FULLSEAL fully approved by National Grid14 Jul 2008
CLEAN, SAFE & ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY – THE NEW ANNULAR SEALANT FOR DEAD GAS SERVICES Steve Vick International has announced the introduction of an entirely new annular sealant for dead inserted gas services. FULLSEAL™ has been developed to seal the gap between a new inserted PE pipe and the old steel service... more..
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Live Mains Insertion around the country19 May 2008
Three of the gas distribution companies have recently completed large diameter gas mains renewal projects using the Live Mains Insertion technique to minimise disruption in town centres. In Bournemouth, Southern Gas Networks carried out the replacement of a low pressure 14” cast iron main with 250mm PE in Christchurch Road... more..
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Live Service Isolator Kit Sales Rocket20 Feb 2008
Sales of the new Live Service Isolator kit have now exceeded 1000 units! Since its introduction in Autumn 2007, we have delivered over 1000 Live Service Isolator Kits to Gas Distribution Networks around the country. The new no-gas technique is a safe alternative to the practice of cutting service pipes in live gas conditions.. more..
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British Nuclear Group use SVI FOAMBAG™14 Jan 2008
Steve Vick International Ltd was approached by Corus Engineering and B.N.G to design and develop a solution for a specific one-off problem; reaching a desolate, hazardous area to permanently seal off a potentially contaminated pipe against 0.3bar of water pressure. The original specification involved sealing off a 4” steel.. more..
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No-gas cut-off for live services17 Oct 2007
Steve Vick International reports very positive response to its new Live Service Isolation technique - a safe alternative to the practice of cutting service pipes in live gas conditions and a solution to what has always been a major safety issue in the gas distribution industry. The company initially won a tender from National.. more..
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Flowstopping operations on Jersey17 Oct 2007
Steve Vick International has recently carried out a number of FOAMBAG™ flow stopping operations for the Channel Islands company Jersey Gas, the third oldest gas company in the British Isles. A one-way fed 6” and one-way fed 18” main were isolated and capped off as well as two-way fed 10” and 12” gas mains. The work was part.. more..
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Steve Vick International launches Drainblock Bag12 Sep 2007
Steve Vick International Ltd is introducing a new product at the Water Sewerage & Waste exhibition in Exeter. DRAINBLOCK BAG™ allows a disused lateral to be sealed off, remotely, at the point where it joins the downstream drain or sewer. The system uses a twin fabric bag containing an expanding polyurethane resin.. more..
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