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Lanes for Drains<br />
has claimed a<br />
record-breaking<br />
reline. The UK’s<br />
largest independent<br />
drainage<br />
specialist has<br />
broken its own<br />
and the UK<br />
record for the<br />
longest reline,<br />
with the installation<br />
of a single<br />
liner measuring<br />
over half a kilometre<br />
and<br />
weighing in at<br />
more than 10<br />
tonnes.<br />
The reline was part of a 727-metre renovation<br />
of 450 diameter mainline sewer along the banks<br />
of the River Tweed in Peebles, Scotland. And<br />
Lanes did it in just two sections: firstly relining<br />
a massive 509-metres with one liner before<br />
installing a second 218-metre length to complete<br />
the run.<br />
Lanes’ previous reline record was 489 metres.<br />
Lanes had been contracted to carry out the<br />
Peebles renovation as part of a multi million<br />
pound flood alleviation scheme for Scottish<br />
Water Solutions being undertaken by Morrison<br />
Construction Services.<br />
Lanes decided to install the two liners - the<br />
Kee Klamp helps drive home<br />
the success of new TopGolf<br />
<strong>Market</strong> leading Kee Klamp(® fittings from Kee<br />
Klamp Ltd have carded an impressive score<br />
for versatility in the construction of 48 new<br />
driving range bays at the TopGolf Game Centre<br />
in Addlestone, Surrey.<br />
The new TopGolf Game Centre is a recent redevelopment<br />
of the former Surrey Golf &<br />
Fitness site, which has seen the creation of a<br />
new hi-tech driving range, 9-hole golf course<br />
and fitness centre. Building owners Baydrive,<br />
working in partnership with Project Managers,<br />
Jeff Mason Design Associates (JMDA) and architects,<br />
Limbrick Limited, specified the Kee<br />
Klamp® fittings for use in the new driving range<br />
bays. Providing a more versatile alternative to<br />
pre-fabricated framing, the fittings help create<br />
tubular structures which divide up the internal<br />
driving bay areas and provide support for seating,<br />
poster frames and signage.<br />
The wide variety of fitting types and their com-<br />
Lanes breaks reline<br />
record by 20 metres<br />
Game Centre<br />
longest upstream and the other downstream -<br />
from the same inversion point. But it wasn’t just<br />
the length of the liner which made this contract<br />
such an achievement, according to Simon Bull,<br />
Lanes’ Reline Operations Manager.<br />
“The proximity of the drains to the river - about<br />
3-metres in some places - was causing severe<br />
water ingress so we pre-lined the sewer first.<br />
We also set out 2.3Km of 200 diameter overpumping<br />
in three lines along the river bank. And<br />
we built a 780-metre temporary roadway with a<br />
12 x 12-metre working platform.<br />
“Overhead power cables meant that we couldn’t<br />
operate in the normal way. Instead of lifting<br />
equipment we had to hand hoist the 10-tonne<br />
liner up the 5-metre high staging we had built<br />
and install it by hand.<br />
“The installation process took 4 days which was<br />
quite risky because the uncharacteristically<br />
warm weather could have accelerated the curing<br />
process. The £70,000 worth of reline materials<br />
had been delivered in a refrigerated vehicle<br />
because temperature is so crucial.”<br />
Curing the liner required 2 four and a half million<br />
BTU boilers - a process which took another<br />
two days, followed by a further 48 hours for<br />
trimming and cutting.<br />
Simon adds “Despite the obstacles, the post<br />
installation survey showed a perfect reline and<br />
since we completed the second 218-metre section<br />
without a hitch too, Morrison Construction<br />
Services was more than happy with our recordbreaking<br />
reline!” Reader Reply No.: 85037<br />
patibility with different tube sizes ensured that<br />
the precise arrangement of framing required for<br />
the functionality of the scheme could be easily<br />
achieved. After a mock-up using size 8 tube and<br />
fittings, the project team decided appearance<br />
would be improved if the tube diameter was<br />
reduced to size 7. Also, the versatility of the<br />
Kee Klamp® fittings range, incorporating special<br />
crank and end fittings, proved significant, eliminating<br />
the need for any costly one-off fabrications.<br />
All fittings and tube were powder coated<br />
to create a high quality, aesthetically attractive<br />
appearance with no on-site finishing required.<br />
“We felt that using Kee Klamp® fittings, effectively<br />
a sectional off-the-shelf system of components,<br />
would give us better quality control<br />
and enable more flexibility on site than if we<br />
opted for a pre-fabricated framing solution”<br />
says Ian Green of JMDA. “This supposition was<br />
entirely justified by the end result”.<br />
The whole construction was quickly and efficiently<br />
completed by the main contractor,<br />
Phelan Construction, without the need for any<br />
specialist help. All fittings within the versatile<br />
and extensive Kee Klamp® product range incorporate<br />
an integral socket set screw which locks<br />
the fitting securely onto its tube, eliminating<br />
the need for time consuming welding or specialist<br />
installation skills. A standard hex ratchet and<br />
tube cutters are the only tools required to create<br />
strong, rigid structures. This approach helps<br />
keep structure assembly time down to an absolute<br />
minimum and reduce costs whilst giving an<br />
excellent slip load performance.<br />
Reader Reply No.: 85039<br />
The Greenest<br />
Olympics Ever?<br />
news...<br />
A very strong aspect of London’s successful<br />
bid to host the 2012 Olympics was the teams<br />
pledge that these would be the first ever sustainable<br />
Games.<br />
The plans, which will transform one of the city’s<br />
most underdeveloped areas into a model for<br />
sustainable urban development, will have a positive<br />
impact on the local and broader community<br />
not only in the short term but also in the<br />
medium and long term.<br />
Such far sightedness will need strategic partnerships<br />
from companies who share both the vision<br />
and ability to meet the most strenuous requirements.<br />
Grundfos pumps were the first manufacturers to<br />
integrate speed control into their pumps and<br />
have been doggedly promoting variable speed<br />
technology ever since.<br />
With a range of pumps that will answer the<br />
questions posed by the various applications that<br />
the Olympics will demand, plus the ability to<br />
save up to 76% energy over their fixed speed<br />
counterparts, Grundfos are well positioned to<br />
supply the pumps for all facets of the Games.<br />
Add to this their track record in having supplied<br />
66% of the pumps to Athens and 88% of the<br />
pumps to Euro 2004 and they are sure that UK<br />
consultants and contractors will recognise their<br />
ability to make an outstanding environmental<br />
contribution. Reader Reply No.: 85040<br />
Pickfords Records<br />
Management goes green<br />
Pickfords<br />
R e c o r d s<br />
Management, a<br />
member of the<br />
SIRVA Group of<br />
Companies, is<br />
currently trialing<br />
the super green<br />
E-Mercury electric<br />
delivery<br />
vehicle.<br />
Supplied by<br />
Modec Vehicles<br />
Limited the van<br />
has a top speed of<br />
50mph, a range of<br />
150 miles, a payload of 2 tonnes and a 12 cubic<br />
metre load volume, making it an excellent, cost<br />
effective and environmentally friendly option<br />
for the regular deliveries and collections that<br />
Pickfords makes every day in towns and cities<br />
across the UK.<br />
Currently being trialed at Pickfords’ Bow depot<br />
for deliveries in and around the London<br />
Financial and City sector, the vehicle is proving<br />
a big hit with the drivers. Not least as being so<br />
environmentally friendly it is exempt from the<br />
Congestion Charge and parking fines.<br />
An added bonus for Pickfords are the security<br />
systems that come as standard. The vehicle<br />
automatically switches itself off 30 seconds<br />
after the driver leaves his seat but, more crucially,<br />
at this stage the vehicle controls are also<br />
locked making it impossible to steal the vehicle<br />
whilst the driver is making his delivery.<br />
Reader Reply No.: 85046<br />
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