Founded as Palmason Industrial Equipment Company to manufacture industrial evaporators
Founded as Palmason Industrial Equipment Company to manufacture industrial evaporators
Purchased by the Parker Pen Company and renamed Parkson Industrial Equipment Company
Acquired by Axel Johnson Inc.
Entered the environmental market with the Lamella® Gravity Settler, the original inclined plate clarifier
Introduced the Aqua Guard® Bar/Filter Screen, a continuous, self-cleaning fine screen
Moved further into liquid/solids separation with the DynaSand® Filter, a continuous backwash, upflow, granular media filter
Joined the aeration segment by acquiring the Wyss® Flex-A-Tube® Diffuser – the first flexible membrane diffuser available in the United States
Expanded into biological treatment with the Biolac® System, an extended aeration and activated sludge process
Added the HiOx® Aeration System with ultra-fine bubble aeration, the most efficient diffuser available
Set up sales networks in South America
Became 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
Established an office in Chicago, Illinois
New corporate headquarters established in the first LEED Certified corporate space in Broward County, Florida; Opened the Parkson Water Research Facility
EcoCycle SBR™ and VariOx™ jet aeration added to the biological portfolio to expand activated sludge and aeration technology offerings
Signed exclusive licensing agreement with Equanox Systems, LLC, offering a suite of biological treatment solutions branded as Parkson™ Equanox Systems®: EquaReact®, EquaJet® and EquaCel®
Acquired the assets of FilterONE USA® to further bolster aftermarket parts and service business
Acquired Meurer Research, Inc. (MRI), bringing together two well-respected brands and expanding Parkson's presence in the water and wastewater industry
Added the Aqua Caiman® In-Channel Articulating Rake Screen and Aqua Rhino® In-Channel Escalating Screen to the screening and headworks portfolio of products