please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message for other uses see netafim disambiguation . netafim type private industry drip and micro irrigation technologies founded 1965 ; 51 years ago 1965 headquarters israel key people ran maidan president & ceo number of employees over 4 000 website www.netafim.com netafim is an israeli pioneer of drip and micro irrigation products for agriculture greenhouse landscape and mining applications . the company s offering includes drippers dripperlines sprinklers and micro emitters . netafim also manufactures and distributes crop management technologies including monitoring and control systems dosing systems and crop management software . netafim holds an over 30 % share of the global drip irrigation market and is recognized citation needed as the world leading provider of drippers and dripperlines . the company recorded revenues of over 800 million in 2014 . netafim is headed by president & ceo ran maidan and jointly owned by permira funds 61 % kibbutz hatzerim 33 % and kibbutz magal 6 % . contents 1 history 2 ownership 3 products 4 global presence 5 drip irrigation & sustainability 6 see also 7 references 8 external links history edit 1960 1965 water engineer and inventor simcha blass carries out tests on the world s first dripper device 1965 kibbutz hatzerim signs agreement with blass to establish netafim 1966 introduces world s first commercial dripper 1978 introduces world s first pressure compensated pc dripper 1981 opens first subsidiary outside of israel 1998 merges into single corporation 2007 introduces world s first low flow dripper 2011 permira funds acquires controlling interest 1 2013 named 2013 stockholm industry water award siwi laureate 2 ownership edit in 1973 netafim brought in its first partner kibbutz magal based in the sharon region and then added a second partner kibbutz yiftach based in the upper galilee region in 1978 . netafim hatzerim magal and yiftach merged to create netafim acs ltd in 1998 . in 2006 markstone capital partners group and tene investment funds acquired a share of netafim . in 2011 the european private equity fund permira acquired a majority stake in netafim . today netafim is jointly owned by permira funds 61 % kibbutz hatzerim 33 % and kibbutz magal 6 % . products edit netafim offices at hatzerim netafim produces drip irrigation systems and other water technologies intended to increase yields and improve crop production while preserving quality and quantity of water and soil fertility . the company products are designed to provide solutions in the areas of efficient irrigation control and agronomy for a range of field crops orchards and vineyards grown under varied topographic and climatic conditions throughout the world . at present netafim is developing ecological solutions for producing fuel from alternative sources . concurrently netafim is launching a low pressure irrigation system that offers a solution for areas where water pressure and or electrical infrastructure do not permit using high pressure systems . this development will facilitate introduction of the drip irrigation systems into additional agricultural areas . global presence edit in 1981 the company opened nii its first international subsidiary in the us . today netafim maintains 28 subsidiaries and 16 manufacturing plants worldwide and employs over 4 000 workers . drip irrigation & sustainability edit netafim is involved in several global sustainability initiatives . the company is a member of the un ceo water mandate and un global compact ungc and was named 2013 stockholm industry water award laureate for its contribution to sustainable water management . see also edit science and technology in israel economy of israel agricultural research in israel agriculture in israel references edit permira buys 61 pct of israel s netafim reuters stockholm industry water award . siwi . netafim a pioneer and leading provider of drip and micro irrigation technology worldwide has been named the 2013 stockholm industry water award laureate . external links edit netafim interview with israel makov netafim s chairman of the board from tlvinsider issue 3 november 2009 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title netafim & oldid 739312775 categories companies established in 1965low flow irrigation systemsirrigationagriculture companies of israelisraeli brandspermira companieshydroculturehidden categories articles lacking sources from august 2015all articles lacking sourcesall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from august 2016 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia 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