Premium Pipes

01 Feb 2017 Editorial Team

Skipper Pipes
Under the brand name ´Skipper Pipes´, the company manufactures premium quality polymer pipes and fittings, which serve both the agricultural and the plumbing sector. In a span of five years, it has established a cumulative production capacity of 41,000 MTPA. The company has a wide network of over 1,500 business associates across the country. It boasts of five state-of-the-art polymer pipe manufacturing facilities in Uluberia in West Bengal, Ahmedabad in Gujarat, Guwahati in Assam, Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh, and Sikandrabad in Uttar Pradesh. The company has also been awarded the ´Emerging Brand of the Year 2016´ by WCRC and ´The Best Industry in Water Resources Sector´ by the Central Board of Irrigation and Power in December 2015.

Best-in-class solutions
Skipper Limited provides best-in-class solutions to both for plumbing and agricultural needs. We produce a wide range of PVC Pipes and fittings - CPVC Pipes and fittings for potable hot and cold water, UPVC Pipes for Agriculture, Plumbing, Bore well applications, SWR pipes and fittings for Sewerage applications and HDPE Pipes for water supply.

Apart from pipes and fittings we produce UPVC and CPVC Solvent Cement. Skipper Pipes in association with E-Z Weld of the US has launched an exclusive product called CPVC Solvent Cement.

New range of pipes
Non-pressure Underground drainage and sewer systems
To add to the list of products that are already available, Skipper has now introduced a new product range of UPVC non pressure Pipes for use in underground drainage and sewerage systems.

The manufacturing highlights and specifications of the underground drainage pipes are:

Adhered to International Specifications and conforms to IS 15328.
Rodent resistant.
Smooth finish and aesthetic appeal.
Available in a complete range from 63 mm to 315 mm.
100 per cent recyclable.
High stiffness strength.
High impact resistance strength.
Leak-proof and odour-proof joints.
Cost-effective.
Economical and durable.
Available with both plain socket cement joints and elastomeric sealing ring socket joints.

Optimally designed
Skipper´s un-plasticized polyvinyl chloride (PVC-U) pipes for underground (buried) non-pressure gravity drain and sewer applications conform to IS 15328. SDR series sewerage pipes are specially designed for underground non-pressure applications like gravity drainage and sewer flow for transportation of soil and waste discharge of domestic origin, surface water (storm water) and industrial effluents. Skipper Drainage pipes are available in self-socketed type joints, joined with the help of solvent cement (cold welding) and Elastomeric sealing ring type joints. Elastomeric sealing ring type sockets are designed in a way that there is no possibility of the ring being dislodged during joining.

(Communication by the management of the company)

Skipper has introduced a new product range of underground drainage pipes. Skipper Limited established in 1981, is one of the leading companies in the power transmission and distribution and polymer pipes and fittings segment. With over 35 years of experience and knowledge about the domain, it is ranked among the top three in India and top ten globally in terms of manufacturing capacity of Power T&D structures. Skipper Pipes Under the brand name ´Skipper Pipes´, the company manufactures premium quality polymer pipes and fittings, which serve both the agricultural and the plumbing sector. In a span of five years, it has established a cumulative production capacity of 41,000 MTPA. The company has a wide network of over 1,500 business associates across the country. It boasts of five state-of-the-art polymer pipe manufacturing facilities in Uluberia in West Bengal, Ahmedabad in Gujarat, Guwahati in Assam, Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh, and Sikandrabad in Uttar Pradesh. The company has also been awarded the ´Emerging Brand of the Year 2016´ by WCRC and ´The Best Industry in Water Resources Sector´ by the Central Board of Irrigation and Power in December 2015. Best-in-class solutions Skipper Limited provides best-in-class solutions to both for plumbing and agricultural needs. We produce a wide range of PVC Pipes and fittings - CPVC Pipes and fittings for potable hot and cold water, UPVC Pipes for Agriculture, Plumbing, Bore well applications, SWR pipes and fittings for Sewerage applications and HDPE Pipes for water supply. Apart from pipes and fittings we produce UPVC and CPVC Solvent Cement. Skipper Pipes in association with E-Z Weld of the US has launched an exclusive product called CPVC Solvent Cement. New range of pipes Non-pressure Underground drainage and sewer systems To add to the list of products that are already available, Skipper has now introduced a new product range of UPVC non pressure Pipes for use in underground drainage and sewerage systems. The manufacturing highlights and specifications of the underground drainage pipes are: Adhered to International Specifications and conforms to IS 15328. Rodent resistant. Smooth finish and aesthetic appeal. Available in a complete range from 63 mm to 315 mm. 100 per cent recyclable. High stiffness strength. High impact resistance strength. Leak-proof and odour-proof joints. Cost-effective. Economical and durable. Available with both plain socket cement joints and elastomeric sealing ring socket joints. Optimally designed Skipper´s un-plasticized polyvinyl chloride (PVC-U) pipes for underground (buried) non-pressure gravity drain and sewer applications conform to IS 15328. SDR series sewerage pipes are specially designed for underground non-pressure applications like gravity drainage and sewer flow for transportation of soil and waste discharge of domestic origin, surface water (storm water) and industrial effluents. Skipper Drainage pipes are available in self-socketed type joints, joined with the help of solvent cement (cold welding) and Elastomeric sealing ring type joints. Elastomeric sealing ring type sockets are designed in a way that there is no possibility of the ring being dislodged during joining. (Communication by the management of the company)

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