The challenges facing the UK's water industry have never been greater. Demand for water is rising and supplies are increasingly fragile. Water companies have set out ambitious investment programmes for the renovation and renewal of ageing pipe work, partly in response to the supply challenge but also to meet regulatory requirements and customer expectations.
At a time when the Traffic Management Act has given greater powers to local authorities and other stakeholders to specify how utility works are carried out it is vital for water companies to secure the services of utility contractors who understand the complexities of the challenge and the need to safeguard all stakeholder interests.
Double D Construction is such a contractor; in the four years that it has been involved in water industry contracts it has established an enviable reputation for reliability, quality workmanship and customer service across a wide-ranging portfolio of projects involving water mains, reparied or replaced.
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No Dig Technology
Double D Construction aims to minimise disruption to water companies supply networks and inconvenience to the general public whilst undertaking its water contracts through rigorous contract planning and, where applicable to water pipes, no-dig techniques such as pipe-bursting, directional drilling, slip lining and moling water mains.
For open-cut works Double D Construction favours the use of foam concrete for backfill for first-time reinstatement. This method has proved to be very successful, enabling works to be progressed quickly, lessening disruption to traffic and negating settlement defects that can sometimes occur through the use of compacted aggregates
Works currently in progress for Wessex Water:
- Sludge main replacement – Bournemouth
- Installation of new waste treatment works at Chippenham
- Installation of new water treatment works at Fovant
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