Jan 25, 2021
€57 million Dubai water pipeline extension work nears completion
Water/Wastewater News
Jan 22, 2021
Pipelines
Remote monitoring specialist Ovarro has completed the acquisition of Datawatt, a Netherlands-based technology and automation company serving the water and energy sectors.
Established in 1977, Datawatt provides technically advanced monitoring and telemetry solutions, including remote terminal units (RTUs) and SCADA systems.
Ovarro, a subsidiary of Laurel Solutions, is... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jan 19, 2021
Pumps
Ferrier Pumps has brought about a successful solution to a tricky wastewater application at a new chicken processing plant in Scotland.
With washdown water containing feathers, faeces and sawdust, achieving the required flow rate was critical, as was the selection of a pump that could cope with the difficult solids.
As part of its design, which included two screens,... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jan 14, 2021
Pumps
Siltbuster has provided Costain with four modular treatment solutions to be used during the delivery of a £200 million (€224 million) project.
The leading water treatment specialist has been tasked with planning the water run-off management during the building of a new dual carriageway in the UK.
The route goes past several surface watercourses including the Savick... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jan 13, 2021
Pumps
British Water’s wastewater treatment technicians’ training continued successfully through the last 12 months despite the COVID-19 crisis.
Onsite assessment procedures, carried out by a workplace assessor as part of British Water’s Wastewater Treatment Plant Accreditation Scheme, were rigorously reviewed to ensure they complied with the government’s COVID-19 health... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jan 11, 2021
Pumps
The British Pump Manufacturers Association’s (BPMA) pump fundamentals training course was originally developed as a one-day classroom-based course, usually held at its training facility in West Bromwich.
But due to the continuing disruption caused by COVID-19, these courses are being conducted online as live webinars for the foreseeable future.
Delivered over a series... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jan 11, 2021
Pumps
Kirloskar Brothers Limited (KBL) has recently received renewed certification for 320 and 45 models of its submersible pump-sets.
These water and oil-filled bore-well submersible pump-sets are mainly used in the agriculture and domestic user segments.
The BIS certification is an indicator of KBL’s trusted product and service quality. It comes from the Bureau of Indian... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jan 7, 2021
Pumps
Flowrox, a Finland based company specialising in flow control, process automation, environmental and solid-liquid separation technologies, has strengthened its operations in Central Europe.
It has done so by opening a new subsidiary, Flowrox GmbH in Ratingen, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Jukka Koskela, president & CEO of Flowrox, explained the strategic importance of the new... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jan 6, 2021
Pumps
A planning application for a long-awaited new reservoir in Hampshire to secure reliable water supplies for the future has been submitted by Portsmouth Water.
The UK company wants to build Havant Thicket Reservoir in Havant, in collaboration with Southern Water, to safeguard water resources for the South East.
The new resource would protect precious local chalk streams... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jan 6, 2021
Pumps
The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) – the organisation which represents the business interests of UK and Irish suppliers of liquid pumps and related equipment – continues to grow beyond its recent milestone of 100 member companies with new additions.
GMT Electrical Services is latest company to appreciate the benefits afforded to BPMA members.
Established... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jan 5, 2021
Valves
AY McDonald has acquired Val-Matic Valve Corporation.
Val-Matic Valve, based in Elmhurst, Illinois, was founded in 1966 by Andrew Nuter and is a manufacturer of 14 valve product lines for the water and wastewater, industrial, commercial building construction and plumbing industries.
The company has an additional manufacturing facility in Addison, Illinois.
John Ballun,... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jan 4, 2021
Pumps
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) is providing direct sales, support and service of its Bredel range of heavy duty hose pumps in all regions.
This announcement is the final part of a phased transition to move away from the distribution of its Bredel range by distribution partner AxFlow Group.
Countries affected by the change are Finland, Norway, The Netherlands,... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Jan 4, 2021
Pipelines
Twelve rural Indiana communities will share more than $8 million (€6.5 million) in federal grants to improve their water systems.
Lt Gov Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs announced the grants last week.
“These grants are vital to Indiana’s economic success as these projects should improve the quality of life in these rural communities,”... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Dec 24, 2020
Pipelines
Failure to properly dispose of food waste such as turkey grease could lead to blocked sewers and pipes, Northumbrian Water has warned.
As families across the region prepare to cook Christmas dinner, they are often unaware of the potential problems that could be caused by the big wash leading to blocked pipes.
Clearing up can often involve the disposal of large volumes... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Dec 23, 2020
Pipelines
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an $85 million (€70 million) Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the city of San Mateo, California, for a project to reduce sewer overflows.
The announcement complements a separate WIFIA loan of $210 million (€172 million) announced in November 2020 for upgrades to the city’s wastewater... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Dec 22, 2020
Pumps
Bedford Pumps has successfully completed the commissioning of two of their fish friendly pumps at Pitt Polder Pumping Station in British Columbia, Canada.
The pumping station is located within the City of Pitt Meadows that lies at the confluence of the Fraser and Pitt Rivers.
About 86% of the city is located within a flood plain and the city relies on a continuous dyke... [Read More]
Water/Wastewater News
Dec 21, 2020
Pumps
The UK-based engineering technical services firm RSK Group Limited (RSK) is in the process of acquiring Black & Veatch’s Water Europe and Water Asia businesses.
These include UK-based Black & Veatch Limited, Black & Veatch Hong Kong Limited and Black & Veatch (SEA) Pte Limited in Singapore.
The deal is expected to complete in early 2021 and includes all the employees,... [Read More]
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