St George Beaufont Park is a new community and residential development in North West London, created by Berkeley Group. This mixed use development comprises of both commercial and industrial units as well as offices, kitchens and a full basement plan. There are also 343 residential properties comprised of one-bed, two-bed and three-bed apartments.

The Challenge

The five tower blocks within the development are ‘high rise’ buildings and therefore, a robust plastic system for the SVPs (Soil Vent Pipe) was required.

Additionally, with several underground car parks, a durable system was needed to withstand pressures from above.

The time of installation was a concern for the project. The preparation required electrofusion joints to be made which is considerably longer than a standard ring seal, or a solvent weld joint. This is due to the pipes needing to be cleaned and peeled, ‘scraped’, before using the electrofusion couplings.

When making 1000’s of electrofusion joints over a project of this scale, there’s a high chance of installation error.

The Solution

The obvious choice for a robust system was the Wavin HDPE range. A way to extract rainfall and household wastewater from buildings, both commercial and residential. The robust and long-lasting HDPE system provides exceptional chemical resistance together with a high degree of elasticity for excellent impact resistance.

Wavin provided a prototype peeling tool that reduces the time to peel the pipe and make the overall joint. Across 1000’s of joints, the new tool saves many hours of labour time, speeding up the installation time.

‘The peeling tool is 4x faster than an ordinary hand scraper’.

With the risk of installation errors due to the vast amount of electrofusion joints being made, Wavin provided a newly created coupler, designed to help the installation team with safety and efficiency as priorities.

Testimonial

"Wavin are a Technical Standard listed partner to Berkeley Group working closely to add technical support, value engineering and provide solutions on many Berkeley Group projects"

St George