Accelerating the water transition everywhere for everyone

We are acting on all fronts to help our stakeholders cope with the consequences of increasingly frequent and intense climatic episodes. We provide advice and installations for more than 9,200 communities worldwide to help them with their water transition. We implement cutting-edge technologies for more than 5,500 industrial customers, allowing them to purify, treat and reuse the water they use in their processes. We are raising awareness and educating as many people as possible in the preservation of the most precious resource on our planet. We have everything in place to support the water revolution!

The success of this transition does not depend on technical solutions and capacities but on strategic and political arbitration. After all, we already have technical solutions and efficient tools at our disposal. Let me give you two examples: firstly, the Consumption Monitoring Center allows us to help local authorities deploy effective strategies for saving water. Secondly, our mobile REUSE solutions for reusing treated water give our industrial customers the means to adopt a circular economy approach to their water usage.

Thanks to the commitment of all its employees, the energy of its managers and the unfailing support of EQT, in four years Saur has become a high-performance, international group with a presence in 20 countries and one of the largest technological portfolios on the market. 2023 marks a new stage in this development with the arrival of PGGM and DIF Capital Partners, two long-term European shareholders who share our Group’s values and vision.

In 2023, we also made clear progress in our commitment to combating climate change with the validation of our greenhouse gas emission reduction targets by the SBTI (Science-based Targets Initiative) and the introduction of new sustainable practices.

With Mission Water 2030, the Group has set itself the goal of strengthening its position in the global water market by doubling its annual revenue to €4 billion. To help us achieve this target, I have decided to develop a section of the Saur Group’s activities. I have appointed Estelle Grelier as head of Water France. I have every confidence in her to develop this business sector by ensuring that Group’s expertise benefits regional water transition.

The other priority we are focusing on is to make sustainable development the starting point and the key to all our projects, across all areas of the company, from innovation to finance and M&A. To achieve this, I have created a single department, headed by Marie Francolin, which combines strategy, sustainable development, marketing, communications, new activities, sludge recovery and hydro-cleaning. To ensure we have a reliable assessment and decision-making system, we are also updating the Group’s sustainability roadmap to include

With Mission Water 2030, the Group has set itself the goal of strengthening its position in the global water market by doubling its annual revenue to €4 billion. To help us achieve this target, I have decided to develop a section of the Saur Group’s activities. I have appointed Estelle Grelier as head of Water France. I have every confidence in her to develop this business sector by ensuring that Group’s expertise benefits regional water transition.

The other priority we are focusing on is to make sustainable development the starting point and the key to all our projects, across all areas of the company, from innovation to finance and M&A. To achieve this, I have created a single department, headed by Marie Francolin, which combines strategy, sustainable development, marketing, communications, new activities, sludge recovery and hydro-cleaning. To ensure we have a reliable assessment and decision-making system, we are also updating the Group’s sustainability roadmap to include commitments and indicators relating to emerging issues such as water quality, the risks of climate events and transition, and diversity and inclusion.

Lastly, we are continuing our expansion in international markets with the acquisition of Natural Systems Utilities, a leading provider of turnkey solutions for wastewater treatment and water reuse systems, and the Dutch company Cirtec, a major player in filtration solutions, thereby strengthening our position in the global market for the treatment of industrial and municipal water.

I’m convinced that for many, the water transition will be a digital revolution. AI is therefore a major opportunity for our sector. Today, we are able to monitor and act on the water cycle and optimize resources by collecting, understanding and exploiting the data that triggers the right actions. In Saumur, for example, Saur has set up a digital management platform for the 45 municipalities in the urban area, which will use AI to increase network efficiency from 79 to 90% from 2025.