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PRODUCTS
Push-fit Hep₂O
Push-fit Hep2O includes unique features that enable quick and easy
installation with a secure fitting. It is the only push-fit plumbing system
with joint recognition, secure demounting and a 50-year guarantee.
Hep2O pipe comes off the coil straight but is highly flexible for fast and
easy installation. The system works well with copper and plastic so is
ideal for new build and refurbishment projects. A wide range of fittings
are available to accommodate any plumbing job. PA
Because we all deserve a higher quality of life
Armorflex 165, Technicrete’s erosion control system that
provides an alternative for a wide variety of erosion control and
drainage projects, was specified for the recently completed
Attenuation Pond for EnviroServ at their Rosslyn premises. dump water and any other excess water components at
site. The product was supplied in palletised loose block form
for manual installation, which upon completion formed the
Armorflex mat formation.
Armorflex blocks offer an excellent lining for drainage
channels. At aprons at pipe inlets and outlets, Armorflex
eliminates pipe undercutting that can lead to severe problems
such as surrounding bank failure and siltation downstream. “The beauty of the Armorflex system, is that it is flexible
and sophisticated in design, conforms to ground contours
(even if settlement occurs after installation and the blocks
have a specially tapered design to allow for this flexibility),
settles without fracture, and requires only limited ground
preparation,” van der Berg says.
The Rosslyn project ran from February to June 2019 and
was undertaken by MK Africa Civils. “We have worked with
MK Africa Civils on other projects, and we understand that at
times, all does not run smoothly on-site. Upon excavation of
the pond’s designated area, unexpected rock was discovered
which had to be removed with chemical blasting before the
required pond level could be reached. We halted deliveries
of the Armorflex 165 loose blocks to site until the blasting
issue had been resolved,” says Luan van der Berg, Sales
Consultant for Technicrete.
“We supplied 7 000m 2 of Armorflex 165 blocks for the
Attenuation Pond which will serve as a storage for run-off
Technicrete manufactures the Internationally Licensed
Armorflex system in South Africa. It is the only system
available locally with the facility to wire tie adjacent blocks
together into long mats. The interlocking design allows the
surface to remain flexible to movement, eliminating the
cracking and spalling issues that plaque solid concrete
surfaces, even when exposed to regular inclement weather.
The openings in each block and between blocks are perfectly
sized to benefit from enough vegetation growth to make the
surface appear ‘natural’ whilst still maintaining structural
integrity. PA
Armorflex was specified for an attenuation pond.
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November 2019 Volume 25 I Number 9