ITT Irrigation System Chosen for Al Ruwaya Golf Course in Dubai
September 18 2008 - 10:30AM
Business Wire
ITT Corporation (NYSE:ITT), the leading provider of pumps and
systems for the movement and treatment of water and wastewater,
announced that its Flowtronex� Silent Storm pumping system has been
chosen to provide irrigation for Al Ruwaya golf course being built
in Dubai. ITT�s Flowtronex golf irrigation pump systems are already
installed at 78 of the top 100 golf courses in the United States.
The 18-hole Al Ruwaya course is part of The Tiger Woods Dubai, a
luxury residential development due to open in 2009. The ITT system
will supply water to the 7,800-yard course and landscape irrigation
systems while providing water flow to streams and lakes around the
course. �It is critical to have highly efficient water flow in
desert climates,� said John Williamson, president of ITT�s
Residential & Commercial Water business. �ITT�s irrigation pump
systems were chosen above other systems for the intelligent,
state-of-the-art design of its variable speed water pumping
technology.� ITT�s variable frequency drive systems are designed to
meet the specific needs of golf courses, giving superintendents
precision computer control to cover a wide range of pressures and
flows. Built of non-corrosive materials including stainless steel
piping, marine grade aluminum skid, and nickel aluminum bronze
pumps, this system has the capacity to pump 7.2 million gallons of
water per day for irrigation and another 21.6 million gallons a day
for water features. About ITT Corporation ITT Corporation
(www.itt.com) is a diversified high-technology engineering and
manufacturing company dedicated to creating more livable
environments, enabling communications and providing protection and
safety. The company plays an important role in vital markets
including water and fluids management, global defense and security,
and motion and flow control. Headquartered in White Plains, N.Y.,
the company ITT employs approximately 40,000 people and generated
$9 billion in 2007 sales.
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