Rare Group bags distributorship of Polypipe Civils range
Pipeline solutions provider Rare Group has recently attained exclusive distributorship for Polypipe Civils’ range of Ridgidrain, Ridgiduct and Ridgistorm XL high-density polyethylene (HDPE) structured wall pipes for South Africa and Zambia.
With over 20 000 product lines, Polypipe is the UK’s largest plastic pipe systems manufacturer.
Polypipe views the relationship with Rare as an integral part of its overseas business. For South Africa-based Rare, it means an extended product offering for the mining and infrastructure market segments. The company is now able to supply large diameter – up to 3 000 mm – structured wall pipes and fittings, which are not yet manufactured in Southern Africa.
Polypipe provides plastic pipe systems for a variety of gravity and pressurised applications, which provide solutions to several mining processes, including transport infrastructure, water delivery and distribution, dewatering and storage, processing, water treatment and welfare infrastructure.
“In mines, where mineral extraction processes rely heavily on water, effective water management is essential,” says Rare Pipelines services manager Carl von Graszouw.
Ridgidrain is ideal for nonpressure, subsurface draining applications with nonperforated, half-perforated and fully perforated options available. Manufactured in HDPE, Rigidrain boasts good internal and external abrasion resistance, protecting the pipe against sediment in wastewater and the rugged mine environment.
Von Graszouw states that tailings management facilities are essential in ensuring the mine operates in an environmentally conscious manner, adding that the Ridgidrain system allows for the controlled seepage of treated water. The system can also deal with unpredictable fluctuations, owing to factors such as stormwater.
Polypipe international business development manager Philip Wood explains that plastic piping systems, such as Ridgidrain, are up to 94% lighter than concrete alternatives, making them safer to install and easier to move around. Plastic piping also offers considerable environmental benefits.
“Production and transportation are simplified and use less carbon. The product can also often be reused elsewhere when a project ends. These factors are key considerations for mine operations and also make the product more cost effective. For these reasons, Ridgidrain is growing in popularity in the African mining market.”
Polypipe’s solution for subsoil drainage is in operation at the tailings management facility of a gold mining project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Canada-based Banro Corporation’s Namoya mine houses a substantial tailings management facility to process the leftover materials and wastewater from the extraction of gold. The Ridgidrain drainage system was selected to provide effective subsoil drainage. Polypipe supplied 1 386 m of 500mmdiameter Ridgidrain thinwall pipe and 190 m of the product in 600 mm diameter.
The product has also been installed in the first phase of the infrastructure work at the Marampa iron-ore project, in Sierra Leone. The work involved installing a pipeline that will drain water from the tailings dam to a local water treatment area.
UK-based Polypipe will work closely with Rare to further develop and improve the market awareness of its products in the Southern African market.
Rare will act as installation partner where projects require supply-and-install turnkey solutions.
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