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developments
products &
Heat and corrosion
resistant materials
Hart bv is a distributor of heat and
corrosion resistant materials. Nickel,
Monel®, Incoloy®, Hastelloy® and
titanium alloys are supplied globally
to the chemical, petrochemical and
offshore industries. Complete packages
of pipe, flanges, forgings, plate, bar
and fittings are supplied to fabrication
companies, contractors, engineering
companies, and also direct to the oil
and gas industries.
The company works with partners
worldwide who specialise in these
materials, and supplies either through
its extensive stocks of material, or for
larger quantities and longer deliveries
through major nickel and titanium
manufacturers. Since the start of 2008,
the company has had an extensive
stock range of seamless pipe in alloy
200/201, alloy 400, alloy 600, alloy 625
and titanium grade 2.
Hart bv – Netherlands
Warrior has launched its range of pipe
bursting and thrust boring equipment
in the UK. The products, already
successful in the US, are fast, easy to
use, compact and portable. The first
product to be launched in the UK is the
WR-33 – a pipe bursting machine with
an installation rate of 2m/min, developed
specifically for the UK market.
The Warrior range is designed for
underground pipe installers and
repairers that find digs problematic and
disruptive, reinstatements expensive
and environmental considerations
increasingly important.
The company spoke to installers and
repairers, and found that they perceived
traditional solutions too difficult to
operate, and that they have been put off
by the need for additional plant. These
factors combined mean that profitability
of jobs isn’t achieved, so trenchless
solutions have not been adopted at the
same rate as other markets. Warrior’s
range removes digging problems,
Launch of trenchless solutions
products in the UK
minimises environmental disruption, and
requires no expensive transportation or
lifting equipment; the whole operation
is easily completed by two operatives
working from a van.
Tony O’Brien, managing director of
Warrior, commented, “This is an exciting
time forWarrior.We’vehadsomeamazing
feedback from contractors and utility
organisations we’ve been working with,
and we’re already receiving great interest
in our introductory seminars. We’d say to
anyone who has had problems with pipe
bursting or thrust boring in the past to
pick up the phone and call us as we are
happy to help anyone with any queries
about trenchless solutions.” Additional
services provided by Warrior include
a nationwide support and breakdown
service; a range of finance options,
including outright purchase, finance
leasing and hire; and interactive training
workshops.
Warrior – USA
Photo – International Industries Limited (page 20)
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