National Lift Tower tour

Tour of the National Lift Tower, Northampton
Free Event

 
The National Lift Tower
Photo by Michael Trolove, CC BY-SA 2.0
 
Date: Thursday 6 July 2017 at 11am.

The Water Reuse and Surface Water Management Technical Committee study trip of the National Lift Tower in Northampton.

The Tower is home to the largest gravity test facility in the world - a partnership between Studor and Polypipe Terrain. This site demonstrates the effect of drainage within tall towers and innovation to assist with the important challenges that correctly designed and working drainage systems require. The tower has also acted as research for Heriot Watt University with regards to drainage performance that is as much about air and acoustics, as it is water.