December 12 2025
4 min read
As 2025 draws to a close, we’ve taken a step back to look at the themes that shaped the pump industry this year — and the topics that captured the most interest across water, wastewater, industrial, quarrying, AD/biogas and engineering teams.
From tightening regulations and the rise of digital monitoring to the push for greater uptime and efficiency, 2025 has been a year of innovation and increased operational pressure.
Below, we’ve grouped our most-read articles to give a quick snapshot of the trends that defined the year — and what they signal for 2026.
AD & Biogas Blogs
1. What type of pumps are used in an AD/Biogas plant?
Going back to basics, we compared the different pumps used in AD/Biogas plants and the importance of matching each process stage to the optimal pump. This article covers well-known pumps, but it also introduces practices such as using pumps for digester tank mixing.
2. Tackling The Biggest Issues in AD & Biogas – Foam
Consistency, control, and reliability are key drivers in any anaerobic digestion processes, and this not-to-be-missed article zoomed in on the biggest nightmare of any AD manager: Foaming incidents.
3. Pump Challenges in the EfW Industry vs Dedicated Energy Crop Feedstocks
Municipal and mixed food waste feedstocks are vastly different to dedicated energy crop feedstock. The unique challenges require entirely different, specialist pumps for each.
Water Industry Blogs
1. Ragging in Wastewater
A well-read blog that discusses operational changes and equipment/technology choices that reduce rag formation, remove it at the headworks, or negate its problems entirely with ‘rag pumps’ that handle it without issue.
2. How the 2021 Environment Act is Changing Water Quality Standards
This blog covers key aspects of the Environment Act relevant to wastewater management, including tighter environmental protections, new monitoring and enforcement expectations, and implications for site operators.
3. Efficiency: How the Water Industry can maximise ROI in AMP8
With AMP8 off to a slower start than hoped, now is the time to ramp up efficiency. This blog provides 6 key areas for efficiency and quick returns on investment.
Quarrying & Mining Blogs
1. Why Mining & Quarrying Are Essential To Achieve Net-Zero
From eco-building materials, to critical minerals for clean-tech, it all starts at the quarry (or mine) as this article explores.
2. Offsetting Operational Cost Increases Through Plant Uptime
This isn’t a specific Quarrying and Mining blog – it’s a general blog so this possibly needs to be switched for another blog? I’ve also updated the title to match the URL on the Word doc.
While the future of UK mining looks bright, the cost of energy and high taxes mean that near 100% plant uptime is now crucial to success. Our blog, ‘Offsetting Operational Cost Increases Through Plant Uptime’ explores this in detail.
3. The Benefits of AI in Quarry Pump Systems
An article that simplifies AI deployment on-site.
Pump choice, optimisation, and maintenance – engineering success in 2026
Above all, Atlantic Pumps loves to share best practices, training opportunities and knowledge in pump management. Here are five blogs of interest to engineering and maintenance staff:
1. How do water pumps fail?
This informative read outlines several common reasons for pump failure.
2. Advantages of Positive Displacement Pumps
An article which looks at the accurate flow at varying heads, ability to handle viscous and solids-laden fluids, and gentle product handling.
3. The Main Types of Industrial Water Pumps and their Applications
This blog shines a light on common industrial pump types, their operating principles, strengths and typical applications.
4. Five Ways to Optimise Your Progressive Cavity Pump to Boost Efficiency
Practical optimisation measures for PC pumps.
5. Why Is My Centrifugal Pump Flow Too Low?
A blog which provides troubleshooting steps and corrective actions to restore design flow.
Across every sector, the priorities of 2025 have been clear: improving reliability, reducing downtime, adapting to regulation, and finding smarter ways to manage assets under cost and performance pressures. These themes will continue into 2026 as sites look to strengthen resilience, embrace new technologies, and optimise pump and process performance.
Thanks for being part of the Atlantic Pumps community this year — we look forward to sharing more insights and innovations in the year ahead. Don’t forget, for all the latest blogs, follow us on LinkedIn
We also take a sustainable approach to our work and are committed to reducing energy waste from pumps. Our expert knowledge allows us to reduce energy usage by 20% on the average site!
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