The new invention – Meckow Aquapur – is the brainchild of Dr Leighton James and it purifies and filters the contaminated water supply to produce 1,000 litres of clean drinking water every hour. At present Meckow Aquapur works with eight government agencies, who are currently distributing the units to 12 different African countries, allowing over 2,000 people access to clean drinking water for each unit installed.

Each unit utilises seven Astore PVC-U valves; 1 x inlet valve, 3 x exit valves, a cut-off valve and 2 x return valves within the configuration of the system. The valves were selected due to the long-term performance benefits of the products; it is important that the units are easy for the end user to operate, so all elements within the system need to have limited maintenance requirements and offer a long product lifespan.

The Astore valves met all the necessary criteria for this product; the PVC-U plastic material is both limescale and corrosion resistant so the valves will not be affected by the various fluids passing through them, offering a low maintenance solution that ensures the product will retain the same high performance levels after 20 years.

Commenting on the project, Dr Leighton James said: “I am delighted with the product we have produced; every 10 seconds one person dies from a water – bourne disease so it is satisfying to be able to do be able to help people with the Meckow Aquapur. It was extremely important for me to provide a product that does not need electricity to operate, has low maintenance and that will last for over 20 years, to ensure they can continue to receive clean drinking water for a long period of time without needing any specific skills to operate it.

“I had to be sure that all the individual companies and suppliers I used could also fulfil these requirements. Aside from the quick and easy installation of the Astore valves, I know they will not corrode or stop performing with the constant flow of both contaminated and clean water, so they will last throughout the lifetime of the system.”

We are delighted to announce the launch of a new innovative CLT Modular Manifold System, offering specifiers and contractors increased flexibility when specifying high performance plastic pipework products for a variety of applications within the industrial market.

Manufactured from PVC-U material, the modular system allows between two and four outlets from one inlet and boasts the benefit of an internal coupling step, which has been specifically designed to ensure that when building the manifold up, all of the outlets are perfectly aligned to offer the ultimate in performance capabilities.

A major advantage for contractors and end clients is that the new highly engineered system significantly cuts down on installation time and costs, due to manifolds no longer needing to be fabricated from individual pipes and fittings, which can become an extremely time consuming process.
Additional savings can also be made due to the simple jointing technique of the system, whereby components are simply solvent welded together to achieve the required manifold configuration.
Easily installed within any PVC-U plastic pipework system, the new CLT modular manifold system is suitable for use within a variety of industrial applications from water and waste treatment to chemical processing.

The CLT Modular Manifold System continues our commitment to developing advanced techniques in the production of cost effective, thermoplastic pressure fittings and valves.