On the A1 highway into Gaborone, the capital city of Botswana, commuters and visitors are wondering who and what are Flovac Vacuum Sewerage Systems and what is "The Green Future of Sewerage"? Web hits from the African continent have reached new heights and vacuum sewers will reach new … [Read more...]
Prestons Residential Development Vacuum Sewer
The Flovac Vacuum Pump Station was installed in 2015 to service the Prestons residential development in Marshlands Christchurch and has continued to grow with house sales in the area ahead of schedule.Every effort has been made by the developer Ngai Tahu to ensure that this medium priced housing … [Read more...]
The First Vacuum Sewerage system in Chile
A FLOVAC delegation was recently in Chile, in the Llay-Llay commune, where the first vacuum sewerage installation of the country is being built. As this technology is innovative for the Chilean technicians, a conference was organized for everyone interested in FLOVAC’s system, having it coincide … [Read more...]
Marina Vela Vacuum Sewer System, Barcelona.
Marina Vela, the newest upscale Marina in the heart of Barcelona has opened for business. The new Marina which utilizes the latest in Flovac vacuum sewer technology has 136 marina berths which can cater for boats up to 50 meters in length.Barcelona's new Hotel W will be attached to the marina … [Read more...]
Largest Vacuum Sewer System in Greece is Completed
Flovac Greece has just completed the largest vacuum sewerage system ever undertaken in Greece covering the towns of Mitrousi and Skoutari in the Serres Region of northern Greece.The system which has two large vacuum pump stations, 800 collection pits and 45km of vacuum pipework. The system … [Read more...]
Does public infrastructure have to look ugly? No!!
Too often over the years we have seen public infrastructure badly affect a community. Becoming a target of vandals and hurting the image that a small town has tried to develop to encourage tourists or land values.Residential developers are certainly more aware of what the impact of a badly … [Read more...]
Flood Affected Sewer Systems
Vacuum sewerage systems are ideal in areas that are subject to floodingNearly all vacuum sewerage systems are found in coastal area's many of which are subject to flooding from rain/storms or rising sea levels. We all understand the problems that occur if I&I is present, we all know what … [Read more...]
Nordic Trade Show on the High Seas
The start of the European summer has seen an explosion of trade shows and conferences which have attracted engineers from around the world hoping to keep up with the latest trends and products in the water industry.One of the most unusual was the recent water industry conference … [Read more...]
Historic Project in France
Commune De Saint Julien De ConcellesThis historic village nestled on the banks of the Loire River near the French city of Nantes on the Atlantic coast ofFrance is the site of the latest Flovac system in Europe.The site is first mentioned in history books as far back as the year 615 … [Read more...]
Flovac in many languages
As Flovac has grown in 2016 to be the largest vacuum system designer, operator and supplier in the world, we have started to add a description of vacuum sewer systems in a number of languages to our web page.At the right hand top of our www.flovac.com web page you can now find a … [Read more...]
News from Slovenia
Flovac Slovenia has achieved an "A" credit rating from the European regulatorsOver the past two years European regulators have been reviewing companies throughout the 19 member countries. Only a small percentage of companies within Slovenia have achieved the highest possible rating of … [Read more...]
What is the Asset Life of a Vacuum Sewer System?
As vacuum sewers are relatively new it is difficult for many engineers to develop good whole of life models when doing a comparative analysis on alternative sewer systems.Although vacuum systems are newcomers to the sewerage industry we are seeing some systems just reaching their 50th … [Read more...]