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Sharing BurrowTech’s sealing cushion knowledge

Dutton Stormwater employs over 40 staff across their Auckland and Christchurch offices. Their maintenance skills and expertise are trusted by some of New Zealand’s biggest companies and councils including Healthy

Case study: Sutherlands Road, Halswell – stormwater drain piping

Christchurch City Council are piping a length of an old timber stormwater drain along Sutherlands Road, Halswell, and siphoning under a spring-fed stream. Part of a capital works programme, this

Case Study: Residential Development, Milns Green, North Halswell, Canterbury

Johnston Civil is an award-winning civil construction company based in Selwyn District in the central South Island. Paul Johnston from Johnston Civil, contacted BurrowTech, looking to hire a plug for

Bypass plug’s interceptor use takes a weight off contractor’s mind

A large (2.2 km) upgrade to the Upper Riccarton Interceptor in Ilam, Christchurch, started in 2024 and is expected to finish mid-2026. The upgrade will improve wastewater infrastructure along Clyde,

Round, square, or egg-shaped – sealing cushions calculations.

Not all pipes are the same. And they come in a range of shapes and sizes. Some reasons are historical, (they used brick!) some are practical. It’s 100% important that

Do inflatable plugs fit different pipes?

If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me: ‘do inflatable plugs work for different size pipes?’ I’d be a rich man. Though I have definitely saved people

Pipe safety first, second and third!

Inflatable pipe plugs and sealing cushions are fantastic tools. And, for infrastructure work, especially, you totally can’t get by without them. But, as always, it’s a matter of safety first.

It’s our mission to simplify the difficult. If you’re putting pipe rehabilitation projects in the ‘too hard basket’ you need BurrowTech.