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Following extensive negotiations, against a background of keen competition, Weir Westgarth Ltd have been awarded the contract to supply a Seawater Reverse Osmosis Plant for the Soroosh and Nowrooz integrated development project in the Arabian Gulf.

On the 17 April Alex Marusso, Area Manager Lowara, Jannie Bekker, Divisional Manager and Albert Ramathlhare, Internal Sales Engineer of Hypower Pumps – sole distributor for Lowara pumps in South Africa visited Western Deep Levels, Mponeng Mine, South Shaft, Fochville, Orange Free State part of the Anglo Gold Group in South Africa.

Peerless Australia Pty. Ltd.successfully completed and delivered to Samsung Heavy Industries two specialised offshore fire pump packages complying to EEMUA and hazardous location requirements using Peerless 20 HXB-3 Stg. fire pumps and Caterpillar Diesel Engine model 3508 DITA.

The oldest existing building at the Cologne Zoo is the Elephant House, a Moorish design constructed in 1863. In order to respond to the latest knowledge of the needs of these animals, an architecture competition was announced in 1999 which has resulted in a project to erect a new Elephant House. The layout of the pumping systems for water drainage in the facility was conceived by ACO Passavant Gebäudeentwässerung GmbH (Phillipsthal). To determine the various duty points (head and capacity) and to select the appropriate pumps, Spaix® PipeCalc and Spaix® Classic pipe calculation software from VSX – VOGEL SOFTWARE was employed.

Weir Westgarth have claimed another first with the shipping of a valuable sulphate removal plant for the offshore Brasil oilfields in December.

Landvetter Airport, near Gothenburg, turned to Grundfos when they were to install a new air-conditioning system. Through an ongoing dialogue the best solutions were found – both in terms of economical and environmental conditions.

When J W Froehlich built their latest engine hot test system for Cosworth Technology, it was vital that all the components used in its manufacture, including pumps, were of the highest quality.

Leading seal manufacturer Burgmann Dichtungswerke GmbH & Co KG of Wolfratshausen/Germany concludes the “Mechanical Seal Alliance“ service agreement with Esso Deutschland GmbH, a subsidiary of the American ExxonMobil Group.

Because of the increased population of the city of Solms and new regulations of the approval authority it was necessary to restore a pumping station pumping all the sewage of the district Oberbiel to the sewage treatment plant.

Sulzer Pumps Finland has received big orders for two new zinc mines in Kazakhstan and in Namibia.

The award-winning SIHIdry vacuum pump has dramatically reduced running costs and helped to ensure that only the finest quality fish oil additives are produced in the UK Staffordshire plant of Croda Leek Limited.