Clean Water, Better Futures
About Nordic Eco Water Solutions
A Scandinavian water technology company with a humanitarian mandate.
Our story
Our story
NEWS was founded by Nordic water engineers who had spent decades building municipal treatment plants — and who kept meeting the same problem abroad: excellent technology that failed within a year because nobody could maintain it. We rebuilt the entire approach around one question: what survives?
What we stand for
Integrity
We publish what our systems actually produce. No inflated beneficiary counts, no vanity metrics.
Longevity
A system that stops after 18 months is not a solution. We design, train and service for a decade.
Local ownership
Every installation trains local operators. Every contract transfers capability, not dependency.
Environmental honesty
Solar-first, low-brine, recyclable components — and a published footprint for every unit.
Leadership
Engineers, humanitarians and operators who have delivered water infrastructure in more than thirty countries.
Markus Sandberg
Co-Founder
Cross-border entrepreneur and venture investor in real estate, venture building and emerging tech. Co-Founder of AF Invest, leading international scaling and Middle East expansion from Dubai.
Tiago Veiga
Operations
Systems-driven operational leader covering project execution, supply chain strategy and international deployment. Founder of Jasper Logistics and co-founder of Liberte Logistics.
Kay Gunther Gabriel
Membrane Technology Consultant
Ceramic membrane inventor with 20+ years' experience. Built the world's first ceramic flat-sheet MBR in 2005, founded CERAFILTEC and holds 12 patents in filtration and module design.
Aleksander Holt
Construction & Infrastructure
20+ years directing complex building, road and water infrastructure projects, alongside long-standing NGO and community volunteer work.
Standards and certification
Our systems and processes are aligned with international water quality and quality-management standards.