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Protection of Polish Regions Water Source

August 16, 2023 By admin

The Polish city of Imielin is located in southern Poland beside the  Dziećkowice Reservoir, a beautiful man-made lake used by locals and tourists for a broad range of recreational activities, including sailing competitions, fishing, swimming and sunbathing on sandy beaches. Dziećkowice Reservoir … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Monitoring, Septic to Sewer Replacement Program Tagged With: Monitoring, Poland, Septic to Sewer Replacement

New FLOVAC Project at the Port of Bilbao, Spain

June 19, 2023 By admin

We are very happy to announce that we have commenced the design and supply of the vacuum sewage system of the Port of Bilbao. The port has taken a big step towards modernizing its sanitation system with the selection of Flovac for phase I of the sanitation project “Muelles Santurtzi y espigón … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Marinas and Ports Tagged With: Marine, Spain

First Flovac Project in Denmark, Hages Badehotel (Beach Hotel)

June 6, 2023 By admin

Flovac's first project in Denmark is linked wih Denmark's largest infrastructure project and the world's longest immersed tunnel. The Fehmarnbelt. The land used for the Hotel and housing project has come from the earth excavated from the tunnel project. The project is located on the island of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developer Projects Tagged With: denmark, Environmentally Sensitive

Retirement of Founding Partner Willem Gooren

May 8, 2023 By admin

Flovac's global management team gathered in Greece to congratulate Mr Willem Gooren on his retirement from the business he co-founded in 2005. Mr Gooren has been involved with vacuum technology since 1981 and established Gooren BV in Holland in 1988. Mr Gooren has designed over 200 systems … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Flovac

The Largest Vacuum Sewerage System in the Southern Hempisphere

March 16, 2023 By admin

A vibrant masterplanned community is being established 25 minutes drive from Adelaide in South Australia. Lang Walker head of one of Australia's largest developer's Walker Corporation opened the new entrance to Adelaide's newest suburb, Riverlea, last month. The community will have 12,000 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developer Projects Tagged With: Developer, Monitoring, wireless

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...]

Filed Under: Flovac

Key Largo using monitoring for hurricane preparedness

August 17, 2022 By admin

Key Largo, Florida to Install Large Scale Telemetry Monitoring System in its Sanitary Collection System Installation of FLOVAC Americas radio-telemetry system technology to help prevent SSOs and warn collection system’s operations of potential issues to begin. Flovac has been contracted by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Monitoring, Projects Tagged With: Florida, Monitoring

The Most Difficult Install Ever, Eretrea Greece

August 3, 2022 By admin

The city of Eretrea in Greece, one of the best known Archaeological sites in the world, has had a much needed upgrade. A Flovac vacuum system has been installed to replace old septic tanks that still serviced the houses in the town. Two vacuum pump stations were required, as well as 414 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Projects, Septic to Sewer Replacement Program Tagged With: Greece, Septic to Sewer Replacement

Gran Marina del Estrecho, a new marina for megayachts

July 27, 2022 By admin

A New First Class Marina At the mouth of the Straits of Gibraltar, Gran Marina del Estrecho is set to become one of Europes leading marinas. It will have  first-class facilities, in the Mediterranean and an exceptional base for superyachts up to 200 meters in length. Its location is in Algeciras, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Marinas and Ports Tagged With: Marina, Spain

New Vacuum Sewer Project in Portugal

May 17, 2022 By admin

A new Flovac vacuum sewer system is being installed in the towns of Arazede and Liceia in the municipality of Montemor-o-Velho in Portugal. Our client ABMG - Águas do Baixo Mondego e Gândara the main water and wastewater utility for the region has made a video showing the installation which can … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Septic to Sewer Replacement Program

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

How do Variable Flow Rates Affect Your Design

January 12, 2022 By admin

Vacuum Systems operate on a ratio between air and water, either too much air or too much water can negatively impact on the system which could lead to failures or higher operating costs. Systems are designed and built for an average flow rate but in many of the communities where vacuum systems … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Projects, Vacuum Sewers Tagged With: Monitoring

Award Winning Vacuum Pump Station Design

October 11, 2021 By admin

The Hunua Views Flovac vacuum pump station located between Drury and Ramarama south of Auckland in New Zealand has taken out the highly commended award in the 2021 ADNZ Resene Architectual Awards. The design was done by Madushin Amarasekera of Construkt Associated for Classic Homes, a major … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Developer Projects, Projects Tagged With: Developer, Monitoring, New Zealand, residential, Vacuum Pump Station

Club de Mar Mallorca. The largest Superyacht dock in the Mediterranean

September 16, 2021 By admin

Flovac's vacuum sanitation system is going to be included in the remodelling taking place at the marina Club de Mar Mallorca, which will include the fitting out of a new superyacht pier. The pier will be able to accommodate four yachts between 170 and 136 meters and up to 24 beam lengths. Therefore, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Marinas and Ports, Projects Tagged With: Marina, Spain, Superyacht

Gold Coast Marina Vacuum Pump Station Upgrade – A Challenge

July 28, 2021 By admin

The Gold Coast Marine Precinct is a dedicated industrial zone in Coomera, on the Gold Coast of Queensland Australia. The precinct supports marine manufacturing, servicing, repairs and refits of recreational boats. It is one of the most advanced and respected marine industry cluster developments in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Marinas and Ports, Projects Tagged With: Australia, Marina, Marine, Queensland

Sheltering Sewers from the Rain

July 27, 2021 By admin

Pacific Northwest community optimizes its vacuum sewer system with cutting-edge telemetry monitoring Full Article Click here Making the switch from a purely septic-based wastewater handling model to a publicly owned and operated vacuum sewer system solved problems for the small community of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Innovation, Products, Septic to Sewer Replacement Program Tagged With: America, Infiltration, Monitoring, wireless

Flovac Collection Pits are Preferred by Vacuum Sewer Installers

July 27, 2021 By admin

Many Contractors find installing vacuum sewers much easier to install than traditional gravity sewers and low-pressure pumping systems. Vacuum sewers are installed in shallow trenches and have an easy connection point at a property boundary for homeowners to connect up to. Gravity flow from a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Products Tagged With: collection pit, Installation, Vacuum Valve

Have a Look at our New Animation on How Vacuum Sewers Work

December 15, 2020 By admin

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Filed Under: Products Tagged With: youtube

A New Vacuum Sewer for the Limestone Plateaus of Northern Estonia

December 1, 2020 By admin

The Village of Muraste has replaced the aging septic tanks in the old part of the village which were causing environmental damage. Muraste is located 30 minutes drive north east of the capital of Estonia, Tallinn. Changing to a modern secure vacuum system will also improve the health of those in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Projects, Septic to Sewer Replacement Program Tagged With: Cold Climate, Estonia, Installation, Monitoring, Muraste, Nordic

Engineered Solutions. Flovac Launches New 2 inch Vacuum Valve

February 17, 2020 By admin

Early vacuum sewerage systems are about to get a makeover thanks to the Flovac R&D team in conjunction with the Production team in The Netherlands. Clients from many parts of the world had struggled with getting reliable and easy to use vacuum valves to fit the earliest vacuum systems installed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Products Tagged With: 2-inch, Grey Water, Innovation, Monitoring, R&D, Vacuum Valve

Operational Costs for Vacuum Sewer Systems

January 20, 2022 By admin

How much does it cost to operate and maintain your vacuum sewer system? Is that high and what is normal? Lets also talk about the best way to reduce your maintenance costs.   Critical Factors Flovac's operations group has completed audits of systems in many locations and through our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Operations Tagged With: Infiltration, Monitoring, operations

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