Existing Potable water network
Tieing into the existing Potable water network 🔧 Smart Shutdowns Start with Smart Thinking!
When tasked with connecting into an existing water network during site establishment, GEM Industrial faced a challenge: the nearest isolation point was many hundreds of meters from the tie-in, and draining the line would chew through precious shutdown hours.
Instead of accepting the delay, we engineered a better way.
By freezing the pipe within 3 metres of the cut-in location, GEM eliminated the need for full-line drainage and completed the works within the shutdown window—on time, on budget, and with zero compromise to safety or quality.
This technique isn’t just clever—it’s scalable. Pipe freezing isolations can be performed on diameters from 15mm to 600mm, making it a powerful tool for shutdown-critical infrastructure works.
Huge credit to hashtag#JackHalibut for leading the charge on this one. A great example of how GEM combines field expertise with practical innovation to deliver for our clients.
