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PermaNet Keeps Constant Watch On Yorkshire Water
Yorkshire Water has installed 196 Permalog+ leak noise monitors with the PermaNet system in the Monk Bretton DMA* in Barnsley as part of a pilot scheme. The DMA covers 45km of pipes of various materials, and services approximately 3900 properties. In the first 3 months after installation, the average time taken to sweep the area for [...]

Soundsens i Finds Water in Middle East
Correlating noise loggers from Halma Water Management were successfully used in a leak finding project by Transco, along the Jabal Hafeet Road in the United Arab Emirates. The pilot test not only identified, but also accurately pinpointed two mains water leaks along the road, which extends over 7 miles up the tallest mountain in the [...]

R900 ® Permalog Chosen for AWWA ACE08 New Product Technology Showcase
Combination FCS leak noise logger and Neptune radio MIU among most innovative products The R900® Permalog from Fluid Conservation Systems (FCS) and Neptune Technology Group was chosen by the AWWA to be featured at the 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition (ACE) New Product Technology Showcase.  The R900 Permalog uses an FCS leak noise logger and a [...]

Progress in Technology to Detect and Locate Leaks
In the fight against unnecessary and costly water leakage, technology is almost certainly the most effective weapon at our disposal. Several recent and emerging developments are showing a great deal of promise in not only winning the war, but by actually changing the way in which it is fought. PermaNet is a new system designed to [...]

Chinese Capital's Water Network Protected By Permalogs
3500 Permalog loggers have been installed in the heart of Beijing to listen out for leaks in the mains water system. The HWM products are covering the area encompassed by the city's 2nd Ring Road, which includes Olympic Games venues and Olympic Village facilities. Beijing's municipal water supply had its first 60 Permalog installations in 2000, [...]

Birmingham, AL Water Works Expands Leak Detection Reach With Equipment From Fluid Conservation Systems
City to utilize 1,210 Permalog leak detectors to reduce water loss and costs Fluid Conservation Systems (FCS) has contracted to provide 1,210 Permalogâ„¢ + leak noise sensors to the Birmingham Water Works Board in order to lower costs and conserve water for the city of Birmingham, AL. This recent order is an addition to the 1,950 [...]

Fluid Conservation Systems and Datamatic Announce Partnership to Integrate Leak Detection Solutions
New product combines acoustic leak detection with AMR data collection Halma Water Management's Fluid Conservation Systems (FCS) and Datamatic Ltd. have partnered to provide an innovative wireless leak detection system to customers in the United States and international water utilities markets.  By combining FCS's Permalogâ„¢ leak noise sensors and Datamatic's FIREFLY, the new system allows utilities [...]

Pressure Control Cuts Flow In Half For Athens
EYDAP S.A., the Greek water utility, has installed 15 ControlMate-FM PRV Controllers from Halma Water Management. Currently the devices are being used to cover metering zones of at least 50,000 people each, providing an instant and measurable improvement to the efficiency of the water supply network. The ControlMate-FM attaches to the pressure reducing valve for a [...]

Halma Water Management Appoints Laurance Davies To Business Development Director USA
Davies to develop new routes to market in US for HWM products To further investigate opportunities for integrating their products into the US wastewater and utility water markets, Halma Water Management (HWM) has appointed Laurance Davies as Business Development Director USA.   As Business Development Director, Davies is responsible for finding new opportunities to incorporate HWM's acoustic leak [...]

HWM Makes a Splash in China
On 29 November 2007 Halma Water Management took part in a water industry product and service forum in Beijing, China. There were over 100 attendees, including industry specialists and representatives from water utilities, sewage and wastewater treatment companies, environmental interest organisations, municipal design institutes and university research departments. The event was co-hosted by HWM, Palintest [...]