COMPANY PROFILE

SIA "KARME FILTRS" was established in 1994 and became one of the first private water treatment companies on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Within fifteen years we progressed to being a highly successful company in this field. Our organisational resources include a water treatment equipment assembling facility, design and technology department, and a service division, providing equipment installation, start-up, warranty and post-warranty service, and on-going maintenance and repairs.

Our business strategy is based on the following principles:

a) comprehensive approach toward solving technological problems;
b) focus on the newest
c) primary focus on two geographic regions - the Baltic States and Russia;
d) high quality service;
e) long-term partnership with foreign companies - world technological leaders in water treatment.technologies;

Our primary customers are municipal boiler houses, power stations and heating supply systems, breweries, dairies, food- and fish-processing plants, canning factories, wood-processing plants, hotels, shopping centers, residential complexes. Our services include equipment delivery and installation, supplies of chemicals, spare parts and components, fine-tuning, warranty service and follow-up maintenance. Technical support and on-going quality control always remain our top priorities.

SIA "KARME FILTRS" is specialising in drinking and industrial water purification technologies. We consult our clients on how to upgrade existing water treatment facilities looking for the best "price-to-quality" ratio. Over the last ten years we have developed knowledge and technical expertise that many of our clients find very valuable. Within a short amount of time we resolve technical problemsat a reasonable costwhilesaving our customers' energy resources.

Our practical experience is combined with highly specialized knowledge of modern technology. This became possible as a result of joint projects with our strategic partners - Nalco, Rohm & Haas, Pentair Watertreatment Group, ProMinent Dosiertechnik GmbH, Emec, Pentek Filtration, Norite Membrane Technology, Norit Carbon and others.

Our head office,assembly facility and warehouses are located in Riga, Latvia and occupy total premises of 2,500 sq. meters. Due to our geographic location, the Baltic countries (Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia), and Russia play the central role in our business.We deliver and install a wide range of equipment (e.g., backwash filters, water softeners, dosage equipment) for residential, commercial and industrial use, including skid mounted and container types.

Since 1997 our affiliated company - "KF CENTR" Ltd. works in Moscow and successfully promotes our business in Russia. Today, more than 30 Russian subcontractors use equipment and technologies of SIA "KARME FILTRS" and those of our foreign partners. In 1999, another affiliated company - UAB "KF Vandens Technologiju Centras" was established in Vilnius (Lithuania) to work in Lithuanian and Belorussian markets. In 2007 was established affiliated company - "KF BALTICA" Ltd. in Kaliningrad (Russia) to work in the Kaliningrad oblast of Russia.

Over the last 5 years, we put a special emphasis on using chemical technology for water treatment and conditioning. This approach is actively used for water treatment in heating and cooling systems, air-conditioning systems, and in boilers. Our close cooperation with Nalco under the "WATERGY" ("Water + Energy") program plays an important role in this process. Within the framework of this program, SIA "KARME FILTRS" became Nalco exclusive dealer in the Baltic region.

In the Baltics and in Russia, we offer services to several hundred clients - from small companies with very limited water treatment capacity to large operators of boiler houses and industrial enterprises. When implementing "turn-key" projects, we provide conceptual and technological design, hydraulic analysis, calculation of capital expenditures, staff training, equipment purchasing, installation, and fine-tuning, putting the plant into operation, warranty service and post-warranty maintenance.

In each project, it is important to calculate exactly what quality and capacity the client requires. Careful data analysis is necessary to ensure the economic effectiveness of the project. An accurate ratio of basic load and peak load must be found in each case to provide necessary accumulation of purified water. This takes a lot of preliminary technical work on the client's site, including projecting the water balance, developing an hourly schedule of water consumption, determining the necessary quality and volume of water for specific technological purposes, and providing post-installation technical services to the client.

We always try to find the best combination of technology, capital expenditures, and on-going operating costs. Our primary goal is to meet client's technical objectives in the most cost-effective way.

SIA "KARME FILTRS" is a team of professionals with a significant practical experience in the field of designing, installing and operating water treatment and water conditioning facilities for industrial and commercial customers. It is a matter of professional pride for us to be of service to our clients at the level of excellence that all of them deserve.