Iplex has broad and proven capabilities and are driven by what is important – customer and community needs. The company provides strong and effective products and solutions to water authorities, rural and urban agriculture, residential, urban subdivision, civil and mining infrastructure markets across Australia.
Ageing infrastructure challenge
The water industry is facing a number of future challenges, including the significant issue of ageing infrastructure alongside the ever-growing demand for water across the country. Due to the age of the infrastructure, the failure rate of existing water and sewer networks is expected to considerably increase over the next two decades, and the need for innovative solutions has never been more important.
Asset owners face the challenge of cost effectively repairing, rehabilitating or replacing existing pipelines while limiting the impact of disruption to their customers and communities.
Iplex works closely with customers to provide the most effective solutions to meet their specific needs. With proven experience, product leadership and technical expertise, Iplex is well placed to help solve the ageing infrastructure situation.
Callum Hickey, National Innovation Manager says that Iplex has a long history of leading through innovation.
“We are working closely with a number of asset owners, contractors and consultants to help solve their ageing infrastructure challenges through innovative solutions,” he says.
Trenchless will play a key role in effectively addressing the infrastructure cliff. Cost-effective and less disruptive, Iplex has a suite of products to cover the broad spectrum of rehabilitation, repair and replacement of underground infrastructure, including GRP Jacking Pipe, POLIplex PE Pipe and Restrain PVC-U Pipe.
Product Manager Andrew Omer-Cooper says Restrain PVC-U gravity sewer pipe is designed specifically for gravity sewer applications utilising trenchless techniques.
“Restrain is a rubber ring jointed PVC-U pipe with a threaded spigot and socket providing positive axial restraint for immediate installation,” he says. “Restrain is a weld-free threaded pipe that gets the job done in a fast and safe manner, with minimal impact to the environment.”
Omer-Cooper says Iplex introduced GRP Jacking Pipes into the market in 1987, with a comprehensive range of sizes up to DN2200, and specially tailored fittings.
“Our local technical support and design teams can help with customised sizes for complex and demanding trenchless projects,” he says.
Iplex has invested scientifically in local manufacturing capability to produce thick-walled large diameter POLIplex PE pipe, well suited to the rigorous demands of trenchless applications, along with the expertise to customise based on customer needs.
Iplex has a national scale, local resourcing and technical expertise to partner with customers across all stages of their planning, design and project implementation.
Head of Sales Shaun O’Brien says the company’s sales engineers and sales representatives across the country are able to help with a trenchless project from end-to-end.
“With unrivalled technical support, product knowledge and implementation, our teams ensures reliability with project delivery,” he says. “We work closely with our clients to give them the best possible solutions whether it be Polyethelene, PVC or GRP materials.”
For more information about Iplex’s Trenchless offering, visit www.iplex.com.au/trenchless or call its sales team on 13 10 86.