Pump practicalities when fighting drought in Namibia
CP Automation has recently helped Rockwell Automation to provide the necessary power equipment to pump water from deep, underground boreholes in Namibia. …
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Tunnel construction complete on Scotland’s biggest sewer
The construction phase of Scotland’s biggest waste water tunnel, which will help tackle flooding and improve river water quality in the Glasgow area, has …
Viewing deep shafts in the round cuts survey times and costs, reports drainage firm
Drainage specialist Lanes Group has used advanced camera survey technology to dramatically cut the cost, time and inconvenience to the public of surveying more …
Update to safe digging tool
PipeHawk has introduced a seemingly important update to its e-Safe All Service Avoidance Tool, used to support safe digging processes at water and power …
Drainage re-lined in half the normal time
Sapphire Utility Solutions says it has dramatically reduced the time required to rehabilitate drainage …
Case study: Asset refurbishment at Oxford treatment works
Oil and environmental services firm Adler and Allan has recently completed the refurbishment of Sludge Digester 1 at Oxford Sewage Treatment …
Vehicle safety systems with HD recording to be on show at RWM
An increasing number of companies in the recycling and waste management sector are investing in mobile safety systems to protect the public and their staff, …
The myth of EV charging station proliferation
An opinion piece from the market intelligence firm IDTechX, organisers of the Energy Independent Electric Vehicles conference (27-28 September, Delft, the …
Real-time air quality monitoring to be used for low-emissions lorry trial
EarthSense Systems is equipping commercial delivery vehicles with air pollution sensors as part of a project to test the performance and emissions of …
Motor management system claimed to make pump blockages ‘a thing of the past’
In a bid to tackle the problem of pump blockages, Anglian Water has extensively trialled the Simocode motor management system from Siemens, at over 200 of its …
A river runs through it: Utility completes key diversion work during pipe installation project near Glasgow
Scottish Water has completed a key piece of engineering on a £120m water mains improvement project by diverting a river in East Ayrshire to enable the pipe to …
Actuators enable reliable and economical automation at hydroelectric facility
Rotork says its CK Range modular electric valve actuators have provided a reliable and economical automated flow control solution for a hydroelectric …
New pump hits spot for viscous products at high temperatures
Finding that happy medium between a pump that can handle high temperatures but also handle highly viscous products appears to have become easier of late, says …
Butterfly valve for long-distance water transport
To round off its existing range of butterfly valves, the KSB Group has launched the new Aporis double-offset butterfly valve with elastomer sealing element. …
Polymers expert provides bespoke, long term sealing solution for biggest seaport in the Caspian Sea
Trelleborg’s pipe seals operation has supplied the largest single order of its flexible Pipe-to-Manhole Connectors for the new $2 billion International …
UV lining is highway drainage first for motorway improvement
Lanes Group is implementing what is said to be the first project to extensively line highway drainage pipes as part of a Smart Motorway initiative. The …
New guide aims to demystify EV fleet management
A new guide to help businesses electrify their commercial fleets, has been launched by electricity distributor UK Power Networks at the LoCITY roadshow. The …
Pump system receives carbon reduction award
Engineering solutions provider Boulting Group has won the Water Industry Achievement Award for Carbon Reduction Initiative of the Year for its collaborative …
Report supports case for biogas as an HGV fuel
Study for British bioenergy company shows that biogas generated from food & beverage process residues offers a low-carbon commercial transport fuel for …
