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This week Synthotech were delighted to host a truly collaborative workshop between Cadent Gas, Northern Gas Networks and Scotia Gas Networks. The key focus of the day was the ServiBoost project. ServiBoost allows a service which has a poor pressure to gain a 5mbar pressure uplift. ServiBoost is a truly innovative and compact device developed by Synthotech in partnership with Cadent Gas. The aim of the workshop was to provide cross network collaboration and knowledge transfer of this new development that can significantly improve operational planning and customer experiences when a poor pressure occurs. As ServiBoost completes its development following its successful Cadent operational trials, the equipment is being passed onto Northern Gas Networks and Scotia Gas Networks for trial and evaluation, with an aim of getting ServiBoost operational for this winter. While together further innovations, developments and best practice were discussed including - ServiceCam for service inspection - WExTech Services and Mains for live gas pipe water extraction, SynthoCam for use with the new WASK core and vac keyhole system and the latest House Entry Tee Exchange system where a House Entry Tee can be replaced without the requirement for an excavation using single person operation. Innovation through Collaboration.

On Tuesday this week, Synthotech Research and Development Engineer Ben Loades took part in the IGEM North East and Yorkshire Young Persons Competition. There were five great entries including Stress Crack Corrosion, Sustainable Procurement, Gas Shrinkage and the Humber Crossing Project. Ben presented on his work with ServiBoost. As the lead engineer he was able to talk about his involvement in the design, development, manufacture, assembly, testing and ultimate field trialling of the system. Well done to everyone involved, a particularly tough competition. Well done to Andrew Wynne of Rosen for winning. ServiBoost is a unique device developed in partnership with Cadent Gas that provides a 5mbar uplift on a service with poor pressure to prevent the customer experiencing a no-gas situation. For further information on ServiBoost or any Synthotech development drop us a line at info@synthotech.co.uk

The Synthotech Team have been busy over the Christmas and New Year meeting customer deadlines and delivering 21 new camera systems to a customer.

It has been an exciting four and a half years of pushing boundaries, world firsts and successfully completing significant milestones.

Synthotech are proud to be partnered with Northern Gas Networks in the development of Project STASS.

Looking for an alternative solution to locating this winter’s in-pipe issues?

Last night Synthotech’s Rob Lumb was victorious at IGEM’s Midlands Section Innovation Showcase’s competition.

Have you got a water ingress problem in a mains or service pipe?

Last week the team were busy at events and this week they are looking forward to LCNI.

Yesterday Synthotech held its quarterly Business Operational Briefing (BOB) alongside its Macmillan cake day.

Last week Synthotech was invited to IGEM's headquarters to meet with visitors from the Far East District Section (FEDS).

This week Project STASS has been completing field trials under a busy 4 way intersection in the centre of Huddersfield.

We were ‘blow away’ by this years No-Dig Live 2018!

Synthotech will be joining its parent company, Heath Morgan Group, its sister company HMG Water Solutions and its partner PQS Survey on outdoor stand 34A.

For the last two weeks the team have been working at National Grid Bacton undertaking the inspection of pipework. Following the success of the earlier trial at Pannal, Bacton was the final live trial of the project.

It’s been another packed week of product trials for Synthotech's Technical Support and R&D teams.

Wow what a week for robots in action…

After GRAID's very successful first live gas trial at Pannal, Synthotech are now ramping up for the second at Bacton.

Check out this month’s Gas International (Gi) Magazine.

Technical Support Engineer Chris Hart and Mechanical Engineer Alex Turner completed a SynthoTrax specialist service in London this week.

This week Andy Sparkes (Synthotech's Customer Relationship Manager) and Chris Hart (Technical Support Engineer) visited Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) in Dublin.

This week Synthotech’s Innovations Director Wez Little has been at the Northumbrian Water Group’s (NWG) Innovation Festival 2018.

Over the last two weeks Project GRAID has been undertaking the first ‘live’ site trial of their inspection robot.

Synthotech has returned from a very enjoyable and thought provoking World Gas Conference in Washington DC.

These are the journeys of the GRAID robot. Its four year development: to explore AGI`s, to seek out new information and understanding, to boldly go where no one or no robot has gone before...

Last week the SynOvate team got together at our head office and held an engineering update.

Project GRAID has successfully completed one of its last offline trials at DNV-GL's site at RAF Spadeadam.

Last week Synthotech hosted a Robotics and Innovation Showcase for a group of Senior and Operational Managers from SGN, this was a truly collaboration event supported by nine partners from the Synthotech Technology Hub, the event was held on a beautifully sunny day at our Synthotech Test and Research Site (STaRS).

Synthotech are delighted that two members of the team have won awards at the IGEM and EUA Gas Awards 2018

This week Synthotech has been sharing how its' robotics projects have overcome the challenges associated with minimising access holes at IGEM and IET's 'Robotics: Utilities and Beyond' event in Edinburgh.

Its been a busy one for our customer relations team with two brilliant exhibitions this week.

Wez Little, Synthotech's Innovations Director, will be speaking at Twenty65 Annual Conference.

The Tier One Replacement System (TORS) features in 'A Revolution in Buried Pipe Replacement'.

After successfully completing its trials so far, Project GRAID has been given the go ahead to start 'live' trials in 2018.

Synthotech is delighted to be recognised by the prestigious EUA and IGEM Gas Industry awards 2018.

In difficult conditions at RAF Spadeadam the robotic unit climbed up and down the 45º pipe section under pressure of 50Barg and 5m/second flow. Project GRAID (Gas...

A big thank you to all our colleagues who have shown true grit and determination to support both Synthotech and our customers through the extreme weather this week.

You may be experiencing reduced operational levels from us today due to adverse weather conditions ❄️ Please bear with us and thanks for understanding. ❄️

Synthotech’s STASS robot proving capable as field trials get more demanding.

Last night Synthotech’s Wez Little tamed the Lions by winning the innovation showcase IGEM & PIG Southern and London’s Lions Lair.

Last week Steve Vick, Cadent Gas and Synthotech completed a great SealBack II trial on a 4" main in Birmingham.

Synthotech’s distributors in the Netherlands and Belgium, IPCO Pipeline Equipment, have been busy training out SynthoCam 3 and ServiceCam.

Synthotech, in partnership with Northern Gas Networks, is excited to be invited to present at a STEMtastic event at Virgin Money HQ in Gosforth on Thursday next week.

Synthotech is looking forward to Wednesday when they will be attending the launch event.

Synthotech wishes all our suppliers and customers from around the world a Happy and Prosperous 2018.

What a great year...

The new SynthoCam H2O system has been undergoing live water trials recently and has been proving itself to be an exciting contender for the in pipe, live water, CCTV camera market.

This week our SynthoTeam have been at the Low Carbon Networks and Innovation (LCNI) Conference in Telford.

WOW what a week it’s been for innovation and firsts....

All departments have been busy designing, testing or delivering innovation projects or products.

Synthotech is excited to be part of the new National Centre for Nuclear Robotics.

This week the GRAID team where putting the GRAID Carcass through its paces.

Following on from its latest award last week at the UKSTT awards, this week WExTech came to the rescue of a pipe replacement job.

Thanks to everyone involved for making it such a great day, especially those who gave their feedback.

A brilliant result last night at the UKSTT Awards.

Wez Little, Synthotech’s Innovations Director will be speaking at the No-Dig Roadshow in Leeds next Thursday 19th October.

Synthotech will be exhibiting at the IGEM Annual Conference in Derby next week. We will be bringing a number of our award winning innovation products including the WExTech Water extraction systems, ServiceCam and the new TITAN Pan and Tilt camera System.

The WExTech Systems have won the award for the Best Innovation contributing to Customer Quality and Reliability of Gas Supply at the prestigious UK Energy Innovation Awards last night.

Last week Synthotech held two great Tier One Replacement System (TORS) events up at Synthotech’s Test and Research Site (STaRS) at Melmerby, North Yorkshire.

Both TORS and SynthoTrax TITAN have been out and about this week.

Synthotech and ALH Systems in collaboration with Northern Gas Networks held the Stage 1 Stakeholder demonstration for the NIA funded Project STASS.

Project GRAID has been featured in The Times Newspaper.

Thomas the Tank Engine was a 'really useful engine' on Sunday pleasing children of all ages as he supported Synthotech's SynthoFun at the Harewood SoapBox Derby.

Synthotech and IGEM North East and Yorkshire branch would like to invite you to an event on the 20th September

Project GRAID has returned to DNVGL Research Site at RAF Spadeadam this week to continue its testing.

This week SynthoTrax was used by PMC to successfully survey a 18” main in Wales and West Utilities. The survey was to find 4” and 8” connections that were back-feeding the main. The super bright directional LED`s and the latest Titan pan and tilt camera gave crystal clear vision easily locating the connections. The low impact vertical launch added to the cost effectiveness of the whole job.

Synthotech are delighted to launch TITAN™, the world’s first Pan and Tilt camera for live access into Tier Two Gas Distribution Mains (10” to 18”) through a 2” BSP tapping using either WASK, ALH or Pipetech under pressure drilling bases.

Synthotech enjoyed two great days supporting Northern Gas Networks on their NGN Construction Services Stand Down Day

This week the SynthoTeam has been keeping fit!

This week Synthotech has been busy developing new projects both in the office and out on site.

Great news! Project GRAID has won the Land-Based (Onshore) Technology award at the Pipeline Industries Guild’s awards lunch yesterday.

Today saw the formal kick-off meeting for the System Two Assess and Seal System (STASS) a new Network Innovation Allowance- funded project Northern Gas Networks are working on with UK SMEs Synthotech Limited and ALH Systems Limited.

This week Synthotech was delighted to host an event for the Pipeline Innovation Research Club with Pipeline Industries Guild and Exova.

We are delighted to announce that Project GRAID has been shortlisted for the Pipeline Industries Guild’s annual awards for the Land-Based (Onshore) Technology award.

This week two of our Technical Support Engineers Chris and Andy have been testing Synthotech’s New Titan Pan and Tilt system.

The Tier One Replacement System (TORS) sails through its street trials.

Not only was Synthotech awarded Company of the Year and Innovations Project of the year for Project GRAID but Synthotech’s Wez Little (Innovations Director) has been at Installer live 2017 with Ben Kuchta founder of Project SOTER.

Synthotech are delighted to have been successful at the Gas Industry Awards. Synthotech have won the prestigious “Company of the Year” and “Innovation Project of the Year Award” and were shortlisted for the “Innovation Product of the Year Award” and Rob Lumb for “Young Person of the Year”.

This week Synthotech attended a combined Pipeline Industries Guild and IGEM event.

Andy Tilley, Synthotech's Lead Technical Support Engineer has been up in Scotland to assist SGN Glasgow teams to trial three new Synthotech Products.

On the 4th April 2017 Project GRAID met a significant milestone, the team commenced offline trials at DNVGL Research Site at RAF Spadeadam.

Synthotech is delighted to be recognised by the prestigious EUA and IGEM Gas Industry awards 2017.

This week Synthotech has delivered 10 Water Extraction Technology Mains Systems and 40, yes, 40 ServiceCams!

After being shortlisted for the ‘Innovation – Product’ category in last years’ UKSTT Awards, Synthotech was asked to speak at a technical evening held by UKSTT & Pipeline Industries Guild (PIG).

The Queen is not the only one to celebrate their Diamond Jubilee this year.

WExTech Services comes to Yorkshire and Teeside.

Synthotech is delighted to be awarded Achilles UVDB Verify Category B2.

Mark Tindley, took to the stage last night at the PIG IGEM London & Southern “Lions Lair” event to deliver a presentation on SynthoScope for live gas mains.

This week Synthotech teamed up with the Pipeline Industries Guild Northern Branch to deliver a Robotics Event.

Loss of gas supply in Lombard Street / Quayside area of Newcastle

Synthotech is happy to welcome a new member to the dynamic Technical Support Engineering team.

We are delighted that GTC Construction have place orders for the latest CCTV inspection and Water Extraction equipment this month.

This week a group from SGN visited Synthotech's HQ for a demonstration day and facility tour.

Synthotech, as part of the Heath Morgan Group (HMG) have announced two new appointments as part of the launch of its sister company Outlook Technology Limited.

Synthotech wishes all our suppliers and customers from around the world a Happy and Prosperous 2017.

....when all through Synthotech,

Synthotech’s Technical Support Engineers have been out with WExTech for Mains.

Synthotech’s Lead Technical Support Engineer (TSE) Andy Tilley has just returned from a trip to Hong Kong and China where he has been demonstrating Synthotech’s camera systems.

New ServiceCam video launched to provide tips for trained users.

Simon Ayley, Business Development Director for the multi-award-winning Synthotech Limited, is leaving at the end of the year in search of new challenges, with a desire to be located in the southern half of the UK.

Last week, three of our Sales team were privileged to join the members of the Institute of Gas Engineers and Managers Wales section for their annual Charity ball.

Synthotech’s Technical Support Engineer (TSE), Mick, has been out and about completing specialist surveys this week.

Synthotech are increasingly using video to support projects, products, client training and development.

Members of the Research and Development team and the Sales team are attending events in the Netherlands next week.

Synthotech had a great few days exhibiting and attending the Low Carbon Network and Innovation Conference (LCNI) in Manchester.

National Grid operatives from the West Area of London are the first in the UK to be trained on our award winning Water Extraction System for live gas mains.

Project GRAID - Stakeholder engagement day

It has been a busy week exhibiting at No-Dig Live and attending two of Northern Gas Networks’ Innovations Roadshows.

The SynthoTent has been out and about this week with our lead Technical Support Engineer (TSE) Andy Tilley, TSE Mick Hargreaves and sales manager Mike Brenchley.

Everyone had great fun at this year’s Pipeline Industries Guild-Scottish Branch Golf day.

This week Synthotech’s Christopher Barker achieved Chartered Status with the Institute of Mechanical Engineers.

Synthotech will be busy this September-October

Last weekend an enthusiastic group of Synthotech staff along with a group of family and friends took part in the Harrogate Soapbox derby.

It’s been a busy week for all our Engineering teams. Not only have our Technical Support Engineers been out training teams on new equipment, but our Research & Development Engineers have a particularly important task at hand…

Packed audience representing 40 Chinese gas distribution networks get “hands on” with Synthotech product range.

Synthotech celebrates its 20th Year

Synthotech had a great day at the annual Pipeline Industries Guild - Wales and West Branch Golf Day.

Synthotech has been sharing knowledge with a packed audience of supply chain companies and GDN procurement teams at an IA Procurement Event this week.

Brilliant afternoon at the Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers’ Young Person’s Paper Competition Final.

Synthotech presented to 120 members of NGN’s Asset Management team in Middlesborough this week.

The newest member of our Technical Support Team is ready to go!

Brilliant results from our latest Water Extraction field trials

Synthotech has sold and trained out over 40 Live Gas Approved Camera Inspection kits for National Grid Gas.

Synthotech and its team win two awards at the prestigious Gas Industry Awards.

Synthotech, Pipa-UK & Advanced Valve Technologies share latest innovations with Dutch gas & water networks.

Rob Lumb from Synthotech wins the IGEM North West Young Person’s Paper Competition

Synthotech have been shortlisted in three categories at the 2016 IGEM EUA Gas Industry Awards

Synthotech is getting ready to support the North East and Yorkshire Section event

Synthotech is delighted to be awarded an Achilles UVDB Verify Category B2 Accreditation

We are delighted to be shortlisted in two categories at the UK Energy Innovation Awards 2016

Synthotech is proud to announce the expansion of its dynamic Technical Support Engineering team

Success as ServiceCam locates an ongoing gas escape and saves National Grid over £1000

Rafal Cichosz, a member of Synthotech’s Graduate programme, took home a win at last night’s IGEM Young Person’s Paper evening.

Earlier this month, a team from Synthotech & Steve Vick gave a seminar on the use of the Sealback process to help avoid the need to excavate in the highway when carrying out mains replacement works.

Andy Sparkes, Synthotech’s Customer Relationship Manager, took to the stage last night at the PIG IGEM London & Southern “Lions Lair” event, pitching the latest in water extraction technology for live gas mains.

When a tree root breaks into a water main which subsequently fractures & fills the adjacent gas main, Synthotech help the network restore supplies to a school & 400 properties.

Synthotech were at the University of Birmingham this week, presenting to an audience from the rail industry on Robotics and Autonomous Systems.

Young engineer Simon Langdale has recently achieved Chartered Status with the Institute of Mechanical Engineers.

A previous high gas velocity incident had caused damage to one of the filters located on an 18” steel pipeline at a large High Pressure Above Ground Installation (AGI). The client suspected that debris from the damaged filter had travelled into other sections of the AGI pipework, but needed to be certain such that remedial works could be planned.

A UK Gas Distribution Network put an end to 88 repeat visits over 2 years by using the latest in water extraction technology for live gas mains.

A UK Gas Distribution Network saved £1,000 on a single job, by reducing excavations and avoiding the need for a 20m long mole, using ServiceCam to quickly identify the cause of repeated poor pressure problems.

A multi-stakeholder audience from National Grid, HSE, Ofgem, Balfour Beatty and tRIIO witnessed a major milestone in the history of the Tier One Replacement System (TORS) project on Tuesday 1st December.

Our Wez Little, Innovations Director, was on stage at EUA Gas 2015 last week, speaking about one of the hot topics in innovation, namely the use of robotics in utility pipes.

This week, Synthotech Innovations Director Wez Little has been presenting Project GRAID to a full-house at the IET “Robotics in Extreme Environments” event in Birmingham.

Recently, the Synthotech Innovations Roadshow has been visiting Balfour Beatty depots in Wolverhampton and Worsley. Providing a drop in service for all Balfour Beatty employees, Synthotech were delighted to welcome over 100 visitors to our Syntho-tent.

Synthotech work with the gas distribution networks to reduce excavation, environmental impact and customer disruption. Although most networks have their own resources to complete everyday works, every now and again something pops up that requires a ‘specialist service’.

Following the successful event at Balfour Beatty Wolverhampton last week, the Synthotech Innovation Roadshow now travels to Balfour Beatty at Chaddock Lane in Worsley. Our Syntho-tent will be set up in the car park by 9am on Tuesday morning, ready to welcome visitors with a tea or coffee, right through to Thursday afternoon. Our expert engineers will be on hand to carry out product demonstrations, answer operating queries, and discuss future technology and innovation projects.

This week, Synthotech have taken to the road with its latest innovations & products. ‘Syntho-tent’ has been pitched at the Balfour Beatty depot at Stafford Road, Wolverhampton for three days, with our expert engineers on hand to carry out product demonstrations, answer operating queries, and discuss future technology and innovation projects.

As the UK gas industry strives to reduce excavation, avoid meter re-sites and embed new world-class innovation, Synthotech are preparing to take to the road. This roadshow, organised in conjunction with Balfour Beatty Operational & Innovation teams, will bring the knowledge, expertise and skills of Synthotech engineers, along with our range of existing and new products, to our customer’s front door.

National Grid Gas have released a new publication reviewing their investment in innovation over the last twelve months.

So far in 2015, Synthotech have been honoured to be nominated by our industry peers for several awards. Synthotech have been finalists for the EUA & IGEM Gas Industry Awards Company of the Year, winners of the prestigious Utility Pipeline Technology Award, and awarded the title of 'Best of the Best’ at the WRc Innovation Awards.

As part of its continued growth and expansion Synthotech moved to its new home at Milner Court, a mere 200metres from its previous location of 15 years at Crimple Court. The new Milner Court Campus has already increase available space by some 124%, and will finish by being just under 23,000ft2. Having settled into the new facility Synthotech are enjoying the benefits that the additional space provides through increase effectiveness and efficiency.

Synthotech were delighted to support one of its customers during a ‘stand down day’ event earlier this week. Events like this offer operatives, managers, planners and other gas industry specialists the chance to take a break from their daily routine, and meet up in an informal environment.

This week, Synthotech’s Technical Support Engineers have been out and about delivering training, equipment support and technical expertise across the UK. One particular training session proved useful in a matter of moments.

We know not everyone has access to large lump sums of money, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't be able to purchase world-class products designed to reduce excavation by 50%. We also understand that it is in the interest of your business to have the latest technologies and tools NOW, not later. With this in mind, Synthotech have taken the step to assist those who want the best now, but might not have the full cash amount upfront.

As an industry, we need to avoid relocating gas meters when renewing services if at all possible. Not only does a meter resite cause additional inconvenience to the consumer, but also additional cost to the network owner. Last week, Synthotech delivered another FLM Awareness course to an engaging audience. The course is not product specific, and goes back to engineering first principles regarding pressure loss, various methods of lining metallic services, network policy, and health and safety. The session includes interactive demonstrations to show both good and bad installation techniques, and what can happen when procedures are not followed.

Charlotte, one of Synthotech’s robotic survey systems known as Synthotrax, has been safely carrying out surveys inside live medium pressure gas distribution mains. Charlotte is live-launched into the main via a 6” drilling, and is used on mains up to 48” diameter. Client Network Supervisor stated:

Synthotech hit the headlines this week as leading robotics pioneers met in Leeds to give their views on the industry and to see what the future holds. Business Quarter Editor Mike Hughes attended, met with Synthotech Innovations Director Wez Little, and compiled a great article:

Finding service locations, tracing mains, and identifying faults are all essential requirements of owning and operating a gas distribution network.

Synthotech Innovations Director Wez Little gave a world-class presentation on the importance of collaboration when delivering successful innovation projects at the prestigious World Gas Conference in Paris last week.

Synthotech, National Grid Gas and TORS win prestigious innovation award