New Contract Cleans Up

Fastflow Pipeline Services has started 2011 as it ended 2010 with another important contract win.

The deal, with Northumbria Water, is worth an estimated £1.3million and will see the company’s award winning trunk mains cleaning system deployed around Ponteland and Gosforth.

The European-patented system is capable of operating over distances of up to a kilometre - resulting in fewer excavations and pipe interventions – saving substantial amounts of time and cost while improving safety and reducing environmental impact.

Cutting edge tools such as an £80,000 CCTV camera – one of only two of its kind in the UK - provides high quality images from deep within the pipeline, enabling the specially trained technicians to carry out a thorough assessment of the condition of the main and develop a detailed cleaning and repair plan.

The innovative, remote controlled spray head uses only a fraction of the water required by more traditional flushing methods, making it much more environmentally sustainable. Capable of cleaning 1.2 metres of pipe per minute it also scores very high water purity values in a single pass.

Over the past 12 months the company has won a series of contracts which will provide work for up to a decade and are worth an estimated £220 million. Following the wins the company is creating two new senior posts - a commercial manager and a project engineer.

Neil Armstrong, owner and chief executive officer of Fastflow, said: “I am delighted that we have won this contract. We spent a lot of time and money developing our unique trunk mains cleaning system and we are now starting to see the fruits of our labour. 2010 has been quite a year for us and to finish it off with another contract win is excellent.”