GIW Wins Big: 2 New Orders in UK & Peru

GIW Wins Big: 2 New Orders in UK and Peru

New Dredge Pump to "Clean Up" in London

River Thames

Built over 150 years ago, the sewage system in London is causing a big stink - literally. 16 million tons of raw sewage are discharged into the Thames River on an annual basis and London is ready to go green. The Thames Water Company is spending more than 675 million Sterling pounds over the next few years to solve this problem and GIW is part of the solution which is touted as one of the most challenging engineering projects in the world. When rainfall levels exceed a certain level there is no option except to discharge the sewage into the already overly polluted Thames River. A 20 mile Thames tunnel and a 4 mile long Lee Tunnel are being built under the city. The Lee tunnel will serve as a holding tank for raw sewage before it can be sent to nearby water treatment plants.

Last November, KSB Ag received an order for pumps, drive equipment, fabrication, commissioning and service. GIW, in turn, received an order for the design and supply of 4 SVP (sewage vertical pump) pumps. The pumps are actually based on the hydraulic design of the LSA 84, but the vertical bearing assembly and other mechanical end parts are a brand new design for GIW. In London, the overflow of sewage from the heavy rains will be stored in the tunnel. The SVPs will pump this sewage and rainwater to the local treatment plants. With the vertical configuration the pumps will actually be resting on a stool piece on the suction side of the pump. The pump will be on the ground floor of the pump house. The motors will be on the second floor of the pump house. The pump house is 90 meters (295 ft) below ground surface.

With delivery of the first pump anticipated in December of this year and an order value of over $3 million, GIW will be offering a new pump that can be used in large sewage and storm water control projects all over the globe.

Visit http://www.thameswater.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg/corp/hs.xsl/10916.htm for a video on this fascinating project.

Pumping High in the Andes

GIW was recently chosen to supply the Heavy Duty Slurry Tailings Pumps for the PRESA DE RELAVES DE HUACHUACAJA in Peru. The company extracts, concentrates and commercialize polymetallic ores in Peru. The main metal products include silver, zinc, and lead deposits from the Colquijirca mine which is located in the province of Cerro de Pasco.

At 14,370 feet (4,650-4700m) elevation in the Andes, Cerro de Pasco is one of the highest cities in the world. It became one of the world's richest silver producing areas after silver was discovered there in the early 17th century. Although the silver was exhausted by the Spanish, it is still an active mining center. GIW will be providing thickened tailing pumps which will transport the tailing from an elevation of 14,000 FASL (feet above sea level). The total length of the piping will be more than 4 miles long (6,324 m). A total of 18 complete GIW pumps with motors were sold for the project. The Plant (part of a three-stage project) is going to triplicate its throughput capacity from 6,000 tons/day to 18,000 tons/day/d and will require capital expenditure of some $200 million.

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