Ballast tanks keep gates open
ECS Engineering Services has completed an overhaul of the radial gate at Pillings on the River Soar in Leicestershire, a vital asset for controlling water levels upstream. The group has replaced the ballast tanks and carried out preventative maintenance on the gate for the EA.
Cement-free concrete beats corrosion, says research group
Researchers from RMIT University (in Melbourne, Australia) have developed an eco-friendly zero-cement concrete, which is said to all but eliminate corrosion.
Concrete corrosion and fatbergs...
True grit recovery?
North-west industrial cleaning and waste management specialist Qualitech has launched a new tank cleaning service for the utilities sector following an investment in the latest screening and classification technology from wet processing industry expert CDE.
Removing ammonia from the Thames estuary
Technology from water recycling specialist WPL, a WCS group company, has been selected by DP World London Gateway to deliver enhanced ammonia removal to protect sensitive waters within the Thames Estuary.
Sponsored content: Brazil plant chooses TS
Six Valmet Total Solids Measurement (Valmet TS) systems will be supplied as part of the delivery by SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions of water and wastewater treatment plants to Klabin’s Puma II project in Brazil.
Sponsored content: Leaving room to breathe
Tank breather vents are often overlooked as critical safety assets. The consequences from poorly set, calibrated and serviced assets are potentially dire.
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...
Taking the pressure off
The humble storage tank remains a stubbornly profligate emissions source, even in this day and age, but this hasn't gone unnoticed. Operators are coming under pressure like never before to get leakage issues sorted.
Sponsored content: Corrosion and sealing online portal
Winn & Coales (Denso) Ltd, specialist manufacturers of corrosion prevention and sealing products, recently announced the launch of their newly updated website – Denso.net – with new product pages, a new Surface Preparation Guide and many more exciting new features.
Sponsored content: Packaged treatment acquisition
Wastewater treatment and compliance services provider WPL has been acquired by specialist services company Marlowe for an enterprise value of £10 million.
Ceramic surface treatment will protect utility’s concrete assets
To help achieve its carbon reduction target, Yorkshire Water says it has partnered with advanced materials manufacturer, Haydale, to trial a ceramic surface treatment...
Space-saving separator
Sites with restricted space and access can mitigate the risk of hazardous oil pollution with BoxSep, a new space-saving separator from environmental services provider, Adler & Allan.
Small scale energy generation sets the scene for “next generation agriculture”
Describing your technology as "a slurry tank with a lid on" is unlikely to win any marketing awards, but with nine successful farm-based AD...
New waterproofing and concrete protection for wastewater plants
With MasterSeal 7000 CR, BASF is announcing an innovation to protect concrete and steel structures in extreme wastewater environments.
Radar reaches a new level
Radar offers many performance advantages, although cost and complexity has restricted its use. All that could be changing now
UK debut for fine grit removal system
A RADICAL change of approach to grit removal in wastewater treatment plants, being introduced to the UK for the first time, could be fundamental...
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.
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SPONSORED CONTENT: Protection system chosen for RNLI site
The SeaShield 2000FD™ system from corrosion and sealing expert Winn & Coales (Denso) was recently specified for the protection of 31 jetty piles at the Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s (RNLI) station in Padstow, Cornwall.
Sponsored content: Anti-corrosion system provides long-term protection for jetty piles at Ullapool harbour
In 2020, Shearwater Marine Services was awarded a contract to install protection for jetty piles at Ullapool Harbour in the Scottish Highlands, on behalf of The Ullapool Harbour Trust
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.
