SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland (Oct. 23, 2014)—Xylem Inc. has supplied wastewater treatment denitrification systems to three wastewater treatment plants in eastern China as part of a national strategy to improve wastewater treatment by 90 percent over five years.
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SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland (Oct. 17, 2014) – Xylem Inc. has won a contract to supply Flygt propeller pumps to two pumping stations in key areas of metropolitan Manila. Benefiting more than half a million people, Xylem’s Flygt technology will increase the flow capacity of the stations by 25 percent, helping to protect residential areas from severe monsoon flooding and improve environmental and sanitary conditions in the city.
NEW ORLEANS (Sept. 30, 2014) – Xylem Inc. has won a 2014 Innovative Technology Award from the Water Environment Federation (WEF) for the company’s revolutionary wastewater pumping solution, Flygt Experior. Flygt Experior’s clog-resistant design has been successfully field tested and proven to reduce energy consumption.
SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland (Sept. 22, 2014) – Xylem Inc. provided ultrafiltration solutions as part of the upgrade of the Santa Eufemia municipal water treatment plant, north of Oporto in Portugal. As a result of the upgrade, the plant has a new capacity of 24 million liters per day, providing clean drinking water to 80,000 people in the Guimarães and Vizela regions.
WASHINGTON (Sept. 10, 2014) – On Capitol Hill today, water sector leaders from across the country invited Washington to join them in investing the hundreds of billions of dollars required to strengthen the nation’s water infrastructure, helping bolster America’s workforce and sharpen the nation’s competitive edge.
RYE BROOK, N.Y. (Aug. 22, 2014) – A contract worth $19.6 million has been awarded to Xylem Inc. to provide custom-made Flygt pumps for the Xayaburi run-of-river hydropower dam in the country of Laos in Southeast Asia.
SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland (July 31, 2014) – Xylem Inc. provided dewatering equipment to assist with the relief effort following devastating floods in the Balkans in May. More than 40 people were killed and thousands more displaced during the worst flooding to hit the region in more than a century. The flooding began in mid-May when average rainfall for three months’ fell in just three days, with Serbia and Bosnia being the worst affected areas.
GARNER, N. C. (July 9, 2014) – Xylem announced the relocation of its Garner, North Carolina, branch. This Xylem branch features Godwin products and Flygt pumps for construction and mining.
After 14 years at 3733 Conquest Drive, the branch has moved 5 miles into a larger office and shop. It is now located at 300 Sigma Drive.
RYE BROOK, N.Y. (July 1, 2014) – Xylem Inc. announced the divestiture of its Wolverhampton, United Kingdom-based valves business, Xylem Flow Control Limited, to Rotork plc, an actuator manufacturer and flow control company, for approximately $30 million (£18 million).
BUXTON, England (June 25, 2014) – Xylem announced that it is expanding its bank of Godwin brand high head dewatering pumps to cater to increased rental demand for these water removal pumps. Xylem made the announcement at the opening day of the Hillhead 2014 trade show at Hillhead Quarry, Buxton, U.K. Xylem’s range of Godwin and Flygt brand dewatering pumps were on display at the show.