History
1960
Founded as Palmason Industrial Equipment Company to manufacture industrial evaporators
1962
Purchased by the Parker Pen Company and renamed Parkson Industrial Equipment Company
1967
Acquired by Axel Johnson Inc.
1971
Entered the environmental market with the Lamella® Gravity Settler, the original inclined plate clarifier
1978
Moved further into liquid/solids separation with the DynaSand® Filter, a continuous backwash, upflow, granular media filter
1984
Joined the aeration segment by acquiring the Wyss® Flex-A-Tube® Diffuser – the first flexible membrane diffuser available in the United States
1985
Expanded into biological treatment with the Biolac® System, an extended aeration and activated sludge process
1988
Added the HiOx® Aeration System with ultra-fine bubble aeration, the most efficient diffuser available
1993
Set up sales networks in South America
2000
Obtained the Western Hemisphere licensing rights to the THERMO-SYSTEM® Solar Sludge Dryer for energy-efficient biosolids management
2001
Becomes the largest screening and headworks company in the world with the acquisition of the Separations Division of Waterlink, Inc., adding the Hycor® Liquid/Solid Separation brand of screening, washing and dewatering equipment
2008
Inaugurated Parkson ME LLC in Dubai, to support growing business in the Middle East and North Africa
2009
New corporate headquarters established in the first LEED Certified corporate space in Broward County, Florida; opened the Parkson Water Research Facility
2013
EcoCycle SBR™ and VariOx™ jet aeration added to the biological portfolio to expand activated sludge and aeration technology offerings
2015
Signed exclusive licensing agreement with Equanox Systems, LLC, offering a suite of biological treatment solutions branded as Parkson™ Equanox Systems®; EquaReact®, EquaJet® and EquaCel®
2016
Acquired the assets of FilterONE USA® to further bolster aftermarket parts and service business
2017
Acquired Meurer Research, Inc. (MRI), bringing together two well respected brands and expanding Parkson's presence in the water and wastewater industry; Aqua Caiman® and Aqua Rhino®, two in-channel screens, added to the screenings and headworks portfolio of products
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