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Water should never hold people back

Water should never hold people back

Every community deserves access to a safe drinking water supply. Every industry deserves reliable water. We believe neither should depend on outdated infrastructure or unnecessary complexity. That's why we built BOSAQ. Not simply to treat water, but to rethink how water infrastructure works. Smarter. Simpler. More accessible. So that people and businesses everywhere can take greater control of the water they depend on.

Why we exist

It all started with a question.

How can we make clean and safe water available anywhere?

  • A question that became impossible to ignore after witnessing the realities of water scarcity around the world. Traditional infrastructure delivers remarkable results where it exists, but for many communities and industries, it remains too slow, too complex or simply out of reach.

  • We believed there had to be another way. Water infrastructure should adapt to the people and businesses that depend on it, not the other way around. That belief became BOSAQ.

  • Today, our technology delivers a safe drinking water supply to communities, helps industries close the water loop and proves that water infrastructure doesn't have to be complicated to make a lasting impact.

  • Our vision

    A world where everyone has access to clean and safe water.

    Water is fundamental to life, communities and industry. We envision a world where access to it is no longer limited by geography, infrastructure or complexity.

  • Our mission

    To secure process and drinking water worldwide through innovative, productised solutions that are circular and socially responsible.

    By turning complex water treatment into modular, scalable technology, we make reliable water infrastructure easier to deploy wherever it is needed.

One mission. Two worlds.

Safe drinking water, wherever people live
Communities

Water belongs where people live

Safe drinking water shouldn't depend on pipelines, geography or years of construction. Our modular systems bring reliable drinking water wherever communities need it most.

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Water should never slow production
Industries

Water should never slow production

Reliable water keeps production flowing. Our circular systems help industries reduce freshwater dependency, recover valuable resources and stay ahead of tomorrow's water challenges.

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Impact
in numbers

  • 100+

    Installations completed and ongoing – in Belgium, Suriname, Rwanda, Ghana, Ukraine, Colombia, Moldova and more

  • 150 000+

    People with access to BOSAQ-purified drinking water

  • 3–5

    Jobs created for the local economy per installation

It started below zero

Long before BOSAQ existed, the founder and CEO Jacob Bossaer worked as an engineer at the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica Station, the world's first zero-emission research station. In one of the harshest environments on Earth, water wasn't treated as something to consume and discard. Every drop was recovered, reused and carefully managed.

That sparked a simple question: if circular water systems can work in Antarctica, why not anywhere? That question became the foundation of BOSAQ.

Since 2017, we've continued building on that same belief. Today, it helps communities secure a safe drinking water supply and enables industries to use water more intelligently.

BOSAQ donated 10% of its profits to Water Heroes, an independent, self-managed NGO that provides safe drinking water to vulnerable communities who cannot afford these solutions themselves.

From then to now

2017

BOSAQ is founded

Jacob Bossaer and Pieter Derboven establish BOSAQ in Ghent with one clear vision: A world where everyone has access to clean and safe water. To realise this, they decided to rethink water infrastructure through scalable, circular technology.

2018

First modular system deployed

The first containerised BOSAQ installation proves that plug & flow water infrastructure can deliver reliable water far beyond traditional networks.

2019

Crossing borders

The first international projects demonstrate that the same containerised approach works across climates, continents and water sources.

2020

Water Experts joins the story

Water Experts expands our expertise with consultancy, feasibility studies and implementation support, helping customers make the right decisions before a system is ever installed.

2021

From drinking water to circular industry

BOSAQ enters industrial water reuse, applying the same modular philosophy to help manufacturers secure reliable process water and close the water loop.

2023

A global milestone

100+ installations. 150 000+ people with access to safe drinking water. A milestone that confirms our approach works not just in theory, but in the real world.

2025

A smarter platform

The next generation of BOSAQ systems combines building-block infrastructure with intelligent monitoring, automation and circular resource recovery.

The people making it happen

Technology doesn't change the world. People do.

Meet the engineers, scientists and water specialists building the future of water infrastructure, or discover the projects and recognitions – including our Cleantech Flanders award and Energy Globe award from United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) – that continue to shape our journey.

Jacob Bossaer, Founder & CEO at BOSAQ

Jacob Bossaer

Founder & CEO

Pieter Derboven, Founder & CTO at BOSAQ

Pieter Derboven

Founder & CTO

Tom Vandekerckhove, COO at BOSAQ

Tom Vandekerckhove

COO

Hira Mehmood, Director at BOSAQ

Hira Mehmood

Managing Director

Joachim Desloover at BOSAQ

Joachim Desloover

Wardje Maes at BOSAQ

Wardje Maes

Justine Tytgat at BOSAQ

Justine Tytgat

Anthoni Tarigan at BOSAQ

Anthoni Tarigan

Stijn Renaerts at BOSAQ

Stijn Renaerts

Vivek Ramachandran at BOSAQ

Vivek Ramachandran

Saad Khalid at BOSAQ

Saad Khalid

Ingrid De Loof at BOSAQ

Ingrid De Loof

Tijs Noyez at BOSAQ

Tijs Noyez

Annerieke Wessels at BOSAQ

Annerieke Wessels

Hannah Lozie at BOSAQ

Hannah Lozie

Jan Bruneel at BOSAQ

Jan Bruneel

Mees Sandra at BOSAQ

Mees Sandra

Robin Van Landeghem at BOSAQ

Robin Van Landeghem

Nele Driesen at BOSAQ

Nele Driesen

Jonas Bauts at BOSAQ

Jonas Bauts

Maxim Vanthournout at BOSAQ

Maxim Vanthournout

Marie Keppens at BOSAQ

Marie Keppens

Fien Waegenaar at BOSAQ

Fien Waegenaar

Door Van Dessel at BOSAQ

Door Van Dessel

Dieter Pillen at BOSAQ

Dieter Pillen

Vincent Bogaerts

Tom Vandeputte at BOSAQ

Tom Vandeputte

Kim Baert at BOSAQ

Kim Baert

Hanne Van Coillie at BOSAQ

Hanne Van Coillie

Astrid Bosmans at BOSAQ

Astrid Bosmans

Ready to take control of your water future?

Whether you're securing process water for industry 
or delivering safe drinking water to communities, 
BOSAQ helps you move towards water autonomy.