PLASTIC PIPES
Quality piping systems can create durable infrastructure with reduced repair costs. This is why Barona Pipelines & Fittings specialises in highdensity polyethylene (HDPE) and focuses on quality through its entire supply chain – beginning with raw material suppliers through to installation and ending with repairs and maintenance.
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e are certified by the Installation and Fabrication Plastics Pipe Association (IFPA) – a part of the Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA). Quality control procedures and systems are central to our business, which is why we offer a full turnkey project solution. We want to be fully in control of the quality of our products and services,” says Renier Pieterse, director, Barona Pipelines & Fittings.
Custom fabrication With its manufacturing plant in Sunderland Ridge, west of Pretoria, Barona can design a complete pipeline project inhouse, manufacture the project before installation, and then install it on-site. This means that there is minimal site disruption
The Meccano of quality plastic pipes BARONA PIPELINES & FITTINGS PROJECTS Barona installs pipelines for sewer, potable water and slurry applications in the mining, private and government sectors
and installation time. By using 3D drawings supplied by a customer, the company has the capability to manufacture the entire pipeline. They are also HDPE fabricators who can design and manufacture all the fittings, bends, manifolds, manholes and tees to a client’s custom specification. Custom fabrication requires specifications and parameters to ensure maximum tolerances and minimal losses to a pipeline project. “The ever-increasing demand for more complex and economical pipeline designs has resulted in a greater need for HDPE fabricated fittings and pipe to solve installation situations where common fittings fail,” explains Pieterse. The company also works within the repairs and maintenance space, recommissioning and rehabilitating old existing abrasion pipelines to reduce corrosion, resistance and friction.
Specialising in HDPE “Barona specialises in HDPE fabrication and installation, which ensures that we provide
The majority of Barona’s installation team are qualified welders
• Black Rock expansion • Mogalakwena hydrogen plant (fire articulation and fire lines) • Mototolo Concentrator Plant, Steelpoort • Vemetco Chrome • Sky City Development • Clubview Crossing, Shopping Centre • Blyvoor Gold, New Processing Plant at Shaft 5 • Export fittings to Zambia and DRC
a quality product and service with decent turnaround times. The integrity of pipelines built up over many years is of critical importance, and Barona Pipelines & Fittings believes that it must be a part of a responsible, ethical and quality-conscious industry to make a difference,” adds Pieterse, who is a qualified welding inspector. With up to 10 installation teams (the majority of which are qualified welders) that can do butt welding, electrofusion, as well as branch, socket and extrusion welding of plastic pipes, Barona installs pipelines for sewer, potable water and slurry applications in the mining, private and government sectors.
Renier Pieterse, director, Barona Pipelines & Fittings
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