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Lowara has the right chemistry for Mitie in University of Bristol HVAC upgrade...

10/06/2007

MITIE Engineering Services (Bristol) Ltd has commissioned a successful HVAC (Heating, Ventilation & Air-conditioning) pump installation from Lowara – a leading manufacturer of pumps, and part of ITT Corporation.

Application: Municipal water supply

The project, at the University of Bristol, to reduce its carbon footprint with the utilisation of CHP (combined heat and power) installations.
The CHP engine enables the University to generate part of its own electricity requirement, and use waste heat from the electricity generation productively.
The Lowara element consisted of eight single-head in-line
pumps and two twin-head in-line pumps of their FC/FCT range.
The majority were fitted with Hydrovar variable speed drives – a pump or wall-mounted microprocessor-based system controller.

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More information about the involved products:

FC-FCT
Cast iron in-line centrifugal pumps, single and twin versions

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 leading manufacturer of hydraulic pumps and water handling and control systems. It has 1.819 employees in Europe, 675 operating in Italy. In 2009 its consolidated sales totalled about 286 million €, or over 396 million $.
ITT Corporation (www.itt.com) is a high-technology engineering and manufacturing company operating on all seven continents in three vital markets: water and fluids management, global defense and security, and motion and flow control. With a heritage of innovation, ITT partners with its customers to deliver extraordinary solutions that create more livable environments, provide protection and safety and connect our world. Headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., the company generated 2009 revenue of $10.9 billion.