Esor Pipelines focusses on the construction and rehabilitation of onshore pipelines and operates mainly in the water, stormwater, sewer and gas and petrochemical sectors.
The division has specialist experience in laying and welding steel pipelines as well as those made from glass fibre reinforced polyester (GRP), concrete, PVC, ductile iron, HDPE and fibre cement. In addition, pipeline refurbishment is undertaken including mechanicals, lining and coatings.
The key distinguishing features include a vast track record and experience in continuous welded steel pipelines, focussing on large bore pipeline projects. The flagship contract include the BG3 project for Rand Water in delivering water from the Vaal dam, a distance of 8,6 km, in a 3 500mm diameter steel pipe to the canal feeding Zuikerbos Pump Station.
Beitbridge Bulk Water Supply
Main Contractor. Turnkey solution for the complete design and construction of 3,100m of 450mm and 600mm diameter parallel pipelines and 2,200m of 160mm diameter pipeline with associated chambers, including a mechanical pump station.
Murowa Pipeline
Sub-contractor. Construction of 12 kilometers of HDPE continuously welded pipe of 400mm diameter, including scour and bleeding valves, isolation chambers and thrust blocks.
Zimunya Water Treatment
Zimunya – dam and river abstraction points rehab, rehab of existing treatment works, construction of 100m3/hr capacity treatment plant, replacement of water pumping main with 225mm pvc pipeline 3.5km, rehab of booster and storage tanks, reticulation network to un-serviced stands 7km, sewer reticulation network 2km.
