Thames Water is diverting 5 mains water pipelines to accommodate 3 new buildings being constructed on The Oxford Science Park, officially named ‘The Daubeny Project’. Once finished it will offer a total of 450,000 square feet of leading-edge life science space comprising state-of-the-art laboratory and office buildings, further cementing Oxford’s position as a world-leading centre for scientific innovation.
Viking Johnson has supplied UltraGrip Amplified DN800 couplings and flange adaptors to Morrisons Water Services, the main contractor on site for the two 675mm rising mains that are being diverted. These rising mains serve Littlemore Sewage Pumping station and discharge to Oxford Sewage Works which is the biggest STW in the Thames Valley area and must be able to cope with a maximum flow rate of 1200 litres per second. The pipeline is consistently under thrust and UltraGrip, is an ideal fitting in this scenario, offering a mechanical jointing system designed to be able to withstand pressures of up to 16 bar.
Project Info
SECTOR
InfrastructureCONTRACTOR
Morrisons Water ServicesLOCATION
OxfordDISTRIBUTOR
Wolseley UKCLIENT / END USER
Thames WaterSPECIFICATION
UltraGrip Amplified Couplings & Flange AdaptorTestimonial
"This system will be consistently under thrust, so the whole point of UltraGrip, is that these couplers will anchor anything up to 16 bar, and even though this is never going to run at 16 bar, it runs about 4 to 5 bar, we have over specified so they will last."
Senior Construction Engineer – Thames Water
Couplings & Flange Adaptors
DN700 - DN800 Range
Testimonial
"We use UltraGrip from Viking Johnson, because they are hard wearing fittings and rated to a high bar pressure. They’re also suitable for the job because they give us extra flexibility when working within a tight space."
Site Manager – Morrison Water Services
Viking Johnson (part of Crane BS&U) manufactures couplings, flange adaptors and associated fittings for the Utilities industries. Viking Johnson cannot make recommendations regarding the pipeline design, which includes all components, intended operational substances, introduced chemical species and materials. Any comments made by Viking Johnson regarding product compatibility apply only to Viking Johnson's product range.