Efficiency in construction is a make-or-break issue for a project’s profitability, so it’s vital that developers take every opportunity to reduce any inefficiencies and avoid the delays and increased costs these can cause.
However, when construction decision-makers search for ways to identify and eliminate delays, it’s easy to overlook the efficiency gains that come from purchasing construction products in sets or whole systems. Many don’t think to question existing purchasing methods or the suppliers being used. And in other cases, there’s a focus on “bigger” efficiency wins, forgetting the value that lots of smaller opportunities to streamline can bring when added together.
Sewer system purchasing is ripe for transformation
Sewer-system purchasing is an excellent example of an overlooked opportunity to increase efficiency. Currently, buying a sewer system is often a complex process that involves sourcing numerous components to meet a broad variety of technical and regulatory requirements. Acquiring the necessary pipes, manholes, connectors and more to meet the project’s size, material and capacity requirements frequently means purchasing teams have to deal with multiple manufacturers to source what they need.
As soon as multiple manufacturers are involved, delays are likely to follow. Timescales can stretch because it’s difficult to ensure components from different suppliers are compatible, requiring extensive coordination and technical understanding. Project lead times can expand as delivery schedules vary between manufacturers, and installation has to wait for all parts to arrive. Quality assurance processes also get longer and more complicated as more multi-sourced components must be inspected and tested. And the challenge of making components from different manufacturers work together pushes up installation times and error rates, further adding to delays.
Most suppliers don’t offer a comprehensive sewer product suite
At a glance, it’s clear that there’s a lack of comprehensive sewer systems available globally. Leading sewer manufacturers often offer different, incomplete assortments of components, and their range profiles vary from region to region. This could be for regulatory, manufacturing, distribution, or internal strategic reasons, but the result is added complexity and extra work for construction decision-makers.
When developers can’t buy a comprehensive sewer system from a single manufacturer, it’s almost impossible to optimize the purchase and installation of a sewer systems.
The comprehensive sewer suite you’ve been looking for
We understand the frustration this can cause and the importance of maximizing efficiency wherever possible in construction. Our Wavin Tegra range of inspection chambers and manholes, combined with our extensive range of pipes and connectors, is a widely available, comprehensive sewer system. The new Wavin Tegra 600 is the central component of our system, created to fill the gap we identified in the market for a durable inspection chamber built to meet current and future market requirements.
Its headline difference is its low-carbon construction, but it performs at an elite level in all aspects—from durability and sustainability to ease of installation and integral flexibility capacity—enhancing efficiency in multiple ways. It even protects future efficiency with an optional dedicated chamber for the 110mm sewer networks and demarcation chambers required by sustainable sewer systems.
With the introduction of Wavin Tegra 600, we’re proud to be the only manufacturer able to supply a complete sewer system in many markets.
“At Wavin, we understand how project delays can have a huge effect on a construction project’s overall profitability, so we’re committed to making our products the most efficient on the market to cut these delays. We look at what’s holding up projects and use that information in our innovation process—just as we have with Wavin Tegra 600.”
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Visit our dedicated webpage to find out more about Wavin Tegra 600 here.
