In January 1949, Joaquim da Rocha Almeida graduates in chemical engineering from the Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo. Working as an employee in some engineering companies, he noticed the need for an analysis laboratory that could develop processes and identify contaminants in waste streams, for industries of all segments.

With his background and entrepreneurial ideal, he founded EP Engenharia do Processo in 1974, aiming to supply the market with laboratory analysis for production process control and environmental control. Years later, with his experience and acquired knowledge, he composed a team for projects, since the laboratory, previously set up, gave all the support for the development of the process.

When he replaced the founder, Dr. Joaquim da Rocha Almeida, his son took over the direction of the company and today, together with a team of approximately 350 collaborators, has placed EP Engenharia do Processo in the ranks of the most respected companies in the field of equipment, water and effluent treatment, operational outsourcing and environmental analysis.

In 1993 the boiler shop is inaugurated in the municipality of Nazaré Paulista in an acquired area of 72,000 m², with a built area of 7000 m², where tanks, compact stations, large equipment are manufactured and years later the factory for products for water treatment of cooling towers, high pressure boilers, reverse osmosis systems and water and effluent treatment was set up, called EP Química.

In 2004, with a complete laboratory, in terms of equipment and trained professionals, a new company, EP Analítica, was created, offering laboratory analysis with excellence. Today one of the most complete in the country and with a large number of parameters accredited by Inmetro.

To serve their customers in a complete way, where any and all needs related to water and effluents, they could find in a single company, was born the EP Equipment in 2015, offering the market parts, items and consumables for treatment systems.

That’s how, after more than 50 years, taking one step at a time, structuring ourselves and growing in a sustainable way, we now have more than 350 employees spread throughout Brazil, divided between our four areas of activity.
And without losing our values and tradition, we have become EP!