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For art galleries and museums, a priority must be creating and maintaining the perfect environmental conditions to ensure the fabric of their artwork is not compromised. For many buildings of historical and architectural significance in Venice, respecting such a status, whilst managing the humidity, air quality and temperature, is both expensive and a major challenge. It has meant that they have... had to modernise their building services infrastructure whilst maintaining an eye to the past. [read more]

Keeping its network of more than 38000km (or 22,000 miles) of water mains in working order is extremely important for Anglian Water. The utility serves the East of England, an area that is among the driest in the country, receiving only approximately 600mm (23.6in.) of rain each year on average – significantly less than elsewhere in England. With more than 6 million customers in the region... and in Hartlepool, Anglian Water’s 27,500-sq-km (10,618-sq-mile) service area is the largest of any water and sewerage utility in England and Wales. [read more]

In October 2014, construction work began on a new municipal wastewater treatment plant in Mainvilliers, a town in the Eure-et-Loir region of France, located southwest of Paris. The new wastewater treatment plant was designed to replace an existing plant located in nearby Lèves, which had been in operation since 1948. The old plant served 160,000 residents from both Mainvilliers and... Lèves, as well as the surrounding municipality of Chartres. Due to aging infrastructure and increased demand, however, the plant was no longer fit for purpose. [read more]

The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) considers the differences between submersible dry-well and traditional dry-well pump installations, in relation to wastewater or storm-water pumping.  Dry-well pump installations can be categorised as pump systems that can function when submerged in water for extended periods of time, and those that cannot. The suitability of each to a... specific application will depend largely on the layout of the pumping station, as well as the perceived likelihood of flooding. [read more]

Nestled in the pastoral landscape of the Blue Lake Estates’ Community, a group of cautiously optimistic operators, officials and suppliers gathered around the Deer Haven lift station. The big question about to be answered for Llano County Municipal Utility District (MUD #1), was whether their investment in a new pump would pay off. Even with just 480 residential connections at one of Lake... Lyndon B. Johnson’s (Lake LBJ) most coveted neighborhoods, Llano County MUD #1 was becoming weighed down withongoing lift station maintenance issues and increasing odour concerns. [read more]

When pumping systems experience water hammer, pulsation, vibration or non-steady flow, Blacoh can solve the problem, improve pump efficiency, increase longevity of system components, and prevent damage and leaks. Since 1976, Blacoh Industries has produced high quality system-wide solutions including pulsation dampeners, bladder and compressor style surge vessels, back pressure and pressure... relief valves, calibration columns, diaphragm seals and leak containment systems. [read more]

Huntingdon Fusion Techniques’ (HFT) USA partner COB Industries has recently helped solve a major environmental problem in a remote area of Oregon. Construction of a new access to the Willamette River was necessary as part of a plan to replenish a salmon hatchery, but this necessitated removal of part of a 250mm pipeline that was causing an obstruction. The pipeline had been isolated and... abandoned previously, and filled with water that had probably become polluted. Simply cutting the pipeline would have released 5,000 cubic metres o fcontaminated water into surrounding land lying within a sensitive, environmentally protected area. A decision was made to use liquid nitrogen to create ice plugs and isolate the small section of pipe causing the obstruction. The pipe could then be cut, releasing only limited contaminated water and this could be contained and removed from the site. [read more]

A suite of Fibrelite and KPS products was adopted for a Cádiz filling station to eliminate potential installation issues and streamline site construction, providing a trustworthy long-term solution requiring minimal maintenance. Key to this project was an easy-install replacement for previously used conventional cast iron spill chambers. Following the success of this installation, the oil... company adopted Fibrelite below ground remote fill sumps as standard for all Spanish sites. [read more]