New Test Ring facility in Tunisia

20/09/2006

Socoopec SARL, the ITT Lowara distributor in Tunisia, has inaugurated the 2nd of August, in presence of ITT R&CW EMEA Sales Director, its new test ring facility.

In 4 years collaboration with ITT Lowara, Socoopec has become the leading pump company in Tunisia. The water department is totally autonomous and their offering goes from the complete study of the irrigation system, the design and selection of the pumping station to the installation and the after sales service.

In compliance to Socoopec’ vision, it was decided a year ago to realize in collaboration with ITT Lowara, a complete test ring facility. This facility will completely fulfil their customer requirements and position Socoopec as the unavoidable pump distributor in the country.

Amongst other features, the test ring is made of 2 independent test lines and allows test up to 60l/s and 400 meters head for both submersible and surface centrifugal pumps. The test pit is 6 m deep and all piping is made in stainless steel. Measurements are made with digital equipment.


This step is of major importance for both Socoopec and ITT Lowara to strengthen and grow their leading position in Tunisia.
Congratulations again to our partner Socoopec.

ITT-Lowara (www.lowara.com), headquarters of "Residential and Commercial Water - EMEA" part of the ITT Corporation and located in Montecchio Maggiore, Vicenza - Italy, is a leader in the manufacture of hydraulic pumps and water handling and control systems. It has 1.348 employees in Europe, 771 operating in Italy. In 2007 its consolidated sales totalled about 284 million euro, or over 390 million dollars.
ITT Corporation (www.itt.com) is a diversified high-technology engineering and manufacturing company dedicated to creating more livable environments, enabling communications and providing protection and safety. The company plays an important role in vital markets including water and fluids management, global defense and security, and motion and flow control. ITT employs approximately 40,000 people serving customers in more than 50 countries. Headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., the company generated $9 billion in 2007 sales.