Capability 03 / 06 / First trade on site
Fire mains, hydrants and suppression pipework for power stations.
External fire mains, hydrants, internal hose points and suppressant systems installed to code on live power station sites, often as the first trade on the job.
On a new build power station the fire mains go in first. Nothing else on the plant can be commissioned until the fire protection is in and proven, which is why KBVI has so often been the first trade on site and one of the last off it.
KBVI installed the fire mains on the BELCO power station in Hamilton, Bermuda, a new build 60MW heavy oil plant, for BWSC in 2019. At Discovery Park in Kent the job opened with fire mains and fire suppressant systems and went on to the argon fire suppressant lines through the whole plant. External mains, hydrants, internal hose points and suppressant lines, on live sites for main contractors who cannot afford a failure.
Contact usOn the record
BELCO, Hamilton, Bermuda (60MW, 2019) and Discovery Park, Kent (27.8MW biomass)
For
EPC and main contractors including BWSC
Sequence
First trade on site; the plant cannot start up until the pipework is in
Also
Argon and other suppressant lines through the plant
What we install.
- 01External fire mains and hydrant lines
- 02Internal hose points and hose reel pipework
- 03Fire suppressant system pipework
- 04Argon fire suppressant lines
- 05Fire mains on new build power stations for EPC contractors
- 06Fire hydrant lines on petro-chem and fuel handling sites
How the job runs.
Survey and set out
Read the drawings, walk the site while it is still open ground, and set out the mains before the other trades arrive.
Fabricate
Spools and hydrant assemblies fabricated to drawings.
Install
External mains, hydrants and internal hose points installed to code, on the programme the main contractor is working to.
Prove
Installed and proven so the rest of the plant can be commissioned.
Handover
Marked up and handed over, with KBVI usually still on site for the process pipework that follows.
On the record.
The jobs behind this page, with KBVI's own photographs.
Based in Scunthorpe. Mobilised anywhere.
Fire mains and suppression systems from a base in Scunthorpe, with British Steel on the doorstep, across Scunthorpe, Grimsby, Immingham, Hull, Goole, Doncaster, Sheffield and Lincoln, the Humber and Yorkshire, and wherever the job is. Lackenby Works in Middlesbrough, Sheffield, Sandwich in Kent and Hamilton in Bermuda are on the record.
- →Scunthorpe
- →Grimsby
- →Immingham
- →Hull
- →Goole
- →Doncaster
- →Sheffield
- →Lincoln
Straight answers.
What buyers ask about fire mains and suppression systems.
Why are fire mains the first pipework on a new build?
Because nothing else can be commissioned until the fire protection is in place. On both power station builds on KBVI's record the job opened with the fire mains and suppressant systems.
Do you install fire mains on live sites?
Yes. Fire mains and suppression are installed to code on live power station sites, working around the other trades and the operator.
Do you do the process pipework as well?
Usually. At Discovery Park the crew stayed two years after the fire mains and worked nearly every pipeline in the plant.
Also on the list.
Power station process pipework
Full process pipework packages for EPC contractors on power generation projects, from setting out to handover, on the record in Bermuda and Kent.
Pipework fabrication and installation
Spool fabrication and site installation of process pipework in carbon and stainless steel, small bore up to large diameter, on live plants and new builds.
HVAC and process pipework
Threaded and welded HVAC pipework alongside the full run of plant process lines, installed on running sites and new builds.
Or call the office on 01724 622120 or email office@kbvipipework.co.uk.
Send the drawings.
Get a straight answer.
One email and the pipework starts moving. Your job gets priced by the crew that welds it and stands on the site from first spool to final test.