In 1976, Hank Vander Laan bought a small, London, Ontario-based metal works company that happened to hold a patent on an ultraviolet (UV) treatment unit for homeowners to purify their drinking water. Immediately after the acquisition of Trojan Metal Works and some initial research, Vander Laan devoted the majority of the company’s limited resources to large municipal applications of UV technology. Based on his vision of transforming the metal fabricator into a dynamic global company capable of solving complex water problems, Trojan Technologies Ltd., one of Canada’s biggest success stories in water technology, was born.

How did that happen? According to Vander Laan, having a supported, shared vision is what’s most important. “The vision needs to be bigger than you. It has to be a shared vision that is healthy, profitable and sustainable.”

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