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[...]HUBER SE honoured eleven graduates of industrial apprenticeships for their successfully passed final exams. At the HUBER Forum in Berching/Erasbach, the executive board and trainers congratulated and wished the newly graduated professionals much success in their takeover departments and for their further career. In January and February of this year, six precision mechanics specialising in mechanical engineering, five metalworkers specialising in construction technology and one mechatronics engineer successfully completed their training at HUBER. The now former apprentices, eleven of whom were taken on by the company as in permanent employment, are: the precision mechanics Simon Braun (takeover department: cutting), Milena Donhauser (final assembly), Bastian Halbig (cutting), Nico Muschaweck (final assembly), Daniel Schön (cutting) and Stefan Stampfer (machining), the metalworkers Michael Benz (shell construction), Georg Grillenbeck (shell construction), Tim Hübner (shell construction) and Tobias Rösch (shell construction), as well as the mechatronics technician Lukas Heidler (service technician for I&C technology). Congratulations from the board and trainers The board members Dr. Oliver Rong (Chief Engineering & Production Officer, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board) and Rainer Köhler (Executive Board Member for Sales) as well as the trainers personally congratulated the graduates on their successful completions and wished them much joy and success in their take-over departments as well as for their further professional careers. Further information on training, dual studies and internships at HUBER: https://karriere.huber.de/apprenticeship-and-internship.html[...]

[...]On Wednesday, 26 April 2023, the new sewage sludge drying plant was commissioned at Erlangen WWTP. The heart of the plant is a HUBER Belt Dryer BT 16, which will reduce the amount of sewage sludge to be processed by about 70 % in the future. In their speeches, Bavarian Environment Minister Thorsten Glauber and Dr. Florian Janik, Mayor of the City of Erlangen, emphasised the “pioneering work” being done in Erlangen on one of the most modern sewage treatment plants in Europe. 70 percent less sewage sludge, 1,200 tons CO 2 savings In the future, approx. 15,700 t/a of sewage sludge will be dried to ≥ 90 % dry residue (DR) in the HUBER Belt Dryer BT 16. The amount of sewage sludge to be processed in the sewage treatment plant will thus be reduced by about 70 %. In particular, the elimination of truck transports can save about 1,200 t of CO 2 annually. In case the dried sewage sludge is then thermally treated, almost 920,000 m³ of natural gas can also be saved per year. Environment Minister Glauber: “showcase project, top engineering and high-tech” ”The Erlangen sewage treatment plant is one of the most modern sewage treatment plants in Europe,” said Bavarian Environment Minister Thorsten Glauber in his speech before the official commissioning: ”It is a showcase project and stands for the highest art of engineering. The modern sewage treatment plant combines water protection with the challenges of energy transition and climate protection. The new drying plant is pure high-tech. Less sewage sludge means fewer lorry transports. This means less CO 2 and less noise. The Erlangen sewage treatment plant is exemplary: only those who invest stay ahead.” CO 2 -neutral operation of the belt dryer In addition, the dried sewage sludge can be regionally utilised as a substitute fuel because its calorific value is comparable to that of lignite. The sewage treatment plant has already been energy self-sufficient since 2019: the exclusively regenerative energy generation is significantly higher than the energy demand of the sewage treatment plant. The new belt dryer can also be operated in a CO 2 -neutral manner. The thermal energy demand of the drying plant is ensured 100% by regenerative energy from the combined heat and power of the sewage treatment plant as well as from a combination of photovoltaic systems and heat recovery using high-temperature heat pumps. Scope of delivery: HUBER belt dryer and entire “periphery”. The scope of supply includes the HUBER Belt Dryer BT 16 and all peripherals, consisting of, among others, a HUBER Screw Conveyor Ro8 T, seven sludge conveyors and a thick sludge pump. Also included are the exhaust air treatment, two biofilters and two chimneys, the chemical handling including receiving and filling cabinets, four chemical storage tanks, six dosing cabinets and double piping, the steel and piping construction, a bucket elevator and the control system. City of Erlangen has invested around 100 million euros in 20 years The city of Erlangen invests a large financial amount in the future viability of its sewage treatment plant – about 100 million euros in the last 20 years. In 2012, the city had already been awarded a special prize for future-oriented concepts for the sewage treatment plant as part of the Bavarian Ministry of the Environment's Wastewater Innovation Prize.[...]

[...]On Tuesday, 18 April, the advisory board meeting of the Bavarian regional association of the German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste (DWA) took place at HUBER SE. HUBER hosted the meeting in the person of DWA Advisory Board member and Sales Director Rainer Köhler, which concluded with a tour of the production halls at the company's headquarters in Berching/Erasbach. After the official welcome, the agenda of the meeting included brief annual reports, an exchange on current challenges in the water industry, news from the federal office and the annual goals of the Bavarian regional association, before honours and the election and re-election of advisory board members were held. At the end of the one-day meeting, interested participants could join a factory tour. Rainer Köhler: ”Exchange about current challenges more important than ever” ”We are very pleased that the advisory board meeting of the DWA Bavarian Association could take place at HUBER this time. The exchange about current challenges in water management is probably more important today than ever before. The highlight at the end was a factory tour, which was positively received by the DWA Advisory Board members,” said Rainer Köhler. About DWA The German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste (DWA) is committed to the development of safe and sustainable water management. It is a politically and economically independent organisation and the association with the largest membership in the fields of water management, wastewater, solid waste and soil protection. About 14,000 members represent experts and executives from municipalities, universities, engineering offices, authorities and companies. Interested participants joined a factory tour at the end of the meeting Interested participants during a HUBER SE factory tour.[...]

[...]HUBER SE inaugurates new production hall P3 Inauguration with Minister of State Albert Füracker, District Administrator Willibald Gailler, Berching’s Second Mayor Christian Meissner, HUBER Management and Supervisory Board and the companies involved in the construction works Minister of Finance and Home Affairs Albert Füracker: “HUBER looks back on 150 years of success” CEO Georg Huber: “We are committed to our headquarters, lay the foundation for further growth and secure jobs” Deputy CEO Dr Oliver Rong: “Underpin the very successful development of the company with the expansion” On Wednesday, 19 April, HUBER SE inaugurated the new production hall P3 at the company’s headquarters in Berching/Erasbach. HUBER’s Executive Board and Supervisory Board inaugurated the new hall in the presence of Bavaria’s State Minister of Finance and Home Affairs Albert Füracker, District Administrator of Neumarkt i.d.OPf. Willibald Gailler, Berching’s Second Mayor Christian Meissner and the companies involved in the construction works. A good 30 years after the construction of the first production hall at the Berching/Erasbach site, HUBER is taking another big step towards a successful future. Back then, in 1992, the company had relocated from Berching’s city centre to its current headquarters in the Erasbach industrial park. Numerous production expansions followed until today. Minister of Finance and Home Affairs Albert Füracker: “50-year success story” “Bavaria is proud of its strong medium-sized companies and its successful family businesses. HUBER SE looks back on a success story of more than 150 years. Today’s inauguration of the new production area in Berching shows that HUBER SE, as one of the internationally most important companies for innovative solutions in the field of water management, is and remains firmly rooted in the Upper Palatinate. The extensive investment in the production site at the company headquarters in Berching is a clear and important signal of entrepreneurial conviction and confidence in our business location Bavaria. Family-owned companies like HUBER SE are the backbone of the Bavarian economy and ensure stability with investments even in unsteady times. A big thank you to everyone who has contributed to the successful construction of the new production hall over the past twelve months,” said Albert Füracker, Minister of Finance and Home Affairs, in his speech. Production hall P3 comprises 7,000 m² of space In the future, the new production hall P3 will be used primarily as a hall for shell construction and welding work. With a production area of approx. 6,000 m², it offers space for 80 employees, and also includes around 1,000 m² of social area with break and meeting rooms and offices. The new hall is optimally integrated into the factory traffic, among other things, by means of a truck hall passageway. A photovoltaic system on the entire roof area will provide sustainable energy for the production hall. The P3 enables further production growth at the site and the abolition of shift work as far as possible. Shift work can be abolished for 60 employees. The investment volume amounts to about 11 million euros. Dr Oliver Rong: “We are underpinning the very successful development of the company” “In addition to the strategic development and expansion of production capacities in important international target markets, the company headquarters in Berching remains the largest production site of the HUBER Group,” said Dr Oliver Rong (Vice CEO, Chief Technical & Production Officer) in his speech at the official inauguration. “We are very positive about the future. With the further expansion of production capacities, we are underpinning the very successful development of the company and at the same time setting the course for HUBER’s future path. In our strategic production planning, we are already looking at additional expansion steps – we want to start building the P4 assembly and logistics hall very soon.” Georg Huber: “Foundation stone for further growth and job security” “With the site expansion and the expansion of production capacity, we are committing ourselves to our headquarters in Berching,” said Georg Huber (Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial & Human Resources Officer). “With this, we are laying the foundation for further growth, combined with securing jobs here locally. Due to the positive market development, the next construction phase with production hall P4 is planned from the middle of the year.” Detailed planning for another new production hall P4 underway Meanwhile, detailed planning for the construction of the new P4 assembly and logistics hall is already underway. This hall, in which up to 25 workplaces are planned, will also have an area of approx. 6,000 m² including a small social area. It will enable the value stream-optimised processing of plastic components for filter and screen elements. In addition, the P4 will be used for the final assembly of HUBER belt dryer components and groups, the assembly of large-volume subassemblies and the logistical handling of large-scale projects. It will also be used as a warehouse and logistics hall. Plans for a photovoltaic system on the roof of the P4, which is to supply sustainable energy, are currently underway. Construction is scheduled to begin as early as mid-2023, with completion planned for the second or third quarter of 2024. An investment volume of around 11.5 million euros has been calculated for the construction.[...]

[...]On Wednesday, 11 October 2023, HUBER SE welcomed about 35 young professionals from the German water industry at the company headquarters in Berching. The young water management professionals took part in a technical excursion organised by the Bavarian Regional Association of DWA (German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste) in cooperation with the Bavarian Regional Group of DVGW (Scientific Association for Gas and Water). After the official welcome, the participants were given a plant tour including a company presentation. The excursion was aimed at trainees for wastewater technology, water supply or pipe, sewer and industrial technology, (waste) water engineers, students and graduates or young professionals up to 35 years of age. Many new impressions and exclusive insights into a worldwide leading company in the water industry impressed the young water management professionals. HUBER would like to thank all participants for their interest and wishes them all the best for their future careers.[...]

[...]As part of its membership in the Bavarian Environmental Technology Cluster, HUBER in the person of Chief Sales Officer Rainer Köhler recently received the China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Group (CECEP) from Beijing at the company's headquarters in Berching. CECEP is a state-owned company that has focused its investment portfolio on promoting technologies and projects for energy conservation and environmental protection. The visit to HUBER marked an important opportunity for knowledge exchange and the promotion of international partnerships in the field of environmental protection and sustainability. The visit aimed to share knowledge and technologies to jointly contribute to addressing global environmental impacts. Visit of CECEP and Umweltcluster Bayern to HUBER Umweltcluster Bayern (Bavarian Environmental Technology Cluster) is the network of the Bavarian environmental industry and HUBER, as a founding member, has been very involved for many years. In close cooperation with politics, research, science and business, the work of the Environmental Cluster focuses on transfer, education and strengthening cooperation. The aims of the networking are to strengthen and expand the Bavarian economy both nationally and internationally. During the CECEP visit, HUBER presented its latest developments in the field of water and wastewater treatment technologies, including innovative solutions for sustainable resource use. Both parties shared their experiences and strategies to promote environmental protection and sustainability, with a focus on discussions about potential joint projects that could help solve global environmental problems. International cooperation, knowledge exchange and impulses The visit of CECEP and Umweltcluster Bayern to HUBER underlines the importance of international cooperation in the growth industry of the 21st century. The exchange offers the opportunity to develop and implement pioneering solutions for environmental protection and sustainability that will have a positive impact worldwide. Through the exchange of knowledge and technologies, all participants can contribute to addressing the most pressing global environmental problems and provide impetus for the growth industry.[...]

[...]HUBER participated in the 5th Luxembourg Water Info Day in Beringen/Mersch on Wednesday, 24 May. The event was organised together with the Association du Personnel des Stations d'Épuration Luxembourgeoises a.s.b.l. More than 84 people from Luxembourg wastewater associations, the so-called syndicates such as SIACH, SIDEN, Sidero, Sivec, Sidest, Step, the Ville de Luxembourg and the Luxembourg Association of Water Supply Companies Aluseau (Association Luxembourgeoise des Services d'Eau a.s.b.l.) attended the event. The topic "Advanced Wastewater Treatment (Fourth Treatment Stage)" met with great interest among the participants. HUBER staff demonstrated the application possibilities for products and machine technology such as the HUBER Cloth Filter RotaFilt® , HUBER Disc Filter RoDisc® , HUBER Sand Filter CONTIFLOW® and the HUBER Activated Carbon Filter CONTIFLOW® GAK . Different processes for the elimination of micropollutants, microplastics, retention of suspended solids (AFS), phosphorus and separation of PAHs were presented. After each presentation, all participants had the opportunity to discuss open questions. Due to the very high demand, the next date has already been set for 2025.[...]

[...]Bavaria's Minister of Finance and Home Affairs Albert Füracker visited the Museum of Bavarian History in Regensburg today, Friday, and inspected a plant for recovering energy from wastewater. The heart of the plant is the HUBER ThermWin System, consisting of a HUBER Pumping Stations Screen ROTAMAT® RoK4 and a HUBER Heat Exchanger RoWin. Besides Füracker, Gertrud Maltz-Schwarzfischer (Mayor of the City of Regensburg), Dr. Richard Loibl (Director of the House of Bavarian History) and Georg Huber (CEO HUBER SE) were also on site to see the plant. Tour of the plant with Minister of State Albert Füracker, Gertrud Maltz-Schwarzfischer (Mayor of Regensburg), Dr. Richard Loibl (Director of the House of Bavarian History) and Georg Huber (CEO HUBER SE) Minister of State Albert Füracker: ”HUBER ThermWin uses wastewater for heating and cooling and is a future-oriented showcase model in times of energy crisis and climate change.” Füracker: ”forward-looking showcase model in times of energy crisis and climate change”. Füracker was impressed by the innovative technology and emphasised the ever-increasing importance of sustainable solutions such as energy from wastewater: ”In Bavaria, tradition and innovation go hand in hand. This is impressively demonstrated in the House of Bavarian History. The HUBER SE ThermWin system installed in the state-of-the-art building does justice to this idea of progress: it uses wastewater for heating and cooling and is a future-oriented showcase model in times of energy crisis and climate change. It is impressive to see that what once seemed like a dream of the future is now technically feasible. I hope for many others to follow suit and be inspired by this example,” said Albert Füracker, Minister of Finance and Home Affairs, during the tour of the plant. HUBER ThermWin for heating and cooling The main component of the ThermWin process is the HUBER Heat Exchanger RoWin, which has been specially developed for use with wastewater and, in combination with a heat pump, allows heating and cooling of buildings. Depending on the season, the operating modes “heating” and “cooling” are used in the House of Bavarian History in Regensburg. In the “heating” operating mode, the heat pumps extract energy from the wastewater in the sewer with the help of the two size 8 wastewater heat exchangers. In the operating mode ”cooling”, the thermal energy of the building is supplied to the wastewater. The innovative feature of the HUBER Heat Exchanger RoWin is its fully automatic self-cleaning. This feature makes it possible to ensure a permanently high and constant heat transfer performance even though the medium is wastewater. Toronto: the world's largest project for recovering energy from wastewater In addition to projects in Germany, the ThermWin process is also increasingly in demand abroad. Currently, the largest “energy from wastewater” project is being executed in Toronto/Canada. HUBER supplied 16 RoWin wastewater heat exchangers (size 8). In total, the machine technology for pre-screening and energy recovery from up to 550 l/s raw wastewater was supplied. This solution ensures the energy supply of the Toronto Western Hospital with up to 17.5 MW after the heat pumps. This is the largest project of its kind in the world. Hospitals in Munich, Hamburg and Zurich also use HUBER ThermWin Another project example from Bavaria is the integration of the HUBER Heat Exchanger RoWin into the university hospital Klinikum Rechts der Isar in Munich. Here, the wastewater from the central sterile supply department (CSSD) is relieved of part of its energy in a small-scale cycle. This energy is fed into the incoming drinking water, raising the temperature level from 10 °C to 30 to 40 °C. Previously, the process water was heated exclusively with electricity. Commissioning took place in 2014, and these solutions were subsequently also installed in the University Hospitals of Zurich and Hamburg-Eppendorf.[...]

[...]On March 22, 2023, the United Nations mark World Water Day. This day is an annual reminder of the special nature of water as an essential resource for all life – and more than ever of the global challenges associated with it. The motto of the International Water Day 2023 is: “Accelerating Change”. For HUBER, this date has always had a special meaning. As a company active in the environmental sector and a global leader in wastewater treatment, drinking water supply and sludge treatment, we see ourselves committed to the environment and natural resources. First and foremost, of course, to water. To honor the core element of our actions, we have created a new corporate video for World Water Day 2023, which you find embedded below. This year’s motto “Accelerating Change” is intended to focus on the importance of national and international cooperation with regard to compliance with the United Nations’ 6th “Sustainable Development Goal” (“SDG”, Clean Water and Sanitation) . In this goal, the UN formulates the will to ensure clean water and sanitation for all people by 2030 – access to water should not be a privilege. Implementing all the necessary changes will require an enormous effort on a variety of levels. That is why a water conference will be held in New York from March 22 to 24. The campaign “Be the change you want to see in the world” also calls on individuals to take action – we can all make a difference by making small changes in the way we use water. Video "For Water – HUBER WASTE WATER Solutions"[...]