The highway towards future China
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
The Jingxin Expressway or G7 has its starting point in Chinese capital city,
Beijing.
The Jingxin Expressway stretches from Beijing to Urumqi. 2,500 kilometres across
the Gobi desert, mountains and megacities. Pumping stations from Grundfos makes
fresh water available along the road.
China is constantly developing. From east to west opportunities arise, and the
giant country needs great infrastructure to connect its many growing cities. The
Jingxin Expressway links Beijing with Urumqi, the main city in the Xinjiang
Uygur Autonomous Region in North Western China. When completed it will stretch
more than 2,500 kilometres and cut through mountainous regions and vast, remote
deserts. Part of the journey goes through the Gobi desert, where coming across
fresh water is rare to say the least. However, ten Prefabricated Pumping
Stations from Grundfos play a pivotal part in both the long and short term,
making water available for construction workers now and quenching the
travellers' thirst in the future. The large, prefabricated stations made of
fiberglass contain modern equipment including pumps - ready to work from day one
on site.
"It goes without saying that availability of water is important. Working in a
remote area like this comes with some challenges. Almost no people live along
parts of the expressway, which makes the reliability of the water supply system
very important. We need high quality equipment, as it is not easy to have
service technicians coming to the sites," says Qin Guo Zhang, Project Manager at
the Shuangan Yongji Industrial Technology Co., Ltd., who handled construction of
the Jingxin Highway.
Speed and resilience
The highway runs through the Gobi desert, where the environment is harsh.
Temperatures can be tremendously high and viciously low. This poses high demands
on both the equipment installed and the people working there.
"Because of the environment, working conditions on site are tough. Installation
must be handled fast as living conditions for the people working here are poor
and the equipment must be resilient," says Qin Guo Zhang.
And because water is also important in the construction process, the pumping
stations needed to be ready in a very short period of time, making the plug and
play solution from Grundfos ideal.
"The schedule was very tight. Grundfos supplied the whole system solution and
met our requested lead time," Qin Guo Zhang adds.
New roads ahead
For Grundfos, the Jingxin Expressway project came with many positive sides.
Apart from being the first of its kind in China and a testimony to the company's
production capability, it also holds some interesting perspectives going
forward.
"First of all we are proud to play a part in connecting China and play a part
facilitating our country's growth. And we feel happy to grow along with the
projects. The Jingxin Expressway is not the only one of its kind, and it opens
new opportunities for us in the water supply industry. For instance, water
supply along long railway stretches as well as other highways. At the same time
being chosen for a high priority project such as the Jingxin Expressway also
strengthens Grundfos reputation in the business," says Jason Dang, Senior Sales
Manager for Water Utility, Waste Water and Water Supply at Grundfos China.
The pumping stations are located on an 815-kilometre stretch from Linhe to Bai
Geda south of Mongolia.
Further information:
Frank B. Winther
Senior Communication Manager, Grundfos Group Communication
M: +45 21 99 62 40
E: fwinther(at)grundfos.com
This announcement is distributed by GlobeNewswire on behalf of
GlobeNewswire clients. The owner of this announcement warrants that:
(i) the releases contained herein are protected by copyright and
other applicable laws; and
(ii) they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and
originality of the information contained therein.
Source: Grundfos via GlobeNewswire
[HUG#2027929]
Unternehmensinformation / Kurzprofil:
Datum: 12.07.2016 - 09:21 Uhr
Sprache: Deutsch
News-ID 482688
Anzahl Zeichen: 4494
contact information:
Town:
Bjerringbro
Kategorie:
Business News
Diese Pressemitteilung wurde bisher 180 mal aufgerufen.
Die Pressemitteilung mit dem Titel:
"The highway towards future China"
steht unter der journalistisch-redaktionellen Verantwortung von
Grundfos (Nachricht senden)
Beachten Sie bitte die weiteren Informationen zum Haftungsauschluß (gemäß TMG - TeleMedianGesetz) und dem Datenschutz (gemäß der DSGVO).
