A team from Severn Trent Water trialled the Funke BI-Adapter® and VPC® Pipe Coupling recently on a tricky rocker pipe replacement job as part of a project to re-lay a 70m stretch of 400mm gravity sewer pipework. Two 300mm rising mains discharged into the upstream manhole, which was also the location for Severn Trent’s over-pumping… Read more »
Morrison Construction, in conjunction with Scottish Water, selected the Funke SN16 HS® Pipe System for a very tricky sewer diversion project at the Old Course at St Andrews, one of the most famous golf courses in the world. The existing combined sewer ran under the first and eighteenth holes of the Old Course, and also… Read more »
Funke HS® Pipe was specified by Scottish Water for this difficult site by the River Clyde at Bothwell in Glasgow because of the failure of both concrete pipes and plastic pipes (from a prominent UK manufacturer) over previous years due to chemical attack. The site was on a steep slope next to the River Clyde…. Read more »
Matt Body of MB Plant & Civils was looking for solution to creating lateral connections to an Anglian Water storm sewer which was suitably sized to receive saddle connections. Matt searched the internet and found that the Funke Fabekun Junction offered a potential solution, and was impressed by the potential time and cost savings they… Read more »
The Funke SN12 HS® Pipe System was preferred over traditional products for a Dwr Cymru (Welsh Water) site at Neston in North Wales. The Main Contractor, Lewis Civil Engineering Ltd, had put forward HS® Pipe after numerous successes on previous projects. With the product being easier to handle, due to being lightweight yet still SN12… Read more »
Leading Suffolk-based groundworks contractor, DAB Civil Engineering Ltd, have been absolutely delighted with their first experience of installing Funke HS® Pipe on their site for Bennett Homes at Old Costessy near Norwich. Located close to Norwich in the desirable village of Old Costessey, Bennett Homes’ development of 62 properties includes four bungalows, three and four… Read more »