Mr Stephenson will explain the history and advantages of the technique, from its origins at the University of Bristol in UK, to the latest service now being offered to Australian water authorities. He will also question whether there are other applications for ice pigging within the wider pipelines industry.
About the speaker
Matthew Stephenson is Director of Operations at Aqualogy UK and Global Product Manager for Ice Pigging. Mr Stephenson’s background is firmly in the water industry, having worked as a consultant, as a water company operator, and now as a technology supplier with Aqualogy. Mr Stephenson’s involvement with ice pigging began while working for Bristol Water, which made initial live tests of ice pigging.
Since 2010, Mr Stephenson has been responsible for the introduction of ice pigging in the UK, Australia, Japan, Spain, United States, Chile and beyond.