When it comes to providing hot tapping and line isolation services in the Australian pipeline industry, Pro Pipe Services continues to grow. Now, the company has a presence in every state and territory of Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Since its inception in 2018 into the pipeline industry, Pro Pipe Services has prided itself on service excellence, with a 100 per cent success rate on all service work and projects completed in every state and territory of Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG).
Pro Pipe Services has seen exponential growth over the last six years, particularly in the pipeline industry. In a sign of this growth, Pro Pipe Services is set to relocate to a newer and larger state of the art facility later this year.
Recently, the company successfully and safely completed a project in Western Australia (WA) for a major pipeline operator.
The project involved the realignment of a high-pressure pipeline requiring four simultaneous isolations with double block and bleed, to allow the tie-in welds to be completed in a gas free environment. The customer was extremely satisfied and appreciative of the work and professionalism provided by the Pro Pipe Services team.
Continuing on its success journey, Pro Pipe Services also completed works at a major site in Alice Springs, Northern Territory (NT).
This job was logistically challenging due to the remote location and security clearances required to work on site. The project involved Pro Pipe Services executing eight 10-inch DN250 hot taps and four 4-inch DN100 hot taps for the isolation into a 16-inch DN400 water pipeline.
All the hot taps were completed in four days, and the customer commented on the excellent service and efficiency, whilst maintaining the highest level of safety on the job site.
As well as executing the works in WA and the NT, Pro Pipe Services has also completed works in South Australia, Canberra, New South Wales (NSW), and Queensland, as well as its usual workflow in Victoria.
The second quarter of 2024 has been an extremely busy period for Pro Pipe Services with major projects coming up towards the end of 2024, heading into 2025.
When it comes to providing hot tapping and line isolation services, Pro Pipe Services uses proven technology that has stood the test of time.
One example is T.D Williamson’s (TDW) hot tap and STOPPLE®, which has been designed, engineered and successfully operated for many decades.
By using TDW’s hot tap and line isolation equipment, Pro Pipe Services achieves a seal that can provide the customer with a safe environment to perform alterations, tie-ins or abandonment of existing infrastructure, whether it be for a modification or repair of a pipeline.
The channel partnership between Pro Pipe Services and TDW, means the company can access more equipment, engineering, and products for its customers.
As well as providing hot tap and line isolation services, Pro Pipe Services provides other pipeline services, such as commissioning new pipelines, decommissioning redundant pipelines, pipeline cutting services, equipment maintenance and technical training.
Such was the case recently on the NSW south coast, where a new starch plant was being commissioned.
Pro Pipe Services’ highly skilled technicians were mobilised to site to commission a new high-pressure regulator operating at 11,000kPa. The task involved purging the new pipeline and ensuring 100 per cent gas was achieved using specialised gas monitoring equipment.
This work was all completed on time, but most importantly was accomplished safely.
Pro Pipe Services places the safety of its workers, customers and the public above all else and is committed to overcoming any challenge and completing all required works with the utmost professionalism, efficiency and safety.
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This feature also appears in the September edition of The Australian Pipeliner.