Drainfast Product Catalogue Issue 36 - Available now!
The latest edition of our sought-after drainage product guide and brochure has arrived from the printers. Get your copy while it is still hot off the press!
Welcome Sarah Austin to the Drainfast team
Sewage Treatment Plants: Everything You Need To Know
Sewage treatment plants provide efficient and environmentally friendly sewage management for properties that don’t or cannot be connected to a main sewer.
Our Toxic Roads: Monitoring & Mitigation
Rainwater runoff from roads is contaminating waterways with a cocktail of pollutants. More needs to be done to monitor and mitigate its environmental impact.
The best place to buy drainage supplies
Big box stores like B&Q and Wickes, retailers like Screwfix and Toolstation, or a specialist drainage supplier such as Drainfast? We make the comparison.
Unconventional Interior Design: Restaurant's PVC Pipe Makeover
Discover how Polish restaurant, ChiChi 4U redefines burger dining using 300 PVC drainage pipes as interior decoration! Unconventional design meets culinary creativity.
Soakaways: How to Prevent & Repair Blockages
Useful hints and tips from drainage professionals on how you can prevent and repair blockages in your rainwater soakaway system.
Hockey Sticks: Making External Meter Box Installation Easier
In electrical terms, a hockey stick is a curved plastic pipe used to connect and protect electrical cable between an underground service duct and a meter box.
Wigs, Wipes & Waste: The Weird Things That Block Our Drains
Discover the crazy items that have been found blocking UK drains and how MuckStopper from Drainfast prevents more conventional blockages on construction sites.
Barratt to buy Redrow in £2.5bn Merger
Housebuilders Barratt and Redrow announce a £2.5bn deal aimed at meeting market challenges while helping the industry achieve its UK affordable housing targets.
Asbestos In Water Pipes: A Hidden Health Risk?
Could the deterioration of asbestos cement water pipes in the UK present a health risk? We investigate this situation and what is being done to tackle it.
How much weight can a manhole cover take?
Drainfast's drainage experts clarify BS EN 124:2015 and FACTA manhole cover load ratings to help you choose the right cover for your location
Septic Drainage Fields: Design & Installation Guide
A design and installation guide from Drainfast, taking you through the steps of specifying, constructing and installing a drainage field for your septic tank.
Product Comparison: Construction Drain Protectors
Make informed choices when protecting your manholes, inspection chambers and road gullies during construction with this product comparison guide from Drainfast
Injured manhole worker lands NHS with fine
Incident at NHS hospital highlights the importance of identifying confined spaces, risk assessments and ensuring workers are trained in safe working practices.
Soakaway Systems: An Installation Guide
Without a drainage system to manage it, rainwater running off roofs and other non-porous surfaces can quickly cause flooding and waterlogging, particularly if the ground isn’t very permeable.