Steel Pipes Case Study

Frazer and Tabberer has supplied approximately 1.3km of 450mm socket weld pipes on Southern Water’s Swaythling Pipe Bursting Scheme near Southampton.

The scheme was overseen by Southern Water’s Project arm 4 Delivery Solutions, and executed by A E Yates following meetings with Stan Heywood of MWH who specified Fuchs Steel Pipes.

The scheme, which involved pipe bursting an existing main through a land fill site, called for main line and field coatings that would cope with the pressures of drilling.

Fuchs three layer PE coating was chosen for its superior mechanical properties along with Canusa Thrust Bore Kits for the field weld areas.

The pipe also needed to meet the requirements of DWI 31.4.a for potable water use.

 

 

Frazer and Tabberer provided the material logistics for the scheme including supplying the coated and lined Fuchs Pipes and Fittings with the Canusa Shrink Sleeves.

In addition F&T provided on site training for the shrink sleeves application.