Throughout the previous 20 years Kembla Watertech has continued to grow and expand and has an excellent reputation for delivering quality pipeline renewal solutions. Kembla is looking forward to the next 20 years of sharing its clients’ responsibility of securing public health.
Kembla Watertech Chief Operating Officer Tim Bryden explains the company’s success “We’ve built a great foundation with Kembla’s original Ex method lining technology, and our team led by Managing Director Chris Meredith continues to embrace emerging and advanced technologies. Each and every year we invest in international and local trenchless solutions to benefit our clients and local markets.
“In the last five years alone, Kembla has launched numerous new systems including M-coating for sealing access chambers, the Climb Robot, 3D Camera Maintenance Hole Inspections, Spiral Wound Pipe (SWP), DiaFit expanding spiral lining and SWP Sliplining, fixed diameter spiral lining, and UV cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) lining.
“This ability to understand client needs and then deliver trusted solutions has, and continues to be, core to our success,” says Mr Bryden.
20 years ago
Kembla Watertech began operating out of small offices in Shellharbour Road, Wollongong. By the year 2000, Kembla Watertech moved into larger premises in Sydney, and larger volumes of work, starting major bulk lining contracts with clients such as Sydney Water. Kembla Watertech now operates out of Sydney, Brisbane, Rockhampton, Melbourne, and its newly established offices in Perth. The company has over 150 project management and field staff across Australia working to provide solutions to clients, big and small, for all their pipe rehabilitation needs.
Kembla’s first liner installation; the beginning
While implementing new technology is an exciting field, Kembla Watertech continues to install its flagship technology, Ex Method, a fold and form lining system that tightly moulds to the host pipe internals. Since installing its first line on 2 June 1993, the company has returned to CCTV survey the same line at its 5-year, 10-year, 15-year, and 20-year anniversary. The line continues to operate and service the wastewater system after 20 years.
ASTT Project of the Year Award winner 2012
Research and development of new technologies led to Kembla Watertech receiving the prestigious 2012 ASTT Rehabilitation Project of the Year for the company’s reinforced CIPP lining installation in Victoria Street, Darlinghurst. The technology was implemented specifically for deep oviform pipe rehabilitation that required nearly three years of research and development with its client Sydney Water. This same project has also been nominated for the ISTT Project of the Year Award 2013.
Kembla Watertech will be exhibiting at the No-Dig Down Under Conference and Exhibition so be sure to visit Booth 49.
For more information on Kembla Watertech’s products and services go to kemblawatertech.com.au
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Kembla Watertech arrived on the Australasian trenchless scene in November 1992, when company owner Chris Meredith purchased the licence for the EX Method lining system.
Since Kembla Watertech commenced operations, the company has gone on to become one of Australia’s premier trenchless rehabilitation companies, with long standing relationships with many clients across Australia.
From day one, the business specialised in the art of Trenchless Technology, and in its first few years delivered a number of Sydney Water programs. To this day, Kembla Watertech continues to be actively involved in the Sydney Water programs, successfully delivering a major portion of these works.
Since establishing Kembla, Mr Meredith has seen the company change and grow significantly over the past two decades. When asked to recall some of Kembla’s most memorable projects in this time, Mr Meredith has a few that come to mind.
“The most satisfying project to be completed by Kembla Watertech was the Blue Mountains rehabilitation contract for Sydney Water, as it was the single largest rehabilitation contract let to any practitioner at that time. Sydney Water showed a lot of faith in Kembla, trusting us to deliver such a large amount of work over a short period,” said Mr Meredith.
Other projects that have struck a chord over the years include the first Ex Method lining in Australia in 1993. Returning to the site 20 years later, a CCTV survey showed that the liner remained in excellent condition, providing Mr Meredith with a great sense of achievement.
Kembla Watertech has been active in the pipeline rehabilitation industry since 1993 and has a team of over 150 experienced and trained personnel, who operate an enviable suite of products and services customised to meet unique Australian conditions.
Kembla has invested heavily in acquiring state-of-the-art technology to offer the most cost-effective solutions to critical environmental problems. Kembla Watertech is committed to working in partnership with its clients to deliver the highest quality products and services using the safest, most efficient and sustainable processes.