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• AUTOMATIC PIPE
WELDING SYSTEMS AND
RELATED EQUIPMENT
• FROM 6MM AND UP
• INTERNAL/EXTERNAL
WELDING
PROCESSES:
GTAW
GMAW
FCAW
COMPANIES WHO
BELIEVED IN
a PaRTneRShIP
wITh US:
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL
KELLOGS BROWN AND ROOT, USA
NORSK HYDRO, NORWEGIA
HEEREMAC, THE NETHERLANDS
FMQ, SAUDI ARABIA
QUALITY INTERNATIONAL, UAE
FLUOR DANIEL SADA, USA
CCIC, QATAR
SUEDROHRBAU, SAUDI ARABIA
STORK MEC, BELGIUM
NACAP ASIA PACIFIC, THAILAND
EXXON MOBIL, USA
OILSERV, NIGERIA
GENERAL ELECTRIC, USA
TEKFEN INSAAT, TURKEY
MONTER STROJARSKE MONTAZE, CROATIA
GALFAR E&C, OMAN
ARAMCO SERVICES, SAUDI ARABIA
CANADOIL ASIA, THAILAND
VAM, MCE GROUP, AUSTRIA
OAO LUKOIL, RUSSIA
LARSEN & TOUBRO LTD, INDIA
NIS-NAFTAGAS, SERBIA
PETROJET, EGYPT
KEVIEPSZER KFT., HUNGARY
KVV ZRT., HUNGARY
PETROFAC, UAE
ENI-SNAM, SAUDI ARABIA
BIN QURAYA EST, SAUDI ARABIA
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division Panton McLeod Americas – which
is currently revolutionising the way drinking
water storage and treatment structures are
cleaned and disinfected across the USA.
Panton McLeod – UK
Fax: +44 1835 822 919
Email:
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than 400 service reservoirs and water tanks
across the Ness, Don, Tayside and Ayrshire
regions, helping to further improve water
purity for customers in Scotland.
In the past decade, the firm has grown
from its headquarters in Newtown St
Boswells adding further offices inNottingham
and in the USA. The US base in Denver,
Colorado, is the hub for its North American
WATER quality engineer Panton McLeod
has played a vital role in ensuring a major
new pipeline remains on-track in Scotland.
The Borders-based firm, which cleans,
inspects and repairs structures used in the
UK drinking water industry, was called to
sterilise a new mountain pipeline in Glencoe
that will help provide drinking water for
thousands of people in the region.
The project saw Panton McLeod disinfect
and sterilise a 29km section of pipe to
prepare it for service. The section is part of
a wider pipeline network stretching across
the mountains above Fort William that links
a new pump house at Glen Nevis with the
existing water mains in Glencoe.
Paul Henderson, Panton McLeod’s
operations director, said that the project
had been particularly challenging due to the
adverse weather conditions and the high
altitude of the pipeline.
He added: “There were some very
steep tracks leading up to the areas along
the highest sections of the pipeline, so we
needed to have our best 4x4 vehicles on
hand to get the team into position to carry
out the disinfection work.
“We were also battling the elements, as
there was a lot of snow and ice on the ground
at that altitude and this made the conditions
very challenging. However, our team is
used to working in all kinds of weather and
is capable of performing well even when the
odds are against us.
“We were able to use all of our years of
expertise in the water sector to ensure that
the whole section of pipeline was disinfected
thoroughly, allowing it to be put into service
on time. This new Glencoe pipeline will
assist in providing drinking water supplies
for customers in the region and cope with
added demand, so it is a very important
project to have been involved with.
“I’m very proud of all of the Panton
McLeod team that worked on this pipeline,
as they once again showed they are able to
perform to the highest standards even in the
most challenging of conditions.”
The project is the latest high-profile work
that Panton McLeod has completed for
Scottish Water. For the past 15 years, the
firm has provided expertise in cleaning and
repairing water structures across Scotland
– which has included contributions to some
of the biggest water projects Scottish Water
has undertaken, such as the £120 million
Loch Katrine scheme.
Earlier this year, the firm agreed a new
deal with Scottish Water – arranged as part
of an ongoing Price and Supply Agreement
– that will see it clean and disinfect more
Water experts ensure pipeline remains on track