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Kohtari, who are working with an increasing number of water companies and regulators to safeguard water quality, has appointed Lord St John of Bletso as strategic adviser.
In a move designed to support the company’s international growth, strategic partnerships and governance as it scales its water intelligence platforms, Lord St John brings significant experience across international markets,…
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Pump manufacturer Tsurumi is expanding its portfolio and will be collaborating with the Italian specialist Dragflow in future.
The aim is to offer users in the infrastructure sectors a broader range of solutions for dewatering, slurry pumping and sediment management.
The firm’s product range comprises hundreds of pump models for construction dewatering, high-pressure applications, residual…
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Grundfos has delivered a solar powered pumping solution to help safeguard water security at a remote farm and tourism business in Australia’s Northern Territory.
The installation has significantly improved water reliability while reducing fuel use and emissions.
Located around 200 kilometres north of Alice Springs, Athelle Outback Hideaway operates in an extremely arid environment where…
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Pump manufacturer Tsurumi is strengthening its position in the municipal sewage sector with the continued success of its CZ pump series, which has rapidly become one of the company’s flagship product lines.
Designed specifically for sewage containing high levels of solids and fibres, the CZ series addresses an area where conventional pumps often struggle. At the core of the design is a…
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Trial of an innovative phosphorus removal technology at a Sussex wastewater treatment plant (WwTP) has led to the purchase of two Flocell XFM20 filtration units by UK utility Southern Water.
Wastewater treatment specialist WCS Environmental Engineering (WCSEE), now Marlowe Environmental Services (MES), initially hired out the equipment for use at Storrington WwTP in June 2025. Following a…
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On Hawaii’s Big Island, a forward-thinking wastewater treatment project has successfully introduced a compact aeration and clarification solution that ensures environmental protection while extending the life of aging infrastructure.
Many smaller treatment plants process less than 500,000 gallons per day and often operate with just one aeration pond, one clarifier, and no redundancy. As liners…
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A state-of-the-art analyser system that provides fast, fully automated monitoring of up to four sampling points has enabled a popular Swiss town to take swift action in the event of abnormal changes to water quality.
In the Canton of Zug (where since 1892, utility company WWZ has supplied water services), heavy rainfall, nearby construction and ageing assets could all trigger changes in water…
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Faced with a potential £500,000 (€430,000) bill for a new effluent tank, at a time when future expansion plans were unknown, Meadow Foods has had its dilemma solved at a fraction of the cost by FLI CAP Technology.
The ageing 1,250m3 tank was burdened with an old energy-guzzling 110kW blower system that due to breakages wasn’t providing anywhere near the required amount of…
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CIRCOR International has showcased its ALLWEILER AE-RG Hopper Pump Series, engineered for superior performance in demanding environments.
This Hopper Pump Series is designed for the efficient and reliable transfer of highly viscous, abrasive, or solids-laden materials, making it ideal for challenging applications such as wastewater treatment — especially dry sludge handling — biogas, and…
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Menzel Elektromotoren has manufactured a pump motor for the Red Cross in Syria.
The vertical motor will help stabilise the water supply in communities destroyed in the civil war. The pump station operator required a straightforward drop-in replacement for an old V1-type motor, matching the existing mechanical interfaces without any constructional changes.
This called for various complex…
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For sludge tank mixing applications in the north of England, a total of three Landia Chopper Pumps have now replaced units that were causing irritating operational and financial issues for a water company.
Frustrated not only by a broken seal, but the prohibitive cost and time delay to replace it, the water company first switched one sludge tank’s pumping and mixing duties to a Landia Chopper…
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When Cranswick Country Foods Fresh Poultry was looking for a new centrifuge to increase capacity and processing efficiency at a wastewater treatment plant at their Yaxley production plant, they turned to the Hiller model DP45-422VAHYAC centrifuge from MSE Hiller.
Cranswick’s old centrifuge system had become mechanically unreliable, difficult to maintain and was no longer able to keep up with…
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A wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Southern California needed to replace a diaphragm metering pump that injects ferrous chlorate into a transfer line that feeds municipal sludge to the plant’s digesters.
Its existing pump was not able to overcome the line pressure to inject the proper amount of ferrous chlorate required for the process. The new pump selected easily handles the application.…
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A major NHS hospital in the Midlands has cut its annual operational costs by £750,000 after replacing its outdated sewage pumping system with a new high-efficiency setup designed and installed by pump specialists Dura Pump.
The hospital had long struggled with frequent blockages caused by fats, oils, greases, and debris - leading to costly downtime and reliance on tankers to remove waste.
The…
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STORTEC Engineering Limited, a leading specialist contractor for liquid storage, biogas and mechanical solutions, has won a major order to design and build digesters and a hydrolysis tank for a new food-waste-to-energy facility in Australia.
Utilising the latest material selection, STORTEC’s Ultrastore stainless steel tanks offer extended asset life whilst supporting a sustainable approach,…
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Smith & Loveless has highlighted its EVERLAST™ Series CAPSULAR® Above-Ground Pump Station, a pre-engineered wastewater pumping solution.
Engineered for above-ground installation, the CAPSULAR® Above-Ground Pump Station eliminates confined space hazards and minimises field labour with its factory-built and tested construction, making it a safe and efficient choice for municipal sewer…
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Atlas Copco’s footprint and expertise have improved critical dewatering operations on a strategic infrastructure project in the Philippines.
The Dipolog-Dapitan bridge project is one of several development initiatives on the island of Mindanao, intended to boost economic growth in the region. Despite high levels of rainfall, safe working conditions have been maintained and the project has…
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Rockwell Automation has announced that its industrial computing technology is delivering critical data-based AI instructions for more precise water-turbine control at PVO-Vesivoima’s hydroelectric plants in Finland.
The control solution uses real-time operational data and applies machine learning and AI to identify the interactions that determine the frequency of the electricity grid.
The…
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