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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 years of planning and…
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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 climate change.
The…
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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, and flocculation of drinking…
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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 footprint, including cutting…
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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 area to a high standard,…
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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 bacteria were from…
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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 technology has been scaled…
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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 system, is among the…
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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 industrial pumps, seals and…
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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 and parts manufacturing…
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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 on them during warmer…
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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 to do so in the future…
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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. LEWA offers…
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Anglian Water is starting work to upgrade equipment and storage at their Caistor water recycling centre in the UK.
The scheme marks a £7 million (€8.3 million) investment, as part of a larger programme of work totalling over £100 million (€120 million) across the region, which includes installing new storm water storage and phosphorus removal treatment at 110 water recycling sites.
The…
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Pump specialists Riventa has created significant savings at a global tyre manufacturer’s water pumping plant.
This includes an annual energy reduction of 13% in the port city of Yeosu in South Korea.
For a pressurised system that circulates cooling water for synthetic rubber processing, Riventa utilised its FREEFLOW technology and Green Pump Index (GPX) benchmarking system to simultaneously…
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Fifteen years on since a major UK water utility chose Landia as its framework supplier for anoxic mixers, over 200 of the units continue to work day and night across the extensive region.
Installed in anoxic zones during 2007 at over 20 wastewater treatment plants, the Landia POP-I Flowmakers were seen at the time as the equipment that could offer the very best in performance and efficiency, as…
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The KSB Group was awarded a contract to deliver 14 large submersible motor pumps for flood control in Paraguay at the end of last year.
The pumps are intended for equipping several pumping stations belonging to the Costanera de Pilar y control de inundaciones project.
The pumps are to be used to prevent future flooding during the high-water season along the tributaries of the Río Paraguay.…
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ACWA Power had been appointed by The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC) to build utilities infrastructure that relies on renewable energy for power generation, water production, wastewater treatment and district cooling.
The project includes the provision of renewable power, potable water, wastewater treatment district cooling and solid waste treatment for 16 hotels, an international airport…
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