Case study

Rams Brook (part of Mersey Valley Sludge Pipeline)

City Merseyside
Country North West
Year 2016
Features Large Diameter Pipes
Markets Sewerage
Contractor Nomenca
Company United Utilities

Project Specification

  • We undertook a Soil Resistivity Survey and recommended Integral Zinalium

  • High internal working pressure of the main made self-anchoring pipe a more viable option than using concrete thrust blocks

  • Value Creation team worked with the customer and recommended our Universal Vi system

  • Universal Vi system preferred to traditional systems requiring bolts

  • Project reservation put in place to meet delivery requirements

  • Site logistics requirements reviewed by Saint-Gobain PAM and recommendations made to customer on preferred options