This application is a first of its kind for the market-leading Ridgistorm-XL system with the installation being carried out by main contractors Shanco Construction at Turbo Technologies in Huddersfield.
Ridgistorm-XL was specified for the project due to the flexibility of the system鈥檚 design and Polypipe鈥檚 expert water management solutions teams鈥� ability to pre-fabricate vital inspection points into the tank design.
Manufactured at Polypipe鈥檚 own water management solutions in-house fabrications department with 135m of 2.1m diameter pipe, the tank was designed to exact specification, including a series of pre-fabricated fittings including two T-junctions and six elbows featuring turrets.
鈥淭he site constraints during this particular project threw up some interesting challenges for us,鈥� said Declan Armour at Shanco Construction.聽 鈥淎s the tank was installed on a live site with a construction footprint of just 700m虏, speed of installation was essential in order to negate any potential health and safety risks associated with prolonged installation.聽 However, the light-weight nature of the plastic pipes and the use of pre-fabricated fittings ensured that installation occurred quickly and with minimal disruption.鈥�
Polypipe鈥檚 water management solutions technical team were able to carry out structural calculations to value engineer the project, determining that a stiffness classification of 1kN2 would be suitable for the tank.聽 Shanco鈥檚 installation team was also trained in how to join the pipes on-site using Polypipe鈥檚 electro-fusion welding technology, which further contributed to the speed of installation.
Polypipe marketing communications manager Emma Thompson, said: 鈥淭he adaptability of our Ridgistorm-XL large diameter pipe system enables us to create bespoke solutions to many applications. This project is a great example of the capabilities and performance of the product.
鈥淒irect benefits to Shanco Construction on-site included speed of installation and improved health and safety benefits when handling the product. Further to this, there was a reduced need for heavy plant on-site for the installation, bringing further cost and time savings.鈥�
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