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There is a growing trend towards moving wastewater pumping equipment out of an underground environment to increase equipment lifecycles, reduce labor and replacement costs, and increase worker safety. The trend away from submersible pumps toward above-ground pump stations eliminates the frequent pulling and replacement due to clogs and failures and reduces hazards and costs of accessing confined spaces. Read on for an overview of key advantages, as well as examples of how communities have achieved cost savings by moving towards above-ground systems.

International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from the Canadian utility BC Hydro to supply four 60 MVA generators for the Bridge River 1 hydropower plant in British Columbia. The value of the order will not be disclosed.

Clean water, the most important raw product in the world, is increasingly becoming a luxury good. Water treatment is therefore becoming more and more important. A chemical company produces sulfate granules at its site in Sweden for this purpose.

ABEL has started 2025 with three significant pump orders. An Indian energy company recently placed an order for six HMQ pumps.

Hitemp 160 line shaft bearings have demonstrated reliability in a high-temperature vegetable oil pump application.

Amarinth has successfully delivered a pump modification project for ADNOC Gas, a major integrated gas processing company based in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

INEOS, a petrochemicals company, has selected ITT’s Svanehøj to supply CO₂ pumps for the onshore facility and the first LCO₂ carrier for Project Greensand in the Danish North Sea. This strategically significant order further strengthens Svanehøj’s position in carbon capture and storage (CCS), reinforcing its track record as a trusted specialist in critical equipment for liquefied gas.

A big step towards cutting greenhouse gas emissions: now that KHS has installed an ultramodern non-returnable PET line for Schweppes Zimbabwe Limited (SZL), the bottler’s production setup is not only much more efficient but also saves on resources – at an increase in capacity of 300% compared to the replaced production line.

Quality and efficiency – to guarantee both, precision in the handling of fluids is crucial in the chemical industry. This was also the case at a long-standing German chemical plant, which faced particular challenges when homogenising gel chunks of different sizes. The aim was to generate a steady flow with a uniform particle size.

The success of a 12-week trial of a filtration technology at a UK wastewater treatment plant shows that the modified system, first developed for the aquatic market, can help sites meet challenging phosphorus consents. The Flocell XFM40 modular filtration system was installed at a rural water utility wastewater treatment plant (WwTP) in England and has demonstrated a reduction in phosphorus levels to as low as 0.04 mg/litre.