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Hafslund, one of Norway’s largest power producers, has selected ANDRITZ to rehabilitate and upgrade the Strandfossen hydropower plant on the Glomma River. The upgrade will extend the plant’s service life and increase its total installed capacity by more than 25%, strengthening the supply of flexible and reliable renewable power and supporting grid stability in Norway.

Yorkshire Water is significantly expanding its predictive condition monitoring programme as part of its AMP8 investment. Industrial artificial intelligence (AI) specialist Samotics is set to monitor a further 1,200 wastewater sewage pumping station assets and 300 clean water smart pumping assets over the next 18 months.

A lining solution used in landfill leachate containment has been transferred into the water sector for use in a major sustainable drainage project in Yorkshire, says Jason Hemmingway, sales director – SIG Infrastructure. The installation of a structured waterproof lining product within a large-scale sustainable drainage system (SuDS) in Yorkshire looked like a routine job for main contractor JN Bentley (JNB), which called in SIG Construction Accessories (SIG CA) to specify at the earliest stage.

PSB Industries announces its Remote Monitoring Service, giving customers direct OEM visibility, faster technical support, and a more proactive approach to maintaining uptime and system performance. The service is designed to help customers identify abnormal operating conditions earlier, reduce unplanned downtime, and improve long-term reliability while keeping all operating authority with on-site personnel.

DESMI Group delivered strong sales growth in 2025 and further strengthened its market position across several key business areas, despite continued global uncertainty and challenging market conditions.

Pipeline failures do not always stem from ageing infrastructure – many begin at installation, writes Ben Crabtree, global product line director, Ovarro. Errors in jointing, manual testing and inconsistent quality assurance (QA) processes can reduce pipeline quality, leading to leaks, rework and increased costs.

Finish Thompson highlights its MSDB series, a cutting-edge line of magnetic drive sealless centrifugal pumps. Designed to meet the demands of high-head and low-flow applications, the MSDB series offers unparalleled reliability and performance for water and wastewater treatment.

Vacuum pumps are essential to many manufacturing and processing applications, but they are also a source of heat. While modern vacuum pumps are efficient and minimize this heat loss, a certain amount of heat generation is a natural by-product of vacuum generation that can never be completely avoided. Traditionally, much of this heat is allowed to dissipate into the surrounding environment.

Armstrong Industrial in China has further strengthened its sales team with the appointment of Shaoze Wang as Sales Manager – Fluid, based in Shanghai.

Amarinth has successfully engineered and delivered an innovative cryogenic pump solution for Air Products. The project centred on replacing critical legacy equipment that had reached the end of its operational life.