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Circular Economy Applied to Waste Water Treatment: Casagrande’s Turning Point Monica Fumagalli ipcm®
Casagrande S.p.A., a company that has specialised in the design and production of large-sized construction site equipment for over fifty-five years, has chosen to install a water treatment system supplied by Water Energy for the recovery and recirculation of waste water from its coating department. Such strategic choice has transformed one of the biggest items of expenditure into a growth opportunity, both in terms of health and safety of the working environment and of sustainable development of production.
The recovery of waste water from
Andrea Viel to describe Casagrande
works brought us to the top of
industrial processes is one of the most
S.p.A.’s products. “Also due to this,
international markets. From our
discussed topics when explaining the
the use of energy resources within
headquarters in Northern Italy,
concept of circular economy, so widely
our factory is significant in terms
we export 95% of our production
debated in recent times. The volumes
both of consumption and costs and
worldwide.”
of water used in production processes
of environmental impact. Indeed, we
Casagrande is currently a group
and, in particular, in the coating ones,
have always paid particular attention
consisting of four companies with
are difficult to quantify but certainly
to environmental issues, including
over 500 employees. The Italian firm is
impressive. However, water is one
water usage optimisation. About a
based in Fontanafredda (Pordenone)
of the resources whose recovery is
year ago, we decided to invest in a new
on an area of 100,000 m2, 60,000 of
facilitated by the implementation of
water treatment solution. We relied
which are covered, and it employs
proper management systems and the
on Water Energy (Bologna, Italy) for its
250 people.
technological development of treatment
design and installation because its staff
HÜTTE-Bohrtechnik (Olpe, Germany),
plants for water recovery. Indeed, these
is highly passionate and expert in its
acquired in 2002, produces and
can even transform the costs related to
sector, just like Casagrande’s one is in
distributes hydraulic drilling rigs up
water disposal into a growth opportunity
its target market.”
to 30 tonnes, geothermal equipment
for companies. In the next pages, we will
and accessories, and tailor-made machines for customers in Northern
piling rigs, diaphragm systems, and soil
Casagrande’s foundation equipment: a success story on construction sites around the world
investigation, anchors drilling, micro piling,
“In over fifty-five years,” adds Viel,
construction of compact rock drilling
jet-grouting, and tunnelling equipment
“we have built 20,000 machines
machines and special foundation
since 1963.
and we offer over 200 solutions for
drilling, soil investigation, well, and
“These are medium and large tracked
construction equipment.
mining exploration equipment. S.C.,
machines, with a mass ranging from 6 to
Our ability to perfect these systems
finally, specialises in the production
200 tonnes,” says production manager
for geotechnical engineering
of metal structures.
analyse the case of Casagrande S.p.A., specialized in the design and production of special foundation equipment such as
Europe and beyond. HD Engineering (Hong Kong) specialises in the design and
Construction equipment manufactured by Casagrande S.p.A.
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