Isle Utilities has announced the appointment of Dr Benjamin Tam to the role of chief executive. On taking up the role, Tam has outlined his ambitions for both Isle and the water sector, including an increased focus on collaboration, helping utilities gain funding for environmental initiatives, championing innovation and new thinking on the challenges brought by climate change.

Voith Hydro has modernized three generators of the Drakensberg pumped storage power plant and now successfully put them back into operation. The company received the order, including design, installation and commissioning, back in 2016.

Despite some successes in the fight against the coronavirus in various places, research and the deployment of suitable vaccines remain the focus. To ensure that vaccines can be produced reliably and in sufficient quantities, depending on the production method the appropriate technical equipment is required, such as hygienic, high-precision pumps.

Jan Talkenberger has been Director of National and International Sales at Pumpenfabrik Wangen GmbH since 1 July 2021. He brings to the company many years of experience from internal and field sales, and from the development and expansion of sales activities and international partner networks.