The consequences of a mains power failure can at times be quite staggering. I am convinced that such incidents follow chaos theory.

Take Southern Water, who were recently prosecuted by the Environment Agency for allowing sewage to escape into the River Alver. The cause – you guessed it – a mains power failure at their Peel Water Treatment Works in Fareham.

Riello UPS has worked with a number of water companies to help overcome such problems. Some of the installations have to be specially engineered to cope with an environment that can at times be damp and on occasions even flood.