Ageing infrastructure offers opportunities

Fluid conveyance solutions provider Incledon has noted a growing trend towards high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe solutions, presenting its water infrastructure segment with a major growth opportunity, as South Africa’s ageing water infrastructure network requires serious government intervention and investment, says Incledon chief marketing officer Kelly Wilson. “Most of the country’s water supply infrastructure was installed decades ago. Maintenance has been neglected over the past 25 years, and this has exacerbated the current drought, as a large percentage of water loss can be attributed to the old infrastructure breaking down.”