With a design life of five years, any materials supplied for installation in the powerplant needed a proven capability to last that long in-situ and be suitable for hot and humid environments with UV stability.

The pipe racks were 6 m in length and the specification called for insulation in cladding type or jacket form with 50 mm insulation.

With a clearly defined specification, we demonstrated why our solution, would help our customer achieve their project objectives by:

• Recommending the installation of jackets 3 m in length. Increasing the length of the jacket from 1 m to 3 m, significantly reduced the installation time
• Meeting the project requirement of UV resistance by recommending our ContraFlex® System which has been tested against ISO 11507:2007 for exposure against UV and water and is ideally suited for use in hot and humid environments
• Proven design life of ten years for this type of installation - exceeding the project requirement by 50%.

All our jackets are bespoke to ensure we meet the specific requirements of your project and our jackets are a perfect fit - the full system required for this project was designed from 3D models prior to manufacture with only minor modifications required on site. With a 50% reduction in installation time using 3 m lengths, there were significant cost and time savings for the project. Whilst we initially worked with our customer through their Singapore office, our global capability provided us with the flexibility to manage and produce the jackets through our Dubai manufacturing facility to meet the needs of our customer.