Valve actuators at hub of automated flood alleviation scheme
An extended scope contract performed by Rotork Site Services has successfully delivered full automation of a flood alleviation scheme protecting the historic town of...
Dosing systems for chemical dosing in industrial wastewater treatment
The accurate and consistent dosing of chemicals in wastewater treatment requires a pump technology that delivers the chemicals in a manner that optimises their...
Quiet and efficient pasteurizers for Shropshire AD plant
Three pasteurization systems made by Landia are helping Shropshire Energy produce 2.5MW of renewable energy at its AD plant in Littleport, Cambridgeshire.
Designed as a...
The acid food waste test
Mixers and pumps made by Landia are said to be playing a vital role in the success of the Bygrave Lodge AD plant in...
A robust thermoplastic pump range
Where chemical handling or similar fluid-handling applications involve aggressive or corrosive fluids, thermoplastic pumps tend to fit the bill over metallic options.
An example is...
Tight work for Bedford replacement
Working on behalf of the Ouse & Derwent Internal Drainage Board, pump supplier AxFlow has installed two new submersible Bedford pumps at the Stillingfleet...
Minimising downtime with AD pumping
“When we took the first look at the Landia pumps, our first response was to laugh,” said Joe Freyer, Maintenance Supervisor at the Fourche...
New Archimedes screw pumps for Severn Trent Water
ECS Engineering Services has been awarded the contract to replace seven screw pumps as part of a larger contract for NMC Nomenca. Split between...
Southern Water fined £160,000 for major sewage pollution at Sussex beaches
The Environment Agency has prosecuted Southern Water for causing a total of 40 million litres of untreated sewage to be discharged from its treatment...
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...
Mixing expert shakes up distillery AD
Mixing is an essential part of the AD process and System Mix, which markets the Rotamix Dual Zone mixing system, says it has...
Avoiding pump blockages
Wastewater plant operators face the problem of pump blockage - resulting from large quantities of grit, debris and fibrous matter - on a daily...
Water utility gets £750k fine for Cumbria sewage spill
A boat in the Duddon Estuary. Photo credit: Stuart Kirkwood, http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1587729.
United Utilities has been called “reckless” by a High Court Judge and fined £750k...
Sealless thermoplastic immersible pumps for open tanks and sumps
Transferring liquids from sumps and open tanks is often regarded as a challenging pumping application due to the presence of solids, the possibility of...
Hydro-powered pump picks up European innovation award
THE EU climate innovation initiative Climate-KIC has judged Dutch start-up aQysta to be Europe’s most innovative clean-tech venture. A jury of entrepreneurs, financiers and...
Specifying for abrasion-resistance
Dave Fitzpatrick of Cheshire Pump Company explains why he thinks peristaltic pumps and pinch valves are the best option for systems that process abrasive...
Food waste at AD plants prompts demand for better pumps
Incorrect pump specification is rapidly catching up with AD plant operators who are trying to make their agricultural digester perform like an industrial chemical...
Maximising the AD mixing process
THE efficiency of the mixing process is fundamental to the success of an AD installation says Huntingdon based System Mix, a company that specialises...
Screw pump refurb ups efficiency
A regular maintenance programme is helping Scottish Water to enhance the efficiency of its waste water treatment sites with the latest improvements being made...
Thermoplastic pumps resist corrosion
THE new range of ARBO thermoplastic mechanically sealed centrifugal pumps is available in a choice of polypropylene, polyethylene, PVDF and PTFE so it resists...
