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Trenchless Technology is the greenest solution for pipe installation, renovation and replacement.
Trenchless Technology techniques benefit everyone that consumes water, electricity or gas. The Trenchless methods develop and deploy solutions that minimise environmental impact, pollution and disruption to daily life. Trenchless Technology removes the need for surface excavation, reduces underground construction costs and also minimises environmental damage.
Trenchless Technology techniques enable contactors to employ environmentally sound methods of new pipeline installation, such as Guided Auger Boring. Guided Auger Boring is at the forefront of environmentally acceptable techniques, as systems can be operated from small shafts. This means that pipes can be installed to remote reception points, resulting in minimal surface disturbance. Additional Trenchless methods for the installation of new sewers, pipelines and cable ducts include Directional Drilling, Microtunnelling and Shaft Sinking. For the rehabilitation and renovation of existing sewers and pipelines the range of techniques include pipe bursting, EcoCIPP relining and Slip lining.
Trenchless Technology delivers a real advantage for the public and residents in the areas where the services need to be performed. The techniques avoid the space requirements and disruptions that are caused by open cut methods. Trenchless Technology makes it possible not to dig up the road and make the area more congested than it already is. This inevitably results in fewer traffic hold ups, less pollution and a reduced amount of disturbance on the surface. An additional benefit to the trenchless method is a significant reduction in the volume of waste to landfill sites and the decreased demand for newly quarried materials. Trenchless Technology also means that developers can find ways of reducing waste from their projects and comply with new environmental legislation.
