CONTENTS ISSUE 38
SUMMER 2022
pumpindustry New wastewater infrastructure to cater for a growing SEQ
Rethinking
the NPSH matrix
STATE OF THE INDUSTRY 2022
anticipating better times ahead
Cover image highlights our article on some of the wastewater infrastructure projects being undertaken by Urban Utilities in SEQ, including the Bundamba WWTP and Hawthorne Park Wet Weather Pump Station.
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NEWS Mardie salt project awards $16 million pump contract.............................. 6 Major TAS irrigation project to refurbish and construct pipelines, pump stations.............................................................................................. 8 Axflow's Brown Brothers Engineers New Zealand acquires Galbraith Engineering Ltd and becomes Oceania’s largest fluid handling supplier................................................................................10 Local Townsville business contracted to replace 120kg pumps..............12 Tender released for Haughton Pipeline works..........................................14 $98M maintenance works completed at Loy Yang Power Station..........16 $14 million for Greater Meander Irrigation Scheme................................16
PIA NEWS
Adapting to change and engaging industry: PIA reflects on 2021 and looks towards 2022..........................................18
PIA MEMBER NEWS The FK Range by DAB: submersible pumps for sewage..........................20 Here comes the story of the Shurricane..................................................22 Supporting customers during the supply chain chaos............................24 Customisable variable speed and soft-start solutions for Medium Voltage Pumping Installations...............................................26
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