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A number of papers have been published on RBCs including Paper 1 & 2. Other papers on Mechanical Integrity, Tender Evaluation, Phosphorous Removal and commissioning etc are all available free on request. Our latest company profile is also now available.
Latest Company Profile - 2009 Version
This document outlines the company's profile, with examples of recent work completed. Download here
Paper 1 - Early Severn Trent RBC & Reed Bed Process
This paper describes the early Severn Trent RBC and Reed Bed Process. Since then the Company has standardrised on Combined Reed Beds. - First Published December 1993.
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Paper 2 - Severn Trent Approach to RBCs
This paper describes the Severn Trent approach to RBCs and Reed Beds and was presented at the WEFTEC Conference in Los Angeles in 2003 - First Published Summer 2003.
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Paper 3 - Design principles to achievea robust sewage treatment process using rotating biological contactors and read beds
This paper was presented to a UN International Conference on the Future of the Mediterranean Rural Environment: Prospects for Sustainable Land Use and Management - Menemen, Turkey, May 2000. It describes the Severn Trent approach to the design of RBCs and Reed Beds.
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Paper 4 - Manufacturing High Quality Rotating Biological Contactor’s for the UK Water industry
This paper was presented jointly with Dr David Mba and Dr RH Bannister of Cranfield University to the Water Institute of Southern Africa Biennial Conference, Durban 2002.
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Other Papers
Tender Protocol Procedures and Combined Contracts to Reduce Water Industry Costs and Improve Machinery Performance - A supplier's View
This paper suggests a unique approach to contracts. It was written in 2000 prior to the advent of Framework Contracts.
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Framework contracts: One suppliers view." (November 2003) ICE Conference in Risk and Reward in Asset Management Delivery- Who is best prepared for the Challenges ahead?
This paper, presented at the Institution of Civil Engineers highlights the difference in the design approach of mechanical and civil engineers and suggests how the supplier and Employer should interface to acheive a satisfactory working relationship.
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