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Drain Doctor retrieves car keys dropped down the toilet

The Drain Doctor franchise covering Suffolk recently received a panic phone call at 9.30am from a lady in Stowmarket, Suffolk. She was due to leave home to catch a flight for a family holiday. However, she had just dropped her car keys down the toilet! Recognising the urgency, Drain Doctor customer service representative Daisy Simpson immediately diverted a technician who was just 15 minutes away from another job to answer the emergency call. ... [more]

Polypipe Terrain expands and updates its Terrain Fuze HDPE piping system

Polypipe Terrain is expanding and updating its HDPE product range. Now branded as Terrain Fuze, the BBA-certified, high-density polyethylene piping system provides a proven, modern solution for above-ground soil and waste drainage requirements. The move adds a number of new products to the Terrain portfolio, each one carefully designed and manufactured to meet the specific needs of the UK market and offer users maximum flexibility in the design a... [more]

Wavin launches Certus above ground drainage and plumbing solutions for the Industrial and Commercial sector

Wavin has designed Certus a specialist approach to above ground drainage and plumbing solutions for industrial, public, commercial and multi-residential developments. The Certus principle is based on a simple assumption, that it is possible to improve on existing systems and established techniques. Every Certus system will ensure a robust, cost-efficient solution, so our customers can genuinely ‘fit and forget’ with confidence. In order to... [more]

Firetrap Sleeves stop the spread of fire via pipe penetrations in walls or floors

Polypipe Terrain has launched a new range of passive fire protection products designed to allow the creation of the best possible fire ratings for drainage stacks in above-ground installations. The new Terrain Firetrap products all comply with BS 476 and enable the specification of Terrain drainage systems that conform to the requirements of Part B Building Regulations. The Terrain Firetrap range includes Terrain Firetrap Sleeves and Terrain F... [more]

Toilet paper innovations are leading to increasing numbers of blocked drains

According to Drain Doctor Plumbing, impregnated toilet papers, ‘wet wipes’ and similar innovations are leading to increasing numbers of blocked drains. The company says it is receiving an increasing number of calls from householders who may have happy bottoms but are unable to flush their toilets. The problem is particularly significant in towns and cities with large areas of Victorian housing served by Victorian drains and sewers. Robin Ba... [more]

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