About

  • WHY 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.

    As well as networking and knowledge transfer opportunities, BISPA provides a range of CPD courses and research opportunities. Specifically developed to address specification, installation and other pipework challenges facing building services engineers, specifiers and designers.
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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.