Limerick-based agri-tech company BHSL has acquired Hydro International, a Navan headquartered company that specialises in wastewater and effluent treatment. No fee was disclosed for the deal.

Hydro International has a range of blue chip customers for its wastewater purification and effluent treatment systems, including Smurfit Kappa, ABP Food Group, Kerry Group, Irish Water and Coca Cola. Hydro International will be integrated into BHSL to create a new division within the company called BHSL-Hydro.

The acquisition is being described by BHSL as an extension of their existing business that will transform the group into a broader environmental solutions company. BHSL already manufactures a technology which converts poultry manure into energy to be used for heating chicken houses. Any excess energy from the process can then be sold back into the electricity grid, while the ash from the burnt manure can be spread as an environmentally friendly fertiliser.