Case Study: Evoqua Water Technologies streamlines safe return-to-office desk reservations with Microsoft Power Apps

Evoqua launches desk reservation app on Power Platform to manage flow of returning workers

Evoqua Water Technologies, a global water-treatment provider with about 4,000 employees, needed a way to manage a phased return-to-office during the COVID-19 pandemic and coordinate limited workspaces (including a new Chennai office). Rather than buy a third‑party tool, Evoqua used Microsoft Power Apps (together with Power Automate and SharePoint) to create a mobile-responsive desk reservation solution that met IT, facility-manager, and contact-tracing requirements.

Evoqua built the "Book a Desk" app on Microsoft Power Apps, backed by SharePoint and automated with Power Automate, delivering a working pilot for a consolidated Tewksbury office in roughly two months. The app enables real‑time booking and cancellations, prevents double bookings, retains 14 days of data for contact tracing, and can be cloned per site for decentralized management—helping Evoqua reopen offices more safely and quickly while avoiding extra third‑party costs using Microsoft Power Apps.

Evoqua Water Technologies

Bryan Finney

Senior Director, IT