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Pipex px

Pipex px® are leaders in the off-site build of civil engineered chambers supplied with optional factory fitted rebar reinforcement. Manufactured from advanced thermoplastic materials, Pipex px® chambers are corrosion resistant, fully sealed, fluid and gas tight - the alternative solution to concrete and brick construction.

Our chambers are available in circular or rectangular modular systems for fast track installations in urban areas limiting the need for traffic management and where complex designs prove difficult for traditional build methods. Larger chambers can be supplied in sections for site assembly.

We have a long history working closely with all the UK’s principal water companies, providing fit-for-purpose solutions for modern day construction challenges, these include: Civil engineered chambers, valve chambers, pumping stations, air valve chambers, wash out chambers and manholes. 3D modelling is also available and is not limited to our own product range – we can meet your project requirements, with support for your BIM requirements.

Exmouth Offshore Project (2024)

Straight Point Long Sea Outfall project to meet the ‘Shellfish Waters No Deterioration’ improvement measures for the Exmouth catchment

Davyhulme WwTW Modernisation Project (2019)

Davyhulme Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW) is United Utilities (UU) largest, serving over 1.3 million customers across Greater Manchester. Built in 1894, it has seen continuous development in wastewater treatment including the invention of the activated sludge process (ASP) by Ardern & Lockett in 1914. Incoming flows from the combined sewer network can reach 30m3/s, the […]

Quay Road Charlestown DG5 Flooding Scheme (2019)

Situated on the outskirts of St Austell on the south coast of Cornwall, Charlestown Harbour is an unspoilt, original Grade II Listed Harbour. Used recently as a key location for the filming of the BBC’s remake of the 1970s hit series Poldark, it has also been used for Dr Who, Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, […]

Warland Impounding Reservoir (2019)

Warland Impounding Reservoir (IR) is situated on the western slope of Blake Moor, above Littleborough, Lancashire. The reservoir was originally constructed around 1857 by the Rochdale Canal Company to maintain water levels in the Rochdale canal, and was considered to be one of the largest dams in England at the time. It has a 1500m […]

Hayle STW - Inlet Refurbishment Works (2018)

Hayle STW is located at the end of the Hayle estuary in West Cornwall approximately 7 miles east of Penzance.The area immediately surrounding Hayle STW has a small population made up of St. Erth Village. The site itself is located within a large plot bordered to the north by the West Coast Main Line, and […]

Davyhulme WwTW Modernisation Project (2017)

Davyhulme WwTW is United Utilities’ largest wastewater treatment works, which serves over one million people in Greater Manchester; it has been undergoing a £200 million modernisation process, which started on site in 2015 and is now close to construction completion. The upgrade is required to ensure it complies with tighter discharge consents and the impact […]

Marsh Mills WwTW (2017)

South West Water (SWW) has an ODI target to supply 20% of its energy from renewable sources by 2020. This translates to a volume target of 50GWh renewable output within the final year of K6. This project will contribute 9.4GWh towards this 50GWh target by 2020 by optimising six sludge treatment centres (STCs), which operate […]

Wheatcroft Long Sea Outfall (2017)

August 2016 saw the successful completion of a new 2.5 kilometre long sea outfall pipeline on the east coast of Yorkshire, South of Scarborough. The purpose of the project was to replace an existing corroded and collapsed steel outfall pipe with a new solid wall polyethylene (PE) pipeline. The installation required meticulous planning by a […]

Davyhulme WwTW Modernisation Project (2016)

Located in the North West of England, Davyhulme wastewater treatment works (WwTW) is United Utilities largest works, serving over 1 million customers across Greater Manchester. The works are currently facing several future challenges, namely (i) the tightening of the ammonia (NH3) permit limit from 3mg/l to 1mg/l to comply with the requirements of the Freshwater […]

Advanced Thermoplastic Solutions

In 1989, the UK water industry was privatised, resulting in water companies inheriting reservoirs, treatment works, water mains and sewers which were often outdated and had been outgrown by the increase in population. Since then, investment has been heavily placed in modernising the UK’s water and wastewater services, bringing them in line with strict environmental […]