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Eastern Treatment Plant Bypass – Melbourne, VIC

National Pump & Energy deliver bypass works for the incoming side of one of Melbourne’s busiest treatment plants. Eastern Treatment Plant in Melbourne’s East treats nearly half of Melbourne’s sewage – about 330 million litres a day. Critical works to repair a manhole upline of the treatment plant left no margin for error. The utility…

Jovan Qualifies as Mechanical Fitter in Newcastle NSW | Apprenticeship Success

We are proud to announce that Jovan has officially qualified as a Mechanical Fitter after successfully completing his apprenticeship at NPE in Newcastle, NSW. Achieving a trade qualification as a Mechanical Fitter in Newcastle NSW is a significant milestone within the engineering, construction, and industrial sectors, and this accomplishment reflects Jovan’s strong work ethic, technical…

Life at NPE June 2025

Name: Scott Position: Sales Specialist – GoldfieldsRegion: Western Australia As we reach the halfway point of 2025, I’ve taken a moment to reflect on what has made this year so rewarding, both professionally and personally. Over the past six months, I’ve had the opportunity to travel extensively across the Goldfields – a region that I not…

Bypass Solutions Victoria

NPE was contracted to carry out an emergency stormwater bypass installation due to the pump station experiencing multiple pump failures, which reduced pump station capacity. New replacement pumps had been ordered for the pump station, but there was a substantial lead time for the replacement pumps’ arrival. It is even more critical to have a…

Roy Hill Iron Ore Train Unloader

The Roy Hill project includes the construction of a new iron ore mine at Roy Hill deposit, a mine processing plant and a heavy haul railway system from the mine to the port in the south west region of Port Hedland. NPE was contracted to design and install a dewatering system inclusive of drilling boreholes that…

Dewatering & Water Treatment at Perth Busport Project, WA

NPE were involved in this project for the drilling and installation of a series of pumping wells within the excavation and recharge wells outside the excavation to create an efficient dewatering system that depressurised the aquifers and lowered and maintained the groundwater table by eight (8) metres next to the existing underground tunnel. The biggest…