Case Study
Flexseal Coupling innovation set to save Highways England project £240k
Flexseal Coupling innovation set to save Highways England project £240k Here are the details of how our Icon internal coupling innovation saved a Highways England Smart Motorway project three to five hours per pipe connection and is set to save nearly a quarter of a million pounds. Date: 2018-04-23 Site: M6 Junctions 16-19 Problem: Existing main pipelines needed connecting into new manholes/catchpits, however they were surrounded by concrete providing no external pipe surface for a traditional coupling. Objective: Provide a quick and cost-effective solution for connecting exiting pipes without the need to break away the surrounding concrete from the existing clay pipe. Solution: Flexseal’s Icon Internal Couplings were used to connect pipes using their internal surfaces. A contractor had st