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Plastic pipe has sustainability credentials which would surprise a lot of people in a world where plastic is only ever viewed as bad for the environment

Are all plastics bad? Plastic pipe, the environment and sustainability

18th October 2021 Richard Roberts 0

In a world where plastics are public enemy number one, is there a future for plastic pipe through sustainability and its potential environmental benefits?

GRP pipes can be made in huge diameters because of their high compressive strength, like this 3000mm line in Saudi Arabia

What is GRP? What is FRP? The world of glass reinforced plastic pipes

18th May 2021 Richard Roberts 0

GRP – know as FRP in the USA – stands for glass reinforced plastic and it is popular material for making super strength pipes with high corrosion resistance

Groundwater plays a vital role in the health and prosperity of the planet

What is groundwater and why is it so important?

11th May 2021 Richard Roberts 0

Groundwater is one of the planet’s most important rescources, providing mineral rich, clean water for human consumption and use in aggriculture

Below specification PCCP pipe installed across the United States during the 1970s has failed, requiring repair and reinforcement

The PCCP repair and reinforcement project caused by mistakes of the 70s

27th April 2021 Richard Roberts 0

Below specification PCCP installed across the US in the 1970s has left Amercian water companies facing massive repair and reinforcement projects

The Great Man Made River of Libya under construction when it was the biggest civil engeineering project in the world

The Great Man Made River of Libya

16th April 2021 Scott Rotherham 0

The Great Man Made River of Libya is one of the world’s greatest pipeline propjects, supplying 80% of the population living in the north with freshwater

Libya has a unity government for the first time in seven years which is good news for the oil industry

What a new government in Libya means for oil and pipelines

23rd March 2021 Scott Rotherham 0

Libya has its first unity government for seven years – which is good news for the oil industry after production ground to a halt during years of civil war

Polybutylene is one of the worst pipe material in the world and responsible for numerous cases of water damage in the US

Worst pipe material: 3 pipe types that are bad & difficult to repair

4th March 2021 Scott Rotherham 0

It takes years to find out that a pipe material is not suitable – with three very obvious contenders for being the worst pipe types on the planet

Portsmouth is set to receive a boost to its water supplies with the Havant Thicket Reservoir, a joint collaboration between Portsmouth Water and Southern Water

The Havant Thicket Reservoir and the revolution of water supply in the UK

25th February 2021 Richard Roberts 0

Collaboration between Portsmouth Water and Southern Water on the Havant Thicket Reservoir provides a blueprint for the future of water management in the UK

Seawater cooling systems extract water from the sea and use it in machine processes to better protect freshwater sources

Seawater cooling: What a seawater cooling system is and how it works

7th February 2021 Richard Roberts 0

Seawater cooling systems are popular in drier climates as a means of using water from the ocean for industrial processes rather than precious freshwater

District heating systems can help to reduce energy bills and cut carbon emissions, providing an alternative means for heating homes in the United Kingdom

District heating – What is it, how does it work, is it viable in the UK?

4th February 2021 Richard Roberts 0

District heating is a system whereby heat is supplied to multiple homes from a central source through a seres of pipes, reducing energy bills and emissions

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