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Rebuilding the Medina
Plastic pipes have been crucial in a recent project to rehabilitate the water and sewage networks in the Medina – the ancient area of Casablanca, in Morocco. Lydec (Lyonnaise des Eaux de Casablanca) – the
organisation that supplies the urban area of Casablanca with electricity, water, sewerage and drainage services – found severe problems in both the potable water supply and sewerage networks. These included: insufficient pressure; ‘red’ water; frequent obstructions; lots of damage; and low productivity and efficiency. It decided that there was an urgent need for complete renewal of both networks. The project to do this was launched in August 2010, with the objective of finishing by the end of 2013. The piping system was manufactured by Ferroplast,
part of Group Plásticos Ferro (GPF) – a Spanish company that designs and manufactures a number of products and systems based on plastics including pipes and fittings. The project at the Ancienne Médina had three
strategic objectives in terms of conception, design and
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A project to replace the potable water and sewage networks in Casablanca relied heavily on PE and PVC pipes and fittings
organisation: l renewal of the potable water supply and sewerage networks; l rehabilitation, which accompanies the work carried out by local authorities to improve tourist circuits and preserve cultural and historical heritage; and, l environmental protection: in line with the govern- ment’s “Charte Nationale de l’Environnement”, environmental strategy for the preservation of the national and historic heritage. The Ancienne Médina is situated at the heart of the
A PE100 manhole
weighs around 30 times less than its concrete
equivalent
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