Wavin
Encyclopedia
Wavin N.V. is a Dutch
manufacturer of pipes
(mainly for drainage
and water supply
purposes). Wavin is the leading supplier of plastic pipe systems and solutions in Europe. The company was officially founded on 5 August 1955, its name deriving from WAter and VINyl chloride. Wavin provides essentials: plastic pipe systems and solutions for tap water, surface heating and cooling, soil and waste, rain water, distribution of drinking water and gas and telecom applications.
Wavin is headquartered in Zwolle, Netherlands and is active in 29 European countries. Via its central export organisation Wavin Overseas, the company has a network of over 120 agents and licensed partners who are active in Asia, Australia, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and North America. The Group also has a production facility in Foshan, China.
Due to the common use of Wavin products, the name has become genericised
in some parts of Ireland to refer to any manufacturer of orange-coloured drainpipes. Wavin operates in three locations in Ireland. The main manufacturing and distribution plant in Ireland is located in Balbriggan
, North County Dublin
with additional offices in Lisburn
and Cork
.
The Wavin Group invests considerably in the development of new products and processes. Wavin's own Technology and Innovation Centre (Wavin T&I), employs more than 50 people who develop new products and systems in close partnership with local Wavin companies. Some of the latest innovations for the European market are Wavin smartFIX, a unique push-fit fitting, the Wavin Tempower surface heating and cooling solution, Wavin Tegra manholes and inspection chambers and the Wavin SiTech low noise in-house soil and waste system.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
manufacturer of pipes
Pipe (material)
A pipe is a tubular section or hollow cylinder, usually but not necessarily of circular cross-section, used mainly to convey substances which can flow — liquids and gases , slurries, powders, masses of small solids...
(mainly for drainage
Drainage
Drainage is the natural or artificial removal of surface and sub-surface water from an area. Many agricultural soils need drainage to improve production or to manage water supplies.-Early history:...
and water supply
Water supply
Water supply is the provision of water by public utilities, commercial organisations, community endeavours or by individuals, usually via a system of pumps and pipes...
purposes). Wavin is the leading supplier of plastic pipe systems and solutions in Europe. The company was officially founded on 5 August 1955, its name deriving from WAter and VINyl chloride. Wavin provides essentials: plastic pipe systems and solutions for tap water, surface heating and cooling, soil and waste, rain water, distribution of drinking water and gas and telecom applications.
Wavin is headquartered in Zwolle, Netherlands and is active in 29 European countries. Via its central export organisation Wavin Overseas, the company has a network of over 120 agents and licensed partners who are active in Asia, Australia, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and North America. The Group also has a production facility in Foshan, China.
Due to the common use of Wavin products, the name has become genericised
Genericized trademark
A genericized trademark is a trademark or brand name that has become the colloquial or generic description for, or synonymous with, a general class of product or service, rather than as an indicator of source or affiliation as intended by the trademark's holder...
in some parts of Ireland to refer to any manufacturer of orange-coloured drainpipes. Wavin operates in three locations in Ireland. The main manufacturing and distribution plant in Ireland is located in Balbriggan
Balbriggan
Balbriggan is a town in the northern part of the administrative county of Fingal, within County Dublin, Ireland. The 2006 census population was 15,559 for Balbriggan and its environs.- Name :...
, North County Dublin
County Dublin
County Dublin is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Dublin Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Dublin which is the capital of Ireland. County Dublin was one of the first of the parts of Ireland to be shired by King John of England following the...
with additional offices in Lisburn
Lisburn
DemographicsLisburn Urban Area is within Belfast Metropolitan Urban Area and is classified as a Large Town by the . On census day there were 71,465 people living in Lisburn...
and Cork
Cork (city)
Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...
.
The Wavin Group invests considerably in the development of new products and processes. Wavin's own Technology and Innovation Centre (Wavin T&I), employs more than 50 people who develop new products and systems in close partnership with local Wavin companies. Some of the latest innovations for the European market are Wavin smartFIX, a unique push-fit fitting, the Wavin Tempower surface heating and cooling solution, Wavin Tegra manholes and inspection chambers and the Wavin SiTech low noise in-house soil and waste system.