Pipes for Water Transport

The company builds machinery that turns sea and brackish water into fresh water. The decontamination process is called reverse osmosis - high pressure forces the liquid through a membrane which separates it into fresh water, leaving salt and other unwanted particles behind.

The company makes bespoke systems to be used in a range of situations and for a variety of clients, from Royal Navy vessels, to oil rigs, to cruise ships. The company recently built two units to supply 120,000 litres of fresh water every day for Ascension Island in the South Atlantic.

However, no two plants are the sam. The product can be built to fit in tight spaces such as cruise ship engine rooms, used to move water for operations on Royal Navy Vessels, or within completely self contained units.

George Howarth, Production Manager, Salt Separation Services, said that Durapipe ABS is ideal for our plants because of its wide temperature range. Depending on the area, the temperature of seawater can fluctuate from 0°C to 45°C, while the ambient temperature in cruise ship engine rooms can reach 50°C, so it is vital we know that the pipework can endure these variations and continue to function. It also has to carry de-mineralised water, which quickly corrodes steel pipes, so the corrosion resistance of the ABS pipes is another important feature for us.