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How to identify 5,000,000 litres per year of salt water entering your sewer network at a single glance

October 13, 2022 By admin

For many coastal communities, infiltration from stormwater and inflow from ground water (I&I) causes major problems. Not only are systems not designed to handle large extra flows, but the additional power costs and operational problems can bring a network to its knees. The coastal … [Read more...]

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First Vacuum System in the French Caribbean

March 9, 2022 By admin

Flovac has recently commissioned the first vacuum sewer system in Grand Case in the French Caribbean. Other systems have already been installed by Flovac in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Puerto Rico and the Netherland Antilles. Grand Case is a small tourist town on the French side of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Flovac Tagged With: Caribbean, Hurricane

Why is a Vacuum Sewer the Best Collection System for the Environment

June 10, 2021 By admin

Gravity/Low-Pressure/Vacuum - which has the Greenest Credentials It is very clear that septic tanks and cesspools are a disaster for the environment for a number of reasons. Leaking into waterways, poisoning fish and water birds, creating algae blooms. Affecting the overall health of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Flovac, Vacuum Sewers Tagged With: #courancove, #environmental, #greeninfrastructure

My Vacuum Pumps are Due for an Upgrade – What Next ?

May 6, 2021 By admin

When a vacuum sewer system was planned in your area, there was probably an options study done showing whole of life costs. There was an expectation that over the life of the system (100 years) there would be items that would wear out and need replacing. Just as there would be components that would … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Flovac, Operations Tagged With: #, #vacuum pumps, #VPS Upgrade, Installation

Interview with a Utility Ops Team Leader

May 4, 2021 By admin

A recent interview with team leader David Parkinson of Byron Shire Council gives insights into their vacuum sewer system and just how installing a monitoring system can have time saving and financial benefits to councils. The Byron Bay community on the north eastern coast of New South Wales … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Flovac Tagged With: Australia, Byron, Installation, Monitoring

International Womens’s Day – Interview with one of the Industry Founders and Legends

March 8, 2021 By admin

In 1984, with her husband Geoffrey Radinoff, Pat Radinoff formed the Australian company RSM (now Flovac), looking to develop the new vacuum sewerage industry and take it to the world. Eventually becoming Flovac, one of the largest designers, suppliers and operators of vacuum systems in the world and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Flovac Tagged With: History, radinoff, sylvania, thailand

Why are ISO Standards Important

September 2, 2019 By admin

With the recent move to a new international production facility in The Netherlands, the first thing that General Manager Mr Leo Huijs had to set up was new ISO certification for the new facility. ISO certification covers many aspects of our business and how we do the business. ISO 9001 covers … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Flovac, Products Tagged With: ISO, Production, Standards, Vacuum Valve

Flovac Expands into the Korean Market

July 9, 2018 By admin

Flovac Systems is very happy to announce the joint cooperative agreement between Flovac and Coway Entech of Korea. Coway Entech has agreed to represent Flovac on the Korean peninsular and will pursue a number of projects looking to use vacuum sewerage systems. Coway Entech is the largest supplier … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Flovac Tagged With: Asia, South Korea

Interview with Marina Expert for Flovac, Francisco Rodríguez

January 9, 2018 By admin

At the end of 2017, aguasresiduales.info, Spain's leading journal on wastewater and sanitation interviewed Flovac Spain's Technical Director to understand the massive growth in the vacuum sewerage industry in Spain and elsewhere, particularly for Marina and Port infrastructure. This is a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Flovac, Marinas and Ports Tagged With: Environmentally Sensitive, Innovation, Installation, Superyacht, System Expansion

Coping in a world with less water

June 8, 2013 By admin

The Downside of Saving Water In recent times severe water shortages in many parts of the world have led Water Authorities and consumers to rethink how water is used in households. Water restrictions in many areas have drastically cut the amount of potable water used, with car washing and garden … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Flovac Tagged With: Bahrain, blackwater, Environmentally Sensitive, Grey Water, Middle East

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