Yearly Archives: 2018

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Gutter Installation – Getting it right

It’s important that FlowPlumb gutters are installed correctly for them to perform as intended. A correctly installed gutter will be no problem for you for years to come, but get it wrong and it’ll cause leaks and maintenance jobs to correct it. Luckily, FlowPlumb gutter systems have features built into them to make installation easy
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FlowPlumb Systems visits Nabaki Afrika in Tanzania

Ned Birley from Polypipe International, and Steve Lewis, our FlowPlumb Manager, visited John Kiiza from Caspian Tanzania at his completed project.  Nabaki Afrika, FlowPlumb’s partner in Tanzania has been involved since the beginning of this project. John commented ”I’m impressed, not only with the quality of the product, but also with the service.  From the beginning,
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FlowPlumb Highway Drainage

FlowPlumb’s Quantum Highway drainage is designed specifically to tolerate earth movement, making it the number one choice for being laid beneath roads. Manufactured in the UK, Quantum is a twin-wall, structured drainage system consisting of pipe and fittings and featuring a corrugated outer wall to withstand the additional weight of traffic. The system is available
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Why we need good plumbing

Plumbing as we know it was invented over 2,000 years ago by the Romans who recognised the importance to hygiene of removing waste water from human habitation. The first plumbing systems therefore were public toilets and sewerage pipes. It took another 200 years before they invented a system to bring fresh water into the towns
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FlowPlumb™ Air Conditioning

FlowPlumb™ split unit air conditioners are manufactured in Italy by one of Europe’s leading manufacturers. Featuring night time operation mode and automatic on/off, the air conditioner indicates the temperature on a large LCD display. Using advanced European engineering, FlowPlumb™ air conditioners are equipped with inverter technology and automatic reset in the event of power failure
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Nexus Hotel Addis Ababa – Ethiopia

The Nexus Hotel in Addis Ababa is a 66 bedroom and suite hotel that is being extended to include 85 new bedrooms, a spa and restaurant facilities. Durapipe SuperFlo was specified as the piping material for the air conditioning system to transport chilled water around the hotel building. Manufactured in the UK for chilled and
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FlowPlumb™ Air Admittance Valve

The importance of allowing air to enter any soil or waste system should never be overlooked during design and/or installation. The result of poor ventilation is most commonly the siphonic removal of water seals from traps, causing the unpleasant gurgling noise and allowing foul odours to enter living space. FlowPlumb offers the Hunter S450 Air
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FlowPlumb™ Flat Roof and Balcony Drainage

The Flowplumb range of rainwater guttering extends in to flat roof and balcony drainage, where efficient removal of rainwater is critical to the health of the building. Rainwater that pools on a flat roof for 48 hours or more is a problem which will break down the roofs membrane and create leaks. In the short
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FlowPlumb WC Pan Connectors

FlowPlumb wc pan connectors are manufactured in the UK by Multikwik. Multikwik were pioneers 50 years ago with the introduction of a flexible pan connector and are still the name asked for by plumbers around the world. Since its inception, Multikwik has revolutionised plumbing in the UK and is now doing the same across Africa
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Polypipe International Sales Director visits FlowPlumb™

Newly appointed International Sales Director for Polypipe, Ned Birley visited the team at FlowPlumb™ today. Joe, Simon and Steve welcomed Ned and introduced him to the African Markets and our strategic plan for 2018 and beyond. “We’re excited at what Ned can bring to the development of Africa and his experience of the rest of