In London, in 1562, the world was forever changed when the first
pumping waterworks was completed, pumping water from the
Thames River to a reservoir 120 feet above, and distributed to
gravity through lead pipes to buildings in the vicinity. 200 years
later, the first municipal pumping station was erected in Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania moving water through pipes made of bored hemlock
logs. Today, almost every citizen of every city and town in
the country benefits from a municipal waterworks, never knowing
the 400 years of technology and innovation bringing flowing water
from the tap. Ake Laboratory, Inc. staffs trained technicians capable
of providing a variety of services for pump stations of all sizes, with
emergency service included to keep the water flowing.
