Pipefix News

A report says more than three billion litres of water were lost through leaky pipework in 2018/19. Disruption to domestic water supplies has risen by a fifth in two years and billions of litres of water are being lost through leaky pipework, according to a report. The...

In a new report reviewing the second year of the business retail market, Ofwat is warning that urgent action is needed to get the market working effectively and unlock better outcomes for more customers. While customers have saved around £10 million in the second year...

We recently signed up as a business member of the CLA (www.cla.org.uk) the membership organisation for owners of land, property and businesses in rural England and Wales. A large proportion of our clients manage land, estates and rural businesses so it seemed a...

I am always asked by my customers how long the new water pipes we have just installed will last. I'd love to give them a simple answer, but the truth is it's very hard to say. Here's why... The Science – How Bursts & Leaks Occur            All of the materials...

We were really pleased to officially hand over the defibrillator to the new Dorchester Community Church site just before Christmas. We pledged the donation last year but had to wait for the site to be opened before they could install and commission it. It's one of...

Water pipes, particularly those underground, tend not to be thought about much by those making use of them. Taps, sinks and drains, being the visible element of the water supply, get far more consideration. For the rest it’s out of sight out of mind. OUT OF SIGHT...

Water leaks have the potential to cripple any business, at least temporarily. Though not immediately obvious, leakage can do untold damage to both the structure of a building and its immediate surroundings, halting operations in the process. Put simply, leaks cost......

When a business owner hears they likely have a water leak, all sorts of unpleasant images are conjured up; flooding, subsidence, property damage, inaccessibility. The prospect of fixing it often results in more of the same; huge holes being dug everywhere to find the...

Back in 2015 new rules came into force concerning the discharge of treated sewage to the ground, but a surprising number of our clients still ask us to install a soakaway to dispose of the discharge. Soakaways are cheap to install and can run without trouble for many...

Water leaks are costly and damaging occurrences that often cause businesses disruption and inconvenience. When made aware of leakage it only natural to want the problem resolved… and fast. Acknowledging exactly what goes into the process is usually less of a concern....

The true price of a water leak is far more than the initial outlay to repair it. On a metered supply the costs start to accumulate as soon as water begins to escape from the pipe, and for many businesses these creep up un-noticed until either a bill arrives alerting...

For a problem with potentially serious consequences water leaks are not all that obvious. Indeed, many homeowners or businesses are only alerted to an issue when asked to foot a sizable bill, when said issue becomes all too real…. While the leak may not be visible...