WaterBriefs: Elster Metering recycles five London buses for Anglian water

In other news below:
-- Appointment of new group president of Grundfos
-- Foster Wheeler awarded pulverized-coal steam generator by City Utilities of Springfield, Missouri
-- ASHRAE announces Healthcare Design Professional as first certification
-- A rock solid recipe for success
-- New Siemens Water case study available
-- Acting Premier outlines $70 million in new water projects
-- CO2 Tech begins development of heavy evaporator units to meet zero liquid discharge requirements
-- Tyco Flow Control strengthens China customer commitment

• Elster Metering recycles five London buses for Anglian water
LUTON, U.K., March 30, 2007 -- Elster Metering, part of the Elster Group, the world's leading manufacturer and supplier of highly accurate, high quality, integrated metering and utilization solutions, has launched a project to recycle water meters for one of its largest UK customers. The project is part of an exchange program to replace meters in domestic properties served by Anglian WaterNorth Carolina.

During 2006, Elster Metering's second largest customer in the UK, Anglian Water, started a large scale meter exchange program for domestic properties. As part of this project, Elster offered to recycle Anglian Water's old brass bodied meters and reimburse them for the scrap value, thus enabling Anglian Water to offset some of their purchasing costs for new water meters.

To facilitate this, Elster Metering partnered with a local recycling company who provided a large container capable of holding several tonnes of scrap metal.

This container was located at Anglian Water's main stores in Peterborough where all the old meters were returned. Once the container was full it was collected and weighed. The resulting scrap metal value was then paid to Elster Metering, who reimbursed Anglian Water an agreed amount per meter.

"Since the start of this project, five full containers of scrap meters have been collected, equivalent in weight to five London buses", said Perry Shead, Marketing Manager at Elster Metering. "Following the success of this project, Thames Water and South East Water have also adopted the service, now enabling us to offer water meter recycling to more UK utilities."

"This innovative approach demonstrates Elster's commitment to the environment and provides value added services to our customers", continued Shead. "But most importantly for us, by working in partnerships like this we will further improve the quality of scarce natural resource usage for consumers around the world."

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-- Elster Integrated Solutions president Sharon Allan named to World Generation Class of 2007
-- Elster AMCO Water announces management appointment

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Among other recent headlines:

• Appointment of new group president of Grundfos
DJERRINGBRO, Denmark, March 23, 2007 -- The Board of Grundfos Management is very pleased to announce that acting Group President Carsten Bjerg today has been appointed CEO and Group President of Grundfos...

• Foster Wheeler awarded pulverized-coal steam generator by City Utilities of Springfield, Missouri
HAMILTON, BERMUDA, March 22, 2007 -- Foster Wheeler Ltd. announced today that a subsidiary within its Global Power Group has been awarded a contract by City Utilities of Springfield, Missouri for the design and supply of a natural circulation pulverized-coal (PC) steam generator to be constructed at City Utilities' existing Southwest Power Station in Springfield, Missouri. City Utilities is a community-owned municipal utility serving more than 106,000 customers in southwest Missouri with electricity, natural gas, water, telecommunications and transit services...
Also see: --Foster Wheeler receives British Safety Council Five Star Health and Safety Accolade

• ASHRAE announces Healthcare Design Professional as first certification
ATLANTA, GA, March 22, 2007 -- A program to certify healthcare facility design professionals is being launched by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). The first examination to earn the credential will be held on June 28 in Long Beach, Calif., immediately following ASHRAE's Annual Meeting there. Subsequent examinations will be Web-based at testing facilities nationwide...
Also see:
-- ASHRAE to host D.C. briefing on limiting greenhouse gas emissions
-- ASHRAE to fund research on operating room air distribution
-- Engineers without borders founder to speak at ASHRAE '07

• A rock solid recipe for success
20th Annual National Civil Engineering Competition Draws Support from Industry Leaders
RESTON, VA, March 22, 2007 -- Coffee isn't the only thing brewing in Seattle. On June 14-16, 2007, the University of Washington will host the American Society of Civil Engineers' (ASCE) National Concrete Canoe Competition, where civil engineering students from across the country will meet to find out if their countless calculations and strenuous hours of practice add up to a rock solid recipe for success in the 20th annual offering of this unique competition...

• New Siemens Water case study available
The following case study is now available online: Shaw Environmental and the U.S. Army Select Zimpro(R) Wet Air Oxidation System to Destroy Neutralized Chemical Warfare Material. Click here to access the case study.

• Acting Premier outlines $70 million in new water projects
QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA, March 22, 2007 -- A new $30 million water treatment plant will be built on the Ewen Maddock Dam, connecting the currently untapped water source into the South East Queensland Water Grid, Acting Premier Anna Bligh said today...
Also see: Pipes arrive for SEQ Water Grid

• CO2 Tech begins development of heavy evaporator units to meet zero liquid discharge requirements
LONDON, U.K., March 15, 2007 -- CO2 Tech President, Ms. Helga Schotten, today announced that CO2 Tech has begun development of cost-effective heavy-duty evaporator units which will be designed for wastewater treatment in utilities, chemical processes, pulp and paper and other industries with zero liquid discharge requirements...

• Tyco Flow Control strengthens China customer commitment
Celebrates Shanghai Chemical Industry Park service center opening
SHANGHAI, CHINA, March 12, 2007 -- Tyco Flow Control, a division of Tyco International Ltd., and one of the world's largest providers of flow control and heat-tracing products and services today celebrated the opening of its first service center in China, located at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP) in Jin Shan, China. The opening of the center is part of a global strategy for Tyco Flow Control, together with Tyco Thermal Controls, to increase value to its customers through dedicated local service and maintenance...
Also see: Tyco Flow Control's Stafford facility stars in health and safety

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