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COVID-19 – Extension of Expiry Date for Jetting Cards
Due to the continuing severe challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, WJA has extended the expiry date for all water jetting training certificates and photo ID cards to July 1st 2021. This extends the expiry date, previously set at March […]
Hughes Pumps Acquires Aqua Energy
Leading UK manufacturer Hughes Pumps has announced its acquisition of Aqua Energy (UK), a long established, leading Scottish manufacturer and supplier of high and ultra-high pressure water jetting equipment, and robotic cleaning systems, to over 50 countries worldwide. Commenting on […]
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WJA in the Media: Road Bridge Hydrodemolition Project
The Water Jetting Association has teamed up with member Aquaforce to showcase the power of hydrodemolition in the latest edition of Demolition and Recycling International magazine. The title has published a two-page feature about how hydrodemolition supported the successful replacement […]
COVID-19 Notice: Water Jetting Certification Expiry Date Extended
The Ruling Council of the WJA has responded to the latest developments in the COVID-19 pandemic by extending the expiry date for training certificates and photo ID cards until March 31st 2021. The move gives contractors and operatives more time […]
New Level 2 Water Jetting Training Will Teach and Assess
A new level 2 competent water jetting qualification will allow contractors to enhance critically important skills and support career pathways in their teams, says the Water Jetting Association. The WJA is preparing to launch the new qualification, which is designed […]
HSE Warns of Safety Risks During High Pressure Water Jetting
The Health and Safety Executive has asked the Water Jetting Association to publish an article it has prepared about its investigation into the death of a water jetting operative in 2017. This was the most recent fatality involving water jetting […]
WJA Celebrates 40th Birthday with Invite to Join the Party
The Water Jetting Association is 40 years old in October 2020 – marking a milestone in a journey that has seen it work closely with contractors, manufacturers and service users to drive up water jetting standards in all industrial sectors. […]
Bigger is Not Always Better Says Water Jetting Stalwart
Whatever job needs to be done in the water jetting industry, Billy Campbell must have done it. In a career spanning five decades, he has worked as a drainage engineer, owned his own drainage business, worked for rental businesses and […]
Hydrodemolition – A Bearing on Bridge Maintenance
Hydrodemolition teams have supported vital maintenance on a major bridge by assisting in the removal of structural bearings so they could be replaced. Aquaforce Concrete Services, a member of the Water Jetting Association (WJA), used high pressure jets of water […]