TPI January 2014

business & market news

Successfully certified by NORSOK Centravis has successfully

ensure adequate safety, value adding and cost effectiveness for petroleum industry developments and operations. The standards are intended, as far as possible, to replace oil company specifications and serve as references in the authorities’ regulations.

projects worldwide will be provided to Centravis as a proven supplier.

accomplished the NORSOK M-650 certification process and obtained approval on behalf of TUV NORD. NORSOK certification will strengthen the company’s presence in supplies of seamless stainless steel tubes and pipes for the petroleum industry to Scandinavian countries and the UK. An opportunity to participate in key

The certification is proof of the quality of Centravis products on the whole, and cold finished and hot finished Duplex and Super-Duplex products in particular.

Centravis Production Ukraine lebed@centravis.com www.centravis.com

The NORSOK standards are developed by the Norwegian petroleum industry to

‘Classical’ solution to restoration project Iron technology firm Saint-Gobain PAM UK, part of the Saint-Gobain materials group, has provided a guttering solution for the restoration of the dilapidated Lawhead House in West Lothian, UK. were delighted to play a part in restoring this once splendid property to its former glory.

“A site take-off of the guttering requirements was completed and we identified that a 6" x 4" moulded gutter from the Classical range would be the key product. In addition, we designed and manufactured a number of special angles and nozzles at our Telford plant.” Cast iron gutters and downpipes, servicing the housing and construction markets, have been manufactured at Saint-Gobain PAM UK’s Telford facility for over 100 years. The company’s Classical range of cast iron traditional half round gutter and circular downpipe systems is designed in accordance with BS 460.

The large and imposing 19 th -century Lawhead House, with gabled wings and a slate roof, was vacant and fell into disrepair in the early 1990s. Local planners sought to restore the historic building, and were given permission for restoration into a single residential unit in 2008. With the backing of Building at Risk Scotland and some funding by Historic Scotland and the National Lottery, restoration was well underway by 2012.

Lawhead House fell into disrepair in the 1990s

The Classical range of rainwater systems offers eight gutter profiles, with a choice of round, square and rectangular pipes with extensive ranges of associated fittings to suit any building, whatever the architectural style. Classical products have been installed at a number of impressive buildings and developments where architectural integrity – which retains and enhances the traditional character of a building – was a key requirement. Classical Plus is offered in a pre-painted, high performance polymer powder alloy coating (PPA571), ready for immediate installation and requiring minimal long- term maintenance. Saint-Gobain PAM UK supplies ductile iron pipes, fittings, valves, access covers and gratings, as well as being a producer of cast iron above- and below-ground drainage systems. Its markets include water and sewerage, telecommunications, highways, civil engineering, construction and housing.

Jim Burns of Saint-Gobain PAM UK commented, “At Saint-Gobain PAM, we

Saint-Gobain PAM’s Classical range has been used where architectural integrity was a key requirement

Saint-Gobain PAM UK sales.uk.pam@saint-gobain.com www.saint-gobain-pam.co.uk

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