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• Drilling and Tapping Equipment
● Competitors are provided
with an identical set of tools
and fittings supplied by
sponsors Saint-Gobain, Hyram,
Talis, Elster, Philmac & GPS
UK. This includes: Elster V210
Polymer composite meter;
Meter manifold cap spanner;
Meter locating spanner;
Philmac 25mm wall plate elbow
with back plate & 20mm bib
tap with double check valve;
25mm Poly FI Elbow; 25mm
Poly MI End Connector; 2
metres 25mm MDPE pipe;
PTFE tape; 2x MDPE pipe cut-
ters; 1x Ratchet spanner with
26mm socket; 2x 9" footprint
wrenches; 1x 10' tape measure;
Potable silicon grease; Sarco
Stopper Silicon spray.Web:
drillingandtapping.co.uk.
• Entry information
● The UK Drilling and Tapping
competition is organised by the
Institute of Water. The com-
petition takes place at Utility
Week Live (formerly IWEX) in
Birmingham's NEC, 17th & 18th
May 2016.
● Teams of two are invited to
enter the competition. There
are categories for contractors
as well as water companies,
and a ladies competition. As
well as receiving their trophy
on the day, the winners will be
celebrated at the Utility Week
Stars awards on 17th June.
● Last year's winners were
Jason Barrett and Lee Maddock
of Anglian Water with a time of
2 minutes 16 seconds. Bourne-
mouth Water won the ladies
competition. Morrison US was
Best Contractor
● Entries can be made online
at www.drillingandtapping.
co.uk or contact Lucy Archer
(Institute of Water) at lucy@
instituteofwater.org.uk 0191
422 0088.
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