Global Hardware’s PPR-C pipes enter Jamaican market

Global Hardware Inc (GHI) of Guyana and Patrick Commodities Limited (PCL) of Jamaica have joined forces to introduce the ‘eZee-flow’ Polypropylene Random Copolymer (PPR-C) and High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pipes and fittings to the Jamaican market.

GHI is a member of the Queens Atlantic Investment Inc (QAII) group of companies.
Following incorporation in 2007, the company became the first manufacturer of PPR-C pipes and fittings in Guyana, with an innovative brand eZee-flow – a line of products that was the first here and in the Caribbean.
The launching ceremony, followed by a practical demonstration, took place at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston, Jamaica on Thursday morning. Guest speaker at the event was Jamaica’s Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change Minister Robert Pickersgill.
The main presentation for the launch of the PPR-C pipes and fittings was done by QAII’s Technical Adviser Parmanand Samaroo, while a GHI technical team gave a demonstration of the PPR-C products and piping system.
Other leading participants included representatives from the Jamaica National Water Commission, the Jamaica Bureau of Standards, the Jamaica Institute of Professional Engineers and other private and public sector entities.
Representatives from the commercial banking sector and the Customs and Excise Department in Jamaica also attended the launching.
The association between GHI and PCL is expected to provide significant benefits both in terms of opportunities for training of Jamaicans in the revolutionary technology employed by GHI and providing a more cost effective, and environmentally-friendly alternative to traditional piping systems.
According to PCL’s Managing Director Derven Patrick, the joint effort is an attempt to further strengthen regional integration, and the Caricom Single Market Economy (CSME).
In the keynote address by Minister Pickersgill, he expressed his openness to newer innovative products and expressed appreciation to GHI for the details presented.
He spoke about some of the challenges in the water sector, saying the PPR-C pipes are the perfect solution to leakage problems.

Those attending the launch were highly impressed with the quality and standards used by GHI for the manufacturing of the PPR-C products, as well as the technical and after sales support services available.
The eZee-flow PPR-C and HDPE piping system applications and attributes are suitable for plumbing solutions within the commercial, residential or industrial sectors and are rated for very long service life – more than 50 years. PPR-C is “food grade” and “lead- free” and, therefore, a preferred and safe material, both in handling and applications. The assembly technique is simple and cost efficient, employing thermal fusion socket and butt welding techniques that make a 100 per cent leak-proof joint with absolute material integration.
With superior physical and chemical characteristics, PPR-C pipes and fittings are the ideal choice for hot and cold water plumbing applications for the streams that are classified residential, commercial, industrial and mining, thereby enabling high quality performance.
The products have a working temperature range of up to 95 degree Celsius, with strong chemical resistance.