In 2008 he joined the team of one of the large commercial companies in the water sector in Bulgaria. For a period of two years he participated directly in the processes of restructuring, organizational development, establishment of commercial policies and planning. It was exactly in this period that Dimitar Ivanov understood the potential of creating high-quality products and services tailored for efficiency increase in the WSS sector. Due to the experience and entrepreneurial approach of his partners he had the opportunity to found WATO and to enter the water sector. Within WATO he got engaged in a series of projects in Bulgaria, the Balkans and Russia. The aim of all these projects was the efficiency increase in water-network management through the combination of engineering approaches, products and services.

Today, within its own production facility in Kazanlak, officially opened in 2012, WATO produces a couple of series of valves and fittings and persistently strives to expand and enrich its product range as it offers services for effective management of WSS networks and water-loss reduction. WATO has established presence and distribution networks in more than 15 countries and works closely with water operators in Bulgaria and the region. The company is already one of the established suppliers of equipment and services for network monitoring, field data capture and follow-up analysis for future investments in WSS infrastructure.

The core contribution of Dimitar Ivanov in HYDROLIA AD will be driven towards innovation fostering in the sector as well as increase in the knowledge and skills for business development and sustainable management of WSS assets of industrial clients in Bulgaria and the region.