A conference will be held in Northern Ireland next month to consider the lessons learned and the way forward from the unprecedented 2010 Freeze/Thaw incident that dominated national news for days over the Christmas period and led to the resignation of the Northern Ireland Water Chief Executive Officer.
FOR SALE 1200mm (48 inch) Metal SEAT GATE VALVE
£23000 Delivery at Cost
We have for sale one off Aeon 1200mm BS 5163 metal seat gate valve, this valve has come back to us from site as surplus to requirements.
Valve Spec
Supplied ready for Horizontal or Vertical mounting.
Valve will be supplied with Clock to Close or Anti Clock to Close bevel gearbox and hand wheel.
WRAS paint.
Valve supplied with a 100mm bypass.
Nominal Pressure (Barg) 16
Testing Pressure (Barg) Body 24
Testing Pressure (Barg) Seat 17.6
Maximum Working Pressure (Barg) 16
Temperature Max 100C
Suitable for Potable Water

For more details, please call Rob Peberday on 01543 416894.
A £17 million programme to improve drinking water quality for 50,000 Welsh Water customers in the Swansea valley has included investment in innovative Lamella plate separation technology from Hydro International.
Anglo American plc and Lafarge SA have announced an agreement to combine their cement, aggregates, ready-mixed concrete, asphalt and contracting businesses in the United Kingdom, comprising Tarmac Limited and Lafarge Cement UK, Lafarge Aggregates and Concrete UK .
Sustainability Reporting in Construction Related Industries Breakfast
Date: 2nd March 2011 – 8.30 to 11.30
Format: Panel Discussion with Networking and Breakfast
Gary Jackson, the Executive Director of ACWA Emirates, has appointed a high-profile local expert, Hany Haddad, as Chief Officer-Business Development and Strategy, to strengthen the team and promote the company’s capabilities in what is seen as a key market.
There is talk a plenty of legacies in every sphere and in every community. None more so than when a significant and high profile contract is awarded. The importance of the infrastructure is paramount to the success of the site – in the building and the operational phase.
In a volatile market many industries avoid investing in research and development. In fact, a sound investment will often give you a significant return whatever the economic outlook and not necessarily just in the places you would expect, as was the case for UK based Custom Extrusions.
bNovate has launched BactoCloud, a secure cloud-based platform that connects and manages its BactoSense instruments, enabling real-time monitoring and optimization of microbial water quality.
Amiblu, a global leader in Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) pipe systems for wastewater, stormwater, drinking water, irrigation, hydropower, and industrial applications, has announced the appointment of Martyn Turton as its Sales Director for the UK & Ireland, driving strategic market development in the infrastructure and water sectors, effective immediately.
As a project manager at Metasphere, a Grundfos-owned remote telemetry company at the cutting edge of innovation, Fey McHarg, has witnessed firsthand how the intelligent harnessing of data, specifically through the data-as-a-service model, is fundamentally reshaping and revolutionising the water sector.

Attendees at next month’s National Civils Show, Floodex, National Drainage Show and Waterways Management on 26th and 27th November are set to benefit from an expert speaker line-up and the opportunity to visit a wide range of exhibitors all co-located in one place at Excel, London, one of the UK’s leading international exhibition and convention centres.