TPI January 2014

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Pipe couplings selected for ‘The Walkie Talkie’

Teekay supplied couplings and flange adaptors that were made bespoke for the project. Lee Rouvray, project manager at Fitzpatrick Mechanical Services, commented, “This is an extremely prestigious project and we were delighted to have been selected to complete this package. As a provider of installation services we rely on the performance of our supply chain. The flexible supply approach adopted by Teekay has seen bespoke fittings from their factory in Milton Keynes arriving to site on a just-in-time basis and this has been of great benefit to the project.” Teekay Couplings sales director Neil Taylor said, “20 Fenchurch Street is another valuable addition to our construction references in London. With increased demand for ‘fit-and- forget’ products, the reliability of the Teekay Coupling is proving to be ever more desirable as a primary-fit pipe connection in buildings.” Teekay Couplings specialises in the manufacture and supply of stainless steel mechanical pipe couplings. Its fittings have been sold for over three decades to more than 85 countries worldwide, for pipes between 21 and 4,200mm in diameter.

Fitzpatick Mechanical Services has completed the shell and core drainage package at the 20 Fenchurch Street development in London, UK. In a contract worth £1mn, Fitzpatrick has completed the package on budget and ahead of schedule. Designed by world-renowned architect Rafael Viñoly, 20 Fenchurch Street is visually distinctive, and designed for maximum efficiency with a density for all services of one person per 8m 2 . Developed by a joint venture partnership between two of the UK’s leading property companies, Canary Wharf Group and Land Securities Group plc, 20 Fenchurch Street provides 690,000ft 2 of offices with panoramic views of London. The project aims for a BREEAM environmental rating of ‘excellent’, which will place it among the greenest office buildings in the City of London. As part of the drainage package, Fitzpatrick Mechanical Services selected Teekay pipe couplings for key connections on cast iron, galvanised steel and copper pipework. This involved joining pipework of different pipe OD sizes. The Teekay stepped pipe coupling was selected for its reliability and reputation within the industry.

Teekay pipe couplings are used throughout the UK construction industry, allowing pipes to be joined without the need for flanging, grooving, threading or welding. By simply butting two pipes together and connecting with a Teekay pipe coupling, space, weight, time and cost savings can be achieved. Teekay’s Axilock-S range is designed to remove the need for flanging, welding, pipe grooving and pipe threading

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London’s 20 Fenchurch Street development is nicknamed ‘The Walkie Talkie’ because of its distinctive shape

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January 2014 Tube Products International