Founders

Pristill was founded in 2024 by Simon Newman and Steve Bitterly, who have known each other since early 2000’s. Following nearly fifteen years working on a variety of water purification technologies, Steve developed and patented worldwide the concept of Centrifugal Vapor Distillation in 2020. He showed it could outperform other water purification technologies in energy efficiency, purity and ability to handle high salinity. Simon is a successful serial entrepreneur, CEO, and PE executive, with a track record of starting and growing businesses and creating over $3BN in value for investors.

Our Purpose

We aim to deliver outstanding solutions to the most pressing challenges faced by our customers in water security, water purification, and wastewater reuse. Our customers are the companies, governments, communities, and individuals we serve.

 

Our Current Mission

To establish Centrifugal Vapor Distillation as the most efficient and preferred method to purify water for ultrapure use, high-quality drinking water, and wastewater reuse.

Our Core Values and Culture

Culture of Excellence: We strive to attract and retain the most talented and effective individuals across all areas of our operation. To achieve our mission, we build our teams with a diverse set of skills, experiences and abilities.  We look for the following common attributes:

-          Mastery in their respective field and proven ability to get things done.

-          Grit and perseverance in overcome challenges.

-          Forward-thinking, curiosity and openness to improvements.

-          Honesty, trustworthiness, and confidence to speak their mind.

-          Emotional intelligence, humility, and respect for others.

-          Desire to grow and take on new responsibilities quickly.

-          Sense of fun.

Thinking Differently: We combine team members with years of experience in the way things are done, with breakthrough innovators who can pioneer disruptive new approaches. Our teams include top-tier engineers from renowned universities as well as self-taught individuals who bring unique perspectives and skills.

Helping Customers Succeed: Our success is directly linked to the success of our customers. We focus on aligning our goals with those of our customers and consistently strive to exceed their expectations.

Relentless Pursuit of Better.  We aim to improve every aspect of what we do every day. Getting better at anything requires us to be honest with ourselves about how we perform, and to work as a team to make improvements. Getting better demands that we take risks, because any new approach is riskier than well-trodden paths, but not taking risks is a greater danger.  We are committed to excelling in taking bold, calculated risks to foster growth and innovation.

Technology Pioneer. We are dedicated to using the best available technology to improve everything we do, and to constantly remain on the cutting edge.

Partnership and Collaboration. We cannot succeed alone.  We want and value collaborations with other like-minded partners to help us develop our products and service our customers.  It is our goal to be a trusted and reliable partner in anything we do.

Massive Action.  We aim to act more swiftly and boldly than our competitors. Success can demand long hours and hard work, so we need team members who can meet these challenges and have the capacity to learn and excel rapidly. Although we may start small, it is our goal to dominate every market we enter by providing better products, better service, and more value than our competitors.

Global Citizenship. We encourage our employees to engage in community service, requiring a minimum of two hours monthly to support local or global community initiatives. Our vision includes expanding our impact by providing essential services to communities most in need.

 

If our values resonate with you, we invite you to explore career opportunities with us. Vacancies are posted periodically on our website.