Pump firm applies for planning for new factory
3:32pm Wednesday 30th April 2008
Watson-Marlow Ltd has applied for planning permission to build a tubing factory on the edge of Falmouth.
The firm which develops and produces peristaltic pumps which have no valves, seals or glands, and the fluid contacts only the bore of the hose or tube, was recently named as Europe's number on positive displacement pump brand.
The planning application, which has been submitted to Carrick, is for a tubing factory, associated offices, 19 car parking spaces and services next to the building on the existing Watson-Marlow site in Bickland Water Road.
The plans are currently out for consultation which ends on May 21.
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Harry, Falmouth says...
10:18am Thu 1 May 08
Ian, London says...
12:09pm Thu 1 May 08
(Ex WM employee from something like 30 years ago!)
Mr Tiddles, falmouth says...
2:55pm Thu 1 May 08
Local Boy, Falmouth says...
11:38pm Tue 6 May 08
Ian wrote:I was one of the first employees when Watson and Marlow set up in Falmouth in 1969 and i worked in the machine shop.
It's synthetic tubing. It's 'squashed' by rollers. As the fluid being pumped is pushed along the tube by the rollers, the returning of the tube to it's circular cross-section draws further fluid along under negative pressure. And yes, this is very much like the peristaltic action of the intestines. (Ex WM employee from something like 30 years ago!)
Stewart, Falmouth says...
8:33am Wed 7 May 08
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