England and Wales’ water regulator Ofwat has launched the Water Discovery Challenge - a £4 million (€4.5 million) competition for innovators from the energy industry with bold and ingenious ideas. The competition is the latest from Ofwat’s £200 million (€226 million) Innovation Fund, which seeks to generate new ideas to tackle issues including managing leaks,... [Read More]

CIRCOR International has announced a renewed service partnership with PumpsPlus. The PumpsPlus service center in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, will continue to work closely with the factory to provide service for IMO, Allweiler and Warren brand pumps. In a joint effort, CIRCOR and PumpsPlus recently completed the recertification of the service and repair centre. The PumpsPlus,... [Read More]

The first pump was fully assembled at the new NETZSCH campus in Waldkraiburg and passed on to the shipping department. The successful initiative from the planning and implementation to the ground-breaking ceremony took place in less than two years. In addition to the customers, the employees at NETZSCH Pumps & Systems will also benefit from the new building and the consolidation... [Read More]

Aqueous Vets® (AV) was recognised by the American Society of Civil Engineers Los Angeles (ASCE LA) for its collaboration with Orange County Water District (OCWD) and Yorba Linda Water District (YLWD) to design and install the largest single-site ion exchange (IX) per- and poly-fluoroalkyl (PFAS) treatment facility in the country. The YLWD PFAS treatment facility was... [Read More]

Landia has just supplied its 25th pump to a London-based snack-food manufacturer in a partnership that is now celebrating its 20th anniversary. The food manufacturer began using Landia long-shaft chopper pumps two decades ago to transfer effluent from below-ground pits to its wastewater treatment plant. First supplied as 5.5kW units, but in more recent years as 7.5kW,... [Read More]

Sustainable solutions provider Perstorp is investing in a project that will allow it to use wastewater from a nearby municipal treatment plant for production operations in Stenungsund, Sweden. This will save 1.1 million litres of fresh water per year. The project will enable Perstorp to secure the future supply of water for the Stenungsund plant. It also fits with the... [Read More]

Millions of pounds of work to enhance how wastewater is treated before being released to the environment is being invested in the Pagham area of the UK. Southern Water and their delivery partners GTb will be installing new treatment equipment, tanks and pumps to improve the way wastewater is treated at the works. This work is park of Southern Water’s commitment to... [Read More]

AUMA’s new PROFOX actuators have been operating successfully at Zandvliet wastewater treatment plant in Cape Town, South Africa. The customer has been pleased with the reliability of the new actuators and their outstanding configuration flexibility since they have been in operation for more than a year. Zandvliet is one of the first plants worldwide to be equipped... [Read More]

A new treatment plant with a cost-effective biological treatment process has won the coveted State Excellence Award from Alabama’s Water Environment Association (AWEA). The Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) from Lakeside Equipment Corporation was specified by the plant’s designers, CDG, Inc for its robustness, ease of operation and scalability for future needs. The... [Read More]

A large Indian water purification company has increased the efficiency and reliability of its water purification plant with new Wanner Hydra-Cell pumps. The plant previously had to slow or stop operations due to frequent leakages and a lack of reliability in critical pumps. The company quickly spotted the problem and, working with Wanner International, found a solution.... [Read More]

Axens has acquired HydroThane Holding BV, an engineering company specialising in biological technologies for the treatment of industrial wastewater streams to protect the environment. The biogas produced through this technology can be further valorised after biochemical and chemical desulphurisation process, part of HydroThane’s portfolio. Based in 's-Hertogenbosch,... [Read More]

A wastewater mixing and aeration system made by Landia has completed five years of uninterrupted service in North Wales at KK Fine Foods. The company is a manufacturer of high-quality meat, fish and vegetarian meal solutions. Externally-mounted, the 11kW AirJet comprises venturi nozzles and the Landia Chopper Pump invented by the company back in 1950. Operating 24/7,... [Read More]

Wilo is set to become Borussia Dortmund’s sustainability partner from next year. The multinational technology group and the German football club have decided to expand their partnership. As part of this partnership, which is initially planned to last three years, the worldwide leading manufacturer of pumps and pump systems will help the sports club to reduce its carbon... [Read More]

Anglian Water has started work on a £3.6 million (€4.1 million) investment into Wittering Water Recycling Centre, which will see the installation of new phosphorous removal equipment, to further protect the local environment and improve river water quality. This essential investment by Anglian Water, which began in June and is due to finish in December, forms part... [Read More]

CIRCOR International has renewed its service partnership with ProFlow Pumping Solutions. The ProFlow service centres will continue to provide service for IMO, Allweiler, and Warren brand pumps at their Midwest facilities. For more than two decades, ProFlow Pumping Solutions has been a main distributor for CIRCOR fluid handling products. Headquartered in Blue Island,... [Read More]

The Finnish energy technology company Oilon and energy firm Helen have won a heat pump award in the DecarBuilding series with their new solution. The competition, arranged by the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) since 2011, rewards most innovative and energy-efficient heat pump projects on the continent. The award was given for a new type of heat pump solution where... [Read More]

An industrial filter maker is set to highlight how its solutions can help the water sector manage the challenges of climate change, ongoing pricing reviews and rising customer demand. Experts from Amazon Filters will focus on water companies’ need for ‘resilience and strategic planning’ when they exhibit at the seventh annual Drinking Water Quality Conference. A... [Read More]