Hargreaves Foundry Drainage
Hargreaves Foundry Drainage is one of the country’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of cast iron drainage products for above and below ground. They provide a vast range of cast iron products from traditional cast iron rainwater and cast iron soil products through to modern cast iron, socketless cast iron systems, above and below ground cast iron systems that meet international standards and carry third party certification. The system of cast iron drainage products are fully compliant with BS EN 877:1999 + A1:2006 (Incorporating corrigendum 2008) and carry Independent third party certification by the BBA and BSI to confirm compliance with BS EN 877.
100mm Hargreaves Halifax Soil System
Hargeaves Halifax Soil is a socketless, mechanically jointed cast iron drainage and wastewater system. The cast iron system consists of a wide range of pipes and fittings of different diameters making it suitable for most applications. Hargreaves Halifax Soil pipe and fittings are available in 50mm, 70mm, 100mm, 150mm and 200mm diameters, with a selection of pipe bends, branches, couplings, brackets, boss pipes and other fitttings to suit any project. The Hargreaves Halifax Soil cast iron system has been designed to minimise installation difficulties and maintenance costs over its lifetime. This is a fit and forget system.
Cast iron drainage pipe and fittings are proven to be reliable, durable and strong. They are safe, non-combustible, quiet and with minimal maintenance will last the life of a building. Cast iron is sustainable and can be fully recycled without any loss of its original properties.
Benefits of Cast Iron Soil Pipe systems
- Quiet in operation – Intrinsic sound-deadening properties of cast iron reduce acoustic insulation costs
- Fire resistant – As a material Cast Iron is non-combustible and has an A1 fire rating which reduces risk and removes the requirements for fire collars
- The paint finish has been tested and proven to offer high performance when exposed to aggressive substances
- Inherent strength and low maintenance requirements of cast iron combined with high quality surface coatings offer a fit and forget solution
- Correctly installed and maintained cast iron pipe systems can last in excess of 100 years
- Cost effective over the whole life of a building
- Extremely low waste at end of life – scrap castings can be fully re-cycled
- High pressure couplings designed for use in high-rise buildings
- The system can be easily modified and adapt to changes to the building in later life with minimal extra cost which helps keep the whole life costs down
Paint Finish
The Hargreaves Cast Iron Halifax Soil system pipes are coated with a two part epoxy finish, red exterior and yellow interior, which provides improved performance when exposed to aggressive substances. The fittings are also epoxy coated in red. The pipes in this system are coated with an average of 40 microns externally and 130 microns internally.
Halifax Soil coatings have been tested successfully for resistance to attack by salt spray, waste water, hot water cycling and solution of acid at PH2 and alkalis at PH12.
Cast Iron Sustainability
Iron is the fourth most common element in the earth's crust. Cast iron can be fully recycled without any loss of its original properties, manufacturers use recycled scrap iron wherever possible. There is a well-established infrastructure for the recycling of scrap iron which means that cast iron products need never end up in landfill.
