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ess consulting offers planning, engineering and management services for pipelines and pumping systems and a full range of specialist services including:

• Project management
• System flow diagrams and route selection.
• Ground investigation procurement and geotechnical appraisal.
• Design of anchor blocks and thurst blocks.
• Pipe components and connection details.
• Buried pipeline embedment assessment.
• Above ground pipe support and stress analysis.
• Piping layouts, hydraulic modelling and surge analysis.
• Pump selection and procurement.
• Design of pumping station controls and instrumentation.
• HAZOP studies.
• Pipeline and pumping main operational reviews.
• Trunk main strategies.
• Condition assessments and refurbishment planning.
• Supervision of testing and commissioning.
• Strategic repair stock assessment.
• SSOs, CSOs, UIDs, etc.
• Small scale hydropower schemes.
• River and sea outfalls.
• Third party liaison; LA, EA, landowners etc.
• Asset management audits.
• O&M reviews.

ess consulting offers expertise in route appraisal, hydraulics, surge analysis and pump selection to assist in the planning and design stage of a project. In addition engineers with many years of experience in the supervision of pipelines are available to offer advice on the construction and commissioning stage. This means that the most appropriate resources are utilised as the project develops from inception to completion.

Pipeline projects have included directional drilling, thrust bores and other techniques for road, rail, canal and river crossings. Substantial experience has been gained in trunk main cross connections.