How UV Pipe Lining Works and When to Use It
When the specification calls for CIPP, one of the first technical decisions is how the liner will be cured. UV pipe lining uses ultraviolet light instead of hot water or steam to harden the resin, and that difference in cure method changes the installation sequence, the site footprint, and the range of projects where the […]
Trenchless Sewer Repair for Municipalities
Municipal sewer networks are under growing pressure. Ageing assets, increasing capacity demands, and tighter environmental standards are driving rehabilitation programmes that need to deliver results without tearing up roads and disrupting communities. Trenchless sewer repair makes that possible by rehabilitating the host pipe from the inside, with no open-cut excavation required. Insituform invented this approach in 1971 and […]
What Is CIPP? A Guide for Infrastructure Managers
Infrastructure managers across municipal, utility, and industrial networks are facing the same challenge: ageing pipelines that need rehabilitation without the cost and disruption of full excavation. Cured-in-place pipe, commonly known as CIPP, is the trenchless technology that solves this problem. Insituform invented CIPP in 1971 when Eric Wood developed the first method of rehabilitating a pipe from […]
Insituform Honoured with Earth Champion Award for CIPP Sustainability
Sustainability has become one of the main reasons utilities and municipalities specify CIPP. The trenchless rehabilitation method avoids the excavation, traffic management and material waste of dig-and-replace pipe rehabilitation, and the manufacturers behind it are increasingly expected to back that case with audited supply chain data. The Green Leaves Earth Champion Award 2025/26 has been presented to Insituform for measurable […]
Pressure Pipe Lining for Water Mains: What You Need to Know
Rehabilitating a pressure main carries challenges a sewer rehabilitation simply does not. Drinking water compliance, customer outage windows, surface reinstatement under busy roads and the cost of getting the spec wrong all sit on the engineer’s desk before the specification is drafted. Pressure pipe lining clears every one of those constraints in a single installation, fitting a […]
No-Dig Pipe Repair: What Consulting Engineers Need to Specify
No-dig pipe repair restores underground pipes from the inside, using a resin-impregnated or UV-cured liner installed in place to form a new structural pipe within the existing one. Also known as trenchless pipe repair, it changes everything about a project’s programme, traffic management, contractor pool and cost certainty for the consulting engineer writing it into a specification. Insituform invented cured […]
How Industrial Sites Are Cutting Downtime With Trenchless Pipe Rehabilitation
A burst main on a live industrial site is a production problem before it’s a pipeline problem. Every hour of downtime has a number attached to it, and excavation-led repairs are rarely quick. Dig-and-replace on a working plant can mean two or three weeks of halted operations, restricted access and surface reinstatement before the line is back […]
The Contractor’s Guide to Sourcing the Right Pipe Lining Equipment
Most procurement mistakes on a CIPP job aren’t obvious at the point of order. They show up weeks later, mid-cure, when a mismatched resin fails to set cleanly or an off-spec liner refuses to calibrate against the host pipe. By then the damage is done, the programme is blown, and the contractor carries the cost. Sourcing pipe lining equipment well isn’t about finding the cheapest supplier on the […]
Everything a CIPP Contractor Needs on Site, and Where to Source It
A CIPP job is only as reliable as what turns up on site. Every install depends on the right pipe lining supply working as one system: the liner, a matched resin, glide foil, calibration hoses, and a curing setup that suits the liner. Getting these from a single source, ideally the liner manufacturer, removes compatibility risk before the […]
Why Pressure Pipe Lining Is Becoming the Preferred Solution for Water Utility Engineers
Water mains and force mains are the backbone of every community’s water supply. When they start to deteriorate, water utility engineers need a rehabilitation method that restores structural performance, meets strict drinking water standards, and keeps service disruption to a minimum. That is exactly why pressure pipe lining has gained so much ground in recent […]