NZ Trenchless Industry Update — June 2026

Factory bulletin: ASOE has released an updated lay-flat field repair kit specification — improved abrasion liner and a wider working temperature range. Technical datasheets will be circulated to all PipeTech account holders this week.

Training: Two new approved installer crews completed FFRP certification in Auckland and Christchurch in the last fortnight.

NZ stock: PipeTech has confirmed inbound stock of DN150–DN600 FFRP liners landing in Auckland in late June.

CPM Pipelines, the US operator of the same ASOE FFRP technology marketed as BulletLiner, has continued an active project pipeline through Q2 2026. Recent municipal and industrial installations on force mains and gravity sewers have reinforced the case for fold-and-form fully structural lining where excavation is not viable. The CPM team's weekly content stream remains a strong reference for installation methodology and case-study format — we will continue to surface relevant US updates in this section.

Reference: CPM Pipelines on LinkedIn

ASOE-approved installers in Queensland and Victoria have continued large-diameter sewer renewals using FFRP, with a noticeable uptick in council-owned rising main rehabilitation work. Layflat hose deployments for temporary dewatering on coastal infrastructure projects also remain strong.

A long-distance dewatering project on a Western Cape mining site recently used multiple kilometres of ASOE layflat hose for tailings and pit dewatering — a strong demonstration of the product's reliability in abrasive conditions.

European installers have been active on potable water network rehabilitation, with FFRP used to renew aged ductile iron mains without service interruption. Several installations have been completed inside 24-hour customer outage windows.

UK water utility frameworks continue to favour trenchless rehab to meet AMP delivery targets, and ASOE technology features in several approved supplier lists. Expect more case studies surfacing through the second half of 2026.

3 Waters reform: Local Water Done Well legislation continues to reshape how councils plan capital works. Rehabilitation-first strategies are increasingly attractive against tightening capex envelopes.

Wellington & Auckland networks: Aging wastewater rising mains in both regions present a strong fit for FFRP renewal — fully structural, full-bore, and installable through existing access points.

Agricultural effluent: Compliance pressure on dairy effluent storage and transfer systems continues to drive demand for high-performance layflat hose for shifting effluent between ponds and irrigators.

Utilities / 3 Waters. FFRP delivers a fully structural Class IV solution suitable for both gravity and pressure applications — a strong fit for force mains, trunk sewers, and aged AC water mains.

Construction & Mining. Layflat hose continues to be the workhorse for site dewatering, pit dewatering and tailings transfer. New stock sizes landing this quarter improve availability for projects requiring rapid mobilisation.

Oil & Gas. Trenchless rehabilitation of process water and produced water lines remains an active conversation across the Taranaki region.

Civil Contractors. Talk to PipeTech early in tender stages — trenchless rehabilitation often unlocks faster and lower-impact alternatives to open-cut replacement.

Next week we will cover the recent ASOE FFRP technical bulletin in detail, plus a deeper dive on layflat hose selection for dairy effluent applications. As always, reply to this email or get in touch with any technical questions, project enquiries or content you'd like to see in upcoming editions.

— The ASOE NZ team at PipeTech Ltd