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Jul 29, 2016
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Sulzer Introduces the New Lifting Stations Type ABS Synconta 901B and 902B
The new Synconta lifting station is a synthetic prefabricated sump, designed as a single or double pumping station for below-ground installation. It is ideal for the automatic pumping of wastewater and sewage from areas below the backwash level in accordance with DIN EN 12050-1.
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Jul 27, 2016
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Chris Loughlin appointed Deputy Chair of British Water
Chris Loughlin, Group Chief Executive of the Pennon Group Plc, owner of South West Water and Viridor, will take up the position of Deputy Chair of British Water from January 2017. Mr Loughlin joined the board of the trade association as a non-executive director last month.
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Jul 25, 2016
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Speedy pipeline connection in Australia
In just three months Australian drilling contractor Dunstans Construction Group installed a 700-meter-long pipeline in Anglesea (Victoria). A 250 tonne HDD Rig from Herrenknecht played a key role in the achievement. Within a very short time the construction crew built a sea outfall with the machine, as well as pulling in the pipeline all the way back to the local water treatment plant.
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Jul 22, 2016
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Decisive advantages with high shot weights
Sewer manhole systems manufactured on large Ettlinger machines
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Jul 20, 2016
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3D Modeling, Iterative Design and Collaboration Deliver Efficiency for Pipeline Owners and Operators
SKW’s pipeline design team knows there is almost always more than one way to get from point A to point B. For them, the challenge is getting from A to B while minimizing bends, welds and material costs to deliver the most effective solution with the greatest operational efficiency.
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Jul 18, 2016
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ANSI’s Fran Schrotter Honored with ASTM International 2016 Cavanaugh Award
Fran Schrotter, senior vice president and chief operating officer, American National Standards Institute (ANSI) in New York, N.Y., has received the prestigious ASTM International 2016 William T. Cavanaugh Memorial Award.
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Jul 15, 2016
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“Grüezi, CoJackHydra”
From the turn of the year 2016/2017, CoJackHydra will be used for the first time in the federal capital of Switzerland.
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Jul 13, 2016
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Robbins Achieves Another Breakthrough in Bangalore
Robbins drives two competitor EPB machines to a milestone at Namma Metro
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Jul 11, 2016
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Avoid Getting Tapped Out: Pricing Strategies to Ensure Safe, Clean Water Continues to Flow
Shafer, Kline & Warren’s Danny Coltrane, managing director of water resources south region,
offers insight into how planning and maintaining clean water systems are essential to the health
and safety of communities.
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Jul 08, 2016
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ePIPE®'s Newest Patent: A Proven Solution for Water Conservation and Reducing Lead Leaching In Drinking Water Pipes
Pipe Restoration Technologies, LLC (PRT), makers of the ePIPE® Lead-Free, Leak-Free™ pipe restoration product line, announced today that it has been granted its 15th U.S. patent, #9352357, for the ePIPE epoxy coating system. The ePIPE system effectively and safely seals leaks and protects pipes from lead leaching.
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Jul 06, 2016
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NivuFlow 650 - Intuitive Operation and a wide Range of Sensors
With NivuFlow 650 NIVUS present the successor to NivuChannel
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Jul 04, 2016
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Woolpert Contracts with Gwinnett County on $4.5M Sewer, Stormwater Inspection Project
The firm will perform a yearly assessment for the Metro Atlanta county under one annual contract, renewable for up to four years.
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Jun 30, 2016
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HOBAS CC-GRP Culverts DN 3000 Jacked Under Railway
When a pipeline route crosses a railway embankment, jacking is usually the optimal installation method as it does not require disruptions in rail traffic. In the village of Cikowice in Southern Poland, four culverts with a diameter of 3000 mm and a length of 34 m each have been jacked under a railway line for the sake of flood control. HOBAS Poland supplied the required GRP pipes for this challenging project.
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Jun 28, 2016
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European Investment Bank backing for Thames Tideway Tunnel
The European Investment Bank has agreed to provide a GBP 700 million loan for the GBP 4.2 billion Thames Tideway Tunnel, the biggest infrastructure project ever undertaken by the UK water industry. Often dubbed the ‘super sewer’, the project is urgently needed to help tackle overflows of untreated sewage into the river through the centre of the British capital
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Jun 24, 2016
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New McElroy fusion machine features Tier 4 engine
McElroy has launched a new machine in its flagship TracStar® series that offers advanced emissions reduction and automation technologies allowing users to meet today's toughest regulations in air quality and data logging.
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Jun 22, 2016
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HammerHead® Trenchless offerings now include the Picote Pipe Coating System
HammerHead® Trenchless Equipment, a Charles Machine Works company, now offers the Picote Pipe Coating System and the Picote Smart Spider pipe cleaning tool. These new additions to the Picote product line allow HammerHead Trenchless Equipment to offer solutions for a larger range of pipe rehabilitation projects and conditions.
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Jun 20, 2016
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Aquam Innovation Day highlights leakage best practice
Some of the latest technology available in the battle against leakage was on display at an Innovation Day held at the UK headquarters of Aquam. Representatives of utilities, along with contractors and consultants, were given demonstrations of advanced systems to detect, repair and provide emergency supply in case of bursts and leaks.
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Jun 16, 2016
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Retirement of MD leads to change at the top for TT-UK of Bedford
TT-UK of Bedford was started in 1982 by David Toms following a meeting with Paul Schmidt the very talented German design engineer and founder of TRACTO–TECHNIK GmbH in Germany.
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Jun 14, 2016
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Biodiesel resource maximised using DAF treatment system
A new energy plant in Cheshire, which processes waste fats, oils and greases (FOG) for use as biodiesel, will use a WPL Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) wastewater treatment system to reclaim more of the resource. Argent Energy, which already supplies thousands of eco-buses across the UK with the biofuel, has ordered the WPL DAF system for its oil processing plant at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire.
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Jun 10, 2016
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Tiny microbots that can clean up water
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute Stuttgart have developed self-propelled tiny ‘microbots’ that can remove lead or organic pollution from contaminated water.
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Jun 08, 2016
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Lift, Transport and Reinstall Stuck Manhole Covers with Ease
It takes a lot of muscle power to lift manhole cover out of their frames manually using a hook. Manhole covers may weigh up to 70 kilograms (154 lbs.). Ergonomic considerations make lifting heavy manhole covers a rather risky undertaking. Even if two persons lift the heavy covers, injuries may occur.
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Jun 06, 2016
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Mexico’s Crossover TBM makes its Mark for Robbins
Mexico’s Crossover TBM makes its Mark for Robbins
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May 27, 2016
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China BlueTech water innovation awards identify market readiness
Two awards that highlight technology suited to the Chinese water and wastewater industry have been launched. The China BlueTech Awards will focus on market readiness and will be awarded to one technology company from China and one from elsewhere in the world.
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May 25, 2016
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New Head of Research & Development at MCBauchemie
Dr. Carsten Zilg (46) has been appointed Head of Research & Development at MC-Bauchemie with effect from 1 April 2016. In this function he bears responsibility for the entire product portfolio of the MC group of companies.
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May 23, 2016
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Latest Developments at Berlin Conference
Organizers of PLASTIC PIPES XVIII Conference and Exhibition have published the complete Abstract Book of papers that will be delivered during the event at Berlin’s InterContinental Hotel on 12 – 14 September 2016. The publication reveals some interesting developments in the field of plastic pipe technology.
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