Live Mains Insertion Helps Wales & West Utilities Deliver Top Class Customer Service

April 20, 2015

The technique was introduced into the UK in the 1980s by British Gas and has been pioneered and enhanced over three decades by Steve Vick International. 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...
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Southern Gas Networks Put Customer’s First When Replacing A Gas Riser In London

  Southern Gas Networks (part of Scotia Gas Networks) has recently renewed a 3” steel gas riser in a four storey block of 45 flats in Southwark, London, using the Live Riser Transfer technique. This enabled the company to replace the service without turning off the supply, thus avoiding inconvenience for the consumer and reducing costs at the same time. When compared with using...
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National Grid Gas Avoid Major Road Closures In London, To Make Way For The Olympics

As part of the push to ensure all gas replacement works are completed before the Olympics arrive in London, National Grid Gas called upon Steve Vick International’s Special Contracts Team to carry out a Live Gas Main Stub End Abandonment on a 12” low pressure cast iron main, in the heart of Piccadilly. Where a new 315mm PE pipe had been laid, the existing 12” cast iron main needed to be...
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Gps Pe80 Pipe Is Inserted Using Live Mains Insertion Technique

Located in a busy area of Dudley, the gas mains that run under Shaw Road in the West Midlands town not only serve numerous homes and businesses but are also feeder mains for the local gas network.  West Midlands Gas Alliance, a partnership between National Grid and engineering contractor Morgan Sindall, embarked on a renewal programme of an 800m stretch of pipeline, running from the old gas...
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Steve Vick signs up with Dutch company on live mains insertion

March 22, 2015

Steve Vick International has signed a contract with infrastructure specialists Van Voskuilen Woudenberg b.v. The Dutch company will promote and carry out Live Gas Mains Insertion throughout The Netherlands. Live Mains Insertion is a cast iron mains replacement technique offering maximum operational flexibility. It is similar to the normal insertion of a new PE pipe into an old cast iron main...
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Steve Vick receives commemorative poppy for IGEM support

March 1, 2015

Steve Vick International has been presented with a ceramic poppy from the “Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red” display at The Tower of London. The commemorative poppy from the moving and hugely popular installation in 2014 was presented by David Goodall, Senior Vice Chairman of the London, Southern and Eastern Section of IGEM (The Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers) in recognition of...
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Steve Vick International present to an international audience at the 4th Civil Nuclear Energy Showcase, London.

January 4, 2015

In 2014 Steve Vick International (SVI) achieved first place in the ‘Best application of an innovative solution(s) with tangible savings/benefits – SME’ and were shortlisted for the highly commended ‘Ministers Award’ at the NDA Supply Chain Awards. The award was collected by SVI Nuclear Project Manager, Richard Ditte. Richard was consequently approached by UK Trade and Investment (UKTI)...
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SVI renews 40 live gas risers in Glasgow

January 1, 2015

Steve Vick International’s Contract Service teams have renewed forty 1¼”, 2” and 4” live gas risers in multi storey buildings in the centre of Glasgow without the need to decommission the services whilst the work was in progress. Using their Live Gas Riser Transfer technique, SVI were able to save Scottish Gas Networks tens of thousands of pounds compared with carrying out the project...
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Steve Vick International Wins Prestigious NDA Estate Supply Chain Award

November 20, 2014

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) Estate Supply Chain Awards were introduced in 2012 as a mechanism for recognising and rewarding the invaluable contribution of the supply chain within the nuclear decommissioning community. There were 63 nominations this year, and Steve Vick International (SVI) was delighted to be shortlisted for the highly competitive category ‘Best application of...
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Steve Vick Carries Out Pipe Sealing Operations At Harwell Bepo Site

November 1, 2014

Steve Vick International Ltd has recently completed a project for RSRL Harwell in conjunction with Aurora Health Physics. The project required SVI to design, test and install over 250 Foambags and Foam stoppers into the storage tubes of the BEPO storage block. Once installed and cured, mass void filling of the space behind the Foambags™ could take place. The operations were undertaken to...
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Steve Vick International Exhibit At No-dig 2014

September 5, 2014

500M PIPE COIL TRAILER TAKES ON A NEW NAME - THE HEXI TRAILER Following the success of exhibiting outdoors at No-Dig 2012, Steve Vick International will yet again be outside at the new venue for 2014 ' Peterborough Arena. Set to demonstrate its range of innovative pipe handling equipment and low dig replacement techniques. Hexi trailer is given top marks at the 2014 Energy Innovation...
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IGEM Triumph At South West Golf Day

May 15, 2014

Once again the Kendleshire Golf Course near Bristol hosted the South West Section Annual golf day. Thirteen teams enjoyed blue skies, sunshine, excellent hospitality and also raised a staggering £3,800 for this year’s charity, The Disabled Golf Association www.disabledgolf.org.uk It also marked a first for the IGEM golf team who won the completion. The format was four man teams, three...
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