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The British Pump Manufacturers Association’s (BPMA) Pump Fundamentals Training Course was originally developed as a one-day classroom-based course, usually held at its training facility in West Bromwich.

Pump training can encompass many aspects from design and operation to maintenance and rerates, it all depends on the trainees and what they want to get out of the course.

ViscoTec’s first virtual trade show featuring dispensing solutions for a wide range of applications and industries, took place from December 1 to 3.

In early November, a completely virtual training series of the Voith HydroSchool started for the first time.

The lack of diversity and inclusion in the water sector, along with the latest research on Covid-19, features in updates presented to the Water Action Platform community in October’s webinar.

Sulzer’s training program “Pump Maintenance and Operation” has been created to provide in-depth knowledge on centrifugal pumps including design characteristics and fault diagnosis.

A paper explaining how Australian water and wastewater utility TasWater responded to the Covid-19 crisis is the most-read document on the Water Action Platform.

The manufacturer Tsurumi is testing a new service for pump operators: Live broadcasts on the internet that teach technical knowledge.

Water industry training programmes have had to undergo a transformation to ensure essential learning continues during the coronavirus pandemic.

GEMÜ, the valve manufacturer based in Ingelfingen in Baden-Württemberg, have expanded their wide range of avaiable training courses and have included current technical topics and new training methods.