PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES
Restoring diffuser efficiency Berson UV saves Cambridge Water money
ABS Wastewater Technology Cambridge Water plc has
Ltd has introduced a new installed three Berson InLine+
service to solve the problem DVGW*-validated medium
of clogged aeration diffusers in pressure UV disinfection units
ASPs in wastewater treatment at its Euston pumping station.
works. The ABS Nopon Clean Between them the three units
system is a procedure carried
Diffusers are unclogged
treat up to 724m3/hour of
Berson InLine+ DVGW
out by engineers and ensures that diffusers are clean and water, which is delivered via a delivery main to storage
close to peak performance. Diffusers can get clogged with reservoirs that serve Cambridge. Based on an industrial PLC,
deposits, the Clean system solves this by injecting formic the UV-Tronic+ V5 links to the site’s control system and lets
acid into the air dropper pipes that feed the aeration grids. users manage operating parameters to match requirements.
www.absgroupuk.com www.bersonuv.com
Ebco delayed valve Wide-area, high-output electronic sounder
Tyco Waterworks and Henson The latest addition to the E2S
Delayed Valves Ltd are to jointly AlertAlarm Series of high
manufacture and supply a new performance electronic
delayed valve system that will sounders is the A131.
save water consumption and With a sound output of up
energy. Tyco Waterworks will to 131dB, the units are
The A131 has an effective range of
manufacture its high flow rate, Tyco and Henson staff designed for use in industrial,
over 250m
Ebco equilibrium ball float valve design and HDV will produce construction and small COMAH sites, factory complexes,
and fit its Eco Valve device to the Ebco valve. The result is a refineries, civil engineering sites, quarries and airfields; they
delayed valve for tank storage systems and pumped systems. can also be used to give flood and civil defence warnings.
www.tycowaterworks.co.uk www.e2s.com
Jobs for the buoys Product and system selector
Planet Ocean Ltd, has enjoyed Polypipe Water Management
increased sales of its OEM Solutions, has launched its new
data buoy hulls in the UK and Product and System Selector. The
worldwide in the past few document is designed to guide
months. Buoys have been consultants, engineers, specifiers
supplied for lakes, coastal and and contractors through Polypipe
open ocean applications. Most
An OEM data buoy hull
WMS’ full portfolio of products.
buoys carry payloads from customers, but the company can The Selector includes specification
offer turnkey systems of its own, combining sensitive water guides for all Polypipe’s SUDS and
quality sensors and multi-parameter chemical sensors. water management solutions.
www.planet-ocean.co.uk www.polypipewm.co.uk
STL awarded 18001 certification Wask replace 1,000 Yorkshire fire hydrants
Severn Trent Laboratories (STL) Crane Building Services & Utilities has supplied
Ltd has been awarded OHSAS equipment under its WASK brand to replace
18001 certification, the 1,000 defective fire hydrants for Yorkshire Water over
recognised standard for Health the past year.
and Safety Management The WASK Hydrant Wizard allows fire
Systems, by the British hydrants to be replaced without major
Standards Institution (BSI).
In safe hands: STL
excavation work or the need to cut off
STL completed assessments conducted by the BSI supply. Sediment in the main is not
concerning health and safety management systems and disturbed and the costs of labour and
processes. Auditors assessed health and safety procedures, materials are kept to the minimum.
safety risks, hazard identification and laboratory conditions. www.cranebsu.com
www.stl-ltd.com The WASK Hydrant Wizard
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