Amiad Water Systems Ltd Amiad awarded contract to supply US Navy
December 09 2013 - 2:01AM
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Amiad Water Systems Ltd
09 December 2013
9 December 2013
Amiad Water Systems Ltd.
("Amiad" or "the Company")
Amiad USA Awarded Contract to Supply the Next US Navy Carrier
with Automatic Self-Cleaning Screen Filters
Amiad (AIM: AFS), a leading global producer of water treatment
and filtration solutions, announces that its wholly-owned
subsidiary, Amiad USA, Inc. ("Amiad USA"), has been awarded a
contract by Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), a division of
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), to supply Amiad automatic
self-cleaning screen filters for the aircraft carrier John F.
Kennedy (CVN 79), the second ship of the new class of of US Navy
aircraft carriers.
This follows the successful installation of Amiad filters in the
first carrier of the class, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), which
was launched on 17 November 2013. Under the terms of the contract,
Amiad will supply a pre-filtration solution providing protection
for the reverse osmosis ("RO") system to provide fresh water.
Amiad's filtration solution was selected to extend the life of the
RO membranes as well as reduce operating costs.
Arik Dayan, CEO of Amiad Water Systems, said: "We are delighted
to be supplying the next US aircraft carrier with our advanced
filters as it emphasizes the important role Amiad's solutions
perform within the filtration process - as per our strategy to be
at the heart of any water system throughout the world. We're proud
that HII has chosen to award this contract to Amiad, which
demonstrates the strength of our offering, and we look forward to
working with them and successfully delivering this project."
Amiad USA, with facilities in Mooresville, NC and Oxnard, CA,
offers a complete line of filtration products ranging from 3500
micron to as low as 10 micron in a variety of materials with which
to customize the most effective filtration solutions for the
municipal, industrial, irrigation, oil & gas and ballast water
segments.
Enquiries
Amiad Water Systems Ltd.
Arik Dayan, Chief Executive Officer
Amir Harel, Chief Financial Officer +972 4 690 9500
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Oriel Securities Ltd
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Juliet Thompson, Giles Balleny +44 20 7710 7499
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Harry Chathli, Claire Norbury, Oli
Hibberd +44 20 7618 9100
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About Amiad
Amiad Water Systems (AIM: AFS) is a leading global producer of
automatic, self-cleaning water treatment and filtration products
and systems. Through its engineering skills and ability to
innovate, Amiad provides cost-effective "green" solutions for the
industrial, municipal, irrigation, oil & gas and ballast water
markets. In these segments its patented products are being
integrated into the core of systems for filtration and water
treatment, micro irrigation and membrane protection, wastewater and
potable water treatment, cooling systems and sea water
filtration.
Headquartered in Israel, Amiad provides these solutions through
nine subsidiaries and a comprehensive network of over 170
distributors to customers in more than 80 countries.
For additional information or product details, please visit
www.amiad.com
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