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OnSite Central acquires Perco
A new phase in Perco’s development starts as we become part of Onsite Central Ltd, a division of South Staffordshire Plc.
Timber headings connect Enfield housing development
The need to avoid traffic chaos on the A1055 Ridgeway in Enfield, North London meant that conventional methods for connecting the development’s new sewers were not acceptable. Fortunately our engineers were able solve the problem using the traditiona
EcoCIPP proves its superiority against traditional hot water cure CIPP systems
Our EcoCIPP lining team has been busy across the UK installing EcOcIPP UV cured GRP liners in numerous gravity sewer rehabilitation projects. Here is a small selection of lining projects undertaken in 2007.
Patch lining - a new addition to our CIPP product range
EPROS Patch lining repairs Welsh castle storm drain
Guided auger boring helps Oldham flood alleviation scheme
Flooding had been affecting houses and a school in Oldham’s Rounthorn Road. Our BM500 fitted with a 600mm extension arm was used to install 156 metres of 600mm Naylor Denlok clayware pipe. The 600mm extension arm and BM500 combination is unique in th
PressureCIPP - the smart relining solution for pressurised pipelines
Perco’s new Pressurised CIPP liner, PressureCIPP widens the options for renovating non potable pumping mains.
Deena & Mel raise £320 in race for life
Two members of our intrepid admin team took part in this year’s Race For Life at Campbell Park in Milton Keynes.
Headings in Gosport cures flooding problem
A major flooding problem affecting housing in a cul-de-sac at Gosport, Hampshire had been causing problems for residents and attracting news coverage in the local press and on TV.
Expandit in India
In May Nick Sheehan and the Expandit Training Team spent two weeks in Mumbai with our licenced Expandit partner, Shriram, training them in Expandit pipe bursting techniques.
EcoCIPP keeps the jets flying!
When asbestos cement cable ducts at RAF Valley in Anglesey needed upgrading we were called in by main contractor, Carillion.
Auger boring in Marlborough
As part of this turnkey package for the new Marlborough Business Park we installed 60 metres of 300mm ID lost steel casing which was then sliplined with 225mm ID segmental HDPE pipe.
Return to the Rhondda
After the successful sliplining of an old culvert draining redundant mine workings under the new Porth Relief Road in 2006, main contractor Costain invited us back to upsize two storm drains using our Expandit pipe bursting system.
Guided auger boring solves Blackburn flooding
Flooding problems in the Granville Road area of Blackburn meant that United Utilities’ main contractor, Balfour Beatty Utilities had to install a new overflow system to reduce local flooding.
Pipe cleaning in Walsall
When Veolia Environmental needed to increase the flow in their pumped effluent pipe running under a park and wildlife area, we were called in to advise on a solution.
More UTX's installed by guided auger boring
Flooding of the railway near Nottingham needed an urgent solution. Installation of a new storm drain by guided auger boring provided the solution.
EcoCIPP repairs radial cracks in 900mm ID pipe
When cracks started to appear in a recently installed 900mm diameter storm drain, we were asked to reline the pipe.
Perco scores for Arsenal
Main contractor Sir Robert McAlpine built Arsenal Football Club’s new 60,000 seat Emirates Stadium in Islington, London and Perco connected the stadium’s sewers to the main sewer network.
A UK First in Augerboring
Another first for the UK by market leaders Perco as they deploy a Bohrtec BM150DT to install 2 x 225 mm sewer connections WITHIN a 1200mm dia. tunnel
Airliner at Heathrow
Our UV-cured relining system, EcoCIPP, proved the best solution to a sewer upgrading problem, on a busy Heathrow perimeter road.
Blue Splurge on the Road
Our vehicle fleet is adopting the new Perco symbol. This will not affect our standards of service on site but it means we will look a lot better on the way there...
Clean as Mud
We are always enthusiastic about technology that reduces environmental impact.
Drilling Helps Lewes Flood Scheme
Flood prevention measures in Sussex required the installation of a 450mm polyethylene pipe over a distance of 315m.
Hi-tech Wheels for EcoCIPP
The latest addition to the EcoCIPP relining fleet is a custom-built, mobile control centre, or 'truck', as we prefer to call it
No-Digging for Barratt Homes
Perco install sewers for Portsmouth housing development.
Perco Drills Seaside Rock
Perco uses trenchless technology to install a 60m plastic pipeline through cliffs at Harlech, North Wales.
Sewers Upsized as Housing Multiplies
Pipebursting is in demand as a consequence of Government pressure to increase housing density in developed areas.
The First BM500 in UK
he new BM500 is the only Bohrtec rig in the UK which can install upto 1 m diameter pipes.
Bursting Installs Clayware
Using Expandit, Clay pipes can be installed, when other systems rely on polyethelene.
Bursting with New Ideas
A range of state-of-the-art pipebursting methods means that clients can always get the best solution for the job. Gary Houghton outlines Perco's choice of firepower against decayed drains.
Culvert Renewed As Trains Run On
Trains on the Oxford-Worcester (OWW) line kept running in safety, as Perco renewed an under-track, brick lined culvert by rod pulling, in July.
How Green is Your Scheme?
No-dig is better for the environment, right? Nick Sheehan answers the question and argues for even greener trenchless techniques.
Newt-Friendly Flood Project
One of Perco's trenchless pipe installation techniques was used to avoid disrupting a site of special scientific interest, in May, as part of Severn Trent Water's extensive flood alleviation measures in Kenilworth, Warwickshire.
OnSite Central acquires Perco
A new phase in Perco’s development starts as we be...
300mm ID sewer installed under rail and road by guided auger boring and timber heading
A high water table and running sand meant that gro...
Auger boring within a pipe
A series of lateral sewer connections, achieved by...
Perco Rail Sector brochure
Find out how Perco helps to keep the trains moving...
