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58 Tube Products International October 2010
pipesPVC, PE & XLPE
The Olympic site now under construction
in Stratford, east London is described
as the largest building project in Europe.
IPS Flow Systems is part of a national
effort to make London 2012 the most
Bänninger Kunstoff-Produkte GmbH
was founded by the German Bänninger
family over thirty years ago.
Although no longer owned by the
family, the company is an independent,
flexible working enterprise with modern
production sites in Reiskirchen,
near Frankfurt, and Stassfurt, near
Magdeburg.
Bänninger produces pipe fittings, pipes
and installation accessories to various
technical regulations and standards,
and from the best raw materials.
The company’s pipes and pipe
CPVC – protecting Olympic athletes
Pipes and fittings made in Germany
environmentally friendly and carbon
neutral Olympics ever staged.
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) is
making great effort to ensure that this
fittings are all continually tested and
approved to ensure full compliance
with the strictest safety standards and
regulations.
The Bänninger programme now
includes pipe fittings made of PVC-U,
PE100 and PP-R, with more than 2,100
different products for cold or hot water,
drinking or waste water, rain water, gas
and all sorts of chemicals.
In close cooperation with users,
the company has developed new
materials that are suitable for specific
applications and new techniques and
IPS Flow Systems fire sprinkler systems
will be used in the London 2012
Athletes Village accommodation
is a safe and a happy project for the
workers, who are creating what is to
be a landmark event in British history.
IPS Flow Systems entered the ‘team
trials’ almost three years ago, working
along with Bovis Lend Lease to develop
the specification to install automatic
fire sprinklers in the 3,500 apartments
that will serve as home for the world’s
athletes during the Games.
The specification of the BlazeMaster®
fire sprinkler system, made from
CPVC plastic, was a natural choice
to ensure state-of-the-art fire safety
in the 11 high rise buildings that will
constitute the Athletes Village. The
ODA, keen to ensure that only the most
environmentally friendly materials were
used, gave a thorough examination of
the BlazeMaster pedigree. A careful
comparison was made with more
traditional materials such as copper and
carbon steel, both of which are more
expensive to install.
BlazeMaster finished ahead of the field
in sustainability trials. The system is
quick and clean to install, and any off-
cuts from the installation can easily be
recycled. The BlazeMaster CPVC fire
sprinkler system earned its place on the
Olympic team, receiving the accolade of
‘Site Wide Approval’ from the ODA.
IPS Flow Systems – UK
products for quick and easy installation.
The company’s PP-R CT-pipe, despite
using the same pressure rate as the
classic PP-R pipe, has a claimed 17%
higher volume flow (m2 /h).
State-of-the-art logistics ensure that
products are delivered promptly,
within just 24 hours inside Germany
and 48 hours maximum to foreign
markets.
Bänninger Kunststoff-Produkte
GmbH – Germany