Exhibitor Press Releases

Cranfield University, UK, 12^th May, 2026: Curio Water, the specialist water treatment engineering company, will launch BlueBarrier™, a containerised, multi-barrier treatment train designed to deliver comprehensive removal of micropollutants and certain PFAS from wastewater at Utility Week Live in May.

The launch comes in direct response to a marked increase in enquiries from water utilities seeking to understand their options as regulatory pressure on micropollutant removal

begins to build across the UK.

Curio has assembled an alliance of specialists to deliver each stage of the treatment train that will allow utilities to target a wide profile of micropollutants: 

●      Veolia Water Technologies provides Ozonia^® ozone generation, offering proven

reliability and efficiency at scale.

●      Atlas Copco enables on-site oxygen generation using Pressure Swing Adsorption

(PSA) technology, providing a reliable, cost-effective and continuous oxygen

supply to support ozone production.

●      Statiflo delivers advanced inline static mixer technology in wastewater

applications to ensure optimal ozone transfer and contact efficiency, maximising the oxidation performance of the ozone stage.

●      Nereus supplies ultrafiltration membrane systems that act as a critical physical barrier, removing suspended solids, pathogens and colloidal matter ahead of downstream treatment stages.

●      Desotec delivers both Biological Activated Carbon (BAC) for biological polishing and Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) for the adsorption of residual micropollutants and long-chain PFAS compounds.

●      UV Guard provides high-efficiency UV disinfection systems for the final treatment stage, with the option to operate in UV-AOP mode for additional micropollutant polishing.

Curio’s base at Cranfield University will support the feasibility study and pilot phase, giving

utilities confidence in the data underpinning any investment decision.

Water matrices vary significantly across regions and sites with contaminants differing markedly.

BlueBarrier™ is designed to accommodate this, with sequencing that can be adapted as regulations evolve and new contaminants come into focus.

Howard Marles, CEO

and founder of Curio Water, said: “We are very excited to bring together the world’s leading water technology specialists to offer the new BlueBarrier™ treatment train for micropollutant and PFAS removal.

“This approach is designed to make micropollutant removal achievable within existing infrastructure where possible, avoiding the need for entirely new installations

and reducing long-term capital costs.

“The aim is to give utilities a clear, evidence-based route from today’s uncertainty to tomorrow’s compliance, whatever form that compliance ultimately takes in the coming

years.” 

Media enquiries:

Colin Hallmark /

Fred Sculthorp

07745 914170

curio@3nine.co.uk