Ormond Pipework Services Ltd

27/01/2026

27/01/2026

Commercial gas installation in Thornaby

Our client discovered a gas leak on their 3” pipework installation going through an unventilated space. Due to the location of the leak, the situation became highly dangerous and their gas supply was shut off by national grid.

Ormond purged out the gas in the existing main and rerouted the installation. Then we tested and purged the main back to gas and provided a Gas Safe certificate.

✅ Gas purging
✅ Gas tightness test
✅ Commercial pipework

Ormond Pipework
Commercial Gas Experts

https://www.ormondpipework.co.uk
+44 7917 667450
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10/12/2025

Hot tapping in Luton.
Three 1” on 2” live tappings completed on a coolant system for a back up generator, providing power for a sub station.

The tappings were used as drain points & entry for a back fill. This was so the coolant could be changed as part of a service on the back up generator.

12/11/2025

3” on 3” live tapping on gas pipework, Westerwood Hotel Glasgow.

The purpose of this hot tapping was to create a supply to a new CHP plant.

Westerwood Hotel required zero downtime on their gas in order to keep the hot water, kitchen and ambient temperatures running smoothly.

Ormond Pipework Services, Hot tapping experts.

17/10/2025

Commercial gas leak repair.
The original installation was leaking due to the underground steel pipework not having anti-corrosion tape. Overtime this will rot steel pipework, subsequently causing leaks.

Ormond replaced the 2” steel pipework with 50 meters of 63mm MDPE. MDPE was used due to its long life expectancy in addition to being cost and time effective.

Upon completion, Ormond provided a Gas Safe certificate confirming a successful test and purge of the new gas main.

30/06/2023

Releasing the squeeze off clamp on 6” MADPE Gas Pipework

30/06/2023

Post squeeze off on 6”MDPE gas.

The indentation on the plastic pipe is only temporary. Within 24 hours the MDPE recovers to its original state and normal flow is resumed.

30/06/2023

Squeeze off on gas 6” MDPE

This operation stops the flow of gas and essentially acts as a temporary valve.

This is one of Ormonds routine procedures. It allows for alterations to be made, without turning off the supply to the entire site.

13/06/2023

Welding a 2.5” fl**ge in position 100ft off the ground.

This was on a gas main which was previously purged to make hot works safe.

Purpose of this fl**ge was to form a split in the Pipework. The split would allow the decommission of redundant air handling units whilst the other side could remain live to feed two plant rooms.

Ormond Pipework Gas Safe Engineers.

24/05/2023

10” MDPE Gas installation

Client required a new branch in their 10” MDPE gas main to supply a new furnace.

To avoid any production downtime Ormond Pipework squeezed off the live gas main. This allowed for a new branch to be installed without turning off the gas supply to the entire factory.

Ormond Pipework, Gas Safe Engineers.

24/05/2023

4” x 6” Hot Tapping on Gas

Client required a new branch on their 6” gas main to supply a new steam boiler.

****No Purging****
****No Testing****
****Completed in one day****

Ormond Pipework Services Hot Tapping, the cost and time effective solution.