Blue Foot Membranes

Key people

• Stephan Van Hoof

In the news

• From innovation to impact. And another milestone along the way! 🌱💧 Last week was a special moment for Blue Foot Membranes at Voka's Dag Duurzaam Ondernemen! We proudly received our United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) SDG Pioneer 2026 certificate, recognising our commitment to making sustainability an integral part of how we operate. Sustainability is part of who we are and what we do. The Voka Charter Duurzaam Ondernemen (#VCDO) helps us build on that commitment, with concrete actions aligned with theLinkedIn · 29 Oct 2026
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• Where to meet our Blue Feet next? 👞 Martin Jansen, Sales director Asia Pacific, will be at VIETWATER in Ho Chi Minh City from 4-6 November - ready to talk membrane technology, MBR operation and water reuse.💧 Explore our technology during his presentation: 🎤 “Unbreakable membranes for MBRs” 📅 4 November | 3:20 PM 📍 Hall A1 – Technical Seminar / Hạ Long Room Have an MBR challenge? Bring it to booth D29 in the German Pavilion. Martin would be happy to discuss your application. Send him a message to arrange a meeting or simply stopLinkedIn · 27 Oct 2026
  
• The Story Behind Our Technology | Part 2 🔬 Where textile support and membrane layer become one. In Part 1, we introduced our 3D woven textile support. Now, let's look at the layer that makes filtration possible. We cast a PVDF membrane layer directly into the textile, without gluing or welding. This creates a selective barrier that allows water to pass through while retaining suspended particles. The textile provides strength. The membrane layer provides separation. With our IPC® technology, both become one integrated membraneLinkedIn · 20 Oct 2026
  
• Yesterday, partners from across the chemical innovation ecosystem in Flanders, the Netherlands and North Rhine-Westphalia gathered in Aachen for the annual Trilateral Innovation Summit. This year’s edition put start-ups and scale-ups firmly in the spotlight. The event kicked off with a panel discussion on "How can the Trilateral Region become Europe’s leading scale-up hub?", featuring Ingrid Goumans (Avantium), Paolo Bavaj (Stahl) and Johan Keppens (PMV), and moderated by Martin Bellof (chemstars). The discussion was followedLinkedIn · 16 Oct 2026
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• Last Thursday, we welcomed the Pantarein Water team to BLUE FOOT for a look behind the scenes. 👀 We kicked things off with an introduction from our CEO before splitting into smaller groups to explore what happens beyond the membrane. From our IPC® multistacks, Blue Foot Box and piloting units to quality control, production processes and our latest machinery, there was plenty to discover. And even more to talk about. And after all that technology? The blue footprints led the way to the drinks and bites. Even our garden gnome wasLinkedIn · 13 Oct 2026
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• What did #WEFTEC tell us about the North American water market? Quite a lot. One message came through loud and clear in our conversations at WEFTEC: Water reuse is moving up the agenda. And decentralised treatment is moving with it. Stricter discharge regulations are creating new pressure. Packaged treatment systems are getting more attention. But nobody is asking for extra complexity. They’re asking for robust, proven, compact technology that requires minimal operator intervention. That is exactly where Blue Foot Membranes fitsLinkedIn · 6 Oct 2026
  
• Don’t forget: tomorrow, Stephan van Hoof takes the stage at International Water Association World Water Congress and Exhibition to discuss upgrading existing MBR plants for greater resilience and water reuse. 📅 6 October | 3:05 PM 📍 Business Forum 1 Join us. Bring your questions.LinkedIn · 5 Oct 2026
  QuotedBlue Foot Membranes@blue-foot-membranesGlasgow, let’s talk membranes. Let’s talk resilience. 💧 Stephan van Hoof, CEO, and Martin Howard, Regional Sales Manager, are heading to the International Water Association Congress & Exhibition from 4-8 October. How can BLUE FOOT help prepare existing MBR plants for tomorrow’s demands? Join Stephan’s presentation to find out: 🎤 “Modernising MBR Plants for a Water-Resilient Future” 📅 Tuesday, 6 October, 03:05 PM - Business Forum 1 Come find us at our booth and let’s talk about your MBR challenge. 📍 Hall 4 - German Pavilion - Booth 224-C #IWAWorldWaterCongress #MBR #WaterReuse #WaterResilience
• Three systems. One goal: the right treatment in the right place. RWZI, KWZI or IBA. There is no one-size-fits-all answer. What matters is choosing the approach that fits the location and the treatment requirements. That was one of the key messages during the study day in Kortrijk, with Bellegembos as a strong example. Here, the strict effluent requirements made MBR the clear choice. Blue Foot membranes are at the heart of the filtration step, delivering the performance the system needs. But projects like this only happen when moreLinkedIn · 29 Sept 2026
  QuotedNatasja Van Den Broeck@natasjavandenbroeckOne of the nicest parts of my job? Seeing our membranes in action and the result they deliver. Glenn Van Houtt and I joined a study day in Kortrijk on decentralised wastewater treatment, with the BelleAqua project in Bellegembos at the centre of the day. The sessions really showed how much sits behind a project like this. From policy and funding to choosing the right treatment approach and bringing the right partners together, every piece matters. At the plant, you could see the result of all that work. And yes, our membranes are doing exactly what they’re supposed to do 💪. Seeing that clear effluent coming straight from the installation was pretty satisfying. Glenn also took a few of the technical questions during the visit. Safe to say this is very much his comfort zone. 😄 Thanks to BelleAqua for a really interesting day. Always nice to see what we can achieve when the right people and technology come together. #Blue Foot Membranes

Alumni 1 went on to found or lead

• PSofie BaetenChair Of The Board Of Directors→CEO and co-founder Qbic III at Qbic Fund | Venture Capital

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