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Severn Trent Water
Severn Trent Water is one of the largest of the 10 regulated water and sewerage companies in England and Wales. They provide high quality services to more than 4.3 million homes and businesses in the Midlands.
The main companies in the group are Severn Trent Water and Severn Trent Services. Severn Trent Laboratories was rebranded as part of Severn Trent Services in 2010 to streamline the company and give it a single worldwide image rather than a series of separate organisations with different identities. As with all water companies in the United Kingdom, Severn Trent is regulated under the Water Industry Act 1991.
As part of a small (“spend to save”) metering project with scope for a lot more meters during AMP7, Severn were looking to looking to replace 4 off troublesome ABB Aqua Probes on 12” to 36” trunk mains across three sites – Campion Hills (Warwickshire), Burcot (Oxfordshire) and Hallgates (Leicestershire). Following successful demonstrations and an evaluation period, Severn opted for ABLE’s Full Profile Insertion (FPI) Mag Flow Meter, as manufactured by our partner McCrometer. Aside from meeting exacting industry standards of 0.5% accuracy, its ease of installation and total cost savings were key elements in Severn selecting the FPI. Its insertion design facilitates easy, hot tap installation, which allows the meter to be installed without interrupting service, de-watering lines, cutting pipe, welding flanges, or inconveniencing customers. At the time of writing, a further 12 sites are under consideration for the FPI upgrade.