Water, Sewage & Effluent November December 2018 | Page 20

Trenchless technology for pipeline installation, rehabilitation, and repair, efficiently alleviates service delivery issues associated with
deteriorating pipeline infrastructure.
No Dig!
In Part 1 of “Unlocking economic growth in South Africa using trenchless
technology”, Neil van Rooyen focuses on how trenchless technology is the
veritable evolution of the installation of buried pipeline infrastructure, and
how this technological innovation is a major force in economic growth.
By Neil van Rooyen, introduction by Tarren Bolton
I
nternational No-Dig South Africa
is a well-established forum for
international and local communities
to meet, exchange ideas, and
review the very latest products and
services available for the installation
and refurbishment of underground
utilities.
The 36th No-Dig International
Conference 2018, which was held
in Cape Town on 8 and 9 October,
showcased international machinery
and products and offered suppliers an
opportunity to market their products
at this highly focused event, which
regularly attracts visitors from across
the world.
Water, Sewage & Effluent is
running a two-part series on a paper
titled “Unlocking economic growth
in South Africa using trenchless
technology”, authored by Neil
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van Rooyen, director at Chrysalis
Projects. In his paper, the outline
of which was delivered by Van
Rooyen in his keynote address at
the conference, he focuses on how
trenchless technology for pipeline
installation,
rehabilitation,
and
repair can rapidly and efficiently
alleviate the service delivery issues
associated
with
deteriorating
pipeline infrastructure. Van Rooyen
feels that such an initiative would
require
significant
engagement
between local government and
private business — and his paper
serves as a catalyst to facilitate such
dialogue.
We bring you the first part of Van
Rooyen’s paper in this issue — the
research paper is the result of a call for
papers from authors invited to submit
proposals on the latest innovations in
Water Sewage & Effluent November/December 2018
trenchless technologies. It is a holistic
paper, and as such, it is published
in its original format, and cannot be
edited.
Part 2 of “Unlocking economic
growth in South Africa using trenchless
technology” will be published in the
January/February 2019 edition of
Water, Sewage & Effluent.
www.waterafrica.co.za