At this year’s IFAT, Rioned will be exhibiting its comprehensive range of drain and sewer cleaning machines, with plans to unveil the latest generation of efficient jetting equipment. Located in exhibition Hall C, the Netherlands based company will be sharing the stand with sister companies KaRo from Germany and Spartan Tool from the USA.
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Sewer image tweeted to #drainspotting by Matt Timberlake
There are lots of things in our world that we tend to take for granted – cell phones, electricity, even plumbing and the very sewers below our streets. An important development that helped usher in sanitation and health to civilization, plumbing is often overlooked. RIONED notices something else often overlooked - even as we walk down city streets: the ubiquitous sewer cover! These circular pieces of art are everywhere, and wouldn’t you know it, there is a dedicated community of sewer cover art lovers, who record and share sewer covers images on twitter – at #drainspotting! With literally hundreds of sizes and styles of sewer covers and thousands of municipalities and systems, it is a wide-ranging pursuit!
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