Pipe guides for contractors, engineers and farmers

Both are certified PVC pressure pipe in the same sizes. Here's what actually differs, using our own wall-thickness and weight data.

What the class number on PVC and HDPE pipe means, how to convert it to metres of head, and how to choose the right one.

Polyethylene and PVC both make excellent water pipe. They suit different jobs, and many projects use both.

Both are black polyethylene pipe in coils, but they're made for different pressures and different parts of an irrigation system.

SANS 791 sewer and drain pipe comes in two grades. Here's how they differ, size by size, and how the grade is chosen.

Most pipe damage happens before the pipe is laid. Good handling on site keeps it in the condition it left the factory.

Sizing, pressure classes, colours and lengths, standards and handling in one place.

From bore and bar to SDR and surge: the words on spec sheets, explained.