Metito, the international desalination, water, and wastewater treatment specialist, has launched Flovac Middle East with Flovac Vacuum Systems Ltd, an Australian wastewater infrastructure firm.

With Metito being the leading shareholder, Flovac Middle East will offer efficient and holistic wastewater solutions to clients in the Gulf region using environmentally friendly and cost-effective vacuum sewerage technology, a statement said. It said there could be a reduction of 50 per cent in construction time and 20 per cent savings on infrastructure capital costs to developers and municipalities.
Flovac uses a vacuum system which has been globally developed and tested for over 25 years.  This technology is based on the principle of collecting wastewater by gravity into centrally located manholes that are fitted with a vacuum valve, with each of these vacuum valve pits serving up to eight individual properties.  The wastewater collected is then transported via vacuum from the valve pits to a pumping station which then forwards it to a treatment plant/discharge point using conventional gravity. 
“When compared with traditional gravity sewerage schemes, Flovac vacuum technology offers many environmental, construction and operational benefits such as elimination of groundwater infiltration/sewerage ex-filtration, simplified retro-fitting of existing communities, fewer pumping stations and more efficient operation and maintenance,” the statement said.
Mutaz Ghandour, CEO of Metito, and John Radinoff, managing director of Flovac Vacuum Systems, said the partnership would be a boon to the region.