In other news below:
-- Atwell-Hicks merges with land planning firm
-- Eco-Tec wins Global Traders Award
-- AUMA appoints new service engineer
-- Grontmij expands Scottish presence
-- IFLA World Congress 2008 in The Netherlands
-- HELCOM to meet on Baltic Sea Action Plan
-- Perpetuum, Texas Instruments enable transmission of high data loads
-- New managing director at Grundfos A/S
-- IWA rewards leadership for young professionals' development
-- Study to help predict extreme flooding
-- OPW Fluid Transfer Group presents safety benefits of equipment
-- Borealis, Borouge co-sponsor Stockholm Water Prize
-- Councils must retain a say in national plans
-- Non-entry inspection chamber gets seal of approval
-- Pumping station papers in the pipeline
-- CIWEM approves SLR training scheme
• Registration now open for free utilities industry seminar
MANCHESTER, UK, Sept. 11, 2007 -- BlueCielo ECM Solutions (formerly Cyco Software), a global software company offering Engineering Content Management (ECM) solutions, has announced its sponsorship of a free Asset Information Management seminar that will feature prominent industry speakers from AMCL, the Institute of Asset Management and Siemens, and address key issues for staying competitive in today's utility market...
Also see: "BlueCielo Appoints Pamela Aloia as Quality Manager"
Among other recent headlines:
• Atwell-Hicks merges with land planning firm
SOLON, OH, Sept. 10, 2007 -- Award winning, land development consulting firm Atwell-Hicks has merged with Kerr + Boron Associates Inc., a Brecksville, OH-based, design firm specializing in land planning, landscape architecture and environmental design. The merger is a result of Atwell-Hicks' continued expansion efforts and Kerr + Boron's desire to continue their growth. Kerr + Boron's employees will now operate within Atwell-Hicks and relocate to the Atwell-Hicks office in Solon. The merger is part of Atwell-Hicks' 2007 expansion efforts. The firm, which has project experience in 38 states, will continue to increase its capabilities and operations while identifying additional growth opportunities.
• Eco-Tec wins Global Traders Award
PICKERING, ON, Canada, Sept. 5, 2007 -- Eco-Tec recently announced its receipt of the Ontario Global Traders Award (OGTA) honoring top exporters. To be presented during an awards gala in October, the 2007 Ontario Global Traders Award augments other Eco-Tec achievements including the 2005 Global Traders Award and the 2005 Falconbridge Award, as well as being recognized as one of Canada's Best Managed Companies. Incorporated since 1970, Eco-Tec designs and manufactures water purification, gas processing and chemical recovery systems for industrial operations.
• AUMA appoints new service engineer
Aug. 31, 2007 -- AUMA, a manufacturer of modular electric actuators for water sector applications, welcomes the latest addition to the AUMA UK team, service engineer Chris Markey, who has worked in the quality engineering sector and the oil/gas markets where he specialized in commissioning and integrating control system equipment. Having also worked in the mobile tele-communications market as a software engineer, Markey is well placed to support field-bus technology in the actuation sector.
• Grontmij expands Scottish presence
Aug. 30, 2007 -- European engineering consultancy Grontmij is developing its Scottish offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow and creating more than 100 jobs. The company, which is more than doubling its Glasgow office space to 19,000 sq feet, will be able to offer a wider range of skills and services to its clients in Scotland, with new recruits in teams from its transportation, water, building and environment, and systems areas of expertise. One of Grontmij's major water clients is Scottish Water, for which it is responsible for providing framework services up to the year 2010. Projects include delivering a quality and standards programme and helping to plan for the next investment cycle from 2010 to 2014.
• IFLA World Congress 2008 in The Netherlands
Aug. 29, 2007 -- Transforming with Water is the theme of the 2008 World Congress of the International Federation of Landscape Architects. This 45th IFLA World Congress will be held in the Netherlands (Apeldoorn) from June 30 to July 3, 2008, and is organised by the Dutch Association of Garden and Landscape Architects (Ned. Ver. Voor tuin en Landschapsarchitecten: NVTL). This provides a unique opportunity for The Netherlands and Dutch Landscape Architects in particular, to showcase the unique aspects of Dutch Landscape Architecture and the work of Dutch Landscape Architects to an international audience of landscape professionals...
• HELCOM to meet on Baltic Sea Action Plan
HELSINKI, Aug. 27, 2007 -- The Helsinki Commission for the protection of the Baltic marine environment will hold a series of Expert Meetings this week (27-31 August) to discuss the draft Baltic Sea Action Plan which is currently being devised by HELCOM to drastically reduce pollution to the sea and restore its good ecological status by 2021...
Also see: "Latvian President, HELCOM Executive Secretary discuss environmental situation in Baltic"
• Perpetuum, Texas Instruments enable transmission of high data loads
Aug. 20, 2007 -- Perpetuum, a leader in vibration energy harvesting, has announced its PMG17 vibration energy-harvesting microgenerator can readily be used to power the Texas Instruments CC2420 single chip RF transceiver and MSP430 16 bit ultra-low-power microcontroller. As a result, sensor node manufacturers can now design battery-free sensor systems using the IEEE 802.15.4 standard even for the most data intensive applications such as condition monitoring...
• New managing director at Grundfos A/S
Aug. 22, 2007 -- As of 1 October 2007 Niels Møller Jensen has been appointed Managing Director for Grundfos A/S, which is the Danish production company of the Grundfos Group. Niels Møller Jensen will succeed Lars Aagaard, who was appointed member of Group Management on 1 August 2007...
Also see: -- "Continued strong sales and earnings growth at Grundfos"
• IWA rewards leadership for young professionals' development
Aug. 22, 2007 -- In the developed world, 50 per cent of water professionals will retire in the next 5 to 10 years, and each year a smaller percentage of students (or young professionals) are attracted to a career in the water. This was the motivation for the International Water Association to launch IWA's Professional Development Award in 2006. This award, presented in association with my-water-career.com, recognises companies in the water sector that are making a significant contribution to the professional development of employees under 35 years of age. The nomination period for the 2008 award runs from the 12 August 2007 until April 2008. Nominations must come from young employees of an IWA corporate member stating how their employer has supported and nurtured professional development within the corporate environment. To obtain more information about the Professional Development Award, please contact Adrian Puigarnau on [email protected] or +44 207 654 5500
• Study to help predict extreme flooding
Aug. 20, 2007 -- The recent devastation caused by extreme flooding in many parts of the UK may soon be forecast better, thanks to a £6m research project to predict flood risk and investigate to what extent climate change is responsible...
• OPW Fluid Transfer Group presents safety benefits of equipment
NIEUW-VENNEP, Netherlands, Aug. 17, 2007 -- OPW Fluid Transfer Group Europe B.V., part of Dover Corporation, will be presenting a workshop at the upcoming Next Generation Pharmaceutical Summit 2007 that is scheduled for October 2-4, 2007 at the Royal Plaza in Montreux, Switzerland. Herman Suelmann, Sales Manager Valves, will address attendees at the upcoming Summit on the important aspects of fluid handling equipment within the pharmaceutical industry...
• Borealis, Borouge co-sponsor Stockholm Water Prize
Aug. 17, 2007 -- Borealis and Borouge, leading providers of innovative, value creating plastic solutions, have become co-sponsors of the prestigious Stockholm Water Prize, contributing to the promotion and reward of leadership and best practices in water and sanitation. The award was presented by the King of Sweden in the Stockholm City Hall on August 16, 2007, during World Water Week...
• Councils must retain a say in national plans
Aug. 16, 2007 -- Decisions on major national infrastructure should involve elected local, regional and central government, and should not be imposed by an undemocratic planning commission, says the South East England Regional Assembly's Planning Committee. Responding to consultation on the Government white paper "Planning for a Sustainable Future", the committee believes plans to remove local authorities from major infrastructure decisions will take away their ability to shape communities...
• Non-entry inspection chamber gets seal of approval
Aug. 16, 2007 -- Wavin Plastics' innovative OSMA Tegra 600 non-entry inspection chamber has passed rigorous industry tests to achieve a certificate of approval from the BBA (British Board of Agrément). Designed to provide easy installation, inspection and maintenance to non-adoptable domestic and commercial drainage systems, the chamber successfully passed a range of technical investigations to receive the industry accolade...
• Pumping station papers in the pipeline
BHR Group issues call for papers for 4th Water & Wastewater Pumping Station Conference
Aug. 16, 2007 -- BHR Group's fourth Water and Wastewater Pumping Stations conference is designed to meet requirements for authoritative information about an integrated approach which includes best practice and the latest ideas, products and techniques. It builds on the success of its predecessors to bring together industry specialists with a range of expertise. The organisers have now issued a call for papers for presentation at the conference, which will be held in Cranfield, UK, 17-19 June 2008. This technical conference will present the best methods and approaches to pumping station design and maintenance and is an ideal way to learn about developments...
• CIWEM approves SLR training scheme
Aug. 15, 2007 -- One of the UK's leading independent environmental consultancies, SLR Consulting, has agreed a training scheme for employees with the Chartered Institution of Water and Environment management (CIWEM). The scheme, which will be open to all of SLR 340 consultants, will lead to membership of CIWEM and complements the existing programmes run by SLR for membership of the Institute of Civil Engineers and the Chartered Institute of Waste Managers. The scheme allows employees to obtain the necessary experience for affiliate, associate or full member status with CIWEM. At the same time, applicants can also apply for registration as a chartered environmentalist (CEnv) and chartered scientist (CSci). CIWEM is also licensed by the engineering council to award chartered engineer (CEng), incorporated engineer (IEng) and engineering technician (Eng Tech) status for suitably qualified applicants...
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