The History of Klargester Wastewater treatment plants - the wastewater treatment specialists with over 50 years experience of helping the environment

Klargester is a company with an international reputation specialising in the manufacture of package pollution control products, including their world famous BioDisc domestic wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) introduced in 1974.

The company has a number of firsts to its credit and throughout its history it has developed a number of innovative products, some of which have revolutionised methods of dealing with the treatment of sewage on sites where mains drainage is not available.

	1955	Company founded, originally making a unique design of concrete septic tank
	1965	Launched the very first glass reinforced plastic septic tank
	1970	Achieved Agrément certification for septic tank
	1972	Factory moves to new HQ at Aston Clinton
	1974	Introduced first version of BioDisc domestic waste water treatment plant (WWTP)
	1977	Initiated merchant distribution policy
	1980	Supplied first major water authority treatment plant project
	1980	Commenced development of export distribution network
	1981	Agrément certification of BioDisc
	1981	Developed first Bypass separator
	1983	Launched new technology for making disc packs for BioDisc
	1986	BS5750 approval
	1991	Instituted Certified Installer Network
	1993	Patent for unique "BioDisc flow management" granted
	1997	Irish Agrément certificate for BioDisc
	1998	Revolutionary Alpha septic tank manufacturing process launched
	1998	Sold 250,000th septic tank
	2000	Became part of Kingspan Group
	2002	ISO 9001/2000 approval
	2005	BioDisc domestic wastewater treatment plant tested & certified to new European Standards en 12566 - 3