Infinity Park

Lee Woodcock, Key Account Manager at Polypipe Civils & Green Urbanisation, said: “Working with the sub-contractor Hannon Brothers Ltd, we were able to provide a range of products for this project, including Ridgidrain, Ridgistorm-XL and Ridgistorm-XL Fabrications. We also benefitted from extremely early involvement in the project, and our in-house technical team were instrumental in undertaking the appropriate checks – for contamination, for example - and providing the drawings for the project, also flagging any potential bumps in the road in advance.”

“Starting this project, and with the assistance of the Polypipe CGU technical team, we learnt that there was a high water table, and there was a need for a lot of pipework to come into one configuration, so we were very worried about keeping the water integrity,” Craig Clark, Hannon Brothers’ Contracts Director, said, “this meant that, for our drainage solution, we needed a continuous product – a full, pre-made, accessible solution.

“Polypipe CGU were able to provide us with exactly that. By using a product that was all interlinked, whether it be the pipework or the chamber, it took a lot of that issue and concern away. We got great integrity, and the installation took just one day so, to save that much time and just need to manage it [pumping water] for a day while we got it in and built, was really helpful. On the other hand, if we’d been doing it with traditional materials, we’d have been in there all week trying to battle it, pumping water and dewatering to get the levels down.

“Speed aside, a huge selling point for Polypipe CGU and plastic solutions was that it was a controlled space. Concrete, or other traditional materials, wouldn’t have worked because of the pipe diameters – the thickness of the chamber walls allowed the unit to be built without oversizing it at all, generally making the installation easier and reducing the programmer works.

“Overall, it’s been a great project for us. The client [Bowmer & Kirkland] was very happy, and we got it handed over on time, so the smooth process of working with Polypipe CGU took a lot of stress away for us,” Craig said.

“We would highly recommend Polypipe CGU. We’ve got that one-to-one relationship that we could always pick up the phone and tell the team what we need, and it gets sorted, and that’s always been a massive part of why we use Polypipe. The service we get is probably one of the biggest selling points from our point of view. If there’s a problem, it’s resolved, and the product works. We’ve been using it for a long time now, and we don’t jump around too much, which is not the norm in this industry, but we tend to try and find something that works and, if people put the effort in for us, generally we’re very loyal.”

Lee added: “We’re into our 11^th year of working with Hannon Brothers, and it’s been great to see the business evolve, and team expand over the years. When we first started working together, the industry was still dominated by traditional materials, but Hannon Brothers have embraced plastic, and have always been supportive of our new products, never straying away from solutions that can help them achieve the ultimate goal and best experience for the client.

“This was a fantastic project to be a part of and, as always, it’s been a pleasure to work with Hannon Brothers. We’re looking forward to seeing the success that the next 11 years of our collaboration brings!”