Project Reports

Sellafield, CumbriaSealing of two redundant sludge and effluent lines

SEALING OF TWO REDUNDANT SLUDGE AND EFFLUENT LINES

Contractor: Corus Process Engineering (CPE)

Equipment: High Integrity FOAMBAG™

Steve Vick International has been working..

Isle of ManFlow stopping 2 x 22" Gas Mains

FLOW STOPPING TWO 22” MAINS ON THE ISLE OF MAN

A Special Contracts Team from Steve Vick International recently carried out a flow stopping project for Manx Gas on two 22” gas mains in Douglas, Isle of Man.

Located on South Quay, close..

StockholmFlow stopping 24" main

FOAMBAG™ OPERATION IN THE HEART OF STOCKHOLM

Our Special Contract Service team was in Stockholm at the end of April 2005 to flow stop a 24” low pressure gas main in the very heart of the city, outside the government buildings.

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Didcot Power StationImmobilisation of contaminated pipe

This project carried out by Steve Vick International's Special Contract Services team for the UK Atomic Energy Authority involved filling a sump and 3-4 metres of redundant 4" clay pipe that contained residual contamination from historic operations...

BristolFlow stopping 6" main

FLOW STOPPING 6” MAIN PRIOR TO ABANDONMENT

The 6” low pressure main in the High Street of Paulton, near Bristol, was being replaced with a new PE pipe but one section needed to be kept live as it was feeding three homes.

The National..

Isle of ManFlow stopping medium pressure main

FLOW STOPPING MEDIUM PRESSURE MAIN

This medium pressure gas main had previously been blanked off but the valve, acting as an end cap, was leaking.

The customer, Manx Gas, decided that using the FOAMBAG™ technique to seal off the..

Stoke-On-TrentFlow stopping overhead Gas main

FLOW STOPPING OVERHEAD GAS MAIN

These overhead mains, situated close to a gas holder in Stoke-on-Trent, were being dismantled prior to the site being developed for housing.

The pressure was reduced from 2 bar to 50mbar, allowing..

WellsLive Gas Mains Insertion

LIVE GAS MAINS INSERTION IN WELLS

Live Gas Mains Insertion is a routine operation for Wales & West Utilities. In this project, they used Steve Vick International’s newly improved 125 pneumatic pushing machine with a 5” ram.

The..

GuernseyLive Gas Mains insertion

LIVE GAS MAINS INSERTION IN GUERNSEY

Guernsey Gas has carried out the first live insertion of a gas main on the island for two decades. The project involved renewing 126 metre of cast iron main in Le Pollet in the centre of St. Peter-Port.

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USALive Gas Mains insertion

LIVE GAS MAINS INSERTION IN NY STATE

Niagara Mohawk, a National Grid company, recently undertook a gas mains insertion project in West Albany, upstate New York, which was carried out ‘live’ using a special technique pioneered in the United..

LiverpoolLive Rise Transfer

LIVE RISER TRANSFER, LIVERPOOL

Due to potential leakage, it was necessary to replace two 3” steel gas service risers in a block of some 35 flats at the point where they entered the building. To avoid disrupting residents’ gas supply, with..

PlymouthSlipline water main with pushing machine

Trenchless water mains renewal

In a project to renew a 24” cast water main in Plymouth for South West Water, Brent Ltd used a pipe pushing machine manufactured by Steve Vick International to insert, in one push, half a kilometre of 400mm..