The Water Industry and SylWrap Pipe Leak Repair Kits

The water industry use SylWrap Pipe Leak Repair Kits on public and private supply networks to reduce precious water loss.

Water companies in the United Kingdom must cut leakage levels in half by 2050, down from the 3.2 billion litres lost every day in 2017-18. The SylWrap Pipe Repair Contractor Case helps reach this target by improving response times.

Each Contractor Case contains enough products for making up to six permanent live leak repairs on pipes of all types and diameters. Engineers from water companies carry a Contractor Case on their van. It gives them all the products they need to make repairs as soon as a leak is logged.

A SylWrap leak repair takes 30 minutes, is pressure resistant to 30 bar and effective on difficult pipe shapes like elbows, tees and steps. This gives it an advantage over heavy, bulky pipe repair clamps.

Water mains and pipes remain live during a SylWrap repair, avoiding costly and disruptive interruptions to supplies. All the products in the Contractor Case have WRAS Approval, meaning they are certified to British standards as safe to use on pipes carrying drinking water.

As well as UK water companies like Southern, South West, Northern Ireland, Northumbrian, Affinity and Anglian, suppliers in Mexico, Canada and Malaysia use Contractor Cases. In Malaysia, they seal leaks on Kuala Lumpur’s vast pipe network.

Away from leak repair, the water industry additionally uses the SylWrap Pipe Refurbishment System to strengthen worn pipes. Extending the lifespan of older pipelines before they burst or fail helps maintain critical infrastructure and avoids more costly leak repairs further down the line.