BISPA

Building & Industrial Services Pipework Academy

WELCOME TO BISPA

BISPA is an initiative lead by Tata Steel and its Tubes business, working with academia and industry to improve the awareness of pipework related issues and innovation.

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PIPEWORK COURSES

Our pipework courses cover the essentials of carbon steel tube specifications, and topics such as the differences between hot-finished and cold-formed tubes and welded vs. seamless products.

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PIPEWORK BIM AND VIRTUAL REALITY (VR)

BISPA is developing pipework BIM and VR to also improve training, cost awareness, service life and risk management.

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BISPA IN LONDON

Free taster CPD sessions and project pipework specification review at The Building Centre in London

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Our Services

Technical support

BISPA brings together both academic and industrial experts in order to support the building and industrial services industry.
Improved pipework awareness

Our pipework courses cover the essentials of carbon steel tube specifications, and topics such as the differences between hot-finished and cold-formed tubes and welded vs. seamless products.
Improved BIM awareness

We are able to provide BIM training and assistance, with particular focus on building and industrial pipework systems.

Latest News & Blog

June 20, 2022

Discover the BESA Pipe Plus App at the InstallerSHOW

The InstallerSHOW held at the NEC in Birmingham is the UK’s biggest heating, plumbing and electrical trade show and we will be there to showcase [...]
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October 22, 2021

BISPA at BESA National Conference

BISPA will gain be at the 2021 BESA National Conference which will be held virtually for the second year. We will be on the panel [...]
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November 5, 2020

BISPA goes digital at the BESA National Conference and Exhibition

It’s been a year like no other in recent memory and we have all needed to adapt to the ‘new normal’. In response to the [...]
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Our Training Rigs

Developed with leading universities to provide hands on training

Joint Integrity Rig

The rig was developed to allow the effectiveness of different jointing systems to be investigated.
Heat Transfer Rig

Interactive training rig to explore heat transfer of pipework systems and the effectiveness of different coatings and insulation materials.
Pressure Rig

Designed and developed to investigate pressure interactions within traditional pipework systems
Corrosion Rig 1

Designed and developed to examine a range of corrosion reactions within pipework systems.
Corrosion Rig 2

Designed and developed to examine a wider range of corrosion reactions within pipework systems.
Virtual Reality

Simulates constructing pipework systems in a virtual reality environment.