Around the world with pipeline solutions

An excavator lifts a large black pipe at a coastal construction site, with workers nearby and concrete pipes on the ground. The ocean and blue sky are visible in the background.

This month’s photo from Rho-Tech, our distributor in South Africa, is another case of HDPE pipe and a McElroy TracStar® machine saving the day with better infrastructure. This time it was a family living in the coastal town of Amanzimtoti that lost all their belongings when a storm washed away their home last April. Rho-Tech was sub-contracted to supply and install their HDPE pipe and puddle flanges so that the storm water could be redirected and piped to the ocean. The property was destroyed because storm water had been allowed to collect and build up in puddles. Problem solved with this awesome pipeline solution!

A large sinkhole has swallowed part of a road, vehicles, and debris near houses by the sea, with significant damage and eroded earth visible and ocean waves in the background.