H2O Innovation Wins the Water Technology Company of the Year Award at the Global Water Awards

QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - April 20, 2016) - (TSX VENTURE:HEO)(ALTERNEXT:MNEMO:ALHEO)(OTCQX:HEOFF)

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H₂O Innovation Inc. ("H₂O Innovation" or the "Company") is very proud to announce that it has won the Water Technology Company of the Year award at the 2016 Global Water Awards, which took place yesterday evening in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The Company was nominated among Suez, Danaher and G.E. Water & Process Technologies, three (3) big players in the water industry.

This Award was presented to the Company for its significant contribution to the water treatment industry in 2015. During the past year, H₂O Innovation has successfully distinguished itself among its competitors through its creativity and expertise, used to develop, integrate and commercialize proprietary technologies, such as FiberFlex™, Clearlogx^®, SPMC™ and Smartrek™, aimed at improving water treatment systems and customer experience.

"We are extremely proud to have won the Water Technology Company of the Year award at the Global Water Awards! Our continuous effort and hard work of all of our employees were finally rewarded! We thank our customers and partners who have endorsed our technologies and all of those who took the time to vote for H₂O Innovation. This means a lot to us all and we are very grateful to you," said Frédéric Dugré, President and CEO of H₂O Innovation.

About H₂O Innovation

H₂O Innovation designs and provides state-of-the-art, custom-built, and integrated water treatment solutions based on membrane filtration technology for municipal, energy and natural resources end-users. Also, directly and through its affiliates, H₂O Innovation provides products and services complementary to its membrane filtration and reverse osmosis systems. These products consist of a complete line of specialty chemicals, consumables and couplings. For more information, visit www.h2oinnovation.com.

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