Concrete firm goes round and rectangular with two new tanks for farm AD Plant

Whites Concrete has assisted with the installation of two new Sealwall tanks for a farm-based anaerobic digestion plant in the West Midlands. The first, a...
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Tank maker wins fast growth award

Camplas Technology Ltd have been awarded the prize for the fastest growing manufacturing company in Wales for trebling their production of Camplas SUPERTANKS...

Storing hydrogen safely and efficiently: US firm outlines vision

A US firm has a vision to design and develop durable and efficient solid-state hydrogen storage solutions that work under ambient temperature and low...
The vortex inhibitor during LPCB test procedures.

Caught in the vortex

BALMORAL Tanks this year introduced a new vortex inhibitor (VI) said to have significant technical improvements over current market options. The component complements the company’s...
Specialist composite steel panels will provide airtight fire separation between different processing areas.

Fire walls enhance safety at Essex waste treatment facility

COMPOSITE panel specialist ISD Solutions has been contracted by Urbaser Balfour Beatty (UBB) to provide state of the art fire walls and compartmentation for...

Water-carrying robot tested in India

Residents of a remote Indian village are seemingly the grateful recipients of a robot to help them carry water from remote locations, a daily and burdensome routine.

Fast tank cleaners save water

When cleaning tanks and other similar storage vessels, spray balls are acknowledged as being an inexpensive, yet effective method. However, with industry more focused...
The SLD de-silter has an 18in access hatch at the bottom of the unit, so it doesn't need to be moved or tipped over to clean it. A stackable heavy-duty box frame surrounds the unit.

De-silter gives easy access

SLD Pumps and Power has introduced "an innovative de-silting settlement tank technology" to its hire fleet. The de-silter has been introduced to help reduce...

Sponsored Content: Reusing wash water at equipment hire firm

MSE Systems has provided equipment hire firm Sunbelt Rentals with a fully automated wastewater treatment system following a successful rental and testing period in 2020. The firm was asked to provide a system that would dramatically reduce the amount of fresh water used by Sunbelt Rentals when cleaning the dirty Trakway panels ready for use by new customers. Trakway is a series of panels laid down to create access to fields and sites that are usually inaccessible to vehicles and pedestrians.

Screens test

Water technology firm Hydro International writes about recent success with cutting the Opex costs and carbon footprint at a wastewater treatment plant run by Scottish Water.

Half-bridge scraper supplier claims edge on cost effectiveness

Half-bridge scrapers made by A&J Fabtech rotate around a central pivot in circular settlement tanks and are said to provide a cost effective option...

Reactor supply assists team developing catalysts for biomass transformation

Working closely with researchers at the Centrale Lille Institute in Lille, France, laboratory equipment firm Asynt says it has developed and supplied two custom...

Feedstock storage taking up too much space at AD plants, says supplier

Too much storage area is being taken up for feedstock storage at AD plants, according to one designer and manufacturer of precast concrete elements...
The white coat goes on top of the yellow to ensure the surface is entirely covered.

Wrapped up in two coats – Waterproofing in Beverley

A waterproofing membrane has been applied to protect a new large capacity storage tank as part of a flood protection scheme in East Yorkshire. The...
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Firm fined after man dies in tank

A 45-year-old man died because his employer gave no thought to his safety as he worked above a 15-metre deep tank. Liverpool Crown Court heard...

Corrosion protection system used on bridge gas pipe

Sponsored content: In 2013 Winn & Coales (Denso) Ltd. supplied their Steelcoat 100/400â„¢ System to protect a gas pipe on the Craigavon Bridge in Derry City...

Cleaning system helps cope with flood events

An automated storm tank and screen cleaning system is available from spray nozzle specialist BETE. Developed a few years ago, the firm is keen...

Urea-ka!

YORK-based Dexter Watson has come up with an innovative sealed animal waste container, or "SAWC" for short. The firm says it is often approached to...

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...
IAEA inspecting Fukushima water tanks

A contamination conundrum

An early April announcement that Japan will proceed with its "dilute and discharge" plan for disposing of radioactive wastewater at Fukushima may well be contested in the courts