Feb 24, 2021
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Water/Wastewater News
Feb 23, 2021
Pumps
A desalination plant in Saudi Arabia has taken advantage of Sulzer’s experience in reverse osmosis (RO) technology to reduce its energy costs and boost reliability.
The Shuqaiq 3 plant on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast is being built by a public private partnership between the Saudi government and an international consortium.
The Spanish water engineering specialist,... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Feb 19, 2021
Pumps
Pump manufacturer Framo is to become a joint partner with fish farming company Lingalaks.
The two companies aim to collaborate on the development of the Stadion Basin innovation project in Norway - a closed, floating production system for salmon, scheduled for completion in 2023.
“The objective with the Stadion Basin is to eliminate problems with salmon lice, accidental... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Feb 18, 2021
Pumps
Southern Water is deploying pumps as extreme rainfall in the UK over the winter has raised the risk of flooding across the region.
Tankers are also being used to protect sewers and reduce the risk of rising water affecting homes and businesses.
Around 50 tankers are busy pumping out rainwater which is forcing its way into the sewer system in a bid to minimise the risk... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Feb 12, 2021
Pumps
Irish company EPS has announced the acquisition of the majority shareholding in Scottish engineering company Ferrier Pumps.
EPS Group is a water and wastewater infrastructure specialist and employs over 500 people in Ireland and the UK.
The addition of Ferrier Pumps brings 47 team members and branches in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen along with 40 years of experience.... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Feb 11, 2021
Pumps
Watermark Projects has introduced a Landia mixing system to help handle wastewater at an expanding organic poultry producer in South Wales.
Prior to the effluent being treated by Watermark Projects’ bespoke dissolved air flotation (DAF) as part of their design and build service, Landia’s AirJet kept the balance tank aerated, ensuring that solids were kept in suspension.
Comprising... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Feb 11, 2021
Pumps
Detection Services has signed an agreement to introduce energy-saving pump/blower optimisation products and services from UK company Riventa.
With headquarters in Dural, New South Wales, Detection Services, established 1991 and the largest water management business across Australia and New Zealand, specialises in multi-discipline pipeline solutions and technologies covering... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Feb 11, 2021
Pumps
A multicrusher made by Borger is playing a key role in the continuing success of an award-winning waste-to-energy operation in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
At Stornoway’s Creed Integrated Waste Management Facility on the Isle of Lewis, the Borger multicrusher consistently chops a seven-cubic tonne batch per shift of coarse waste salmon. This has enabled the facility... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Feb 10, 2021
Pumps
A manufacturer of peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies is accelerating its digital transformation by signing a major new deal with PTC.
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group, which has multiple sites in the UK and more than 1,700 employees globally, has invested in Augmented Reality (AR) technology to combat the restraints of the pandemic and bring... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Feb 5, 2021
Pumps
A new £26 million (€29 million) pumping station in East Anglia, UK, will protect businesses and homes from flooding.
The King's Lynn Internal Drainage board is constructing the new station at Islington, near Lynn, that will help safeguard 1,500 homes and 500 businesses.
The Environment Agency is funding the project that will serve 25 square miles of the fens to the... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Feb 4, 2021
Pumps
Thorite moved to their new UK headquarters at the start of the new year.
One of the UK’s leading independent specialist of pneumatics, air compressors and fluid handling equipment has vacated their old Laisterdyke, Bradford address, to their new premises close to the centre of the city.
The decision to move was because the company has grown to the point where space... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Feb 1, 2021
Pumps
Siltbuster developed and mobilised a large modular water treatment system as part of its essential infrastructure improvement work at a Welsh water reservoir.
The UK's leading water treatment specialist carried out the work at a facility near Caernarfon in North Wales.
The work, being undertaken by Lewis Civils, involved drilling, which generated fine rock particles... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jan 28, 2021
Pumps
The African Generator Company was appointed as the exclusive BBA Pumps distributor for the entire African continent at the end of last year.
The company with its roots in South Africa is now responsible for the deliveries and after sales of the BBA Pumps mobile centrifugal pumps, piping systems and spare parts.
In the coming months, a large stock of mobile pumps and... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jan 19, 2021
Pumps
Ferrier Pumps has brought about a successful solution to a tricky wastewater application at a new chicken processing plant in Scotland.
With washdown water containing feathers, faeces and sawdust, achieving the required flow rate was critical, as was the selection of a pump that could cope with the difficult solids.
As part of its design, which included two screens,... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jan 14, 2021
Pumps
Siltbuster has provided Costain with four modular treatment solutions to be used during the delivery of a £200 million (€224 million) project.
The leading water treatment specialist has been tasked with planning the water run-off management during the building of a new dual carriageway in the UK.
The route goes past several surface watercourses including the Savick... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jan 13, 2021
Pumps
British Water’s wastewater treatment technicians’ training continued successfully through the last 12 months despite the COVID-19 crisis.
Onsite assessment procedures, carried out by a workplace assessor as part of British Water’s Wastewater Treatment Plant Accreditation Scheme, were rigorously reviewed to ensure they complied with the government’s COVID-19 health... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jan 11, 2021
Pumps
The British Pump Manufacturers Association’s (BPMA) pump fundamentals training course was originally developed as a one-day classroom-based course, usually held at its training facility in West Bromwich.
But due to the continuing disruption caused by COVID-19, these courses are being conducted online as live webinars for the foreseeable future.
Delivered over a series... [Read More]