Ingersoll Rand has agreed to acquire the assets of Tuthill Corp’s Pump Group in an $84.6 million (€73 million) deal. Tuthill’s Pump Group specialises in gear and rotary piston pump solutions for sustainable, high growth end markets, including water and wastewater treatment. The business has manufacturing facilities in Alsip, Illinois, US, and in Ilkeston, UK. “This... [Read More]

German pump specialist Oil Dynamics has been assigned to design, deliver and install a pumping system for Austria's largest thermal resort in Bad Loipersdorf. The recently installed electric submersible pump (ESP) has also performed well during testing. Once the pipeline is completed, the ESP will lift three to six litres per second of 60°C mineral-rich water from an... [Read More]

IWJS has been awarded a place on Anglian Water’s five-year Gravity Sewer Framework. The framework was tendered in three separate lots, with IWJS awarded a place on Lot 1 - cured-in-place pipe and cured-in-place repair. The programme of work will see IWJS, which is part of M Group Services, delivering a range of gravity sewer rehabilitation solutions including UV, heat... [Read More]

NOV has brought together six industrial pump and mixer brands to create a new business unit known as Fluid Motion Solutions. Featuring names such as Mono, Moyno and Chemineer, established in the 1930s and 1950s respectively, Fluid Motion Solutions is backed by an experienced team of specialists. Based in Manchester, England, alongside the existing manufacture of Mono... [Read More]

Flowrox has strengthened its Environmental Technologies product family by introducing the new Flowrox Floating Aerator. The turbine surface aerator effectively aerates wastewater or natural water while keeping costs and maintenance low. The new aerator efficiently transfers and disperses oxygen into the wastewater while the floating design allows fast and easy installation... [Read More]

The world's longest undersea power connection has been switched on allowing Norway and the UK to share renewable energy. The North Sea Link should see the UK reduce its carbon emissions by 23 million tonnes by 2030. According to the National Grid, at full 1,400 megawatt capacity it will import enough hydro power to supply 1.4 million homes. The 720-kilometre cable connects... [Read More]

After a 19-month pandemic induced postponement the 2020/21 Pump Industry Awards ceremony took place on 23 September. The event was held at the Chesford Grange Hotel in Warwickshire, UK, and hosted by Philippa Forrester of Tomorrow’s World. Colin Simpson, business development director at Tomlinson Hall, said: “I was amazed at the quality of all this year’s entries,... [Read More]

Leading Singapore technology partner InnovEng has agreed a new partnership with UK-based Riventa, whose testing and monitoring expertise is designed to maximise the reliability of assets such as turbines, blowers and pumps. InnovEng, specialists in water and wastewater technologies, equipment and piping installation, , as well as electrical and instrumentation for the... [Read More]

Voith has acquired a majority share in the Croatian small hydro company Sintaksa. The company specialises in products and services for electromechanical and automation systems. The agreement took place in Zagreb, Croatia. Sintaksa is a technology company with a strong focus on small hydro, providing products and services in the field of electromechanical and automation... [Read More]

A project using natural flood management techniques to protect homes against flooding, while improving water quality is nearing completion. The project in Thornton, near Blackpool, UK, has brought together experts from United Utilities, the Wyre Rivers Trust, Wyre Council and McDermott Homes to deliver an innovative natural flood management project, which is creating... [Read More]

Pump and mixer manufacturer Landia is hosting an Open Day at its premises in Shropshire, UK, appealing to slurry and wastewater companies. At the Open Day, Landia will give businesses a behind-the-scenes look at the pumping and mixing solutions it provides to the agricultural, biogas and wastewater sectors. Companies offering solutions for tanks, controls, separators,... [Read More]

Anglian Water is investing £1.7 million (€1.9 million) in an essential project to future-proof the wastewater network in Hullbridge, UK. Work on an essential sewer upgrade scheme in Hullbridge, in Essex, will begin on Monday 16 August. The investment will see 2 km of new sewer pipes installed from the west of its pumping station on Ferry Road, under Kendall Park... [Read More]

Thames Water in the UK has completely refurbished two slow sand filter beds at Hampton water treatment works – one of the biggest in Europe. The water firm has fully rebuilt the porous floor and outer walls to help protect supplies for future generations, with the site the size of 100 football pitches producing a third of London’s water. Hampton, built in the 1850s,... [Read More]

Atlas Copco has acquired CPC Pumps International Inc. The Sweden-based company specialises in the design, manufacturing, and servicing of custom-engineered, mission-critical centrifugal pumps. CPC Pumps has 110 employees and is based in Burlington in Ontario, Canada, with North America as their main market. “CPC Pumps is a very good fit because both its technology... [Read More]

KSB is donating domestic water supply systems and grey water pumps worth €50,000 to flooded areas in Germany. In an effort to help those people hit by recent flooding in Rhineland-Palatinate, North Rhine-Westphalia and Bavaria the firm is providing 100 Multi Eco-Pro systems for domestic drinking water supplies. In addition, the Frankenthal branch of the Germany’s... [Read More]

The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) has continued to expand its numbers with another three companies signing up. Devon-based Rauschert, an independent pioneer of innovative industrial solutions in the technical ceramics and plastics market for more than 120 years, has recently joined. For the pump industry, Rauschert offers a large standard range as well... [Read More]