Technology for reducing water losses - Drinking water is scarce in Peru. At present more than 20 per cent of all Peruvians have no access to drinking water and large sections of the population are supplied with water for only a few hours each day. The reasons for this lie partly in the dry climate in the densely populated costal region, and partly in the ageing pipeline system. In many Peruvian towns and cities, leaks in the water supply systems ...(more)

Washington – Following the launch event in autumn 2011, the German Water Partnership (GWP) continued the dialogue at a symposium in mid-September attended by representatives of more than 40 international organisations and delegates from GWP member companies. The theme of both events was “Water and Innovation, Solutions for Development – The German Experience”.(more)

Great success for the Gütersloh-based Hermann Sewerin GmbH: with the AquaTest T10 test rod the company was convincing in this year’s “red dot award: product design”. It received one of the coveted awards given by a jury of 30 members after an evaluation process lasting several days. The AquaTest T10 test rod got an “honourable mention” due to its particularly successful detail solutions. More than 1,000 guests from the design world, industry, society and the media will celebrate the laureates of the red dot design award on 2 July 2012 –...(more)

Any observant media user will surely have spotted them: the little squares with the seemingly random arrangement of black and white dots. Their use is growing all the time - in adverts and on billboards, admission cards and flight tickets, to name just a few examples. These QR codes or quick-response codes are revolutionising the distribution and processing of information. Since the start of 2012 Gütersloh-based Hermann Sewerin GmbH has been using QR codes in its trade adverts.(more)

Cordless test rod with a built-in receiver for electro-acoustic water leak detection outdoors(more)

It is a tradition at SEWERIN that the company will come up with a surprise for visitors at trade fairs. In 2003 it was a vehicle study involving a VW Touareg as a leak detection vehicle that caused a stir among the general public. Visitors were delighted by the first Segways in 2006. After offering a glimpse below ground in 2009, SEWERIN had another highlight in store for Berlin in 2011: a new image film featuring innovative 3D technology!The idea was born during a conversation in September of last year between SEWERIN CEO Dr. Swen Sewerin and...(more)

Safeguarding water supplies in TabascoIn 2011 Hermann Sewerin GmbH from Gütersloh relaunched the campaign it staged in 2010 to collect money for arche noVa e.V. It was not just the philosophy of the company that prompted Management to once again devote its Christmas budget to an important social project, but also the extremely positive response to the donation the year before.The choice fell again on Dresden-based organisation arche noVa e.V., firstly due to its highly responsible approach to the donations and secondly, the support it gives to...(more)