“With three companies working on that project, we developed a
really good working relationship; with collaboration from all parties,
working on problems together and finding solutions together.”
Kennedy Sithole, Saint-Gobain PAM
Product – Hydroclass pipe range
The ductile iron pipes are socket
and spigot pipes, manufactured by a
centrifugal process in accordance
with standards ISO 2531-2009 and EN
545-2010.
External coating: 200g/m² metallic
zinc with synthetic coating.
Internal lining: Blast furnace slag
cement (BFSC) mortar lining.
Challenges
The project took place in a desert-
like region of South Africa, where
extreme temperatures are common.
The pipes supplied will withstand the
heat. Sithole adds, “Desert or forest,
the products, the external protection,
and pipe assembly are designed for
all climates and all situations. We had
Standard joint in EPDM for the pipes
and Tyton gaskets for the fittings.
The gaskets are manufactured in
EPDM elastomer suitable for potable
water in accordance with ISO 4633-
2002 and EN 681-1.
The fittings are internally lined by a
fusion bonded epoxy, with a minimum
average thickness of 250 microns
according to EN 14901:2006.
to have the high-pressure pipes and
related fittings especially made.
“In addition, because the pedestals
that hold the pipe above the ground
were already erected to receive the
pipes, we had to ensure that the pipes
were supplied to the correct length —
the span between pedestals.”