TPi October 2012

water, drainage & underground

£300mn wastewater environmental improvement Ham Baker Pipelines, a specialist manufacturer of ductile iron fabricated pipe and fittings, has supplied products from its Fittosize Grip range to a major £300mn wastewater treatment works in East Sussex, UK, for Southern Water. Products including flange adaptors, couplings and step couplings in sizes ranging from DN350mm to DN1400mm have been installed at the Peacehaven Wastewater Treatment Works, which is situated at Lower Hoddern Farm. Installed as part of the washwater and

Fittosize couplings

specialist tools and were easy to install on-site.”

service water ring main systems at the site, a total of 14 NP16 x 500mm PE Fittosize end restraint flange adaptors are connecting the polyethylene pipeline arrangement to the valves and ductile iron pipework.

Darren Wood, general sales manager for Ham Baker Pipelines, said, “We were very pleased to be selected for this prestigious environmental improvement scheme which is an important project for the South East.” The team from Ham Baker worked closely with engineers from 4Delivery and Southern Water on the specification and selection of products for the project.

Alan Faherty, senior engineer for 4Delivery, the main contractor on the project, said, “The Fittosize flange adaptors were an easy choice for this project due to their cost effectiveness and off- the-shelf availability. The couplings also do not need

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water industry and developed to meet potable and waste water approvals around the world.

worldwide water industry with its PPA 571 range of thermoplastic coatings, working closely with global water authorities since 2003 to reduce their infrastructure costs. Responding to a requirement in Australia for a water pipe coating able to withstand harsh environmental conditions, Plascoat recognised the need to develop a coating that ‘ticked all the boxes’ for the water industry. This ‘one product fits all’ coating needed to be suitable for use on all pipes and pipe fittings internally and externally, both below and above ground, as well as being highly UV and sand abrasion resistant, easy to apply and cost effective.

Plascoat Systems Ltd has developed a new high performance thermoplastic coating for potable and waste water pipes and fittings. The product is a new member of the evolving PPA 571 family of coatings, one of the most versatile and durable coatings on the market. Plascoat has extensive experience in all aspects of powder coating, from formulation and manufacture to global water and food approvals, gained through working in the industry for over 60 years. The company has a wide knowledge of world markets, their changing needs and the ever-increasing level of regulations and environmental controls.

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The result was PPA 571 Aqua, a universal coating that provides benefits to the

Over the past ten years Plascoat has achieved a significant standing in the

A high performance universal coating

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