Many multinational companies, not traditionally associated with the water industry, are now moving into the market, attracted by prospects of long-term growth. We take a look at the companies developing new business in water technology.
Dewsbury-based Richard Alan Engineering has signed a license agreement with chemical giant BASF to manufacture and market polymer make-up and dosing equipment for water treatment applications.
German chemicals giant BASF has signed a contract to sell its subsidiary Industrial Water Management France SAS to Degremont, water treatment specialist for local authorities and industrial customers.
Sulzer has launched a new global Center of Excellence (CoE) for Water Treatment Solutions - the CoE consolidates Sulzer’s wastewater treatment expertise in a unified and global manner.
“SAS (Surplus Activated Sludge) is a bit weird and can do odd things,” says Stuart Chatten, Lead Bioresources Technician at Whitlingham Water Recycling Centre (WRC), one of Anglian Water’s principal centres for processing sewage, serving a population of 400,000.
Owen Mace has taken over as Director of the British Plastics Federation (BPF) Plastic Pipes Group on the retirement of Caroline Ayres. He was previously Standards and Technical Manager for the group.
PureTec Separations, the Ledbury-based water treatment engineering firm, has appointed Dan Norman as its new Sales Manager – Water Process Systems, supporting the company’s continued growth in the UK and international markets.