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Apr 11, 2014
News
North American Specialty Products Expands Popular C900/RJIB PVC Pipe
Responding to positive industry feedback for its C900/RJIB™ restrained-joint integral bell PVC pipe with Certa-Lok™ technology, North American Specialty Products is adding new 10-inch and 12-inch outside diameter options. The larger pipe provides a cost-effective solution for completing trenchless water and sewer installation and replacement, and the integral-bell design helps save time by eliminating the need for traditional couplings.
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Apr 04, 2014
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Software
Hydrostatic level measurement: New information platform on the Internet
Comprehensive information on “hydrostatic level measurement” in the water and wastewater industry has now been published by WIKA on www.wika.com/hydrostatic-level.
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Mar 31, 2014
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The Lite-Shield Sheeting System
Griswold Machine & Engineering (GME) Introduces the Newest Addition to Our Aluminum Trench Shield Line
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Mar 28, 2014
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Trenchless installation of pipelines
HDD long distance record in Scandinavia
Top performance at minus 27 degrees Celsius
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Mar 24, 2014
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Ethiopia: World Bank Approves Funds to Help Bring Clean Water to the Poorest Residents
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a US$205 million International Development Association (IDA*) credit to help the Government of Ethiopia increase access to clean drinking water and improve sanitation services for the poorest in the country. The project will focus equally on women and children who are typically responsible for fetching water for their families.
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Mar 21, 2014
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Indonesia: Communities Work to Improve Sanitation
Indonesia plans to achieve universal clean water access by 2019 but almost half of the population still do not have access. A community-based program provides support for communities in the form of training and facilities to help them establish clean water services that they mange themselves.
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Mar 20, 2014
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AfDB Prioritizes Job Creation and Infrastructure Development in Kenya Country Strategy Paper
The Board of the Africa Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 approved the Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for Kenya, which articulates the Bank’s priority areas of support to Kenya from 2014-2018. The CSP supports the country’s ambitions and addresses its main developmental challenges by promoting job creation as the overarching objective.
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Mar 19, 2014
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Stimulating the flow of investment for enhanced water productivity in Jordan
EBRD and FAO bring together public and private sector to identify bottlenecks and opportunities.
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Mar 18, 2014
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New UN programme aims to help Central African Republic communities
The United Nations development agency today launched an initiative to promote peace-building and social cohesion among the Central African Republic's (CAR) strife-riven communities, while also urging donors to fill a $22 million gap to ensure the project fulfills its objectives.
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Mar 17, 2014
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Yokogawa Wins Monitoring System Order from Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board in India
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that its subsidiary, Yokogawa India Ltd., has received an order from the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) to supply a SCADA system for its Centralized SCADA Monitoring Centre, which will monitor the city’s water distribution network and wastewater facilities. This is Yokogawa’s first order from a water municipality in India, and this project is being funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency.
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Mar 14, 2014
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TT-UKs customers are happy breaking new ground using the "jewel with the crown"
Since TT-UK launched the "new" GRUNDOMAT "N" soil displacement hammer in the UK, their customers have been giving positive feedback on the Grundomat N’s all round performance. In fact one customer has even had to break up arguments amongst their workforce as to who gets to use it on a daily basis.
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Mar 13, 2014
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Wally the Robot: Inspecting Brisbane's sewers
A remote controlled robot is being put to work in Brisbane's underground sewerage network to inspect more than 34 kilometres of pipeline. The lone robot uses laser technology to assess the condition of Brisbane’s sewer lines.
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Mar 12, 2014
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Ultramodern Metro System for Qatar's capital
Herrenknecht supplies 15 tunnel boring machines to Doha: The State of Qatar is pursuing a large and ambitious vision destined to provide the highest standards of living to the country and its citizens by the year 2030. An important component for this is a modern transport infrastructure.
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Mar 11, 2014
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Record-Setting Robbins TBM Breaks Through in Mumbai
A Robbins Main Beam TBM completed one of the longest and deepest water supply tunnels in Asia, the Mumbai Water Tunnel. The 6.25 m (20.5 ft) diameter machine displayed excellent performance throughout the 8.3 km (5.2 mi) bore, and achieved impressive advance rates along the way.
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Mar 10, 2014
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Young women engineering central Christchurch infrastructure rebuild
Visitors to the central city taking a look at the pipe work happening on Colombo St, near Ballantynes, might spot some young engineers hard at work, including three young women in their 20s.
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Mar 07, 2014
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Alice now has a partner at Waterview tunnel project
Alice, the giant tunnel boring machine excavating the motorway tunnels on Auckland’s Waterview Connection project, now has a partner to help complete New Zealand’s largest roading project.
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Mar 06, 2014
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Trelleborg acquires 51-percent stake in pipe seal company to gain leading position in North America
Trelleborg has, through its business area Trelleborg Industrial Solutions, signed an agreement to acquire a 51-percent stake in the North American group Max Seal. Pursuant to specific terms and conditions of the agreement, Trelleborg has an option and intends to acquire the outstanding share in the company.
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Mar 05, 2014
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Voltas Limited and Dow Chemical Pacific Pte Ltd. form JVC for water & waste water treatment
The partnership will leverage the brand and distribution strength of Voltas and the technology leadership of Dow Group.
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Mar 04, 2014
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Smart Water Sensors to monitor water quality in rivers, lakes and the sea
Libelium launched a Smart Water wireless sensor platform to simplify remote water quality monitoring. Equipped with multiple sensors that measure a dozen of the most relevant water quality parameters, Waspmote Smart Water is the first water quality-sensing platform to feature autonomous nodes that connect to the Cloud for real-time water control.
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Mar 03, 2014
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Victaulic introduces series 725 diverter valve
Industry’s first grooved-end valve for paste backfill lines increases efficiency.
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Feb 27, 2014
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ADB Provides Additional $25 Million To Complete Melamchi Tunnel
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide an additional $25 million loan to the Government of Nepal to complete the Melamchi tunnel and help alleviate a severe water shortage in the Kathmandu Valley.
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Feb 26, 2014
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Joint Venture Appointed Prefered Bidder for £340M Scottish Water Investment Programme
A joint venture of Amey and Black & Veatch has been appointed preferred bidder to provide a range of waste water services valuing more than £340 million in collaborative alliance with Scottish Water.
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Feb 25, 2014
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A long term additional secure and sustainable water source for Dublin
The need for a long term additional secure and sustainable water source for Dublin was identified as far back as 1996 and is now a priority for Irish Water to deliver. Irish Water has taken over the management of the project and the resources are being put in place to deliver the project by 2020.
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Feb 24, 2014
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Latest developments for holistic management of pipe networks
SEKISUI SPR presents itself with a comprehensive product and service portfolio at the IFAT trade fair in Munich from the 5th through the 9th of May, 2014. With “Underneath the City” as their slogan, the corporation introduces reliable and new technologies for pipe rehabilitation at stand 121 in hall B5. The Spiral-Wound method SPR™ will be demonstrated live at the booth.
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Feb 21, 2014
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Fast, safe and precise under rivers: XXL tunnel boring machines in the Yangtze River Delta
In 2013 four Herrenknecht tunnel boring machines tunnelled under major Chinese rivers and excelled with phenomenal speed, top safety levels and extreme precision. With gigantic diameters from 11.61 to 15.43 meters they drove double track metro tunnels and three-lane road tunnels. The structures provide key infrastructure for efficient transport systems in the Yangtze River Delta.
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