Work is due to start next month on a £1.3 million (€1.5 million) sewer upgrade in part of Darlington, as Northumbrian Water embarks on a project to protect the environment. The company has set July 5 as the date to start work on replacing an existing pipe with innovative trenchless technology being utilised. This involves digging two pits at either side of the road... [Read More]

Mueller Water Products has announced it has acquired i2O Water a provider of pressure management solutions for about $20 million (€16.5 million). i2O Water delivers intelligent water networks to more than 100 water companies in over 45 countries to reduce water loss by providing solutions that enable clients to instrument, analyse and control water networks to reduce... [Read More]

Rotork IQ and IQT actuators have been ordered for several water treatment plants in New Zealand. The Matamata Piako District Council, of New Zealand’s North Island, has chosen to upgrade multiple sites from pneumatic to electric actuators. The flow control of three large water treatment sites in Morrinsville, Matamata and Te Aroha, as well as smaller sites in Te Poi,... [Read More]

Pump manufacturer Kirloskar Brothers Limited (KBL) has opened a new manufacturing division at the company’s main plant in Kirloskarvadi. The Advanced Technology Product Division (ATPD) has primarily been built as a dedicated manufacturing division for high-end technology products. It is a state-of-the-art facility spread across 6,000 sq m and is fully equipped with... [Read More]

The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) has welcomed yet another two companies into membership. The latest company signing up is Manchester-based, CEMB Hofmann UK. This ISO9001:2015 accredited balancing technology specialist manufactures a wide range of dynamic balancing machines. As well as supplying new machinery, the company can also carry out balancing... [Read More]

Battersea Power Station is a beacon along London’s skyline, famous for supplying over 20% of all London’s electricity in the past – and as the iconic image on Pink Floyd’s Animals. Today, Battersea Shaft Pumping Station serves the Thames Water Ring Main – a critical component in London’s water infrastructure. The Thames Water Ring Main, formerly known as... [Read More]

Neles is introducing a new versatile butterfly valve product range that enables easy configuration for an extensive range of applications in all process industries. With its proven technology and state-of-the-art functionality, the product range offers superior process efficiency with a minimized environmental footprint. The new range combines 45 years of experience... [Read More]

Following a highly successful upgrade to its wastewater process, Glatfelter, the leading global supplier of engineered materials, has made further investments in mixers made by Landia. Manufacturers of quality key products for industries such as food and beverage, electrical, building and medical, Glatfelter first sought to address downtime, as well as health and safety... [Read More]

The Prince of Wales opened J V Energen’s new CO2 capture facility near the Duchy of Cornwall’s Poundbury development in Dorset where green CO₂ is supplied to their new joint venture business BioCarbonics. The gas is captured from a full-scale anaerobic digestion (AD) and biomethane-to-grid plant, to produce a clean, sustainably sourced product for use by local businesses.... [Read More]

Wessex Water trucks powered by sewage and food waste are hitting the roads in the UK this summer to help slash greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality. Each truck converted from diesel to biomethane achieves a carbon saving that’s equivalent to removing more than 100 cars from the roads. Following in the footsteps of the famous Bristol ‘poo bus’, which... [Read More]

One of the country’s largest hospitality management companies has been ordered to pay more than £90,000 (€104,000) after allowing huge amounts of fat, oil and grease (FOG) to get into the Thames Water sewer network. Mitchells & Butlers Leisure Retail was accused of failing to prevent FOG entering the sewers in Kidlington, UK, in 2017. The company pleaded guilty... [Read More]

Oil Dynamics just recently installed and started-up two new Electric Submersible Pumps (ESP) systems near Hannover, Germany. The oilfield operator decided to renew und upgrade its pumping equipment including 10 production wells. Oil Dynamics said its modular technical concept will be able to cope with wide variations of reservoir pressure. The tailor-designed equipment... [Read More]

When the Water Authority Vechtstromen in the Netherlands built a new wastewater pumping station, they installed the new S-tube® impeller into a SL pump, to ensure a reliable operation. Vechtstromen is a regional water authority in the East of the Netherlands. Within its water management area there are 23 midsize cities. The operations and maintenance department runs... [Read More]

taly's Snam SRG.MI has ordered its first supply of steel pipes fully certified to take up to 100% of hydrogen for its natural gas transport network in Italy. Europe's biggest gas pipeline operator said it had signed a contract with Cenergy Holding’s Corinth Pipeworks for 440 kilometres of pipes. The new high-pressure pipes will be used to replace old ones that Snam... [Read More]

A new UK partnership that is bringing significant improvements to leak detection rates globally has been recognised by the water industry. Technology specialist Ovarro and UK utility Anglian Water Services collaborated on the development of remote leak detection device Enigma3hyQ and cloud-based analytics platform PrimeWeb. Between April 2018 and January 2021, the... [Read More]