Engineering firm Costain has won a significant contract to build a new duplicate raw water main for Northumbrian Water from an existing intake point at Ovingham on the River Tyne, west of Newcastle, to Horsley treatment works.
The new main will supplement the existing 35-year-old 1400mm diameter GRP main. It will be 1200mm diameter and constructed of ductile iron, each section being 8.1 metres in length.
The route of the new main will predominantly take it through farmland, crossing five existing strategic mains on the way, two of which the new main will tap into. This will give Northumbrian Water increased flexibility and security within its network with regards to the movement of raw water.
Costain Framework Manager Ben McCormac said that the rural nature of the job will make logistics – notably getting individual lengths of pipe-work, each weighing 4.1 tonnes, to the working site – challenging. The Costain team and its suppliers will have to adhere strictly to the route to minimise disruption to farmland.
An important aspect of the project is that it is at the higher end of the value range of contracts the company handles under this framework, which got underway in March 2011 and will last for four years, with the possibility of up to six further years in contract extensions.
Mr McCormac said the new contract is “a good boost for morale and a great opportunity to develop our relationship and demonstrate to the client what we’re capable of.”
Work on the new main is due to start in June and be completed in early 2013.
Barhale has completed work on two separate Rapid Action Taskforce Spills projects it is carrying out for Severn Trent.
Börger UK, which has firmly established itself as a leading pump brand since it was set up in Staffordshire in 2004, has moved into bigger, brand-new premises in Shrewsbury.
HUBER Technology UK & Ireland are inviting people to register for their March webinar where they will be providing information about HUBER water intake screens for municipal and industrial applications.
Sulzer has launched a new global Center of Excellence (CoE) for Water Treatment Solutions - the CoE consolidates Sulzer’s wastewater treatment expertise in a unified and global manner.
Hear how Scottish Water has completed its £235 million Ayrshire Glasgow Resilience Project - customers across Greater Glasgow, Ayrshire and East Renfrewshire will now benefit from a more secure and resilient water supply.
Hear how United Utilities is accelerating its investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across the Northwest.
Find out more about the remarkable career opportunities on offer at WSP - scroll down to watch the inspirational video.