Hull based Fibre Optic specialists Electrastar Ltd are pleased to announce they have completed work on their 50th Water Treatment Works project since Hull and surrounding area where caught in heavy floods 18 months ago. Electrastar have been working with water authorities across the UK, upgrading their sites by installing new Fibre Optic infrastructures which is helping the water network become more efficient by reducing waste and having less impact on the environment which will keep the cost of water down to the general public in the years to come.
Electrastar have been providing specialist Fibre Optic Installation and Termination services to Water Treatment Works sites from carrying out small repairs on damaged fibre cables to installing full installations and commissioning of entire networks. There is currently an ongoing upgrade programme and substantial investment throughout the UK. The tragic flooding in 2007 has created huge public interest in anything to do with the water infrastructure, particularly in Hull as it was one of the worst affected areas in the UK.
Electrastar’s Managing Director, Rob Dixon said “This kind of nationwide investment is just what the country needs given the current economic climate. SME’s are the lifeblood of the countries economy, accounting for around 58% of the countries employment and 52% of its turnover. The government is planning to bring forward its large infrastructure projects to assist businesses and these nationwide upgrade programmes eventually filter down to the SME’s and also specialist companies like ours”
Water Treatment Works are normally large campus style sites with many buildings housing control rooms and machinery. All of the machinery, processes and systems need to communicate with each other and the main control room. This is all achieved by linking these with Fibre Optic cabling to enable all elements of the system to talk to each other, which is where Electrastar come in.
More details of how a water treatment site works can be found here
How Waste Water is Treated 