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July 2010

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Hurdley as National Sales Manager in our Australian office.  He has extensive experience in many aspects of the water industry after working as a maintenance plumber in the industrial sector, Mechanical Engineering in the Australian Navy, a Sales Specialist at Reece Plumbing and business development manager for Barry Brothers.  This variety of experience will enable Andrew to provide knowledgeable and professional customer service. 

Contact Details : ahurdley@gutermann.net.au  +61 425 048 264

November 2009

Maynilad Water’s Leak Detection Team covering the Southern region managed to find a massive leak that had been running for years, only several weeks after receiving leak detection equipment and training from Gutermann.  

The team pictured here is lead by Christine Acosta “Tin” as she as known by her friends.  The leak was on a 500mm Diameter AC Pipe with 50PSI Pressure along Cuneta Street in Pasay City and running at 1 MEGALITRE per day.  Since Maynilad Water purchased the Aquascope 3 Acoustic Microphone and the Aquascan 610 for each of their leakage teams they have found heaps of leaks and are reducing their waterloss rapidly.  

Click on this “Youtube” link to see a 1 Meg Leak at full throttle.  It was not visible prior to excavation!!!!!

December 2008

Gutermann are pleased to welcome David Martinson to the team. 

David joins Gutermann as European Sales Manager, and looks forward to providing increased levels of support to Customers and Distributors across the UK and Europe. 

David is based out of the UK office, and can also be contacted on his Mobile: +44(0)7703 129 319, or on david@gutermann.eu.

November 2008

Gutermann have strong representation at Viet-Water with Joey Chan from our Malaysian office assisting our local distributor exhibit in Hanoi. "It was excellent to see all the water board directors roaming around for a couple of days wearing a Gutermann baseball cap", says Joey Chan. The film clip on the TV screen shows one of the leaks found by Hanoi Water with the Zonescan Correlating leak noise loggers and the Aquascope 3 Ground Microphone. With PVC pipe and low pressures of 5 - 10 meters, regular success at finding water leaks with the Gutermann equipment in these extreme conditions demonstrates the high level of sensitivity and accuracy.

Gutermann Leak Detection welcome Pierre Goulet to the team

We are delighted to announce that PIERRE GOULET has joined Gutermann Leak Detection in Canada. Pierre brings 20 years of leak detection field experience, and has been successfully using Gutermann instruments in more than 30 Municipalities in the Montreal region. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our clients for your continued support, and look forward to providing even greater levels of service to our valued customers across Canada.  To see our products or arrange a demonstration, please contact Pierre on p.goulet@gutermann.ca or phone / fax on 450-736-3203.

New Member of the team in Asia

We are delighted to welcome Joey Chan to the Gutermann Team. Joey joins us in a Business Development role in Asia. Joey has ten years experience in the water industry, five of which have been in the specialized field of water leak detection. Joey’s proximity to our growing customer base in Asia, and his ability to communicate fluently in Chinese and English will enable us to provide an even higher level of customer support in Asia

At Gutermann we are always keen to support to our clients, and we were delighted to support one of our UK clients in his extraordinary bid to raise money for a very worthy cause.

Martyn Frost, Leakage Operations Controller at South Staffordshire Plc, set off from the UK on 18th February 2008, bound for Kathmandu.  Together with 20 other volunteers and 17 support Sherpas Martyn set off on a 70 mile trek through some of the most breathtaking landscapes on Earth, but claims that not even the year’s advanced training could prepare them for the exhilarating experience of reaching their final goal...Everest Base Camp!

 Martin and his group raised over £70,000 for ‘SCOPE’, who do excellent research and offer support in understanding and fighting Cerebral Palsy”.

Congratulations on your achievement Malcolm - from all at Gutermann!

Gutermann launch their new development partnership with Fixed Network Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) providers, Hexagram Inc.

The new STAR-ZoneScan (STAR-ZS) will bring together the World's most advanced acoustic leak detection technology with the World's leading fixed network AMR system.

Come and see our product range and meet the Gutermann team on Booth 1545 at the American Water Works Association (AWWA) "ACE07" event, from June 24-28 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Please visit http://www.awwa.org/ace07/ for more information on ACE07.

British Virgin Islands make a commitment to tackling leakage head on

Julian Willock, Director of BVI Water & Sewerage Dept has supported a considerable investment in acoustic leak detection instruments and assignment of resource.

Having recently overseen a dedicated leakage detection training programme undertaken by equipment suppliers Gutermann International, Deputy Director Manoherlal Kerof said "being reliant upon the de-salination plant for the Islands water supply, the need to optimise the network by implementing a sustainable active leakage detection programme is ever more important".

A team of 16 employees each successfully completed a 3 day training programme covering much of the IWA Water Loss Task Force's 'Localise, Locate & Pinpoint' (L.L.P.) philosophy.

Operations Manager, Michael Davis said "We are committed to driving down leakage, and look forward to further developing a successful and sustainable leakage reduction programme".

Gutermann North America welcome Steve Gilham 'aboard'

We are delighted to announce that STEVE GILHAM has joined our growing North American team. Many of you will already know Steve from his time as Manager of Radcom Technologies Inc.

Gutermann are committed to offering the most advanced leak detection instruments available, whilst maintaining the highest levels of Customer Service Excellence & Support.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support and look forward to providing even greater levels of service to our valued customers across the USA & Canada.

To see our products or arrange a demonstration, please contact Steve on s.gilham@gutermann.us.com, Tel (Office): +1-603-598-7560 or Cell: +1-603-521-0946

Alternatively, come and meet the team and view our product lines at the AWWA ACE 07 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 24-28 June, Booth 1545.

ANDREW CLARK has joined us as MANAGER of Gutermann Pty Ltd. Many of you will already know Andrew from his time as Sales Manager with Accurate Detection. Andrew looks forward to being in contact with you again soon - this time wearing his (far more beautiful) Gutermann 'hat'!

In addition to providing increased levels of customer service and support, the Gutermann Pty office is committed to holding levels of equipment stock, enabling customers to enjoy quicker delivery periods on new orders.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support and look forward to providing even greater levels of service to our valued customers across UK. To see our products or arrange a demonstration, please call us on: 02 9764 5433, or email on: andrewc@gutermann.net.au

IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition

Come and see us at the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition in Beijing, China from 10-14 September 2006; Booth No: 631.

Please visit the following link for more information on the Conference (English & Chinese Languages): www.iwa2006beijing.com

Gutermann were delighted to welcome more than 20 International Distributors to the 2006 International Distributor Conference, held at the beautiful Hotel Mansour Eddahbi in Marrakech, Morocco. Distinguished guests were welcomed from local Water Utilities and Conference Delegates were also treated to the delights of entertaining and informative presentations from Guest Speakers, Stuart Hamilton of Consultants Hydrosave (UK) Ltd, and Marco Fontozzi of Italy.

A good time was had by all, and thanks are offered to all involved!

A complete set of pictures can be viewed in the 'Secure Members Area'

A selection of the Delegates posing by the pool!	Dr Claude Gutermann during a site demonstration	Can we please go for a beer now?

Ashtead Technology Rentals (UK) and Gutermann Ltd are delighted to announce the signing of a new rental partnership agreement for leak detection equipment. Under the agreement, Ashtead Technology Rentals, part of one of the world's largest rental groups, will become Gutermann's preferred rental partner in the UK .

Gutermann has developed market-leading technology that provides fast, simple and accurate detection of leaks within water distribution systems. The company's UK Managing Director, Dale Hartley, says that he is delighted with the Agreement, adding, "The Gutermann instruments have been designed to be extremely easy to use. We have built in artificial intelligence that takes the operator through each of the steps necessary to detect leaks, and avoids any potential for error. In addition, the instruments are robust and lightweight, which means they are ideal for renting. In Ashtead we have a partner that is both able to hold a comprehensive stock of the latest instruments, and has the resources to provide a high level of service for customers within the water sector"

Ashtead's James Carlyle is similarly pleased with the agreement, adding "In order to ensure that we can deliver the best product, tested, on-time and ready for use, our engineers are fully trained on the Gutermann equipment and are able to provide help and assistance both before and during the rental period."

Reducing water leakage is a major challenge for the water industry and recent figures indicate that £1bn is to be invested in fixing leaks in coming years, with the aim of cutting leaks by another 300 million litres per day by 2010.

GUTERMANN SPONSOR IWO GOLF DAY

After a fiercely competitive 18 holes the Winners Trophy looked certain to go to one of five players; Richard barton(his home course), Richard Keates (travelled from Scotland), Dave Scadding, Nick Trevett and Simon Bennett.

The final placing were:
1st: Richard Keates = 43 points
2nd: Richard Barton = 39 points
3rd: Dave Scadding = 37 points
4th Nick Trevett = 36 points
5th Simon Bennett = 35 points

Gutermann's UK Sales Manager (pictured 3rd from the left) always enjoys playing with his wood!

Once again Gutermann UK sponsored "the longest drive" competition which was won with a fine drive by Dave Treloar on the 17th hole.

Other winners included the 'nearest the pin' trophy won by Andy Kilgour, and the 'wooden spoon' won by Richard Sharp from lowara (for the second year running).

All are looking forward to next years event."

Gutermann exhibit at the American Water Works Association annual conference in San Francisco

Gutermann enjoyed a successful exhibition at the American Water Works Association (AWWA) annual conference, held this year in San Francisco 12 - 15 June 2005. Gutermann were also very proud to have the new Aquascan-900 PDA based multi-point correlator selected for the prestigious "New Technology Showcase".

Gutermann UK are delighted to announce the appointment of Jaime Ashcroft.

Jaime joins Gutermann as Sales Engineer after 8 years with Three Valleys Water PLC, more latterly as Leakage Control Technician. With her high level of hands-on leakage detection experience using all types of equipment, Jaime brings an increased level of support to Gutermann's rapidly expanding UK operation.

Future Exhibitions

Gutermann are attending IWEX 2005, 18-20 October 05, stand number B27.

Gutermann will be giving a presentation on 'The Application of New Technology in Active Leakage Control'.