PIA Pump Industry Awards 2020/21

Sponsored Content: Excellence rewarded at long-awaited pumps industry event

Postponed due to the pandemic, the long-established Pump Industry Awards ceremony will take place in late September, celebrating its 20th anniversary.

Variable speed actuation for a large butterfly valve

Electric actuator specialist AUMA has supplied leading British valve manufacturer KOSO Kent Introl with an AUMA SEVEN HiMod variable speed actuator and a large...

Tank containers acquisition supports expansion into new markets

Logistics provider Suttons International has acquired overseas ISO tank containers, personnel, and customer contracts from VTG Tanktainer GmbH, a subsidiary of VTG Aktiengesellschaft (VTG)....
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Restoration helps put Braemar on the map

Ensuring that the internal climate and M&E services are able to deliver to the highest standards, is a complete pump solution from Grundfos Pumps, which collaborated with consultants RSP and contractors John G Mackintosh

On the right lines

MORE than 36km of PE piping has been supplied for the refurbishment of a 130-year-old large diameter trunk main as part of United Utilities...

Shieldhall tunnel opens in Glasgow

Scotland’s biggest sewer superstructure has become operational in a feat of engineering hailed as “extraordinary” by Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham

Government funding for innovations that “could revolutionise British rail travel”

Over £5 million has been provided to help launch innovative ideas that could transform rail travel and help decarbonize the rail network. The “First of...
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New steelwork for sludge tanks

THAMES Water is undertaking a £675 million upgrade programme which will include a £200 million expansion of the Crossness sewage treatment works (STW) and...

AI-based system aims to improve driver trust and increase uptake of electric vehicles

The firm Spark EV Technology has partnered with the University of Essex in a new Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with the aim of tackling...

Slurry spill precautions

Mark Horton of the conservation charity made the appeal to all farmers "to urgently check there is sufficient capacity in their slurry stores and that all above ground slurry tank valves are properly maintained and secure.”

One in the chamber for concrete specialist as turbine project reaches completion

Whites Concrete has supplied a pre-cast concrete chamber for an 11-tonne Archimedean screw turbine installed on the banks of the River Esk in Whitby,...

Myths steering English business toward £1billion fleet losses

Misconceptions about fleet management creating unnecessary costs Hundreds of thousands of English businesses could be wasting £1billion every year simply because of misconceptions about how...

Cleared for take-off: Valve system smoothes de-icing fluid removal at airport

A new automated shutdown system that helps protect local watercourses has been installed by AUMA Actuators in a wash-down area for de-icing commercial airliners...

Prime cleaning for smaller bore drainage

Picote Solutions has recently launched its latest high-speed pipeline cleaning system for the drainage market, the Mini Cleaner .

Delivering cleaner vehicles and better air quality: Educational roadshow returns to Scotland

An initiative with a brief to help drive up safety and compliance standards in the transport sector (including in relation to air quality and...

Cost-saving clog-free valve gets water industry green light

Around a third of UK Water Companies are now changing over from specifying traditional cast iron flap check valves to a tried and tested...

Rapid curing coating chosen for water chamber at Dungeness B nuclear power station

A protective coating manufactured by Flexcrete Technologies, part of the AkzoNobel group of companies, has been specified to refurbish a surface water drain...
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Farmers milking the advantages of Verderflex Peristaltic Pumps

The hoofcount footbath counts the cows through the bath and refreshes the water and chemical after a preset number of cows. The optimum for most...

Toyota report grapples with energy storage challenge in logistics

A report from logistics specialist Toyota Material Handling (UK) indicates priorities and directions for the logistics industry, given the required trajectory of emissions reduction....

Time-saving construction and coordination on Tideway’s Carnwath Road shaft

BIM expert Tekla has described how its software and 3D modelling environment have helped coordinate the various activities involved in the construction of Tideway’s...