8 A WET NEWS AND WWT SUPPLEMENT
Saer revs up for IWEX
How Brazilian
technology reduces network pressure
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Components for Saer’s pumps are all manufactured in Italy
Saer’s successful trip to IWEX last year has prompted a return visit for the Italian pump manufacturer. Having recently teamed up with civil engineering products supplier Burdens, the company is keen to improve its visibility in the UK market and is continuing its motor racing theme at IWEX 2012.
Founded over 50 years ago by Carlo Favella, Saer currently has four manufacturing plants in the high tech Parma region of northern Italy, known as Motor Valley, and home to racing names like Ducatti, Ferrari and Lamborghini. It is proud to claim complete Italian production of its full range of 700 pump and motor products, including all components.
Burdens Utilities’ business development director - water, Graham John, believes that its exclusive trading agreement with Saer in the UK and Ireland provides the company with an unrivalled opportunity in the pump market. He said, “Whilst the UK pump market is huge and appeared to be well served by a large amount of existing distributors and pump manufacturers, research with contractors and installers highlighted that in many instances lead times were prohibitive if the pump was not of common application.”
Together with its latest range of pumps, Burdens will also be introducing its new nationwide design, installation, commission and service partner, Pumpac, at the show. John says Pumpac has many years of experience and an excellent reputation for quality build and installation within the water irrigation, building services and pump booster set markets. The company is now supporting Burdens throughout the UK and Republic of Ireland.
At IWEX, the Saer-Burdens-Pumpac team will be dressed for a motorsports pit-stop – using the metaphor to highlight how the partners have the expertise not only for the efficient delivery of pumping kit and components, but also for design, installation and maintenance.
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ne new exhibitor to IWEX in 2012 is Brazilian software manufacturer Vectora, part of the Vector Technology Group (VTG). The company designs and produces instrumentation and software with integrated telemetry and control capabilities for the municipal waterworks utilities and oil & gas markets.
The company has recently signed a joint venture agreement with Stockport-based equipment hire and asset management company Supply UK to manufacture and distribute VTG’s products and software into the UK and Europe. Vectora Europe has been set up following the deal and is already operating from Supply UK’s centre in Stockport, with plans to open three further offices across the UK in 2012. Richard Coffey, managing director of Supply UK and director of Vectora Europe, added: “This is an exciting time for our business. Brazil is leading the way in software technology and we’re delighted to take the responsibility of delivering VTG’s services across Europe. Much of VTG’s technology-based products are not yet available in this part of the world.”
Coffey said that Vectora’s technology was an appropriate solution to the current water shortages in South-east England and is currently being installed at South Staffordshire Water and United Utilities.
He said that the company’s battery-powered products are easy to install and provide an inexpensive and simpler alternative to SCADA systems.
He said: “Large volumes of water are being lost due to old networks and despite significant investment in the replacement of pipes there is always a time delay simply because of the scale of the undertaking. Upgrading the thousands of miles of pipe work will take decades and cause major disruptions.
“Pressure reduction is a vital tool in leakage reduction and already plays an important part of a water company’s loss prevention program. However unlike mains rehabilitation it can be deployed relatively quickly so could play a vital part in conserving dwindling water supplies.” He continued: “Once an area has been identified for pressure reduction then the fastest method of rolling out valve control is to use the existing GSM network, which does not require expansion of SCADA networks. Systems like the Autobox from Vectora can be installed in a matter of hours when linked to a control valve installation and then via the GSM network to a web server.
“This allows the water company to move units
Technology new to the UK is being presented for the first time at IWEX. Natasha Wiseman visited the company’s Stockport headquarters to hear more
Vectora’s battery-powered products are easy to install, and are an inexpensive alternative to SCADA systems
around to quickly react to fluctuating demands and gives them the ability to monitor and control the valve. The e-Pressure, also from Vectora, can be rolled out in a similar timeframe and allows remote monitoring of the pressures in the network.
“The web-based server also allows water companies to analyse flow and pressure; switch from flow modulating to fixed outlet pressure and even close valves remotely in the case of a burst.” Coffey concluded: “This rapid deployment of GSM-based systems, combined with leak correlation and an encouragement of customers to report leakage, will play a part in the water conservation. Whilst emphasis has to be on reducing the water demand and supplementing water resources, this focus on loss prevention in the network must play a part in the overall strategy.”
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