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Water companies have set out 2025-2030 leakage ambitions that, if achieved, would put them among the top five performing countries in Europe. With higher operational costs and resource challenges to factor in, the supply chain can offer a more efficient route to success, writes Barbara Hathaway, Ovarro.

Plenary vote on the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive sets a difficult course for Europe’s water future as MEPS choose to significantly dilute Extended Producer Responsibility

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies, global market leader for sophisticated and innovative applications in sealing technology and electromobility, offers a real alternative to traditional PTFE solutions with its innovative high-performance “98 AU 30500” material.

Over recent months, the membership of the Association of Electrical & Mechanical Trades (AEMT) has enjoyed further expansion with several key businesses coming into the fold.

A strong performance on contractual approach, collaboration and communication have catapulted Scottish Water to the top of the 2023 annual water company survey carried out by British Water.

Sustainable ingredients will help curb the carbon footprint of some polymer compounds at Freudenberg

The global industrial pump control panels market size is expected to cross a valuation of US$ 1.6 billion in 2023. It is anticipated to surpass a valuation of around US$ 2.6 billion by 2033.
The market for industrial pump control panels is projected to create an incremental opportunity of US$ 1 billion in the review period 2023 to 2033. It is set to record a decent CAGR of around 4.9% in the same time frame.

An R5 oil-lubricated rotary vane vacuum pump from Busch Vacuum Solutions has been in service since 1987 in the production area of bakery and cake shop Feinbäckerei Ruch. It is still in use twelve hours a day for flour conveying at the bakery in Rosdorf, in the German upland region of Harz.

According to Future Market Insights (FMI), the global dry vacuum pumps market size reached US$ 2,340.7 million in 2018. Global demand for dry vacuum pumps saw a 5.3% year-on-year growth in 2022, suggesting an expansion of the market to US$ 2,698 million in 2023.

New research by market intelligence firm Interact Analysis shows that the ultra-low voltage motors market is experiencing a period of growth. By 2027 the market will be worth almost $6.5bn driven by demand from battery driven applications and a need for greater flexibility in manufacturing and logistics processes.