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40 Tube Products International January 2009
Multi-layer
push-fit system
Valsir, Italy, offers technologically
advanced products for the plumbing
and heating market. The company’s
new Triplus multi-layer push-fit system
was designed to satisfy new and
diversified installation requirements with
particular attention to soundproofing
characteristics. The system has an
elevated impact resistance, both at low
and high temperatures.
A selection of products from Valsir’s S S
HDPE range
Triplus combines a number of advan-
tages in one solution: resistance to a
wide range of chemical compounds,
even at elevated temperatures;
connection system with single-lipped
pre-fitted seal; and good soundproofing
characteristics – with flows of 2 l/s the
noise levels are 12 dB(A).
The pipes are available in various
lengths with single and double sockets,
reducing waste to a minimum. The
Triplus pipe is composed of three
layers: an internal and external layer in
co-polymer polypropylene PP, with an
intermediate layer in polypropylene PP
with inert mineral loads.
The Valsir range also includes instal-
lation systems and flush cisterns,
available in various models – external,
close-coupled and in-wall. Other Valsir
products include an HDPE waste
system, a polypropylene (PP) grey push-
fit, flame-retardant waste system, a
water supply system (Pexal), a complete
range of fittings in PPSU (Pexal Easy),
traps in HDPE and PP, and a radiant
floor heating system in compliance with
the European Standard EN1264. Valsir
has obtained certification from Det
Norske Veritas (DNV), the international
certification institute for quality systems,
as well as over 130 product approvals in
countries around the world.
Valsir SpA – Italy
Supplying new hospital with
pre-fabricated pipe
Pipe Center, part of the Wolseley group, is a supplier to mechanical services
and plant engineers, offering expertise in pipe fabrication and tube, valves
and fittings in steel, plastic, copper, stainless steel and commercial/industrial
heating and air conditioning equipment.
The company has 89 branches throughout the UK.
The company’s specialist fabrication centre in West Horndon, Essex, has
supplied pre-fabricated pipe to the new acute hospital in Derby. Pipe Center
supplied pre-fabricated carbon steel pipework, from 65NB to 300NB, for the
heating and chilled water systems in the new ‘super-hospital’, which brings
together Derby’s acute health
services at Derby City General
Hospital’s existing site.
Terry Reeve, manager of Pipe
Center’s specialist fabrication
operation, commented, “We
are the only national pipe
distributor in the UK offering
this specialist technical service,
and are delighted to supply
Hiltons and Skanska for this
prestigious new build. The
benefits of using pre-fabricated
products for a project of this scale are vast, from helping achieve tight
timescales in the construction of the building, to reducing the health and safety
risks associated with manufacturing the equipment on-site. Importantly, we also
have highly skilled, experienced welders working on the project, who are coded
class one to all UK and European standards, removing the expensive need for
sourcing skilled labour on-site.”
The new hospital is being built in two phases. The first completed phase, including
the Kings Treatment Centre, new education building and approximately half of
the 95,000m2 acute hospital building, was handed over to Derby Hospitals NHS
Foundation Trust on schedule in 2006. The second phase will be completed
in late 2009. This will bring together all the specialist services onto to a single
main site.
Wolseley – UK
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Pipe Center – UK
Derby’s new ‘super-hospital’ S S
Kunshan Pearl Machinery Industry
Co Ltd is a manufacturer of products
including steel pipes and aluminium
rims. The company’s steel pipes are
widely used in applications such as
petroleum, chemical industry, natural
gas and construction projects, while
its aluminium rims are used in the
bicycle industries of Japan, Europe and
America.
The company’s products meet
standards including GB/T 9711.1-
1997, GB/T3091-2001, API 5L, ASTM
A53, JIS and API, and are exported to
western countries, the Middle East and
South East Asia.
Kunshan Pearl Machinery Industry
Co Ltd – China
Steel pipes for petroleum and natural gas
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