Dryden Aqua

Manufactures AFM® glass filter media for water treatment, aquaculture, aquaria and swimming pool operators

Edinburgh, United KingdomFounded 1980drydenaqua.com Website technologies

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New on EvolcAdded 2026-10-28

About Dryden Aqua

Dryden Aqua makes AFM®, a bio-resistant filter media produced from recycled green and brown glass and activated in a three-step chemical and thermal process. The company states that AFM is certified for drinking water treatment, swimming pools and food and beverage production.

Customers are water treatment operators, aquaculture producers, aquaria and zoos, and private and public pool operators. Applications listed include pre-treatment before reverse osmosis, wastewater treatment and cooling towers. The company sells the filter media through its own distribution entities and hubs.

The company was founded in 1980, and its founder Dr. Howard Dryden is a marine biologist from Edinburgh. Its registered headquarters is in Edinburgh, with production in Scotland and Switzerland. Offices and distribution sites are in Büsserach (Switzerland), Dallas (Texas, USA), Weimar (Germany) and Zhongshan (China).

Product: AFM® bio-resistant filter media made from recycled glass, sold for sand-filter replacement in water treatment and pools

Jobs at Dryden Aqua

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Leadership

Howard Dryden · Founder ("Dr. Howard Dryden is the founder of Dryden Aqua Ltd")
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MATTHEW DRYDEN · Chief Technology Officer
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DOMINIK GRAF · Managing Director Switzerland
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PHILIPP MEYER · Managing Director Scotland
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