SWAN Conference 2022: review At the end of May we attended the SWAN (Smart Water Networks Forum) Conference 2022 in Washington. Our main reason for heading across the Atlantic to take part in the SWAN Conference was to forge relationships with our peers and […] weiter
New apprentice at Detectronic We’re delighted to announce that undergraduate, Tom Marsden, will be joining Detectronic on 27th June to start an apprenticeship. Tom is studying business growth at Sheffield Hallam University and will be working alongside our commercial director, Dave Walker. As part […] weiter
Why it’s smart to increase your sewer network monitoring by Dave Walker BSc (Hons), BA, co-founder of Detectronic Effectively managing hundreds of thousands of miles of sewer network is not an enviable task. And with ever changing industry regulation, stricter statutory targets, additional compliance and a growing abundance of […] weiter
Get a grip on your wastewater by Dave Walker, commercial director at Detectronic Be it due to global shortages, logistical issues or changes relating to Brexit, many UK food manufacturers are facing increasing raw material costs. As such, best practice and management regarding wastewater handling & […] weiter
Using temperature to help measure Inflow and Infiltration For a number of years, the recognised way to measure Inflow and Infiltration (I&I) into a sewer network has been via area velocity flow measurement. This traditional method takes into account hydraulic flow and rainfall data in relation to both […] weiter
5 top tips for wastewater treatment By Dave Walker, Commercial Director at Detectronic Having worked with a wide variety of food processing and manufacturing companies over the last three decades, it’s safe to say there’s not much I’ve not seen when comes to wastewater treatment! The […] weiter
Together we’re stronger: driving innovation through partnerships By Neil Butler There’s no doubting that when it comes to driving innovation, most companies will firmly agree that working in partnership with likeminded businesses and individuals is the key in almost every industry. It’s certainly a strategic focus for […] weiter
A week in the life of our Commercial Director, Dave Walker As we embark on a campaign to recruit more site technicians to work on a variety of projects throughout the UK, it gave us the perfect opportunity to catch up with our commercial director, Dave Walker and reflect on his […] weiter
How we can help you retain customers Alongside controlling costs and gaining competitive advantage, retaining customers is a business prerequisite. Yet despite this, many companies devote most of their resources to finding new business. Growing a user or customer base is clearly important but that base will […] weiter
Storm overflow measures to reduce harm As you can imagine, we welcomed news that the Government has introduced legal measures to reduce sewage discharges from storm overflows in a bid to reduce the harm they can cause to waterways and wildlife. Storm overflows play a key […] weiter
Is the pandemic exasperating the challenge of noisy data? As storm Christoph hits our shores it’s clear that critical alarms and pollution incidents do not stop for the Covid-19 pandemic. Operations teams continue to be flooded with high and low priority alerts. Engineers must deal with noisy data and […] weiter
NEXT GENERATION WASTE-WATER LEVEL MONITORING Every day, Water and Sewerage Utility companies face the challenge of managing their network assets remotely. Accurate, low-cost waste-water level monitoring in sewer networks has not been possible until now. To solve this problem, Detectronic has developed a new sensor […] weiter
2G and 3G switch offs. What’s the future of comms protocols for the water industry? Sales director for Detectronic, Neil Butler, explores the imminent 2G/3G sunset and explores the question: ‘what’s the future of comms protocols for the water industry?’ Over the next few years, 2G and 3G networks will be shut down across the […] weiter