Specialist in pump system optimisation Boulting will be awarded the inaugural prize for Project of the Year for its work on Thames Water's Littleton pump station at the upcoming 2015 Pump Centre Conference on May 14.
Boulting achieved the award for its ongoing work at Thames Water's 90 year old Littleton Raw Water Pump Station (RWPS). The brief for the Littleton project required Boulting Pump Management to increase the performance of the site in terms of reliability, efficiency, capacity and automation, whilst still maintaining its 1920’s character. .
The resultant annual energy savings from the upgrade project are predicted to exceed 4.9 million kilowatt hours with a corresponding annual energy cost reduction close to £0.5 million.
In January Boulting were awarded one of the key AMP6 Control and Automation services framework contracts from Thames Water, over the 2015-2020 investment periods. The contract win is for the Lot 1a agreement which covers manufacture and related system integration of Motor Control Centres, and the Lot 1b agreement, which includes complex systems integration projects.
The appointment comes as a result of Thames Water’s new approach to supply management, which focuses on creating a collaborative supplier community that encourages innovation and low whole life cost. As a strategic partner, Boulting will support Thames Water’s AMP6 capital alliance eight2O, the operations team and other aspects of the water company’s capital programme.
The project is just one example of the total optimisation solutions that Boulting’s Pump Management Team provides. This will be the focus of the company's presence at the Telford conference where Boulting will have two booths: S23 and the Project of the Year stand.
As well as pump system optimisation services, Boulting also specialises in supplying systems integration, low voltage (LV) motor control centres, switchgear, control panels, telemetry services and full mechanical and electrical installation.
"When optimising a station like Thames Water's Littleton, some companies would only look at the pump,” explained Brian Conway, Pump Management Director of the Boulting Group. “We have the expertise and equipment to evaluate performance from ‘source to tap’. In addition we utilised our capability to design, manufacture and install the solution. By offering a fully integrated approach we are confident on delivering our predictions.”
"Thames Water originally estimated the Littleton RWPS upgrade would take at least two years, but Boulting expects to complete the project in half that time,” continued Conway.
"At the Pump Centre Conference we will be exhibiting the innovative services and expertise that went into making the Littleton project such a success.”
More than 800 delegates are expected to attend the conference.
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