Best-Water Technology Group (BWT) has acquired UK affiliate of US-based Culligan Group, Culligan International (UK).

Water treatment company Best-Water Technology Group (BWT) has acquired UK affiliate of US-based Culligan Group, Culligan International (UK).

Culligan International – perhaps best known to installers for its Aquadial and Waterside brands – will continue to operate the UK merchant business under the new name BWT UK Limited.

BWT's chief executive officer, Andreas Weissenbacher, said: "This deal sets on of the last important milestones for BWT's geographic expansion in Europe. We welcome 160 new employees in the UK to our BWT family."

Culligan International UK's managing director, Jon Wicks, said: "We are excited by the opportunities that the BWT product range brings, to offer enhanced solutions to our customers in both the domestic and commercial marketplace."