Inversion lining is a method of lining a host pipe. It is the process of turning a coated fabric tube inside out with water or air pressure, like a sock rolling out inside the pipe. Inversion is often used for large diameter long main line (sewer) runs. Inversion is also used when there is only […]
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Ottawa-based Aqua Drain Sewer Services Inc. can only be described as a success story on steroids. Yanick Brule, President and CEO of Aqua Drain, started his 24-hour emergency plumbing service in 2004 with one man and a van. In 2005, Yanick acquired a Formadrain license, and quickly grew his company to its present size of […]
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A recent report in Business Herald predicts that CIPP will enjoy a growing market share well into the foreseeable future, and that North America will be the most dominant region of the CIPP market for the forecast period. The U.S. alone has roughly half a million miles of laterals that are more than 60 years […]
Renew Services Inc. is an Edmonton company that, under the leadership of Rick Nelson, provides a variety of plumbing services including repairs and replacement of storm and water lines, thawing of water and sewer lines, root removal, and many other specialized services related to water and sewer lines. A number of years ago, they added […]
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The Formadrain system of NO-DIG pipe rehabilitation has been a staple for a number of plumbing contractors for many years. One such is Thos. R. Birnie & Sons Ltd. of Hamilton, Ontario, who has been a Formadrain licensee since 1998. Boasting a 90-plus year history, Thos. R. Birnie & Sons was founded on sewer and […]
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North York, Ontario brothers Ariel and Gustavo Lencina are no strangers to the Formadrain system of pipe repair and rehabilitation. Prior to founding Magic Drain Consulting Ltd., they worked for many years for a company that installed Formadrain liners. Ariel tells us that “Back then I was 21 and I fell in love with Formadrain. […]
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Many contractors, and especially those in the West, have seen their share of Orangeburg pipe disasters – the slow draining, the frequent back-ups, the foul odours in the home and, often, the deformation or even the collapse of these tar-impregnated “toilet paper tubes”. Orangeburg pipe was used for residential laterals until the early 1970’s and […]
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One of Formadrain’s newer licensees, New England Pipe Restoration of Leominster, MA, recently completed the repair of a four-inch ductile iron pressure pipe. The water feeds from a well to supply a sprinkler system servicing two athletic fields that are separated by a two-lane road. As luck would have it, the damaged section of pipe […]
MONTREAL, May 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ 2019 is a banner year for Formadrain Inc. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the company that pioneered the revolutionary technology of steam-cured CIPP. Formadrain Inc. was founded in 1994 by Gerard Marc-Aurele, to address a crying need for a practical system to rehabilitate laterals without digging. Developing a […]
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It’s just as we thought – the CIPP market is growing by leaps and bounds with no end in sight. Stratview Research, and Illinois-based global marketing intelligence firm, has released a report detailing the CIPP market forecast over the next few years (2018 to 2023) that predicts an ever-increasing popularity of CIPP “owing to its […]
