MILWAUKEE: Badger Meter Inc. (NYSE: BMI) announced the acquisition of Syrinix Ltd., a privately held provider of intelligent water monitoring solutions, for £15 million.

Kenneth C. Bockhorst, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Badger Meter, stated, “We are pleased to add the hardware-enabled software capabilities of Syrinix into our smart water solutions portfolio.

Leveraging our industry-leading ORION Cellular endpoints and BEACON software, we continue to expand our comprehensive digital solutions to operationalize real-time data into actionable insights that improve efficiency, resiliency and sustainability.

I look forward to working alongside the talented Syrinix team to further our aim to preserve the world’s most precious resource.”

Founded in 2010 and headquartered in the UK, Syrinix specializes in high-frequency pressure monitoring and leak detection within water distribution and collection networks.

Its remote network monitoring equipment and cloud-based software platform deliver data, customized alerts and insights that empower customers with real-time asset monitoring to reduce water loss and improve asset life.

With more than a century of water technology innovation, Badger Meter is a global provider of industry leading water solutions encompassing flow measurement, quality and other system parameters. These offerings provide our customers with the data and analytics essential to optimize their operations and contribute to the sustainable use and protection of the world’s most precious resource.