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The close-fit method using pre-deformed PE pipes is a highly efficient and sustainable pipe rehabilitation method for old drinking water lines.

In Germany, the water sector is considered critical infrastructure, the failure or impairment of which would lead to long-term supply bottlenecks and significant disruptions to public life.

The Stadtwerke Roth have begun installing a new drinking water interconnection pipeline from the Roth waterworks to secure the long-term drinking water supply.

For Stadtwerke Lichtenfels, security of supply and operational reliability are the top priority. When constructing a new drinking water pipeline through rough and difficult-to-access terrain using low-trench and trenchless installation methods, they therefore used the fully monitored egeplast SLM® DCS pipe system – for maximum safety.

During the rehabilitation of the main water line in Hötensleben, the local water and wastewater utility TAV Börde faced major challenges. Due to the demanding route layout and narrow access paths, the egeplast ege-Liner® was used in a close-fit lining process – an efficient and environmentally friendly solution.

To improve network stability in its own gas network, the network operator SWS Netze GmbH in Stralsund is investing in a new high-pressure connection pipeline. This pipeline connects the Stralsund West and East transfer stations and serves the purpose of ensuring a more balanced utilization between both stations in the future.

In the East of England, egeplast UK is making a significant contribution to the extensive modernization of the water network in East Ruston, near Norwich, England. This nearly 13.5-million-euro project is the first collaboration between egeplast UK and the client Anglian Water and will secure the water supply for 5,000 people in the long term…

In the first half of 2023, the Swedish municipality of Östersund installed an 8 km water pipeline between the old ferry port in Frösön and Sunne. A complex project, as the pipeline had to be installed through the completely frozen Lake Storsjön. The pipe system used was the Extena pressure pipe made of polyethylene PE…

Another rehabilitation of the drinking water pipelines was carried out in Grenchen, Switzerland. To ensure the protection of drinking water, the client SWG relied on egeplast SLA® Barrier Pipe pipes.

Durable, corrosion- and abrasion-resistant, and fully monitored – these were the requirements set by LMBV (Lausitzer und Mitteldeutsche Bergbauverwaltungsgesellschaft) for a new 13.5 km brine transport pipeline from Menteroda to the central brine storage basin in Wipperdorf.

Droughts, floods, and other extreme weather events are increasingly presenting us with new challenges. egeNews reported on this in the 11/2022 issue. The safe transport of drinking water and wastewater is also becoming more complex and prone to disruption. With the intelligent pipe systems SLA® Barrier Pipe, SLM® DCS, and 3L Leak Control, egeplast offers…

Renewing the water pipes for a government building in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region presented those responsible with particular challenges: a very tight schedule of just four weeks, severe space constraints, and freight transit times that could not be precisely predicted as an additional risk factor.

To ensure the drinking water supply for the 14,000 residents of Stavanger's Hundvåg district, rehabilitation of the main water supply became necessary. The city administration decided on the diffusion-tight egeplast SLA® Barrier Pipe. After the installation was originally planned using the pipe bursting method through an existing cast iron pipe, the plan had to be…

Europe faces the challenge of renovating and modernizing its old and often dilapidated gas supply pipelines.

With the renewal of a two-kilometer-long water pipeline for Welsh Water, which had to be installed trenchlessly under the River Dee estuary and routed through heavily contaminated soil, egeplast UK completed a demanding project in the British water industry.

Already known as a pioneer in thalassothermal technology, Monaco has set new standards with its latest project to reduce CO2 emissions. Through a 1.4 km pipeline system, seawater can be pumped from a depth of 80 m and used to operate air conditioning or heating systems – a complex project in many respects...

The Gas Technology Institute DBI gGmbH in Freiberg (DBI) has awarded egeplast the H2ready warranty mark for its egeplast 90 10® RC and egeplast SLM® 3.0 gas pipes, following the completion of tests and submission of all relevant documents.

To secure the water supply for the people in the region, the Oldenburg-East Frisian Water Association (OOWV) is building a new drinking water transport pipeline.

To improve the drinking water supply, a transport pipeline for treated drinking water was laid in Aspach – partly without a sand bed using open-cut construction, and partly using the horizontal directional drilling (HDD) method.

Using controlled plow installation, the company IFK has performed trenchless installation of numerous drinking water and wastewater pipes in the Czech Republic.

PE pipe systems have been in use for 70 years. Experience shows that suitable pipe systems made of PE material can be operated reliably and economically for many decades within their operating limits when properly installed and assembled.

Stadtwerke Esslingen renovated an old cast iron pipeline using trenchless pipe bursting. They were able to significantly reduce effort and costs compared to traditional renovation methods. Due to the high requirements, they used the egeplast SLM® DCT pipe system with integrated quality inspection.

Push-fit connections have been considered a proven pipe connection technology in drinking water supply and a practical alternative to welding for many decades. In the current issue of 3R (01-02|2020), the egeplast egeMDR PE socket pressure pipe system with REINOGRIP push-fit sockets from Reinert-Ritz is examined in detail using the example of Stadtwerke Sundern.

Near Lyon (France), the company Orangina Suntory installed a double pipeline for mineral water to reach a spring 6.5 km away.

For a new main supply line, the city of Devin used the egeplast egeTherm® High-T pipe system for the first time.

When installing new supply lines for drinking water and gas in Koblenz, ... decided ...

To ensure the supply and disposal of Lehnitz, a rapidly developing district of Oranienburg north of Berlin, the municipal utilities crossed under the Oder-Havel Canal with ten pipelines.