Articles

A selection of Waterline publication articles:

An Interview with Diane Lindsay

As featured in Waterline Summer 2025 An Interview with Diane Lindsay by Jordan Allsop Tell me a bit about yourself & your career?Hi, I’m Diane Lindsay and I’m a State registered principal clinical scientist, leading and overseeing the clinical research and development aspects of Legionella, Streptococcus pyogenes and vaccine preventable respiratory bacteria within the Scottish… Read more »

One Language, Two Professions: How we use the words risk assessment to mean very different things

As featured in Waterline Spring 2025 One Language, Two Professions: How we use the words risk assessment to mean very different things By Elaine Cloutman-Green, Deputy Director of Infection Prevention and Control at Great Ormand Street Hospital The world of healthcare is becoming both increasingly complex, and in response, increasingly requiring interdisciplinary approaches, as combined… Read more »

International Women’s Day 2025 Accelerate Action’

As featured in Waterline Spring 2025 International Women’s Day 2025‘Accelerate Action’ The theme for International Women’s Day (IWD) 2025 is #AccelerateAction. IWD says that “Focusing on the need to Accelerate Action emphasizes the importance of taking swift and decisive steps to achieve gender equality. It calls for increased momentum and urgency in addressing the systemic… Read more »

A week in the life of an NHSScotland Assure AE (Water)

As featured in Waterline Spring 2025 A week in the life of an NHSScotland Assure AE (Water) Craig Morning, Authorising Engineer (Water), NHSScotland Assure My name is Craig Morning, and I am an IHEEM registered Authorising Engineer (Water) employed within NHSScotland Assure, part of NHS National Services Scotland (NSS). In November 2022, NHSScotland Assure launched… Read more »

5 Things About Legionella That Might Surprise You

As featured in Waterline Winter 2024-25 5 Things About Legionella That Might Surprise You by Richard Danielson, M.W.MSoc (Snr)Second Element Ltd 1) They Are Talking To Each Other!It’s not quite whispering behind your back, but it is a fascinating process called quorum sensing. This intriguing communication method used by Legionella and other bacteria enables them… Read more »

Are Anti-Legionella Valves the Solution for Biofilm Control in Water System Expansion and Pressure vessels?

As featured in Waterline Winter 2024-25 Are Anti-Legionella Valves the Solution for Biofilm Control in Water System Expansion and Pressure vessels? By Matthew Gray, BSc (Hons), CIPHE, MWSoc (Snr), FRSPH,Assisting engineers Sebico Gray BA(Hons) MRSPH MWSoc, Daniel Leyland – Sweetbriar Ltd IntroductionBiofilm accumulation and the associated legionella colonisation in water systems are a major public… Read more »

NHS Estates Technical Bulletin (NETB) No. 2024/3

As featured in Waterline Winter 2024-25 NHS Estates Technical Bulletin (NETB) No. 2024/3 by Elise Maynard, Steve Vaughan, and Mike Quest Designing safe spaces for patients at high risk of infection from nontuberculous mycobacteria and other waterborne pathogens Date of issue: 27 August 2024 On 27th August 2024, NHS England issued an NHS Estates Technical… Read more »

Challenges with Training in Water Hygiene and Water Treatment

As featured in Waterline Autumn 2024 Challenges with Training in Water Hygiene and Water Treatment By Matt Morse, Independent Consultant, Dragonfly Water Consultancy The ChallengeThere is a wide variety and choice of trainers and training organisations in the marketplace for our industry. It can be difficult, particularly for duty holders and responsible persons, to choose… Read more »

Competency – It’s so much more than just training!

As featured in Waterline Autumn 2024 Competency – It’s so much more than just training! by Stephen Gathergood, a serving member of the CIBSE Facilities Management Group The skills market has been in decline for too long and we are on the brink of a tipping point. Balancing on a precipice that could see the… Read more »

AP’s, RP’s, governance structures and what you need to know

As featured in Waterline Autumn 2024 AP’s, RP’s, governance structures and what you need to know By Steven Van De Peer EngTech TMIET MWMSoc AMIHEEM, Head of Authorising Engineer Services and Principal Consultant | Tetra Consulting Ltd In the facilities management (FM) industry, safety is paramount. FM teams are responsible for a huge range of… Read more »

Product & Service Spotlight

Effective water management requires data, not assumptions.

INFORM provides total visibility and real-time alerts to stay ahead of risks. Replace guesswork with audit-ready evidence for effortless compliance. Our smart, configurable alarms act as a proactive safety net, while trend analysis identifies your highest-performing areas. Prioritise maintenance and maximise resource efficiency through one intuitive dashboard. INFORM delivers the clarity needed to maintain rigorous safety and operational standards across your entire water system.

How the SolidTek® Biocide Feeder Package will BENEFIT YOU

SolidTek's® Biocide Feeder Package offers users a functional, safe, compact and environmentally-friendly alternative to traditional brominators.

Designed for use with SolidTek’s® enhanced bromine biocide, BromTek, it offers multiple benefits:

SAFER
Reduced exposure to fumes and bromine dust (non-pressurised system).

EFFECTIVE
Use with field proven mixed hydantoin biocide - better performance than standard bromine tablets.

COMPACT
Wall mounted reducing footprint of installation.

QUICK & EASY
Charge with product in under 5 minutes without isolation from the system.
SUPPORT

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Providing water testing equipment and reagents for water treatment and hygiene professionals.

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Managing Risk at the Water System Interface

Using system hot water (❯60 °C), Horne’s patented ILTDU delivers targeted thermal disinfection at the water system periphery, where potable water meets a non-sterile (ward) environment. Combined with elevated velocity flushing, which mechanically shears and removes excess bulk biofilm, it addresses both established pipework biofilm, and contamination driven by retrograde ingress. This approach avoids selective pressures associated with chemical dosing, supporting control of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, NTM and other waterborne organisms while protecting system integrity, water quality and lowering environmental impact.

Result of using Erythorbate

To scavenge or to passivate has long been the question when controlling oxygen-induced corrosion in feed lines and steam raining equipment.
Here’s a short introduction to a product that allows you to do both: Sodium Erythorbate. It’s an oxygen scavenger and passivator utilising residual dissolved oxygen in the metal passivation reactions. Erythorbate and its degradation products continue to remove oxygen with an eventual residual of water and carbon dioxide hence not adding to the boiler water solids reducing Blowdown.

PIB Insurance Brokers

As a business in the Legionella Control Industry, are you confident that your insurance gives you the protection that you need? Have you ever been charged a higher premium on the pretext that the correct insurance cover should cost you more?

If these concerns sound familiar, your business may not be benefitting from the best value, security and advice. This is why PIB has developed an exclusive package which, combines all the benefits that you require for your business protection.

FILT’RAY Compact Range

AQUATOOLS has launched a range of filters for hospitals. FILT'RAY Compact filters provide a physical barrier to reduce the risk of infection from waterborne microorganisms. Tubular membrane microfiltration with a high filtration capacity delivers bacteriologically controlled water, securing the point-of-use for up to 4 months. They are compact to save space, ideal for taps with a low drop height. Retro-contamination is carefully controlled thanks to a protective skirt and a tilted connector which allows the filter position to be optimised.

TME Thermometers

Take your ACoPL8 testing to the next level with TME. Faster, smarter, stronger than the rest.

CLEGK2 – An unbeatable legionella kit with everything you need: a robust thermometer with inbuilt timer, fast-response dual surface/immersion probe, and a handy carry pouch.

New thermometers and thermometer kits include a FREE UKAS traceable calibration certificate.

TCWAllPort – A unique low-cost solution for concealed TMVs: a compact thermocouple socket for remote access temperature monitoring.

MM7000-2D – the smart way to go paperless. Our relaunched Bluetooth Barcode Thermometer is now more affordable than ever before.

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Introducing the MD150: Precision & Speed for Industrial Water Testing

Key Features:

• Reliable & Accurate – Delivers precise, consistent measurements.

• User-Friendly Design – Intuitive interface with simple operation.

• Pre-Programmed Test Methods – Covers key industrial water parameters.

• Waterproof & Durable – Built for tough industrial environments.

• High-Quality Optics – Ensures superior measurement accuracy.

• Versatile Applications – Ideal for cooling towers, boilers, and wastewater monitoring.

• Rapid Measurement – Results within seconds without compromising accuracy.

Perfect for professionals needing a dependable, high-performance photometer for industrial water analysis.

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