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Being intelligent about PFAS is important both in understanding what our Water Utilities responsibilities are, as well as what precautions we can take at a consumer level. Speak to our team about the Maxaflex range of filtration kits. ✔️Fully Watermark Certified ✔️Highest Pressure Rating in AU ✔️Fully Stocked ✔️Realistic Pricing ✔️Sediment, Carbon, UV or RO filters

With added pressures on existing plumbing infrastructure, understanding the most efficient sewage processing mechanisms can avoid unnecessary load and inconvenient situations. Do you know the difference between; a cutter, a grinder or a macerator? The Southern Pumping team have experience in selecting and specifying best practice equipment. Ask about the highly robust Haigh Macerator system.

Another engineering masterpiece right on our doorstep. Construction and development never cease to amaze around the beautiful coastline of Sydney harbour. With 240 kilometers of coastline covering approximately 54 square kilometers our engineers are continually challenging the status quo with developments like the new Sydney Fish Market, right in marine precincts.

An exhaustive article, well worth the read for quality intel on all things ‘flow’! Flow meters are highly specialised items of equipment that play a crucial role in producing accurate data in managing any fluid system. This will make life easy when selecting a flow meter. To make the choice even easier, you can start with our range of Acequip Flow Meters.

Interesting developments here by our friends at the ANU! Efficient sources of pure water for growing global humanitarian requirements, is a worthy research field. Whilst the principle of desalinisation for human consumption seems like a logical option, we know that the desalinisation process has typically been a complex, expensive and energy inefficient operation. Should simpler new technologies be justifiable at scale, due consideration will have to be given to what materials of pumps, valves and pipes will sustain the concentration of salinity.

It's great to see the NSW Government ensuring sustainable site usage. After mineral exploitation, sites should be rehabilitated to an environmentally sustainable condition and potentially opened for recreation. Transparency throughout this process improves stakeholder relationships.

Pumps aid mine rehabilitation by managing water tables, dewatering, irrigating green and reforested areas, firefighting, maintaining water features, and sampling groundwater.

Thank you Sydney Water for showing a pragmatic lead in; improvement of public spaces, addressing climate fluctuations, managing water usage and uniting local communities.

An insightful piece on pipeline integrity. Pipe laying requires special attention to avoid long term disruptions, large scale repairs, increasing costs of infrastructure maintenance. Considerations must be given to pipe material, pipe joint method, soil composition, thermal insulation, pipeline protection and installation and backfilling practices.

Who said fossil fuel sector and clean renewables sector couldn’t meet in the middle? This is a great progressive initiative, Zen Energy & the Dunbier Family.

Equally as important as the quality, finish and consistency of products such as chocolate, food grade pumps and components must be just right! We have worked with some of Australia’s leading food producers, pumping all kinds of liquids. Want to know more about our experience in the supply, service and support of food manufacturers? Give us a call on 1800 810 670.

One of the constants in mining, underground or open cut, dewatering is always a consideration to facilitate the mining activity and to protect people and mining equipment adequately. As this UK article points out, often custom engineered pumping solutions are the most effective. That’s why it’s vital to have service partners like Southern Pumping who can design and manufacture pump sets to site specifications.

A valuable insight into the “integral part of the pump, mechanical seal”. Blantant plug warning - When you need certainty and confidence in quality mechanical seals, demand Numbat everytime! Numbat seals ensure a positive lasting seal, preventing; leaks/spills, contamination and unnecessary shaft and bearing wear and motor damage. Choosing Numbat is the difference between regular inconvenient services and lasting long-term service periods.

We welcome the international discussion regarding better management of waterresources for improved storage, distribution and flood mitigation. We have seen first-hand the repercussions of poor or delayed response to managing this vital but volatile gift of nature.

In the pumping industry, we are all ambassadors for quality water. As we know,water is an essential and irreplaceable element for the continuance of life. By combining quanitity and quallity measures, this new model of scarity provides a more realistic picture for policy makers and producers to work with.

Yet another brilliant advancement in fluid transfer safety! Here we see world class innovation facilitating major infrastructure projects right here on our doorstep.

Offshore wind farms are a hot topic in our Illawarra heartland. This is an interesting read on how the right pumps and controllers can make the whole system more efficient.

We are sympathetic with our friends in the Pilbara region. The merciless forces of nature are real. Flash flooding here in the Illawarra are usually a result of heavy extended rainfalls combined with king tides and whilst flooding abates relatively quickly the damaged caused and clean-up campaign is extensive. All types of pumping equipment should be maintained for efficient function and fast deployment in high demand situations. No doubt large engine driven dewatering pumps have been fulfilling a critical function in the Pilbara.

Redundancy or standby pumps are a must! Not only to ensure consistent operation in the event of failure, but also to enable pumps to be isolated and take off line whilst being serviced.