Mon, 26 July 2010
A South Australian plastics manufacturer aims to turn exporter with a new trenchless product for the global water infrastructure market.
A new type of Trenchless Technology, likely to be launched next year by Copeland Industries, will help reline decaying pipe infrastructure with a sleeve of plastic pipe without the need for digging up the surrounding area.
Copeland’s solution is for small diameter (100–150 mm) pipes, resulting in a product that is thinner, lighter and more flexible than existing trenchless technologies. The prototype is the product of 18 months research with Flinders University.
Copeland’s Business Development Manager Richard Gapper said “Flinders University has been instrumental in helping with the technical data to design a product to meet the most stringent needs…
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Mon, 26 July 2010
Gippsland Water has invited tenders for the design and construction of its sewer relining program in Victoria.
Mon, 26 July 2010
Barwon Water has awarded a contract for the supply of pipes, valves and fittings for the Melbourne to Geelong pipeline to Australian-owned company Fibrelogic.
Mon, 26 July 2010
Keynote speakers for the Breakfast Session at Trenchless Live 2010 have been confirmed and online registrations are now open!
Thu, 15 July 2010
NBN Co Limited has recently announced the successful contractors who it will work with to construct passive optical fibre in the five first release sites.
Tue, 13 July 2010
South East Water has received worldwide recognition from The International Water Association for their Flinders and Shoreham Pressure Sewerage Project on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, a project incorporating horizontal directional drilling (HDD).