KOBUS SERVICES are delighted to announce that the business has won the Abbotts Innovative Products Award for their KPP400 series Pipe Puller at the recent NASTT No Dig Show in Chicago. The award, bestowed by a specially selected judging panel, was given during the...
Running a pipe repair and replacement business can be expensive. It is important that as a contractor, you invest in the right equipment and understand the through life costs. At the top end, directional drills will cost upwards of £100,000 ($140,000). Being able to...
Moling, the trenchless technique of choice for most contractors when replacing conducting pipe repairs, can be difficult to use in certain ground conditions. In very soft ground, the weight of the ‘mole’ itself can cause it to sink as it burrows through the ground as...
In this post we discuss how pipepulling technologies can ensure faster reinstatement of property after a pipe repair. Replacing underground pipes requires some form of excavation. In the UK, it is estimated there are over 4 million excavations dug each year in the...
Safety around a pipe repair or pipe replacement project is paramount. Indeed, high levels of health and safety are required when transforming public outdoor spaces into potentially dangerous sites because of the potential impact of injury to a member of the public or...
Repairing utility pipes in the fastest and safest possible time is a priority but so to is reducing disruption to neighbouring properties and the public.During replacement of mains water or gas pipes, which typically run along one side of a carriageway, the road has...
KOBUS Services is delighted to announce that we will be exhibiting at the upcoming NASTT No Dig Show being held in Chicago on 18th - 20th March 2019. This is NASTT's premier conference and exhibition event for all those professionals involved in the utility industry...
In this article we talk about minimising disruption to homeowners during utility pipe repair.Replacing or repairing pipework underground by any method will create some form of damage to the ground surface. In relation to a homeowners’ property, the pipe may have to be...
Simon Drain, managing director at Kobus Services, believes that radical changes are needed to the ownership of the UK’s pipe network to solve our leaky infrastructure. Another hot summer last year and the familiar cold winter snap anticipated. It seems predictable so...
Utility strike is a real and present danger. Utilities buried underground are susceptible to being damaged during excavation, repair and replacement work. This may be damage from mechanical digging with an excavator or manual digging by a contractor. Utilities can be...