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	Apr 19, 2013 News TEPPFA aisbl Plastic Pipes Conference Moscow 2013 The international Plastic Pipes Conference will host its first ever affiliated event in Moscow during 3 – 4 October 2013, at the Hotel Baltshug Kempenski. PLASTIC PIPES MOSCOW 2013 is the convention and exhibition event that will preview the latest developments in plastic pipe technology alongside experience gained by major utility, sewer, building and civil engineering sectors in the Region.
	Apr 19, 2013 News Diana Neumüller-Klein STRABAG successfully completes Niagara Tunnel Project After more than seven years of construction, the Niagara Tunnel Project has now been put into operation. In the presence of representatives from client Ontario Power Generation, local construction consultants Hatch Mott MacDonald/Hatch Acres and Austrian construction group STRABAG, the tunnel’s outlet gate was opened to allow the flow of water through the 10.1 km water supply tunnel near the famous waterfalls on the Niagara River.
	Apr 22, 2013 News Britni Myers Smart Water: The Next Big Thing As communities around the world come to terms with water scarcity, aging water infrastructure, and the need for water conservation, smart water technologies are rapidly gaining investor interest. Investors are looking to back solutions designed to improve water distribution networks, optimize metering infrastructure, and increase the overall operating efficiency for utilities.
	Apr 23, 2013 News Reda Ashkar Reducing water losses in the GCC countries by applying German welding standards in HDPE piping The sustainable supply of potable water in the six Gulf nations is at risk and the countries are trying to cover up by building additional desalination plants. But is there any other alternative? Yes, says SKZ the German Plastics Center and is introducing German welding standards to the region, to improve the sustainability of HDPE piping systems.
	Apr 24, 2013 News The Charles Machine Works, Inc. New Ditch Witch TK Series HDD Guidance System Enhances Productivity The manufacturer of Ditch Witch underground construction equipment announces the release of its new TK Series HDD Guidance System.
	Apr 25, 2013 News Sabine Wagner International line-up for the premiere of IFAT INDIA The premiere of IFAT INDIA is already attracting a great deal of attention from international exhibitors. India’s “Leading Trade Fair for Water, Sewage, Refuse and Recycling” takes place from October 24 to 26, 2013, at the Bombay Exhibition Center (BEC) in Mumbai.
	Apr 25, 2013 News District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority DC Water Christens Giant Tunnel Boring Machine The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) named its massive tunnel boring machine (TBM), christened it with DC tap water, and prepared to send it underground to tunnel more than four miles along the Potomac at a depth of approximately 100 feet.
	Apr 26, 2013 News Abu Dhabi Polymers Company Ltd. (Borouge) Borouge’s pipe solutions contribute to better agricultural crops with limited water resources Borouge reinforced its position as a key player in the pipe systems market through participating for the first time at the AGRA Middle East 2013, the region’s largest agribusiness trade show.
	Apr 29, 2013 News Achim Kühn 40 Degrees Uphill: Gripper TBM Completes Second Tunnel for Limmern Hydropower Plant In March 2013 a tunnel boring machine from Herrenknecht successfully completed excavation of the second headrace tunnel for the new pumped storage power plant at Limmern (Switzerland). Equipped with a new safety concept for securing the machine, the Gripper TBM was able to cope with the 40 degree gradient of the two tunnels without incident.
	Apr 30, 2013 News Marie-Claire Camus Veolia Water inaugurates new Warsaw wastewater treatment plant After four years' construction, upgrade and extension work by Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, the city of Warsaw has just inaugurated its new wastewater treatment plant. With a population equivalent of 2.1 million, and a daily treatment capacity of up to 515,000 cubic meters of wastewater, it has brought the Polish capital's wastewater treatment into line with European standards.
	May 02, 2013 News Simon Evans Fat-fuelled power station to run UK’s biggest sewage works Fat and oil from restaurants and build-ups in drains will soon be powering Britain’s biggest sewage works. According to plans, the grease will be fed into what will be the world's largest fat-fuelled power station at Beckton in East London.
	May 03, 2013 News Groundforce Ramming Hammers for Supporting HDD Set Up U Mole not only offers a range of trenchless technology equipment for the direct installation of new pipe line in the form of its range of US-designed and manufactured HammerHead impact and ramming hammers, it also offers the ability to aid other trenchless systems achieve greater production rates through difficult ground conditions. One such technique is Horizontal Directional Drilling (commonly known as HDD).
	May 06, 2013 News Graham Read Sensing The Future Of Tunnelling Costain and the Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CCISC) at Cambridge University are working on a new initiative for National Grid’s London Power Tunnels (LPT) project that could make construction of a tunnel with concrete segmental linings more efficient.
	May 07, 2013 News Katia Theriault The African Water Facility: Boosting the Water Sector through Sustained Collaboration The low rate of investments in the water sector has been a major obstacle to accelerate the development and improved management of water resources critically needed to help meet Africa’s growing water demand.
	May 08, 2013 News Water UK The role of financing in the water sector in England and Wales Water UK has published a report on the role of financing in the water sector in England and Wales.
	May 10, 2013 News GPS PE Pipe Systems New Lease of Life for Vyrnwy Pipeline GPS PE Pipe Systems has supplied over 36km of PE piping for the refurbishment of a 130-year-old large diameter trunk main as part of United Utilities £3.6 billion investment programme for the North West of England.
	May 13, 2013 News Achim Kühn Fast and Safe through Wuxi Eight tunnel boring machines from Herrenknecht excavated almost 16 kilometers of tunnel in only 20 months, crossing beneath the emerging metropolis of Wuxi. The machines mastered challenging tunnelling stretches with small overburdens. The last breakthrough, for the time being, was celebrated on March 3, 2013. The first two metro lines in the 3000 year old town on Taihu Lake near Shanghai are expected to start operation in 2014. A total of 5 metro lines are planned.
	May 13, 2013 News Akissa Bahri African Water Facility Launches the Fostering Innovative Sanitation and Hygiene in Monrovia Project The Fostering Innovative Sanitation and Hygiene (FISH) in Monrovia Project funded by the African Water Facility (AWF) was launched in April 2013 in the presence of over 40 people including representatives of beneficiaries and development partners. The Facility offers a €1.2-million grant to the Monrovia City Corporation (MCC) to support a project aimed at increasing access to sustainable and affordable sanitation and hygiene services to over 800,000 urban slum-dwellers in Monrovia, Liberia.
	May 14, 2013 News PVC4PIPES Ten Years Anniversary for PVC4PIPES PVC4PIPES is celebrating its ten years anniversary. Based in Brussels, the European association promotes PVC pipe system benefits through activities that range from recycling to environmental assessments, standardisation, market analysis and promotion. In reviewing these activities, it also previews some interesting developments in the PVC pipeline that prompt an optimistic outlook for the industry.
	May 14, 2013 News Patricia Garofalo First Industrial GE LEAPmbr Wastewater Treatment System Commissioned in Spain GE announced the commissioning of its high-performance LEAPmbr membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology at a wastewater treatment plant owned by the Spanish poultry processing firm, Procavi S.L. GE’s LEAPmbr technology will help Procavi improve water quality and double its water treatment capacity without expanding the existing facility. This is the first industrial LEAPmbr installation in Spain.
	May 16, 2013 News Groundforce New Groundforce Product is a Breath of Fresh Air Groundforce Shorco has unveiled a revolutionary lightweight shoring product which employs inflatable panels instead of heavy metallic plates to support shallow excavations.
	May 15, 2013 News TERRATEC TERRATEC Delivers TR3000 Raise Boring Machine for Mexico TERRATEC successfully completed the factory acceptance testing of its first raise boring machine sold for the Mexican market. The ceremony was held in Tasmania, Australia, in the presence of the client, Ing. Gabriel Elizondo, of Cau S.A. de C.V. (CAUSA) of Mexico after six months from receipt of order.
	May 17, 2013 News Scottish Water First phase of water mains project completed Scottish Water has completed the first phase of Scotland’s biggest water mains renewal project to date. When completed in April 2015, it will have covered 4,300km - the distance from Edinburgh to Mali.
	May 21, 2013 News Günter Naujoks PRIME DRILLING HDD Drill Rigs for Venting Coal Strata in Australia The company PRIME DRILLING from Wenden near Olpe/Germany was founded in 1999 and specialises in the design and construction of fluid-assisted, horizontal, directional drill rigs (HDD) with up to 6,000 kN pulling force.
	May 22, 2013 News Scottish Water Ltd. Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon launches UK’s first Difgen turbine with Scottish Water The first turbine of its kind in the UK, capable of generating enough green energy to power up to 150 homes, has been installed in Scottish Water pipes. Capable of producing 600 MWh of electricity each year, the technology known as Difgen is located in a strategic trunk water main at Denny, near Falkirk, reducing the amount of electricity Scottish Water needs to buy from the National Grid.