PE pipelines

Every drop counts

PIPA is driving innovation in plastic pipe systems that keep water flowing, communities healthy, and environmental impact to a minimum. Read More

Plastic pipes: Building smarter, circular infrastructure in Australia

Plastic pipes are proving to be an environmentally savvy choice for Australia’s infrastructure, combining durability, strength, and a design life of 100+ years with circular economy principles. Engineered for repairability and eventual recyclability, these high-performance systems support sustainable growth while reducing resource demand over generations. Read More

Benton’s Gas: Know your pipe

Polyethylene pipe is being laid across Australia almost faster than it’s being made, but when dealing with critical networks like potable water and gas, it’s important to know every link in the production chain is tried and tested. And that’s where Benton’s Gas comes in. Read More

Engineering the future

Plastics Industry Pipe Association of Australia explains why polyethylene pipe is Australia’s century-long infrastructure asset. Read More

Closing the loop: StormFLO and the future of sustainable drainage

The bigger picture: plastic pipes and the circular economy

Not all plastics are created equal. The conversation around plastic often focuses on the disposable, single-use kind, but the picture shifts completely when you look at engineered plastics purpose-built for infrastructure. These plastics are designed for strength, reliability, and longevity. Read More

Building better infrastructure through circularity

As Australia accelerates toward its 2035 circular economy goals, one essential infrastructure sector is already demonstrating what circularity in action looks like: plastic pipes. Engineered for long life, durability, repairability, and eventual recyclability, plastic pipe systems show how high-performance products used across water, energy, agriculture, and construction can align with circular principles – not through short-term interventions, but through design choices that reduce resource demand over generations. Read More

The critical role of PE pipes in delivering essential services that last 100 years

Polyethylene (PE100) pipes are the backbone of Australia’s essential service networks—delivering drinking water, gas, irrigation, and industrial process fluids safely and reliably every day. With a design life exceeding 100 years, these durable, sustainable systems are built to stand the test of time—but only when every step from design through installation meets rigorous standards. Read More

Exploring best practice for PE gathering networks

On Thursday 31 July, key stakeholders from across the gas and pipeline sectors will come together at VOCO Brisbane City Centre for the Upstream PE Gathering Networks Code of Practice Seminar, a pivotal event focused on improving safety, reliability, and innovation in polyethylene (PE) pipeline infrastructure. Read More
PAC East Coast Sales Manager Matt Nash.

Q&A with PAC’s Matt Nash

Pipeline Actuation and Control’s (PAC) Matt Nash shares his experiences in the pipeline industry and how he became involved in the Young Pipeliners Forum and the work the committee is doing.  Read More

Vermeer’s all new D100x140 S3 HDD packs a punch

Vermeer Australia’s newest addition to its horizontal directional drill line up – the D100x140 S3 – is both versatile and powerful, and designed as the perfect addition for utility contractors working in trenchless or pipeline projects. Read More