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News Release from: Radius Systems | Subject: ProFuse
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 11 October 2004
Uponor's ProFuse Welsh Water
Pipebursting Project
Uponor's ProFuse peelable skin potable water pipe has helped contractor K' nex Pipelines prove its expertise with a pipebursting project near Swansea, Wales.
K'nex has replaced 2500 metres of potable water main for Dwr Cymru Welsh Water between Ystradfellta and Cimla, using 500mm 16 bar blue ProFuse pipe The major 23km project with its pipebursting element was completed two weeks ahead of schedule
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 9 Apr 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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K'nex director Wayne Hughes commented: "We needed to work with environmentalist groups and the Forestry Commission to cross a certain section of this strategic trunk water main.
Both parties' concerns were soon laid to rest when we told them our method would be pipebursting.
We found the ProFuse pipe with its protective outer skin invaluable, due to maintaining the integrity of the pipe structure.
The pipe coped very well with the geographical challenges." Uponor's Nigel Tonge confirmed that this was the first time Welsh Water had burst a potable water main at this diameter, and that ProFuse had proven highly successful for this purpose.
More information on ProFuse large diameter water pipes and fittings available from Uponor.
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