offers commercial agency agreements to partners in Spain, Portugal, France, Italy and the Netherlands.
Description:
This UK SME specialises in water related infrastructure, it has worked on projects in rural communities and fire mitigation programmes.
The employees have over three decades of experience in potable water and sanitation systems. The offering clients business is addressing the pre-established notion of concrete water infrastructure being expensive, inflexible and heavy. Their storage unit is a packed, air-deployed (air is injected to inflate the tanks during installation) and ready-to-use concrete water tank.
The client has experience of working internationally with notable projects in South America.
The client is interested in commercial agreements as the partnering format, with companies in Spain, Portugal, France, Italy and the Netherlands. Partners will have connections or clients in the heavy civil engineering, construction supplies and equipment sectors and will be able to specify and recommend the offering clients water storage solution.
The client’s internationalisation aim is to expand its network of high quality, international, sales and solution partners to increase the penetration of its solutions in the European rural agriculture sector (livestock feeding, irrigation, mains water failure back-up, Rainwater harvesting, water recycling, flood and drought management for farms, controlled environment irrigation systems) and the European fire mitigation sector (sprinkler systems for structures (houses, barns, etc) protection during fire, and response infrastructure to support fire fighters during emergencies).
The client has designed their business model with international markets in mind and have ensured that their product is optimised for international shipping and logistics.
The offering client also has the desire to explore other market sectors such as flood management and mitigation (channelling water into its storage solution and releasing at a later date when levels are lower), military and disaster management.
Type (e.g. company, R&D institution…), field of industry and Role of Partner Sought:
The offering client aims to partner with companies under a commercial agreement. Approved partners will be provided with comprehensive knowledge and support from the offering client.
All partners would be expected to be involved in heavy civil engineering, construction supplies and equipment sectors or have a large agricultural client base, referring leads and earning commission as a result of a commercial agency agreement. Partners should have contacts and networks in the agricultural or forestry sectors and be well positioned to scope and specify water storage solutions.
The partners will need to specify, deliver and install the water storage system. The offering client will provide construction and installation training, onsite or remotely as preferred. The partner will be expected to be ambassadors of the brand since the offering client has significant relevance in the social and environmental impact markets. Due to the vast range of applications the partners are expected to be flexible and adaptable to different markets.
Stage of Development:
Available for demonstration
IPR Status:
Patent(s) applied for but not yet granted
Comments Regarding IPR Status:
The offering client has patent-pending technology.
External code:
BOUK20210909004
