A.O. Smith Acquires Water Tec of Tucson

A. O. Smith Corporation has acquired Water Tec of Tucson, an Arizona-based water treatment company, in an all-cash transaction. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Water Tec joins other A. O. Smith acquisitions, Atlantic Filter, Master Water Corporation, Water-Right Group, Hague Quality Water and Aquasana in the company’s growing North America Water Treatment business.

The second-generation, family-owned company was founded in 1967 and is based in Tucson, Arizona with an assembly location in Las Vegas, Nevada. Water Tec is a manufacturer and dealer of water treatment equipment for residential, commercial, institutional and industrial use. Water Tec’s products are sold through their retail dealership located in Tucson, Arizona.

Jennifer and Leigh DeGrave, along with their son Hunter, will stay with the business. They will continue operating out of their Tucson and Las Vegas locations.