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People across the United Kingdom strive to enjoy at least one holiday a year in which they can effectively remove themselves from the hectic nature of daily life and relax in the vicinity of another area or overseas. Although working hours and finances may ultimately limit the number of holidays an individual, couple or family […]

The defining watch words for the twenty first century are fast becoming ‘energy conservation’. The end of the twentieth century saw us using up fuel resources as though they would never end. However, research into climate change also made us realise that burning large amounts of fossil fuels is not just a waste of a […]

All pipelines require maintenance at some time and for this to be done it is often necessary to isolate and drain off a section of the pipe. Whilst valves can be used to regulate flow, when they are used as a primary means of isolation they suffer from an inherent problems. It is quite common […]

Under the Pipeline Safety Regulations 1996, one of the requirements of operating a pipeline is that ‘a pipeline is maintained in an efficient state, in efficient working order and in good repair’. On the face of it, this seems a fairly straightforward obligation. Setting in place regular maintenance is a basic requirement but this only […]

In any pipeline there will come a point where it is necessary to reduce the size of the pipe. If this occurs at a branch point then this is a relatively simple matter as the designer introduces T pipe fittings with a reduced pipe size on the branch connection. There are some instances, however, where […]