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	New addition for 2011 to our S100 series range with pumps designed specifically for use with Sodium Hypochlorite - September, 2011 : Our S100 series pumps now have a new addition of the CLPZ pump designed specifically for use in the swimming pool industry pumping Sodium Hypochlorite. The passage of the liquid through the pump head has been limited to a bare minimum to prevent entry and build up of air that will lead to gas lock. The CL series is equipped as standard with an air release valve that can simply and safely release any trapped air with a simple light turn. The anti-siphon valve supplied with the pump has also been re-designed with Sodium Hypochlorite in mind.Pumps are available with capacities up to 6 litres per hour at 4 bar back pressure.
	Gee further improves its UVDB assessment - 19th March, 2009 : Further improvements to its working practice rating under the UVDB Verify assessment scheme has been recorded by Signal’s parent company, chemical dosing equipment and thermoplastic tank supplier Gee & Company. Following the latest audit, evaluation of the company’s on-site results shows a 99% score for health and safety and a 100% figure for quality. Click here for the full story.
	Combined 50,000 service hours from lime dosing pumps - A story of unusual service longevity of lime dosing pumps has emerged from South West Water's Restormel Water Treatment Works, located near Lostwithiel in Cornwall. It started in 2001 when the company approached dosing specialist Gee & Company to review a history of lime pump failures at the site. Click here for the full story.
	New Signal Controllers Complete the Loop - A new range of electronic controllers has been introduced by chemical metering pump specialist, Signal Pumps. Designed expressly to provide advanced electronic control of chemical dosing for the water treatment, wastewater and process industries, their many options include remote monitoring and control from a mobile phone or laptop computer. Click here for the full story.
	'Smart' Diaphragm for Signal Metering Pumps - Improved operational safety and higher volumetric efficiency are among the benefits achieved by the introduction of new smart diaphragm technology to some of the heavy-duty dosing pumps in the Signal range. Click here for the full story.
	Gee scores 100% quality assessment with Achilles Verify - Signal Metering Pumps' parent - Gee & Company - has achieved category B2 registration under the Achilles Verify assessment scheme, scoring a maximum 100% quality evaluation for both its management systems and onsite assessments - both figures significantly above the industry average. Click here for the full story.
	Gee's high-tech methanol dosing for Southern Water - Five sewage treatment works in the Southern Water region are to use sophisticated methanol dosing plant manufactured by Gee & Company and utilising Signal metering pumps for the de-nitrification of final effluent, utilising biological treatment. Procurement of the equipment is being carried out for Southern Water by 4D via Black & Veatch. Click here for the full story.
	Gee acquires Michael Smith systems division - Signal's parent, Gee & Company, has acquired the systems divisions of Michael Smith Engineers Ltd. in a deal that embraces patented packaged chemical dosing plant, including the KTB design. Click here for the full story.
	New electronic self-calibration for Signal Pumps - New self-calibrating controls have been introduced right across the Signal S200 range of dosing pumps, making them even more user-friendly, proven in reliability and accurate in operation. Click here for the full story.
	Through a glass darkly - we throw some light on the darker side of pumps and dosing - Is the surface finishing industry getting the safest, most efficient and most cost-effective results from its use of metering pumps and dosing technology? Perhaps not, argues a technical team from Gee & Company - a UK industry leader in chemical dosing technology - who suggest a new look at best practice. Click here for the full story.
	Signal metering pumping cuts cost of dye dispensing to engine manufacturing plant - The use of fluorescent dye penetrant and UV lamp flaw detection is not new technology to ensure the integrity of engine block castings following manufacture. It is used at Ford Motor Company's engine division at Dagenham, where the issue was that the dye is so sensitive that even a trace of it in the wrong place was causing costly and needless rectification. The solution to this was found by deploying the world's most accurate dosing pump, taken from the Signal range as supplied by Gee. Click here for the full story.
	From Signal - the World's First Auto-flow Control Pump - The most advanced and intelligent metering pump in the world, a new solenoid pump known as the S100 PZiA has been launched in the UK by Signal Metering Pumps. Click here for the full story.