Four decades of innovation in the pipeline industry

Both family business and industry leader

CCI Pipe Systems® has more than four decades of expertise in various sectors of pipe infrastructure, including systems for drinking water, wastewater, infrastructure and industry. Consequently, they resolutely take a leading position there. The ambitious company specializes in the application of steel and glass fiber reinforced plastic (GRP) piping, both above ground and underground.

Alex Wijnings, Sales & Marketing: "In early 2021, we will have our own coatings facility up and running, allowing us to coat steel pipes with a 3-layer PE or PP coating. Our expertise and products have been recognized by prominent organizations such as Gasunie and Shell."

Complex drilling challenges

"Our involvement also extends to prominent, no-dig (No-dig) drilling projects," Alex continues. "For example, we regularly supply GRP drill pipes that meet various stiffness requirements depending on the press forces required. These tubes can be connected with stainless steel or GRP couplings. We also supply steel drill pipes for applications such as Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDDs), if required with cementing and our preferred PP coating."

Change of guard

The Beck family has long been a two-generation contributor to CCI Piping Systems®. As co-founder and passionate businessman, Bertus Beck is a well-known figure in the piping systems industry. He recently made the decision to step down as managing director. His son, Benjamin Beck, who has played a role in the company for many years, took over his father's managerial duties as of Jan. 1, 2023. Bertus Beck will still remain active in the background.

Reduced natural gas consumption in horticulture through CO2 grid

Benjamin: "We are of course proud of all our projects, large and small. But one specific project is worth mentioning, namely the expansion of the CO2 network (OCAP) to the De Kwakel-Kudelstaart greenhouse area."

CO2 is an indispensable factor for greenhouse operators to cultivate their plants. Without access to external CO2 sources, they rely on the use of their gas-fired boilers to produce the CO2 needed for crop growth. This leads to the need to fire especially during the summer period, when plant growth is most intensive, even though there is no need for the heat released in the process. The introduction of a CO2 network offers a solution; it captures CO2 from industry and transports it through a new pipe network directly to the greenhouses. This innovative system contributes to a significant reduction in natural gas consumption in the sector.

"We were able to supply about 6 km of DN500 pipe for this, including induction bends and other fittings. The pipes (quality L360NE / ISO 3183 / NEN 3650) are largely coated with PP, intended for HDDs. This pipeline is part of OCAP's CO2 network that connects the industry in the Port of Rotterdam with the greenhouse horticultural areas in Westland, Oostland and Greenport Aalsmeer. This really implies an enormous increase in sustainability. So we are quite proud that we could be part of this project," Benjamin concludes.