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Xylem unveils new Flygt submersible model

Xylem unveils new Flygt submersible model The stainless steel Flygt N3069 is specifically manufactured for industrial processes containing high chloride or extreme pH levels. Xylem has launched its new Flygt stainless steel submersible pump, the Flygt N3069 for use in tough industrial applications such as industrial food and aquaculture. This latest addition to Xylem’s Flygt […]

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AxFlow buys Italian pump distributor Generalcontrol

AxFlow buys Italian pump distributor Generalcontrol Image courtesy of atdr/Shutterstock.com. AxFlow Italy has acquired Generalcontrol Spa, a Milan, Italy-based distributor of positive displacement (PD) pumps, instruments, vacuum pumps and compressors. With a product mix of pumps, instruments, air motors, medical air compressors and mixers, Generalcontrol has established positions in the sanitary, chemical, ceramics and automotive industries.

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Tender: sewer pump station upgrades 

Tender: sewer pump station upgrades  Western Water (VIC) is seeking tenders for the manufacture, construction, testing and commissioning of the Riddells Creek and Hopetoun Park Sewer Pump Station Upgrades. Three sewage pump stations (Hamilton St SPS, Sutherlands Road SPS and Webb Court SPS) are to be upgraded.  The works include: Underground emergency storage reservoirs, concrete

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Water treatment upgrade tops infrastructure sustainability ratings

Water treatment upgrade tops infrastructure sustainability ratings The Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia (ISCA) has awarded a water utility the highest sustainability rating ever achieved for an Australian water infrastructure project. Sydney Water’s Lower South Creek Treatment Program earned an Infrastructure Sustainability (IS) Design “Excellent” rating of 69.7 points. The program involves a $450 million

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Unitywater offers new custom wastewater solution for industrial businesses 

Unitywater offers new custom wastewater solution for industrial businesses  Unitywater has partnered with a global utility company to offer custom-designed and built wastewater treatment facilities for commercial and industrial businesses in South East Queensland. Unitywater and Suez have signed an agreement to offer custom-designed and built custom wastewater treatment facilities that are then jointly operated

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Court rules Kimberly-Clark ‘flushable’ wipes claim not misleading

Court rules Kimberly-Clark ‘flushable’ wipes claim not misleading The Australian Competition and Communications Commission (ACCC) has alleged that Kimberly-Clark was misleading consumers about the suitability of its wipes to be flushed down the toilet by describing its products as ‘flushable’ on product packaging and its website. The ACCC argued that Kimberly-Clark’s wipes did not break

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Pump station upgrades target sewer pressure surges

Pump station upgrades target sewer pressure surges Adelaide’s Largs North wastewater pump station is now better able to cope with increasing sewage volumes and pressure surges following the completion of a $12 million upgrade to the facility and a new sewer main. On-site construction works began in April 2018 and involved a refurbishment of SA

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