Overview - Who Purchases Pipes

The marketing of products must be directed with a view to the primary purchasers and the differing applications of plastic pipe feature differing purchaser responsibilities. 

In sewerage schemes alternative systems apply. The water companies controlling the sewers are less concerned with material selection for sewer pipes and so the contract to install a sewerage scheme will, in general, leave pipe purchasing responsibility with the contractor. It is then far more likely that pipe will be bought with price as the main factor rather than any other specified property. 

Gas pipe systems are in most countries laid by relatively large companies. An exception is Germany where many gas supply companies are still relatively small, municipally operated companies. Gas companies are therefore often large organisations capable of 

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