Since 2011, ColVic, the leading OPW distributor in South Africa, has grown KPS market penetration from a zero base to 35%. This has resulted in a large increase in the need for engineers trained in the installation of KPS piping. To satisfy this, ColVic has more than doubled the size of its Johannesburg training facility.

Sometimes repairs or modifications to the piping system need to be done. This can be years or decades after the initial installation. Sometimes mistakes are made during the initial installation that will prompt a correction or repair.

At the NACS/PEI Show we had the chance to speak to Kevin Long, President of OPW - one the of the leading forecourt equipment manufacturers in the industry. We discuss the company's 125th anniversary, the challenges facing the industry and the formation of Dover Fueling Solutions.

A yearly event, APEA Live brings together the key people and companies in the UK retail fuelling industry. We will be exhibiting a selection of OPW products including Fibrelite and KPS

OPW, a Dover company (NYSE: DOV) and a global leader in fluid-handling solutions, is pleased to announce that it will be celebrate and showcase 125 Years of Innovation at the 2017 PEI Convention at the NACS Show in Chicago, IL.

OPW is proud to announce the launch of the new Fibrelite website!

As part of an overhaul of a holiday island by a Czech Entrepreneur, KPS provided a long-term petrol piping solution to supply their sole energy source

BP approached us to provide a simple fill solution for their more compact UK sites. In response, we developed a new range of Fibrelite GRP below ground remote fill systems.

A Romanian oil company approached OPW for an easy to install, reliable above ground fill point solution including associated internal equipment (pipework and fill caps) that would perform for the life of the site, allowing safe, quick fuel delivery.

OPW was approached by a membership-only wholesaler to develop fuel piping solutions for a number of unique site configurations. Learn how OPW manufactured customized solutions that optimized safety and efficiency.

OPW, a Dover Company (NYSE: DOV), announced today that it has named Kevin Long as the company’s new president.

Preferences varies when it comes to choosing between straight pipes and pipe coils. Some find pipe sticks easier to handle on site, while others prefer coils and having joint-less pipe runs.

Especially when using pipe coils it is a good idea to always start by laying out and installing the longest pipe run, then proceed with the second longest and so on. This way, if a mistake is done, either when measuring and cutting the pipe, or when welding the termination and end fittings, the pipe can be used for one of the shorter pipe runs instead.

Permeation is the process where hydrocarbon molecules from the fuel escapes through the pipe wall to the outside. This happens in all unlined plastic piping and is the reason why unlined piping is no longer in use - at least not for product lines

First of all: Our purpose with this list is not to make a laughing stock out of anyone, but rather to kindly remind everyone that even with a durable high quality product, everyone involved in transportation, storage, on-site handling, installation and testing, needs to understand that there are limits and that the recommendations we publish as a manufacturer and supplier of retail fueling piping are for everyone's benefit.

OPW, a Dover company (NYSE: DOV) and a global leader in fluid-handling solutions, is proud and honored to announce that it will observe a year-long celebration of the company’s 125th anniversary in 2017. OPW was founded as the Ohio Pattern Works & Foundry Company in Cincinnati, OH, and was officially incorporated in 1892, a year in which several other very significant events occurred: the first official basketball game was played, the Pledge of Allegiance was first recited in schools and John Philip Sousa began a 12-year tour as director of the U.S. Marine Band, during which time he premiered many of his most famous marches.

When tanks are buried more shallowly than normally, sometime piping designers or installers face issues with the piping. The reason is that at a filling station all piping should have a gradual slope to the low point, which is at the tank lid.

Following today’s announcement from Dover [link attached] on the completion of the acquisition of Wayne, former OPW President David Crouse has been named president of Dover Fueling Solutions (DFS). DFS will be comprised of Tokheim, ProGauge, Fairbanks, Wayne and OPW’s FMS business.

All polyethylene fuel piping is joined by electrofusion welding. Here is a quick tutorial to explain how it works!