CPDA member Hepworth Clay (Wavin Ltd) recently hosted a visit of fellow CPDA members to their impressive factory in Sheffield showcasing the technology and processes used to manufacture their clay pipes. The Hepworth Clay drainage system comprises a range of perforated and non-perforated vitrified clay pipes supplied complete with factory-fitted push-fit flexible couplings or plain ended with separate couplings to be […]

Paul Wydell of Hepworth Clay represented CPDA at the bi annual CEN / TC 165 Wastewater Engineering meeting in plenary session. The meeting location which rotates to be hosted by different European standardisation organisations was held by the Cyprus Organisation for Standardisation. The purpose of the plenary meeting was to give and receive updates from all the different European working […]

CPDA member W T Knowles & Sons Limited hosted a visit of fellow CPDA members to their factory in Elland which included a tour of the site and detailed explanations about the traditional processes involved to make the clay products. W T Knowles & Sons Limited has been manufacturing and supplying an extensive range of clay chimney pots and cowls since […]

Always wanting to continue research into drains and sewers one of our members, Hepworth Clay took a tour underground to inspect the sewers of Antwerp from the inside. The sewers, otherwise known as De Ruien, are a shadow of the rich history above ground. Sewers, streams and fortifications have crisscrossed Antwerp ever since the Middle Ages. This network of both natural […]

CPDA Council members Mike Shaw and Edward Naylor represented the UK industry at the recent council meeting of Feugres – the European Clay.

CPDA member Naylor Industries were pleased to find some fabulous pictures taken on their Cawthorne site earlier in the year have been entered into the 9th annual Manufacturing Photo Competition run by trade body, the EEF. This year the competition asked photographers to capture the bright future of British Manufacturing and champion the next generation of talent and technology in the […]

  Clay drainage manufacturer and CPDA Member, Hepworth Clay, has officially opened its Clayware Experience Centre at its Hazlehead manufacturing site near Sheffield. The Centre has been designed to educate visitors about the benefits of clay for drainage pipes and systems for both adoptable and commercial projects. As a 100% natural material with total end-of-life recyclability, Hepworth Clay aims to […]

Representatives of CPDA member Naylor Clayware exhibited their Denlok Vitrified Clay Jacking Pipes along with other products at No Dig Live, the 14th biennial trenchless technology exhibition which took place at Peterborough showground from 18-20 September.

The European trade body of the Ceramics industry is Ceram Unie which has just produced a short video explaining the far-reaching role of ceramics; please click the link below if you would like to see it.

Clay Pipe Development Association Engineer and Director of Technical Services 1956 -1999 FCIWEM – Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management FRSH – Fellow of the Royal Society of Health Past Master of The Worshipful Company of Water Conservators Past Chairman of the Chimney Development Association Colin Edward George Bland died peacefully on 30th July 2017. Educated […]