{"id":1646,"date":"2026-04-09T08:40:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/?p=1646"},"modified":"2026-04-09T08:40:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:40:38","slug":"innovative-engineering-solution-installs-mersey-heat-pipework-under-great-howard-street-in-liverpool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/?p=1646","title":{"rendered":"Innovative Engineering Solution Installs Pipework below Gt Howard Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff<\/p>\n<p><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no\"><meta http-equiv=\"X-UA-Compatible\" content=\"IE=edge\"><meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><title>Innovative Engineering Solution Installs Mersey Heat Pipework Under Great Howard Street in Liverpool<\/title><meta name=\"description\" content=\"\"><meta name=\"keywords\" content=\"\"><meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index,follow\"><meta name=\"googlebot\" content=\"index,follow\"><meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\"><meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Innovative Engineering Solution Installs Mersey Heat Pipework Under Great Howard Street in Liverpool\"><meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"\"><meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"website\"><meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/media\/press-releases\/innovative-engineering-solution-installs-mersey-heat-pipework-under-great-howard-street-in-liverpool\/\"><meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Innovative Engineering Solution Installs Mersey Heat Pipework Under Great Howard Street in Liverpool\"><meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"rich-text-case-study rte\">\n<div class=\"wrap rich-text-case-study__wrap\">\n<p><span class=\"rich-text-pumps__text rte__text\">State of the art civil engineering techniques have been employed by Vital Energi to install district heating pipework 5.5 metres below the surface of Great Howard Street in Liverpool.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Using an innovative method, Vital Energi dug a 6 metre deep launch and receiver pit at either side of the key commuter route and then used a specialist hydraulic machine to bore the 32 metres between the two.\u00a0 This allowed pipework for Peel NRE\u2019s Mersey Heat district heating network to be installed without closing the road and avoiding significant disruption for the people of Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>Vital Energi\u2019s Managing Director &#8211; Heat Networks, Ashley Walsh commented, \u201cDue to the depth of the excavations an installation like this would normally close the road completely for approximately 15 weeks, which would have been disruptive for commuters and the people of Liverpool as it\u2019s one of the main arteries into the city.\u00a0 By utilising an innovative \u201cpipejacking\u201d method, we have managed to deliver a quality installation and keep the traffic moving, which was one of the core goals for us, Peel NRE and Liverpool City Council.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This section of pipework is important as it will feed the Mersey Heat network from a new energy centre which gained planning permission last month, providing low-carbon heat and hot water for up to 9,000 homes and 4 million square foot of commercial space at Peel L&amp;P\u2019s \u00a35bn Liverpool Waters development.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"quote\">\n<div class=\"wrap quote__wrap\">\n<div class=\"swiper-container js-simple-quotes\">\n<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n<div class=\"quote__holder\"><span class=\"quote__icon\"> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"36\" height=\"28\" viewbox=\"0 0 36 28\"><g fill=\"#F58220\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M12.319 0h3.648a2 2 0 0 1 1.838 2.788l-10.286 24A2 2 0 0 1 5.681 28H2.033a2 2 0 0 1-1.838-2.788l10.286-24A2 2 0 0 1 12.319 0zM30.319 0h3.648a2 2 0 0 1 1.838 2.788l-10.286 24A2 2 0 0 1 23.681 28h-3.648a2 2 0 0 1-1.838-2.788l10.286-24A2 2 0 0 1 30.319 0z\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg> <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"quote__holder\">\n<p class=\"quote__text\">Mersey Heat is a ten-year project to help reduce carbon emissions and make the Liverpool a cleaner and greener city and we\u2019re pleased to be delivering the first stages of the network using innovative technology and construction methods to reduce the disruption to the public.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"quote__author\">Jonathan Burley, <span class=\"quote__position\"> Commerical Director of Peel NRE<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-text-image rte\" data-anchor=\"\">\n<div class=\"wrap rich-text-image__wrap\">\n<div class=\"rich-text-image__img-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rich-text-image__img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/media\/ufgnqhrq\/liverpool-waters-district-heating-pipes.png?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=835&amp;height=474&amp;rnd=132888034374230000\" alt=\"Liverpool Waters District Heating Pipes\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-text-image__text-container\">\n<p>The pipe network under Great Howard Street will also connect buildings at Stanley Docks to the Mersey Heat network including 540 homes at the newly converted Tobacco Warehouse followed soon by The Titanic Hotel &amp; Rum Warehouse and Southern Warehouse. The initial phase has seen Vital Energi deliver 1.7km of buried district heating pipework and this will grow as the heat network expands into Liverpool City centre.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/javascript:\" class=\"js-read-more-rte read-more-btn\">Solution detail<span class=\"btn__link font-ico-plus\"><\/span><span class=\"btn__link font-ico-minus\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff Innovative Engineering Solution Installs Mersey Heat Pipework Under Great Howard Street in Liverpool State of the art civil engineering techniques have been employed by Vital Energi to install district heating pipework 5.5 metres below the surface of Great Howard Street in Liverpool. 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