News and Articles
Aug 24, 2016
News
Industry first as Yorkshire Water trials innovative technologies
Serline pipe lining technology used to restore lead supply pipes / Overland Supply Vehicle and Manifold keeps customers supplied throughout / Combined technologies mean minimal disruption to customers and lower cost
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Aug 22, 2016
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Pipe cleaning to keep Yorkshire tap water tasty and crystal clear for millions of people
We have embarked on a projected £13.5m scheme to improve the taste and appearance of tap water for millions of people by ‘flush’ cleaning large sections of our 31,000 kilometre underground pipe network.
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Aug 19, 2016
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The Robbins Company to Join Forces with Northern Heavy Industries (NHI)
Robbins and NHI Agree to a Three-Phase Merger Plan
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Aug 17, 2016
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British Water puts focus on data and analytics
Data and Analytics Focus Group will outline best practice for the industry / Innovation and Extractive Industries groups set up / British Water now has six technical focus groups
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Aug 15, 2016
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Marlay-Taylor Cuts Through the Sludge with Penetron Technology
PENETRON crystalline technology is a key part of the extensive Marlay-Taylor Wastewater
Treatment Plant upgrade. The plant’s new nutrient removal and water reclamation systems will
help Maryland substantially reduce pollution levels previously discharged into the Chesapeake
Bay.
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Aug 12, 2016
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The story of drinking water systems through the centuries
The “50th” anniversary issue of the EADIPS®/ FGR® annual journal has been an occasion to look back over the history of 500 years of drinking water transport and distribution. This area of life is inseparably linked to the traditional material of “cast iron”: it has put its stamp on the development of drinking water supply for half a millennium but, with a constant influx of improvements, optimisations and innovations over this timespan, it has nevertheless remained ever young. The cast iron pipe industry, in collaboration with its users, has always managed to keep abreast of the latest state of the art with a modern and sustainable piping system comprising pipes, fittings and valves.
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Aug 10, 2016
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Trenchless Pipe Bursting Manufacturer TRIC Tools Hosted Sedapal Water in June
Trenchless Pipe Bursting Manufacturer TRIC Tools hosted Sedapal Water, a water and sewer authority based in Lima, Peru.
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Aug 08, 2016
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Tunneling for Kane‘ohe-Kailua gravity sewer project complete - boring machine completes three mile journey
Three miles of tunneling for the City and County of Honolulu’s largest sewer project, the Kane‘ohe-Kailua gravity sewer tunnel is complete. The route linking Kailua Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant (KWWTP) to the Kane‘ohe Wastewater Pre-treatment Facility (KWWPTF) took 13 months to bore through.
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Aug 05, 2016
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Two US companies win the 2016 China BlueTech Awards
Los Angeles based industrial wastewater specialist, OriginClear, and Milwaukee-based stormwater company, PaveDrain have won the first ever China BlueTech Awards. The outstanding innovation of the two US companies along with the China market readiness of their technologies, impressed the judges of this prestigious new event co-organised by Mandarin Environmental and BlueTech Research.
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Aug 03, 2016
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The Robbins Company Announces Joe Lechner to SBU Sales
Lechner brings industry experience and extensive knowledge
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Aug 01, 2016
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Announcement Regarding WATEX 2016
This year, too, IBAK will be represented at the International Water & Waste Water Exhibition (WATEX) as part of the German Pavilion.
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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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