Expanding a port in the city of Gävle Pumping hard wearing media over a long distance? Sounds like a job for a Hard IronTM Grindex pump When a new method of port construction was being carried out in Sweden, which involved pumping hard wearing material over one kilometer, there was only one pump for the job: the Grindex Hard IronTM Bravo 700. As ships get larger and loads increase, ports are finding it harder to cater for these large ships. Not surprisingly, there is a growth in construction at small and mid sized ports. However, many port authorities are faced with a conundrum: how to expand within budget in the most environmentally friendly way possible. A European team led by the Swedish Geotechnical Institute has recently developed a new technique, which uses recycled material in the c

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