Lowara supplies pumps for world’s biggest covered ice-skating rink

28/03/2008

You may be mistaken for thinking 12,000m² of ice is a glacier. In fact, it’s the vast Thialf ice-skating track complex in Heereveen in The Netherlands, and Lowara is at the rink’s heart, supplying the water that keeps the skaters skating. Lowara has worked closely with Remon Water Treatment to create a successful and highly efficient system.

Initially Lowara borehole pumps extract groundwater and supply it to 300m³ capacity tanks. Two iron-removal sets remove the iron in the water and basement water is prepared using a Reverse Osmosis (RO) set. The RO set features a Lowara SV vertical multistage pump and Hydrovar® variable speed drive to provide maximum energy efficiency, supplying 30m³ tanks which are used to ‘re-surface the ice’. Between 5000 and 10000 m³ of water is used each year. Remon is a prominent company in the field of water treatment and Lowara supplies borehole pumps, multistage pumps and Hydrovar® to support the company’s activities.

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.