Jet vac tanker takes on the cowboy pipe fillers
Lanes Utilities is deploying a new 12,000 PSI jet vac tanker to tackle "the menace of cowboy builders who dispose of concrete by pouring...
Innovative gaskets contribute to Shieldhall tunnel success
First use of new gasket designed to reduce risk of segment cracking
Only gasket that met tunnel design specification
No reported segment cracking arising from high...
Inspecting pipelines with OGI
FLIR Systems has published a new application spotlight that highlights the role its Optical Gas Imaging (OGI) cameras are playing in detecting gas leaks
Large diameter precast concrete pipes installed in Pennington pumping station upgrade
Over 200m of large diameter precast concrete pipes have been installed as part of the refurbishment of Pennington Pumping Station.
Pennington Pumping Station is a...
Yorkshire Water trial valve technology for pipe repair
Yorkshire Water has trialled a new innovative valve technology designed to reduce supply interruptions to customers when water pipe repair work is carried out
Data capture technology relieves the pressure on pipeline commissioning
Utilities and pipeline equipment provider PSS Hire has expanded its pressure testing hire fleet to provide the water industry with a complete commissioning solution.
The...
Bat technology sounds out sewer problems
Lanes Group says it has become the first wastewater network contractor in the UK to commercially deploy pipe inspection technology that uses sound to...
New document offers clear and consistent guidance for drain and sewer design
By Jason Shingleton, BPF Pipes Group
Wouldn’t it be useful in designing and building drains and sewers to be able to quickly refer to easily...
Class action: The benefits of rigid pipeline systems
The bedding Class specified for buried pipes can vary depending on a number of factors including the material and type of pipe installed....
Shieldhall tunnel opens in Glasgow
Scotland’s biggest sewer superstructure has become operational in a feat of engineering hailed as “extraordinary” by Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham
Non-contacting flow measurement in Milwaukee deep tunnel system
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) serves a population of 1.1 million across 28 communities on the shore of Lake Michigan. Since 1994, MMSD has...
New performance benchmark for detonation flame arresters, says supplier
Elmac Technologies has developed the UCA Series of unstable detonation arresters, said to offer better pressure drop and flow performance than any equivalent stable...
Case study: London sewer rehab
The Loddon Sewer Rehabilitation scheme was designed to enable the repair of a main that had experienced multiple bursts
New levels of ease and efficiency claimed for pipeline replacement solution
Kobus Services, a firm specialising in utility pipeline replacement technology, has launched its 400 Series Pipe Puller, which is said to provide a state-of-the-art...
Absorbing hydrocarbons from runoff
IN February 2012, West Lothian Council decided to trial the Smart Sponge® Ultra Urban Filters at the downpipes for the A899 Road Bridge, a...
UV lining is highway drainage first for motorway improvement
Lanes Group is implementing what is said to be the first project to extensively line highway drainage pipes as part of a Smart Motorway...
Prime cleaning for smaller bore drainage
Picote Solutions has recently launched its latest high-speed pipeline cleaning system for the drainage market, the Mini Cleaner .
New chemical-resistant flexible couplings
VIP-Polymers has launched a new chemical resistant flexible coupling under its VIPSeal® brand
Major investment in ATEX crawlers and push-rods
Responding to increased market demand for equipment that is certified for use in potentially explosive environments (ATEX), Ashtead Technology has become one of the...
Engineering research centres in Sheffield will address water sector piped infrastructure challenges
The Water sector could benefit from multi-million pounds of investment into three new advanced engineering research centres opened on Thursday 11 October at the...
