Metir PLC (AIM:MET), the water and environmental monitoring technology group, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Portsmouth Aviation to develop integrated water treatment and monitoring solutions, with an initial focus on the Gulf.
The agreement pairs Metir's Microtox biological water-quality monitoring platform, sold under its Modern Water brand, with PaquaVida, the purification technology built by Portsmouth Aviation's Paqua division.
The companies will evaluate joint customer engagement, technical collaboration, demonstration projects and pilot installations in the UK and overseas.
Initial efforts will centre on the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, where heavy investment in desalination, water reuse and critical water infrastructure is driving demand for combined treatment and monitoring systems.
Modern Water already has 27 Microtox continuous toxicity monitors deployed across Doha's drinking water network, while Portsmouth Aviation has an established presence in Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
PaquaVida is a mobile, containerised system that produces up to 300,000 litres of potable water a day from non-potable sources, generating hypochlorous acid disinfectant on site.
The MoU also covers potential collaboration on PFAS and pathogen detection, targeting municipal, industrial and desalination customers.
Bob Moore, Metir's executive chairman and chief executive, said combining the companies' technologies created "a unique offering" spanning treatment through to continuous biological monitoring.
Simon Escott, chief executive of Portsmouth Aviation, said the technologies were "highly complementary" and that the partnership would help Paqua deliver sustainable water treatment in remote locations.
