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If you have ever been responsible for installing gravity sewer or drain pipes, you already know one thing: they absolutely must be airtight. One tiny leak can mean big problems down the road. That is where air testing comes in, and specifically, testing that follows the EN 1610 standard. Air testing is quick, cost-effective, and cleaner than water testing. But like any pressurized system, it has ...
When it comes to single wall corrugated drainage solutions, Aliaxis New Zealand has had an impressive 56% share of the country’s market with its Marley and RX Plastics (RXP) brands. In 2017, the company set its sights on the double wall corrugated drainage market and has since made it a priority to develop a solution that is economically sustainable and could strengthen the competitive ...
Aliaxis France has been developing a wide range of efficient, sustainable and innovative water management solutions for the last 60 years. The quality and reliability of our products and services, together with our on-going dedication to R&D, have helped open doors to various projects over the years. Among them is the recently opened Mama Shelter West hotel in Paris, located right next to the ...
There’s no doubt that climate change is having a considerable impact on weather systems around the world. In geographical regions like LATAM, there’s been an increase in the frequency and severity of storms, and the subsequent amount of rainfall. Traditional rain channel products have proven to be insufficient at handling the increasing volumes of rainfall, and customers have been ...
Our Corporate Responsibility (CR) framework is directly related to our company mission of connecting people with water and energy. Partnerships like the one we have with Selavip International make the most of the expertise within our business and enable us to contribute in a meaningful way. We recently spoke to Henri Thijssen, Managing Director at Selavip about his insights on their projects and ...
Pacific Hills, a leading real estate developer in Panama, is constantly researching high-performing solutions for its many projects. For its latest project, the Pacific Park Towers residential development, the company implemented the Studor Positive Air Pressure Attenuator (P.A.P.A.), a revolutionary venting solution from the Aliaxis ...
For 10 years now Aliaxis has been supplying plastic piping solutions for the installations of the Russian chemical manufacturing plant JSC Kaustik in Volgograd, which is part of the NIKOCHEM Group. ...
Founded in 1996, M.P. Ceramics is one of the largest distributors of piping systems in Bangalore, India. For 22 years now, the company has been selling Ashirvad pipes and fittings for individual houses and smaller residential projects through a large dealer network. “Our companies really grew together,” says Mr Shyamlal, Managing Director at M.P. ...
May 2018 saw the inauguration of the expansion of the largest aquarium in Europe. Dedicated to the high seas ecosystem, Boulogne Sur Mer’s Nausicaa in the north of France is a real technical and bio-marine achievement. The fourth largest aquarium in the world, it welcomes manta rays, sharks and other exotic fish. The challenge was to create an astonishing underground supply network ...
Fittings for metal-plastic pipes have the same function as fittings for metal pipes. To connect them to the pipes, a collet is used. They can also be transitional from a collet to a threaded joint, for joining metal-plastic pipes and metal pipes. One of the most reliable ...
That is compared to water flow of surface drainage (when there is no tiling system) that may only take a few days. Well-drained, tiled soils, holds more water and reduce peak water flows. ...
But still, he struggles to answer their questions, particularly when it comes to a new generation of plastic piping material called cross-linked polyethylene, or PEX. Used in more than 60 percent of new construction projects in the United States — according to the Plastics Pipe Institute, the pipe ...
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Leading efforts in this area is ASTM Committee F17 on Plastic Piping Systems, which has long played a formative role in supporting quality water delivery and reliable sanitation operations. ...