Perma-Pipe awarded contract for fiberglass pre-insulated pipe system | CompositesWorld

Oct 31, 2024

Multi-Therm system comprises of steel carrier pipes, aerogel and polyurethane foam insulation and a fiberglass-reinforced outer jacket for a Canadian-based healthcare infrastructure project.

Multi-Therm pre-insulation pipe system. Interior steel carrier (narrow black pipe); aerogel insulation (pink); steel conduit pipe (gray); polyurethane foam (yellow); high-density polyethylene (HDPE) outer jacket and fiberglass outer jacket (black). Photo Credit: Perma-Pipe

Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. (Spring, Texas) announced on May 10 that it has been awarded a contract for a district heating and cooling network for a healthcare infrastructure project in Eastern Canada valued at more than $4.5 million.

The project will use Perma-Pipe’s premier engineered Multi-Therm high-temperature pre-insulated pipe system for steam and hot water transportation. The Multi-Therm system consists of a galvanized and polyurethane foam insulated steel carrier pipe enclosed by an outer insulated steel pipe protected by a fiberglass-reinforced outer jacket. The project will begin execution in Perma-Pipe’s facility in Lebanon, Tenn., U.S., in Q2 2021.

Brad Schultz, General Manager for Perma-Pipe United States commented, “Perma-Pipe looks forward to participating in such a strategic redevelopment of the healthcare infrastructure in Eastern Canada. The Multi-Therm pre-insulated pipe system has been supplied to many customers and projects throughout the United States and Canada and this project demonstrates our leadership position in this market,” states Brad Schultz, general manager for Perma-Pipe United States.

David Mansfield, President and CEO commented, "Our diverse group of premier engineered products have broad applications that are proven to address customer needs. We are confident in our ability to continue to provide these quality products and in serving our customers’ expectations. We thank our customer for this award which reinforces our commitment to establishing ‘Partners in Excellence.’”