Sarco Stopper Ltd a small Family owned & managed Manufacturing Business located in Broxburn, West Lothian, is a market leader for design and supply of innovative pipe line stopping and bypass systems for water, gas and other applications using water inflated Hydro® Bag Stoppers.
Their “Aquastop”, “Wizard” & “Arctic Driver Systems” used extensively in the UK, permit repair and maintenance of distribution networks under pressure and avoid loss of supply to customers.
These systems are also viewed as very important to minimizing leaks in distribution networks.
The Company Technical Sales Director, John Menzies has made four trips to Australia in the last twelve months promoting, demonstrating and training for the first sales to Water Corporation in Western Australia who have made significant Investment in the equipment and recently announced that “The Hydrant & Mains Wizard” Systems received an award at their 2016 “Innovation & Recognition Awards.”
Sarco Stopper has also recently sold its Water Systems into Melbourne and is active in negotiations with other large cities on the East Coast.
Sarco Stopper is the only company to hold a British Standards Industry “Kitemark” Product Quality License for its range of under pressure stoppers for gas distribution mains and this is an industry first.
In March this year, following participation at a trade show in Singapore, the company received its first orders for a new design of Gas Stoppers from the national gas distribution company PowerGas who will soon visit the Broxburn Factory to see the facilities.
The company remains committed to developing more innovative solutions to meet market demands and is fully supported by West Lothian Business Gateway and Scottish Enterprise in its current expansion of facilities at its West Lothian Factory.
For further information and enquiries see www.sarcostopper.com.
