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Gas network in north of UK gets pipe upgrade

UK gas distributor Northern Gas Networks (NGN) is investing £77,000 (€86,000) to upgrade the gas distribution network in the Leeds area. The project in the Hipperholme area will take about six weeks to complete. The work will see old metallic gas mains replaced with modern plastic pipes. Northern Gas Networks, which operates in the north of the UK, is continuing to prioritise work in line…
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Jun 16, 2020

Thames Water upgrades ageing sewage works

A 1960s-built sewage treatment works in the UK has been given a £3.6 million (€4 million) upgrade by Thames Water to protect the environment and serve a growing population. Faringdon sewage works, in Oxfordshire, is responsible for treating the wastewater of around 8,000 households and businesses in Faringdon and the Coxwells. Upgrades include two huge new sewage filters and a standby power…
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Jun 15, 2020

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Over 250,000 vacancies need to be filled in UK water industry over next decade

British Water has welcomed the 2020-2025 Workforce Renewal and Skills Strategy launched by the Energy and Utilities Skills Partnership. The document sets out how the sector can ensure a safe, skilled and sustainable workforce, and fill an estimated 277,000 vacancies over the next decade, while addressing challenges such as the climate emergency, skills shortages and a constricted labour…
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Jun 15, 2020

Grundfos announces plans to acquire Eurowater

Grundfos has entered into an agreement to acquire Eurowater in a bid to strengthen its value proposition within the water treatment business. The acquisition aligns closely with Grundfos’ strategy to strengthen its innovation leadership within water technology, and supports the company’s purpose to pioneer solutions to the world’s water and climate challenges and improve the quality of…
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Jun 12, 2020

Vodafone joins forces with SES to reduce water leaks

SES Water and Vodafone have signed a 10-year deal to revolutionise how water leaks are detected and prevented. The UK based water firm will use Vodafone’s Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) technology to create an intelligent water distribution network that aims to cut leakage by 15% over the next five years and pave the way for more than halving it by 2045. In the UK alone, it is…
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Jun 12, 2020

Arizona water treatment plant upgrade hailed a success

The city of Douglas in Arizona celebrated upgrades and increased treatment capacity at its wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). The expansion of the WWTP is part of a larger project that includes the extension of new wastewater collection infrastructure to provide first-time service to households. The WWTP upgrades were partially funded with a US$7.6-million (€6.7 million) grant from the…
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Jun 11, 2020

Sulzer pump range receives top certification

Sulzer launched its energy-efficient CPE end-suction single-stage centrifugal pump range two years ago. Now the company’s CPE pump has been granted NSF61 and NSF372 drinking water certification, which means the pump range now conforms with the highest standards related to drinking water applications as well as the energy efficiency requirements of all industries globally. The CPE pump is…
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Jun 11, 2020

Centrisys wins order for work at water recycling plant

Centrisys Corporation will supply five decanter centrifuges and one spare rotating assembly unit to support an upgrade and expansion at a California plant. The leading North American manufacturer of decanter and thickening centrifuges and dewatering systems, announced it had won an order from Inland Empire Utilities to support a planned upgrade and expansion of its regional water recycling plant…
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Features

Jun 10, 2020

Flow sensors help with cheese production analysis

Dairy cooperative ARLA Foods has selected BAUMER’s FlexFlow sensors to obtain more detailed analysis of energy consumption during cheese production at its Falkenberg location in Sweden. The use of flow sensors which monitor both flow velocity and the temperature of mediums at critical locations in a major dairy processing plant have proved to be very significant in providing vital energy…
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Jun 10, 2020

UK water company names partners for €392 million infrastructure programme

Anglian Water has announced who will form its new Strategic Pipeline Alliance after a competitive procurement process. The water company will join forces with construction and engineering giants Costain, Farrans, Jacobs and Mott MacDonald Bentley as part of a contract worth over £350 million (€392 million), to complete one of the largest strategic water infrastructure projects in the UK.…
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Jun 9, 2020

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Xylem beats its greenhouse gas emissions target

Xylem Inc, a global water technology company, revealed it has succeeded in reducing greenhouse gas emissions - exceeding its planned target. Xylem’s 2019 sustainability report, Water for a healthy world, revealed the company had achieved a 28.3% reduction in emissions, against a target of 20% set in 2014. “The importance of water to community sustainability is more apparent today than…
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Jun 8, 2020

Crucial maintenance through pipe freezing

Companies facing system downtime can drastically reduce pipe and valve repair and maintenance costs with Accu-Freeze. The system is available from the Pipestopper Division of Huntingdon Fusion Techniques HFT. Georgia Gascoyne, CEO of HFT, said: “Pipe freezing is a simple and efficient way of sealing a pipe or system while pipe repairs or general pipework maintenance is carried out, without…
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Jun 8, 2020

5m long Landia pump bound for farm-based plant in Ireland

Landia has manufactured one of its longest long-shaft chopper pumps - for a slurry pit that is 5.25m deep - for a biogas plant in Ireland. The order was won by DPS Ltd, Landia’s distributor for Ireland and Northern Ireland. It will see the the pump used in a reception pit, where it will blend cow slurry with other imported media, before pumping it onwards to the primary digester. DPS…
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Jun 5, 2020

New water pipelines to be installed in London borough

Thames Water is installing resilient new water pipes to protect a busy London borough’s water supply for future generations. The project will be part of a collaborative effort with gas company Cadent, which will be replacing gas mains in the area, and Transport for London and Hackney Council, which will carry out essential maintenance works. All three works taking place simultaneously in the…
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