Boulting Group
EUROPE the extended ROI , projects were shelved .
“ Now these companies are able to see a much more rapid return on their investment , and we have seen an increase in business through natural osmosis as a result .”
In general , pump systems are responsible for 70 percent of a water company ’ s electrical bill . In the UK it is estimated the energy used by pump systems would be worth somewhere in the region of £ 1 billion .
Much of the company growth since the 1990s has come through expansion of its engineering skillset and transferring its expertise in to other markets . Its manufacturing of automated motor control centres and specialist process control software , together with mechanical fabrication and refurbishment now account for 50 percent of the business . The remainder of the business is focused on delivering engineering projects or site-based maintenance .
“ A lot of what we do is improvement to the existing infrastructure , improve how it operates , the design , replace it with more efficient equipment , and modify the process control and software ”
– Brian Conway , Director at Boulting Group
Energy efficiency Water companies are beginning to consider a different approach in terms of energy efficiency . Where they would have typically gone out to ‘ Tier One ’ contractors to do the consultancy , provide the analysis , develop the specification and so on , they now bypass this and ask Boulting to do everything .
This is far more time and cost-efficient for the client , and it streamlines the whole process , reducing the time from front-end consultancy to
Pump Impeller removed for redesign and efficiency improvement
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