Water mains, irrigation systems and pump installations across Bulgaria.
Completed sites from our practice — water mains, special chambers and trenchless crossings across Bulgaria. The gallery is updated as new sites are delivered.
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Pump connection reconstruction — Merichleri
Merichleri
Reconstruction of a pump connection in Merichleri — rebuilding the pipework manifold from PE pipes and fittings with shut-off valves around the pump. The site is in progress.
Reconstruction of the pump's pipework manifold
PE pipes, fittings and electrofusion joints
Shut-off valves around the pump
The site is in progress
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Water mains for 9 sprinkler systems — Elit 2095
Elit 2095
The start (9 September) of our most ambitious project of the year — water mains for 9 sprinkler irrigation systems for Elit 2095, with PE pipes from DN125 to DN400. In the first 10 working days, 3695 m of mains have been laid. The project is in progress.
Water mains for 9 sprinkler irrigation systems
DN400 PN10 — 2408 m
DN400 PN6 — 800 m
DN315 PN10 — 1949 m
DN250 PN10 — 284 m
DN200 PN10 — 3051 m
DN160 PN10 — 594 m
DN125 PN10 — 594 m
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3300 m Ø250 irrigation main with hydrants — Dimchevo
Dimchevo
Construction of a new irrigation main at Dimchevo with a water intake from a reservoir (the Mandra reservoir) — 3300 m of Ø250 HDPE pipe with 27 hydrants for hose-reel irrigation machines, 10 air-valve shafts and 10 drain (washout) shafts. The site is complete.
Irrigation main from Ø250 HDPE pipe — 3300 m
27 hydrants for hose-reel machines
10 air-valve shafts
10 drain (washout) shafts
Water intake from a reservoir (Mandra)
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Tying Valley pivots into the main — Katrig ET
Katrig ET
Connecting Valley centre-pivot machines to the supply main for Katrig ET — foundation, riser with shut-off valves and the tie-in to the main. The pivots are ready to irrigate as soon as the pump arrives.
Tying Valley centre pivots into the main
Tie-in at the pivot centre with shut-off valves
Electrofusion and butt welding of the joints
Ready to irrigate once the pump arrives
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Another supply main — Agro MM
Agro MM
A new supply main from HDPE pipes for Agro MM — delivery of the pipes, butt welding and laying across the fields. The site is in progress.
Supply main from HDPE pipes
Delivery of the pipes on site
Butt welding and laying of the main
The site is in progress
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Laying a water main — Malo Konare
Malo Konare
Construction of a new water main near Malo Konare — butt-welded HDPE strings, trench excavation and laying the main across the fields. The site is in progress.
Butt welding of HDPE pipes into long strings
Trench excavation for the main
Laying the main across the fields
The site is in progress
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Ø280 main for two systems — Agro MM
Agro MM
A new supply main for Agro MM feeding two irrigation systems — 1280 m of Ø280 HDPE pipe, butt-welded and laid in 4 days. The water is taken from an irrigation canal via a reinforced-concrete intake structure.
Supply main from Ø280 HDPE pipe
Total length 1280 m
Feeds two irrigation systems
Completed in 4 days
Reinforced-concrete water intake from an irrigation canal
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New Ø315 main — Agro MM
Agro MM
Construction of a new supply main for Agro MM — 864 m of Ø315 HDPE pipe, butt-welded and laid in two and a half days. The first of four fields in the project.
Supply main from Ø315 HDPE pipe
Total length 864 m
Butt welding and laying of the main
Completed in two and a half days
First of four fields in the project
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Laying a water main — Konyovo
Konyovo
Construction of a new water main near Konyovo — butt-welded HDPE strings, trench excavation and laying the main across the fields. The site is in progress.
Butt welding of HDPE pipes into long strings
Trench excavation for the main
Laying the main across the fields
Electrofusion welding of fittings and flanged joints
The site is in progress
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Water main, pivots & pump station — Elit 2095, Popovitsa
Popovitsa
Elit 2095
Construction of a new water main for Elit 2095 in Popovitsa. The linear section: butt-welded and laid HDPE mains — Ø280 — 645 m, Ø160 — 370 m and Ø125 — 708 m, delivered in 5 days. Centre pivots are connected to the main and a pump station with Grundfos pumps and a reservoir has been built. The system is ready to irrigate.
Water main from HDPE pipes, butt welding
Ø280 — 645 m
Ø160 — 370 m
Ø125 — 708 m
Linear section completed in 5 days
Connection of centre pivots to the main
Pump station with Grundfos pumps and a reservoir
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Start of a new Ø355 supply main
Start of a new supply main from Ø355 HDPE pipes — delivery of the pipes, butt welding into long strings and pulling/laying across the fields. The site started before Christmas and is in progress.
Supply main from Ø355 HDPE pipes
Butt welding of the pipes into long strings
Pulling and laying the main across the fields
The site is in progress
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New supply main — Enfo Agro OOD
Enfo Agro OOD
Preparation and laying of a new supply main for Enfo Agro OOD — delivery of HDPE pipes, butt welding into long strings and laying the main across the farmland. The site is in progress.
Delivery of HDPE pipes for the supply main
Butt welding of the pipes into long strings
Laying the main across the farmland
Preparation for connecting the irrigation system
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Supply main from a reservoir & centre-pivot system — Ravna gora
Ravna gora
Construction of a supply main with a water intake from a reservoir, feeding a centre-pivot irrigation system — butt welding and laying of HDPE pipes, pulling the main through the fields, supply of pumps and a diesel generator, and installing the pivot with shut-off valves. The site is complete.
Water intake from a reservoir and supply main
Butt welding and laying of HDPE pipes
Pulling the main through the fields
Supply of pumps and a diesel generator for the pump station
Pivot centre installation with shut-off valves
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Water main for hose-reel irrigators — Bozduganovo
Bozduganovo
Construction of a water main feeding hose-reel irrigation machines for farmland — laying HDPE pipes with branch connections and nodes.
Water main for hose-reel irrigation machines
HDPE pipe laying with butt and electrofusion welding
Branch connections and nodes for the irrigators
Farmland, Bozduganovo
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Installation of a Ø500 outlet pipe — Debar dam
Debar dam, Parvomay area
Installation of a Ø500 outlet (discharge) pipe at the Debar dam — pipe laying with flanged connections, a shut-off valve and an air valve.
Installation of a Ø500 outlet pipe
Flanged connections and shut-off valve
Air valve installation
Site: Debar dam, Parvomay area
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Drip irrigation for 1,000 dka of orchards — Bulgarevo
Bulgarevo
Construction of a drip irrigation system for orchards totalling 1,000 dka (decares) near Bulgarevo — supply mains, a water intake node and shut-off valve assemblies.
Drip irrigation system for orchards
Irrigated area: 1,000 dka
Supply mains with fittings and shut-off valves
Water intake node and valve assemblies
Stage 64
Pump installation at the pivot — Lenovo
Lenovo
Enfo Agro OOD, Lenovo
Installation of a pump at the pivot centre — connection to an HDPE manifold with shut-off valves and flanged joints, with electrofusion welding of the pipes.
Pump installation at the pivot centre
Connection to an HDPE manifold
Shut-off valves and flanged joints
Electrofusion welding of the pipes
Stage 510
Irrigation system in operation — Lenovo
Lenovo
Enfo Agro OOD, Lenovo
The completed irrigation system is in full operation — the centre-pivot machines are watering the maize fields, the pump station is running and the water intake feeds the mains. The result of every stage of the site.
Centre-pivot machines in operation
Running pump station with a frequency converter
Water intake feeding the mains
Irrigation of the maize fields
Stage 43
Tap-in from Ø400 asbestos-cement pipes & joining the mains — Lenovo
Lenovo
Enfo Agro OOD, Lenovo
A branch from two Ø400 asbestos-cement (eternit) pipes and joining of the two mains to feed drip irrigation. The system is ready for the pivots in the autumn.
Branch (tap-in) from two Ø400 asbestos-cement pipes
Joining of the two mains into a common manifold
Installation of shut-off valves
Preparation for drip irrigation supply
Stage 314
Pivot assembly & start-up — Lenovo
Lenovo
Enfo Agro OOD, Lenovo
Assembly of centre-pivot irrigation machines on the completed foundations and commissioning. The site is complete.
Assembly of centre-pivot irrigation machines
Span assembly and connection to the supply main
Pump station with shut-off valves
Commissioning — the pivots are irrigating
Stage 27
Pivot foundations — Lenovo
Lenovo
Enfo Agro OOD, Lenovo
Construction of reinforced-concrete foundations for centre-pivot irrigation systems — excavation, formwork, reinforcement and concreting.
Reinforced-concrete foundations for pivots
Excavation, formwork and reinforcement
Concreting of the foundations
For centre-pivot irrigation systems
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DN250/DN160 supply main & pump station — Lenovo
Lenovo
Enfo Agro OOD, Lenovo
Supply and installation of pipes, fittings and shut-off valves for a DN250/DN160 supply main with vertical branch connections for sprinkler and drip irrigation, together with the supply and commissioning of a 53 l/s pump with a frequency converter.
Supply and installation of pipes, fittings and shut-off valves
DN250 supply main — 420 m
DN160 supply main — 480 m
2 vertical branch connections for sprinkler and drip irrigation
Supply and commissioning of a 53 l/s pump with a frequency converter
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Supply main for sprinkler irrigation systems — DN225 / DN200 / DN180
Ekvator EOOD, Burgas
Supply and installation of pipes, fittings and shut-off valves to build a supply water main over 2.1 km long in three diameters, with vertical branch connections for sprinkler irrigation systems.
Supply and installation of pipes, fittings and shut-off valves
DN225 supply main — 996 m
DN200 supply main — 492 m
DN180 supply main — 696 m
2 vertical branch connections for sprinkler irrigation systems
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DN90 potable & fire-fighting water main — residential complex, Novi Han
Novi Han area
Gama Tech EOOD, Sofia
Construction of a DN90 potable and fire-fighting water main, 2,585 m long, for a new residential complex of 86 single-family houses, together with 86 service connections, shut-off valves, water-meter chambers and fire hydrants.
DN90 potable & fire-fighting water main — 2,585 m
86 DN25 house service connections
Installation of shut-off valves and water-meter chambers
7 fire hydrants
Serving a complex of 86 single-family houses
Stage 48
Floating water intake & pump start-up — Spasovo
Spasovo
Dimo Dimov (registered farmer)
Construction of a floating reservoir intake and commissioning of the pumping system. The site is complete — the client is now irrigating.
Floating pontoon intake from the reservoir
Suction line to the pump station
HDPE butt welding and shut-off valve installation
Commissioning — the system is irrigating
Stage 34
Pump relocation — Spasovo
Spasovo
Dimo Dimov (registered farmer)
Relocation of the pumping installation to a new position at the water source — dismantling, building a new suction line with shut-off valves and recommissioning.
Relocation of the pump to a new position
New suction line at the water source
Installation of shut-off valves
Recommissioning
Stage 26
DN200 supply main, 1,720 m — Spasovo
Spasovo
Dimo Dimov (registered farmer)
Supply of pipes, fittings and valves and construction of a DN200 supply water main, 1,720 m long, connecting to existing sprinkler irrigation systems.
Supply of pipes, fittings and valves
Construction of a DN200 supply main — 1,720 m
3 vertical branch connections
Connection to existing sprinkler irrigation systems
Stage 17
DN200 supply main for a sprinkler irrigation system — Spasovo
Spasovo
Dimo Dimov (registered farmer)
Supply of HDPE pipes and construction of a DN200 supply water main, 1,200 m long, feeding a sprinkler irrigation system, together with inspection chambers and shut-off valves.
Supply of DN200 HDPE pipes
Construction of a DN200 supply main — 1,200 m
3 inspection chambers
Installation of shut-off valves
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Water mains & trenchless crossings — Elin Pelin – Kostenets railway section
Mirovo, Ihtiman municipality
GP Group AD, Sofia
Relocation of an existing potable-water main and construction of a new fire-fighting pipeline for Tunnel No. 3, together with inspection and special chambers and two horizontal directional drillings for the trenchless crossing of the active Sofia – Burgas railway line.
Relocation of a DN160 potable-water main — 355 m
DN70 fire-fighting pipeline for Tunnel No. 3 — 411 m