Strengthening the portfolio in the area of ​​micro- and ultrafiltration

atech innovations GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ARAN Holding GmbH, has acquired a 50% stake in XPORE CEPAration B.V. The Dutch company XPORE CEPAration B.V. is an internationally operating specialist focused on the development of innovative stainless steel membranes with ceramic coatings. With this strategic investment, the ARAN Group underscores its commitment to further expanding innovative technologies and leveraging synergies in the field of modern filtration systems. The acquisition represents an important step in its long-term expansion strategy, which aims to offer customers from a wide range of industries even more efficient and sustainable solutions. The collaboration between XPORE CEPAration B.V. and atech innovations GmbH will provide new impetus in research and development by combining know-how and technological expertise. The goal is to advance the development of advanced filtration solutions that meet the increasing demands in environmental technologies and industrial applications. Together with X-PORE, atech will further scale the production of stainless steel membranes and continuously optimize the products. The close geographical proximity – X-PORE CEPAration is headquartered in Helmond near Eindhoven, just 100 kilometers from atech – also facilitates collaboration in development, production, and sales. This creates an even greater market presence in the field of membrane filtration, offering its customers a broader product portfolio and customized solutions.

Efficient use of natural resources through smart moisture monitoring for urban trees.

The HITAG Holding for Innovation and Technology of the ARAN Group GmbH has acquired a 51% stake in Plantobelly GmbH. Plantobelly is a Lübeck-based company that has developed an innovative system for professional moisture monitoring of urban trees and green spaces. With its investment in Plantobelly GmbH, the ARAN Group aims to promote technology-supported solutions for the more efficient use of natural resources. Using wireless, battery-powered sensors, the Plantobelly system enables precise and resource-efficient irrigation by monitoring soil moisture in real time. The vandal-proof sensors, with a battery life of up to 10 years, help municipalities and businesses use water efficiently and reduce unnecessary monitoring trips. The sensors measure soil moisture four times a day at depths between 30 and 60 cm and transmit the data wirelessly to the Plantobelly web service. The Plantobelly web service links soil moisture data with current weather information, provides forecasts, and can be seamlessly integrated into smart city platforms. Two wireless technologies are available for this purpose: NB-IoT (Narrowband Internet of Things) uses the existing mobile network and enables particularly energy-efficient data transmission even in hard-to-reach locations – ideal for autonomous operation without local infrastructure. LoRaWAN (Long Range Wide Area Network), on the other hand, is suitable for integration into municipal wireless networks and impresses with its long range and low energy consumption. In the Plantobelly web service, users can view current moisture levels, graphically display the history of moisture changes, and plan irrigation accordingly. An active notification is sent when drought is imminent. Plantobelly has already been awarded the Innovation Medal by the German Association of Garden, Landscape and Sports Field Construction (Bundesverband Garten-, Landschafts- und Sportplatzbau e.V.) for this sustainable solution. The precise control of irrigation in urban green spaces contributes to reducing water consumption and supports municipalities in adapting to climate change.

ARAN Holding GmbH and the ARAN Group present their brand new corporate identity. The new logo tells the story of our origins: it all began with the trade in building materials, quickly followed by waste management services – these two areas form the lighter-coloured ‘pillars’ of our history. The technology sector provided the ‘roof’ and rounded off our ‘house’. From that time on, all three business sectors contributed to our development – towards a broadly positioned group of companies and our vision of further growth and creating space for new ideas: this is what the open base of our triangle represents. At the same time, our triangular logo reflects our corporate structure with three divisions, in which our subsidiaries and affiliates form our basis and the ARAN holding company is the roof, symbolising unity and protection: the holding company as the parent company provides the framework and secure support for our subsidiaries and affiliates. Here, too, the subpage stands for openness, because we will continue to integrate new companies into our group and welcome them into our ‘ARAN’, our home. As before, we will rely on both new start-ups and takeovers as part of succession planning.