AM-Liner Joins NORDIPIPE Group
AM-Liner East Inc. is the newest member of the NORDIPIPE licensee family. The Northern-Virginia-based company is the fourth licensee of NORDIPIPE, a trenchless technology for the rehabilitation of water mains.
Haaker’s Thomas Helps with Water Project
Dave Thomas, Haaker Equipment Co. sales representative for Elgin street sweepers and Vactor sewer cleaners and hydroexcavators in La Verne, Calif., has traveled to Rwanda the past three years to help the Clean Water Initiative of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif. Thomas and his colleagues have brought water purification systems to three hospitals in western Rwanda and are working to drill deep wells for more than 100 villages. His next project is to bring fresh water to a high school in the African nation of Malawi.
Garney Construction Acquires Weaver, Names CEO
Garney Holding Co. acquired Weaver General Construction of Englewood, Colo. Weaver specializes in the construction of water and wastewater facilities with an emphasis in construction-management based delivery. Garney, which specializes in the construction of water and wastewater pipelines, treatment facilities, pumping stations, water storage tanks and industrial projects, also named Michael Heitmann president and chief operating officer. He will oversee strategic planning and business development from the company’s Kansas City, Mo., headquarters.
Severn Trent Names Sales Director, Manager
Severn Trent Services named John Dyson North American sales director for its Water Purification group and Enric Cardoner as general manager for its Water Purification group in Europe, serviced from offices in the United Kingdom, Italy and Spain. Dyson will be responsible for overseeing the municipal and industrial sales channels, partners and processes that the company offers to the water and wastewater markets in the United States and Canada. He brings 20 years experience in technical sales and management to his position.
Itron, Tantalus Form Partnership
Itron Inc. and Tantalus Systems Corp. have partnered to deliver smart metering and smart grid benefits to electric and multi-service public utilities. The collaboration combines Itron’s SENTINEL and CENTRON electricity meters as well as its gas and water ERT modules with Tantalus’ communications network, TUNet.
Sterlitech Among Fastest Growing Washington Businesses
Sterlitech Corp., manufacturer and distributor of laboratory filtration equipment, was recognized by Puget Sound Business Journal as one of the 100 fastest growing private companies in Washington state, ranking 83rd overall.
DC Water Receives WERF Award for Excellence
DC Water received the Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) Award for excellence and innovation for its biosolids program that will cut greenhouse gas emission, produce more energy and create higher quality biosolids. The award recognizes organizations that have made improvements to wastewater and stormwater collection, storage or treatment operations, facilities or processes by applying WERF research.
Arkema Partners with RMB Products
Arkema Inc., producer of fine-powder products for water treatment and water desalination, partnered with RMB Products Inc., producer of large-scale coatings for steel piping and in the fabrication and plastic lining/coating of large metal structures.
American Water Receives EPA Award
American Water Works Company Inc. received a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 2011 WaterSense Excellence Award, presented in recognition of the company’s role as a lead partner with the EPA in the agency’s We’re for Water consumer education campaign.
Wooster CSO Receives Breakthrough Award
Dr. Paul Edmiston, CSO and co-founder of ABSMaterials Inc., received the Popular Mechanics 2011 Breakthrough Award in Materials Science for his invention of Osorb glass materials to treat and clean water. The award recognizes advances across all areas of science and technology development.
Analytical Technology Receives Framework Agreement
Analytical Technology Inc., manufacturer and supplier of electrochemical sensors to the United Kingdom and Europe, received a framework agreement to supply and install 500 bufferless chlorine monitoring systems to Yorkshire Water, which continually monitors water from its 59 treatment plants with samples taken from 363 reservoirs where treated water is stored. In a typical year, more than 500,000 tests are carried out on water samples to ensure they meet standards.
Pall Named a Top Green Company
Pall Corp. was named one of the greenest companies in the United States by Newsweek magazine. The filtration, separation and purification business ranked fifth in the capital goods sector and 69th on the magazine’s U.S. 500 List. The rankings assess the environmental performance of the world’s largest publicly traded companies.
Hach Announces BIG Picture Winners
Cranberry Brush Creek Wastewater treatment Plant, a municipal wastewater facility, and Arkema Inc., producer of industrial chemicals, were each awarded $50,000 in Hach equipment based on their submissions to Hach’s BIG Picture contest.
Neptune Corporate Brochure Available
The Neptune Chemical Pump Co. chemical metering pumps, chemical feed systems and chemical injection accessories corporate product brochure can be downloaded in PDF format at www.neptune1.com/pumps/images/genbull.pdf.
BLACOH Fluid Adds Regional Managers
BLACOH Fluid Control Inc. added two regional managers as part of its continued expansion in domestic and international markets. Brandon Dairymple was named business development manager for the U.S. Northeast Region and OEM business worldwide. He will be located in Indianapolis, Ind. Cristian Rohde was named business development manager for the company’s Latin American Region. He is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
