We know

how water works.

Water situation

 70% of earth is covered by water

 2.5% of the world’s water is fresh
 97.5% are oceans
 During the last century the world population has tripled
 Water use has increased six-fold
World situation

 2.6 billion people do not have access to wastewater treatment

 1.2 billion people lack clean drinking water
 1.8 million children die every year because they do not have
access to clean water. Unclean water is the second biggest
killer of children
 80% of all disease and more than 1/3 of all deaths in developing
countries are caused by the consumption of polluted water
Unlimited needs
for wastewater treatment
 In developed countries, demand is rocketing
while the water infrastructure is crumbling
 Deficits in water and sanitation undermines productivity and
economic growth
 General Electric recently identified water as one of the
industries to grow twice as fast as the economy
Vision
To become the No. 1 challenger in the area of
wastewater technology
- by providing integrated solutions or packages
- by combining value based selling with and an intensive
relationship marketing approach
- by letting service play a crucial role

To become the No. 1 challenger in dewatering

- by increased service offering
- by offering high availability
- by strategic partnerships
Frombrand
One parallel brands
– One and
team
organizations

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We know
how water works.
Applications.
ABS customer segments

The ABS Group offers solutions based on application

experience and process know-how in:
 Wastewater Technology
 Dewatering
The water cycle
Distribution Pumping
network stations

Community and industry

Booster Sewer
pumps network

Treatment Biological
(filters etc.) treatment

Intake pumping Recycle

stations pumping

Sea and groundwater

The water cycle
Pumping
stations

Community and industry

Sewer
network

Biological
treatment

Recycle
pumping

Sea and groundwater

Municipal wastewater

 Pressurized pumping stations

 Network pumping stations
 Terminal pumping stations
 Treatment plant pumping
 Stormwater pumping
Industrial wastewater

 Aggressive
 Non-aggressive
Domestic & commercial
wastewater
 Private homes
 Commercial buildings
Wastewater treatment
Municipal and industrial
 Primary treatment
 Secondary treatment
 Tertiary treatment
 Sludge treatment
Dewatering

 Construction
 Mining
 Industry
 Municipality
 Agriculture
We know
how water works.
Facts and figures.
ABS Group history
 1860
– JMW, the oldest of all companies which will later become today’s ABS, is founded.

 1918
– AB Pumpindustri is founded in Sweden by the trading company Ekman & Co.

 1950’s - 60’s
– ABS Pumpen is founded in Scheiderhöhe, Germany in 1959, manufacturing submersible
wastewater pumps and mixers.
– In 1966, AB Pumpindustri is acquired by Wilh. Sonesson AB, Malmö, Sweden and changes name to
Sonesson Pumpindustri AB.

 1970’s - 80’s
– In 1979, Sonesson Pumpindustri changes name to Scanpump AB.
– Acqusition is made in 1982 of JMW, Jönköpings Mekaniska Verkstad, a manufacturer of large
pumps for pulp & paper, water and wastewaster. In 1985, a manufacturer of building services
pumps, Vadstena Pumpar, is acquired. One year later, the Swedish dewatering and wastewater
pump specialist, PUMPEX, is acquired.
– A restructuring is made in 1986 when Sonesson (owner of Scanpump) together with Volvo, Beijer
and Cardo is forming the new Investment AB Cardo.
– In 1989, Scanpump acquires ABS Pumpen in Germany and becomes the fifth largest pump
company in Europe.
ABS Group history, cont.
 1990’s
– In 1990, the company changes name to ABS Scanpump AB.
– In 1994, Volvo sells all shares in Investment AB Cardo to Swedish Incentive. Incentive restructures
Cardo and introduces a new Cardo AB on the Swedish stock exchange, with ABS Scanpump as part
of the business area Cardo Pump.
– Aqusitions made in 1995 of the Swedish company SCABA, agitator specialist for wastewater and
pulp & paper applications, and in 1997 of the submersible aerator business from German based
Frings.

 2000’s
– In 2001, acquisitions are made of Swedish Swedmeter, control & monitoring, and the Finnish
company NOPON, solutions providers in aeration and suppliers of submersible aerator mixers, disc
diffuser systems and high speed turbocompressors for oxygenation in biological treatment
applications.
– In 2004 - 2005, the Group’s undergoes major changes in consolidation of market channels, brands
and manufacturing units, and also a geographic re-positioning towards emerging markets. In 2005,
the complete Group offering is for the first time presented under one common brand – ABS. The
new business strategy is a clear focus on wastewater technology, with dewatering as a
complementing field.
– For the pulp & paper market a new organization is founded, ABS Scanpump AB.
ABS today
 1800 employees
 Net Sales 2007: MEUR 288
 Production mainly in Sweden, Ireland, Germany and Finland
 Sales companies in twenty European countries and in the
USA, Canada, Brazil, China, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand
and South Africa
At work with water worldwide
Revenue stream
Geographic region

Europe
North America 16% 70%

Asia 5%

Latin America 4%

Middle East 2%

Pacific 2%

Africa 1%
Cardo today
 International operative industrial group listed on the Swedish
stock exchange
 90% of sales outside Sweden
 Subsidiaries in more than 30 countries
 Turnover in 2007 of MEUR 987
 5.900 employees
 13.000 shareholders
Divisions
Net sales 2007
 Door & Logistics Solutions
 Wastewater Technology Solutions
 Pulp & Paper Solutions

 Residential Garage Doors Commitment to

this division is being reviewed – does not fit in Door & Logistics
Solutions, 48%
with Cardo’s strategy to target industrial
Wastewater
customers. Technology Solutions,
29%
Pulp & Paper
Solutions, 8%
Residential Garage
Doors, 15%