Water Fittings Directory

Kitemarked Fittings and Materials

 

 

1. FITTINGS WITH KITEMARKS, WHICH ARE DEEMED TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF WATER REGULATIONS (BYELAWS).

The Water Regulations Advisory Scheme Technical Committee considers that certain types of Kitemarked fittings require no further testing by the Water Industry because the requirements of the Standard and the schemes of supervision and control for licensees concerning the type of fitting also satisfy the requirements of water regulations and byelaws. The British Standards for which there are Kitemarked fittings acceptable to the Scheme and the names of the companies holding licences are and further information on licensees will be published as and when available. Further information on manufacturers and their products may be obtained from the British Standards Institution, Product Certification, Maylands Avenue, Hemel Hempstead, Herts, HP2 4SQ Tel 01442 230442. Fax 01442 278668. All BSI Kitemark licensees have documented quality systems conforming to BS EN ISO 9000. Please contact the manufacturer, or the latest issue of the Dept. of Trade and Industry Register of Quality Assured Companies for further information.

BS 143 and 1256 : 1986/BS EN 10242
Malleable cast iron and cast copper alloy threaded pipe fittings.
Jinan Meide Castings Ltd
Crane Fluid Systems, Crane Ltd
Thai Malleable Iron and Steel Co. Ltd., Thailand
Yeong HWA Metal Co Ltd, S Korea.

BS 1566-1:2002 Type D
Copper direct cylinders for domestic purposes.
Albion, Halesowen & Caythorpe
Albion, Salford.
Coppercraft Ltd, Dublin
Copperform Ltd, Ossett
Manco Manchester Coppersmiths, Manchester.
McDonald Engineers (Kirkcaldy) Ltd, Fife
Newark Copper Cylinder Co Ltd, Newark
Range Cyslinders Ltd, Wakefield
Stanley Cylinders Ltd, Wakefield
Telford Copper Cylinders Ltd, Telford
Yorkshire Cylinders Ltd - Ossett

BS EN 1254
Capillary and compression fittings for copper tubes.
Comap SA. France
Comap Industria Spa, France
Eluma Conexoes SA, Brazil
Flowflex Ltd, Buxton
IBP - Atcosa
IBP Dundee
IBP Tipton
Jungwoo Metal Ind Co Ltd, Koera
Nibco - USA
Pegler Ltd, Doncaster
Rabco Fittings Ltd, Redditch
Raccord Orleanais, France
R. Woeste & Co Yorkshire GmbH, Germany
Sanha Fittings BVBA, Belgium
VSH Fabrieken BV, Netherlands
Yorkshire Fittings Gyarto, Budapest
Yorkshire Fittings Ltd, Dundee/Leeds

BS 1010 : Part 2 : 1973
Draw-off taps and above-ground stopvalves for water services (screw-down pattern).
Fratelli Pettinaroli Spa, Italy
IMI Yorkshire Fittings Ltd, Dundee
Pegler Ltd, Doncaster
Samuel Booth & Co Ltd, Birmingham

BS 1125 : 1987
WC flushing cisterns (including dual flush cisterns and flush pipes).

BS 1212 : Part 3 : 1990
Float operated valves (excluding floats).
Flambeau Europlast Ltd
Polypipe Bathrooms & Kitchens Ltd, Warmsworth

BS 1566-1`:2002 Type G
Copper indirect cylinders for domestic purposes.
Double feed indirect cylinders.
Albion Water Heaters Ltd, Caythorpe
Coppercraft Ltd, Dublin
Copperform Ltd, Ossett
Copper Industries Ltd, County Antrim
Manco Manchester Coppersmiths Manchester
McDonald Engineers (Kirkcaldy) Ltd, Fife
Newark Copper Cylinders Co Ltd, Newark
Range Cylinders Ltd, Wakefield
Stanley Cylinders Ltd, Wakefield
Telford CopperCylinders Ltd, Telford
Yorkshire Cylinders Ltd, Ossett

BS 1566 : Part 2 : 1984
Copper indirect cylinders for domestic purposes.
Single feed indirect cylinders.
Albion, Halesowen and Salford
Range Cylinders Ltd, Wakefield
Telford Copper Cylinders Ltd

BS 2456 :1990
Floats (plastics) for ballvalves for hot and cold water.
Polypipe Bathrooms & Kitchens Ltd, Warmsworth

BS EN 1057 : 1996
Copper and copper alloys. Tubes. copper tubes for water, gas and sanitation.
Boliden Cuivre et Zinc (Leige) SA, Belgium
Feinrohen Spa
Foma Spa
Gaoxin Zhangtong Ltd
Halcor Sa, Greece
HME, BV
IMI Yorkshire Copper Tube Ltd, Kirkby
KM Europa Metal Aktiengesellschaft - Germany
Maskal Tubes (Pty) Ltd - South Africa
Mueller Europe Ltd
Outokumpo Copper Tubes SA
Outokumpo Poricopper OY, Sweden, Finland
RTB Fabrika Bakarnihcevi Majdanpek
Silmet Spa
The Lawton Tube Co Ltd, Coventry
Trefirmetaux SA, France
Tubo Technico Europeo SL
Wieland-Werke AG, Germany

BS 3198 : 1981
Copper hot water storage combination units for domestic purposes. *
Albion, Halesowen, Caythorpe & Salford
Elsy & Gibbons Ltd, South Shields
Copperform Ltd, Ossett
Manco Manchester Coppersmiths, Manchester
Newark Copper Cylinder Co Ltd, Newark
Range Cylinders Ltd, Wakefield
Telford Copper Cylinders Ltd, Telford

BS 3505 : 1986
Unplasticised polyninyl chloride (PVC-U) pressure pipes for cold potable water
Dyka Steenwijk BV, Netherlands
Gulf Eternit Industries, Dubai
Hepworth Building Products Ltd, Burnley
Hepworth PME, Dubai
Wavin Ireland Ltd, Co Dublin

BS 4213 : 1986
Cold water storage and feed and expansion cisterns (polyolefin or olefin copolymer) and cistern lids.
Polytank Ltd, Preston
Titan Plastech Ltd, Rotherham

BS 4346 : Part 1
Imperial joints and fittings for use with unplasticized PVC pressure pipe. Injection moulded unplasticized PVC fittings for solvent welding for use with pressure pipes, including potable water supply.
FIP Formatura Iniezione Polimeri, Genova
George Fischer Sales Ltd, Coventry
George Fischer Piping Systems Ltd, Germany
Durapipe UK

BS 5155 : 1984
Butterfly valves
PCC Eurovalve B.V. Netherlands

BS 5391-Part 1:1976
Acylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) pressure pipe (Pipe for Industrial uses)
Durapipe UK

BS 5392-Part 1:1976
Acylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) Fittings for use with ABS pressure pipe (Fittings for use with Pipe for Industrial uses)
Durapipe UK

BS 6572 : 1985
Blue polyethylene pipes up to nominal size 63mm for below ground use for potable water
Cork Plastics Manufacturing, Cork
Dyka Plastics NV, Belgium
Glynwed Pipe Systems Ltd
Hepworth Building Products Ltd, Burnley
Polypipe (Ulster) Ltd, Lurgan
Polypipe Building Products, Doncaster
Quality Plastics Ltd, Cork
Radius Plastics Ltd, Banbridge
Uponor Ltd, Nr Alfreton
Wavin Plastics Ltd, Brandon

BS 6730 : 1986
Black polyethylene pipes up to nominal size 63mm for above ground use for cold potable water.
Polypipe (Ulster) Ltd, Lurgan
Polypipe Building Products, Doncaster
Quality Plastics Ltd, Cork
Wavin Plastics Ltd, Brandon

BS 7291 Part 1 & Part 2
Thermoplastic pipes and fittings for Hot & Cold Domestic Purposes and Heating Installations in Buildings.
George Fischer Piping Systems
Hepworth Building Products, Burnley
Hepworth Building Products, Doncaster
Hepworth Building Products, Lichfield
Plumbfast Co Ltd, Korea
Wavin plastics Ltd, Brandon
Wavin Plastics Ltd, Chippenham

BS 7291 Part 1 & Part 3
Thermoplastic pipes and fittings for Hot & Cold Domestic Purposes and Heating Installations in Buildings.
Pronto-PEX, Cheshire
John Guest Ltd, West Drayton, Middlesex
Marley Extrsuions Ltd, Maidstone
Uponor Wirsbo, Sweden

BS 7291 Part 1, Part 2 & Part 3
Thermoplastic pipes and fittings for Hot & Cold Domestic Purposes and Heating Installations in Buildings.
Polypipe Building Products, Doncaster
Quality Plastics Ltd, Cork

BS 7357 : 1990
Specification for 7.5L WC flushing cisterns.
* Provided the cisterns of the units also comply with the requirements of Schedule 2, Section 7, Paragraph 4 (Byelaw 30).

2. PRODUCTS SUPPLIED FROM MANUFACTURERS WHO ARE BSI REGISTERED FIRMS OF ASSESSED CAPABILITY PRODUCING TO AGREED WATER INDUSTRY SPECIFICATION FOR PLASTIC PIPE AND FITTINGS

The Scheme considers that Manufacturers producing fittings to the undermentioned Water Industry Specification and who are on BSI's Register of Firms of Assessed Capabilty, having been assessed to the relevant part of ISO 9000 'Quality Systems' require no further testing by the Water Industry, since these specifications and the Technical Schedule for licencees also satisfy the requirements of Water Regulations (Byelaws)

Specification No 4-32-02, 4-32-03 and 4-32-04
A list of specifically approved fittings to 4-32-04 will be supplied upon request, or is available from BSI.

Polyethylene Pressure Pipe for Cold Potable Water (underground use).
Hepworth Building Products
Polypipe Building Products, Doncaster
Uponor Ltd
Specification No 4-31-06
UPVC Pressure Pipes, Integral Joint & Post Formed Bends for Cold Potable Water
Hepworth Building Products
Uponor Ltd
Wavin Plastics Ltd, Co Durham
Wavin Ireland

Specification No 4-31-06
UPVC Pressure Pipes, Integral Joint & Post Formed Bends for Cold Potable Water
Wavin Ireland

Specification No 4-32-14
PE80 & PE100 Electrofusion Fittings
Fusion Provida Ltd
Uponor Ltd, Alfreton

Specification No 4-32-17
Polyethylene Pressure pipes for pressurised water supply and sewerage duties.
Glynwed Piping Systems Ltd - PE100 Pipes
Radius Plastics
Uponor Ltd

Specification No 4-31-08
Uponor Ltd
Wavin Plastics Ltd

Specification No 4-35-01
Structured Wall Pipes, joints and couplers for gravity sewers
Marley Extrusions Ltd, Maidstone
Polypipe Civils, Loughborough
Polypipe Ulster
Uponor Ltd
Wavin Plastics Ltd, Chippenham

Specification No 4-52-01 Part 1
Polymeric Anti Corrosion (Barrier) Coatings
Atofina, France


Specification No 4-52-03
Anti Corrosion Coatings on Threaded Fastners
Atlantic Plastics Ltd

3. MATERIALS WITH KITEMARKS WHICH ARE DEEMED TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF REGULATIONS (BYELAWS).

The Water Regulations Advisoiry Scheme Technical Committee notes that certain Standards for Kitemarked non-metallic materials satisfy the requirements of BS 6920 : the following includes the requirements of that Standard:-

BS EN 681-1 : 1996. Elastomeric joint rings for pipework and pipelines.

Berwin Polymer Processing Group
Bode GmbH
D.I.S. Enbi Seals Ireland Ltd
Forsheda Pipe Seals, Sweden and France
Future Pipe Industries S.A.L, Lebanon
Haffenden Moulding Company
Hepworth Building Products Lichfield Ltd
Hermeric Rubber
Industrial Rubber plc
MOL Gummiverarbertung GmbH & Co KG
Rubberatkins Ltd
Polypipe Rubber Division
Thornhill Silicones Ltd
VIP Heinke Ltd, Huntingdon & Ashford


Components made from materials listed under 'Material Only' sections should be submitted for audit tests.

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