200-tonne machine helps modernise Vyrnwy Aqueduct network
October 21, 2026
The custom-built pipe-pushing machine is being used by United Utilities as part of its £260 million upgrade of the Vyrnwy Aqueduct, which supplies drinking water to around one million people across Cheshire and Merseyside.
George is currently in use near Delamere Forest, where it is pushing new polyethylene pipes into a 4.3km section of the existing cast iron pipeline.
Will Eyre, regional delivery manager for United Utilities, said: “George is a great example of how innovation is helping us deliver one of the largest and most complex water infrastructure projects currently under way in the UK.