Following three years of successful service by Landia aeration units at one of the UK’s most popular holiday parks, a leading water and wastewater asset management company has introduced an additional unit to one of its customer’s other sought-after destinations. As well as for the holiday parks it works with, the asset management company has also brought in Landia’s... [Read More]

KSB and Leistritz Pumpen are embarking on a joint service future with the aim of becoming even more efficient and networked, providing an extended range of screw pump services. Following a successful test phase in France, the service alliance will be rolled out step by step to other countries. Frankenthal-based KSB is a leading supplier of pumps, valves and services.... [Read More]

ACWA Power has signed an agreement to restructure the Shuaibah 3 Independent Water and Power Project (IWPP). The Saudi firm is a developer, investor and operator of power generation, desalinated water and green hydrogen plants worldwide, Shuaibah Water Electricity Company (SWEC), and Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC), the off-taker of Shuaibah 3 IWPP. The agreement... [Read More]

United Utilities has issued a periodic indicative notice to start a tender process for the Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme (HARP). This is under a ground-breaking new contract model, after receiving formal consent from water regulator Ofwat. It is the first time that the Direct Procurement for Customers model has been used in the UK water sector, following three... [Read More]

Planned improvement works will begin at Bewl Water in the UK to ensure a safe and sustainable long-term future for this vital reservoir. Southern Water plans to begin construction in autumn, with the works taking place at the northern end of the reservoir, on the engineered section of the dam wall, helping to maintain safety and future-proof the site against effects of... [Read More]

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions (WMFTS) will be showcasing its Qdos range of peristaltic chemical metering pumps at the ACE22 water conference. The company will also be showcasing many new Qdos mounting solutions, and Bredel line of heavy-duty sludge pumps. On display will be the Qdos range of chemical metering pumps, ideal for disinfection, pH adjustment,... [Read More]

Global water technology company Xylem helped prevent more than 500 billion gallons of polluted water from flooding communities in 2021, according to its annual Sustainability Report. The report highlighted the company’s work with customers and partners to solve the world’s greatest water challenges. It also detailed Xylem’s progress to reduce its operational... [Read More]

The water environment around Weobley is set to receive a boost thanks to a £3.5 million (4.1 million) investment scheme by Welsh Water. The utility company is set to start work on a project which will see it upgrading the wastewater treatment works which it owns and operates in the area. The treatment works already treats the wastewater it receives from the surrounding... [Read More]

Yorkshire Water will invest up to £13 million (€15.4 million) in its wastewater network and treatment works, upstream of the River Wharfe at Ilkley in the UK. The announcement comes as the UK’s first inland bathing water at Ilkley was rated ‘poor’ by the Environment Agency. Modelling has indicated during periods of dry weather the main contributors to background... [Read More]

The Prince of Wales in the UK visited Carlisle’s water treatment works to see how ultraviolet LEDs are making ripples in the field of low energy water treatment. Developed by Penrith firm Typhon, the technology is the only one of its kind capable of disinfecting drinking water supplies on a large scale. Tested and developed with water company United Utilities, the... [Read More]

Xylem celebrated the milestone of producing its five millionth Flygt pump. A Flygt Concertor, a wastewater pumping system with integrated digital intelligence, was the five millionth pump to roll off the production line and will serve the UK-based water utility, Scottish Water. The Concertor, which delivers energy savings of up to 70% compared to a conventional pumping... [Read More]

Flowserve Corp has entered into a non-exclusive partnership agreement with cleantech water solutions company Gradiant to help address challenging problems in water and wastewater treatment. The partnership brings together Flowserve’s flow control solutions and product expertise with Gradiant’s tailored water treatment technology. Flowserve provides engineered and... [Read More]

Sulzer is expanding its footprint in India with a new service centre. The company has opened the new state-of-the-art service centre in Vadodara, Gujarat. The facility will widen the availability of high-quality services for rotating equipment in India. Using cutting-edge machinery and advanced digital technologies, the centre will offer repairs, upgrades, retrofits... [Read More]

Riventa has identified annual savings of almost £20,000 (€23,600) for a food processor’s cooling system after refurbishing five pumps. Sending chilled water from heat-exchangers, the pumps were all found to be showing significant signs of wear. With an average load of 45% (equivalent to 2.2 pumps running at any one time), the five pumps had even more demands placed... [Read More]

India-based Kirloskar Brothers Limited (KBL) is showcasing  a series of new generation energy-efficient pumps. KBL’s recently unveiled new generation pumps are  made with advanced technology as these pumps consume less energy for high performance. “We have been helping farmers’ prosper by producing energy-efficient pumps since the very beginning and will continue... [Read More]

Atlas Copco has agreed to acquire LEWA and Geveke alongside its subsidiaries. LEWA is a leading manufacturer of diaphragm metering pumps, process pumps, and complete metering systems. Geveke distributes compressors and engineers advanced and complex process pump installations. LEWA was founded in 1952 and is based in Germany. The company has around 1,200 employees.... [Read More]