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International Water-Guard Industries

AviationSurrey, BC

Designs and manufactures certified aircraft potable-water equipment - UV treatment units, pumps, tankless water heaters, touchless faucets and a water-quantity control system that reduces onboard water weight.

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Designs and manufactures certified aircraft potable-water equipment - UV treatment units, pumps, tankless water heaters, touchless faucets and a water-quantity control system that reduces onboard water weight.

  • Selected by Airbus in November 2023 to supply lavatory touchless faucets and water heaters for A320, A330 and A350 aircraft, including aftermarket support, on aircraft from 2025. water.aero

  • States more than 4,000 of its units are installed or retrofitted on aircraft globally, from its headquarters near Vancouver, British Columbia. water.aero

  • Named Gulfstream Supplier of the Year for 2024-2025, announced April 2026 - its fifth such award. water.aero

  • Is a Transport Canada approved organisation holding multiple supplemental type certificates in Canada and the United States. water.aero

  • Incorporated in British Columbia on 1989-09-22; the current entity is a 2019 amalgamation of that original company, so 1989 is the founding rather than the present entity's date. water.aero

  • Its registered office is a downtown Vancouver service address, while its own press releases dateline Surrey. Surrey is recorded as the operating location; no street address is published. newswire.com

  • Jet2.com agreed in January 2024 to install Pre-Select across 52 Boeing 737-800NGs, which IWG calls its first European airline customer. newswire.com

Products & Services

Company site: water.aero

Products International Water-Guard Industries publishes on its own site. Each card links to the page it was taken from.

Pre-Select

Water quantity control

Patented intelligent water quantity controller that loads only the water actually needed, which the company says cuts roughly 180 kg per flight. Holds Transport Canada, FAA and EASA supplemental type certificates for the 737NG, MAX-8 and MAX-9.

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UV water treatment units

Potable water treatment

Flight-certified potable water disinfection units, including the IWG-UV3 and UVL1. Commercially available.

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Tankless water heaters

Water heater

On-demand aircraft water heaters in the T-Series and HE lines for lavatory and galley water. Commercially available.

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Touchless faucets

Cabin water component

Lavatory touchless faucets selected by Airbus for the A320, A330 and A350, on aircraft from 2025.

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Deployment & Services

Company site: water.aero

How International Water-Guard Industries says its technology can be deployed and delivered.

Partnerships

Publicly announced partnerships.

Airbus

Selection and supply agreement (November 2023) for lavatory touchless faucets and water heaters across the A320, A330 and A350, covering standard fit, customer-select options and aftermarket.

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