Steve Vick Take Part In Contaminated Duct Removal

November 18, 2011

Steve Vick International resin sealant technology has been successfully used at Sellafield to assist in the safe removal of approximately 10 metres of highly contaminated 150mm diameter ABS plastic duct that was previously used to extract a suite of gloveboxes from a Waste Washing Pilot Plant. Specifically, the company was commissioned to design a method of safely removing one metre lengths of...
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WWU Top Of The Game When It Comes To Live Mains Insertion

August 4, 2011

Essentially, the major advantage of keeping the old cast iron main live whilst inserting it with a new PE pipe, is that customers are off gas for much shorter periods and, being a trenchless technology, it results in far less disruption to road users. Customers remain on gas for longer Once the main has been inserted with the new PE, customers remain on gas until individual services are...
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Steve Vick International Celebrates Its 30th Year

May 16, 2011

It is thirty years since Steve Vick started the company which bears his name. In 1981 it was a one-man, one-woman band as Steve and his wife began assembling the specialist foam sealant kits which Steve had devised for use in the new trenchless gas main replacement techniques which were being developed by British Gas. Now employing around 40 people with headquarters beside the River Avon in...
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Changes at the Top at Steve Vick International

March 31, 2011

Steve Vick International was set up in 1981 when Steve Vick, a Chartered Engineer who had worked for Scottish Gas, saw a gap in the market for supplying innovative sealant products to be used in the newly introduced pipe renovation techniques being adopted techniques such as Live Gas Mains Insertion. Live Gas Mains Insertion When British Gas brought the idea of live inserting gas mains from...
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Steve Vick Exhibit At Nu-tech, Sellafield

March 25, 2011

The product which received most attention was the High Integrity FOAMBAG™. Designed exclusively for the nuclear decommissioning industry, the High Integrity FOAMBAG™, offers a means of filling and permanently sealing pipework from a remote point of access even when fully submerged in water. The system can be modified to meet bespoke project requirements. The High Integrity FOAMBAG™ is...
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New PE Cutting Blade For Keel Cutter

October 14, 2010

Since Steve Vick International acquired South + West Pipe Tools in early 2010, extensive testing work has been carried out to find a blade that cuts through polyethylene pipe in a safe and controlled manner. In the gas distribution sector, for example, when introducing a new connection and dealing with large diameter PE pipe it is customary to carry out a flowstopping operation so that a...
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Fullseal Delivers Huge Cost Savings For Wales & West Utilities

February 12, 2010

During its first year of implementation, FULLSEAL™ has already created huge cost saving benefits at Wales & West Utilities. An entirely innovative product, FULLSEAL™ is the most cost effective sealant on the market for dead service insertion. Inserted from inside the house at the service head adapter, there is a risk that the sealant could spill on to customer property, for example...
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Faster Pe Pipe Handling & Insertion With New Pipe Handler

December 17, 2009

The Pipe Handler, a joint venture with National Grid Gas, has undergone extensive field trials across the network, and following successful results a total of 8 units have been allocated across the alliances and coalitions. The equipment is attached to the quick hitch or bucket pins of the digger/excavator. The operator is then able, from the safety of the cab, to grip the PE, position it in...
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Wales & West Utilities Says ‘no’ To Hacksaws

May 22, 2009

The product has been designed by Steve Vick International for use in dead inserting gas services from outside the premises. It is customary to chamfer the leading edge of the PE pipe to aid speedy insertion and this is traditionally carried out using a knife or hacksaw, leading to the risk of injury. The Service Taper Tool provides a safe and simple way of slicing a section off the PE allowing...
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New Gas Service Taper Tool – Safe Alternative For Chamfering Pe Pipe

April 15, 2009

The Service Taper Tool provides a safe and simple way of slicing a section off the PE allowing it to be pushed easily around even a tight bend into the building where it can be pulled through. Lengths in excess of 2 metres can be chamfered in a few minutes. The lightweight tool, designed for handling 20mm PE, comprises an aluminium metal shell with an internal blade which cuts the PE pipe at...
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The New Annular Sealant For Gas Services

February 12, 2008

A natural product, FULLSEAL™ contains no harmful chemicals and requires neither mixing nor other preparation before use, making it safe and extremely easy to use. Over one hundred field trials were carried out on the product by National Grid Gas with the result that FULLSEAL™ is now being routinely used by NG’s direct labour teams and has been adopted in all four...
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Drainblock Bag™ – For Remotely Sealing Off Sidused Drains Or Sewers

January 10, 2008

The system uses a twin fabric bag containing an expanding polyurethane resin foam, and is based on a technique which the company initially developed some 25 years ago for use in the gas distribution industry. The major advantage of the DRAINBLOCK BAG™ is that it is positioned from an access point up to 15 metres away from the joint with the main. This avoids the need to excavate in the...
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