They may be working underground inspecting the Hareswood Aqueduct, but a team of engineers still have to wear workwear for men in order to get the job done safely.

The team of eighty specially trained engineers, nicknamed “Aquanauts” have started the inspection of the fifty-six mile underground pipe that travels from Cumbria to Manchester and brings water to over two million people a day. They have had to undergo special training, including fitness tests and psychological assessments to ensure that they can work in small spaces underground for long periods in order to quality for this once in a career task. With some of the sections of pipe being up to 19km long and hundreds of feet below the ground, ensuring the mental and physical well being of the team is paramount. In addition it will be dark, slippery, and with the pipe having a significant curvature it will be difficult to manoeuvre, so detailed training has had to be the key to getting the job done. A simulation was set up in Kendal for the men to undergo their training

The aqueduct was first started back in the 1930s and was to provide fresh water from Haweswater Reservoir in Cumbria to Manchester’s Heaton Park. Commissioned by the Manchester Corporation it delivers 570 million litres of water a day to the city and surrounding areas and is now owned by United Utilities which has spent the last ten years planning this assessment s that the structure could be emptied to allow the team inside, which has cost almost £22 million. The team of inspectors will have to sterilise their suits each and every time they enter the tunnel in order to pass the safety standards required and there task is now underway with initial results coming back that the aqueduct is still in perfect condition. Well it was certainly made to last.

So whatever inspection you are undertaking here at Brookes we have the best range of hi vis gear to satisfy any workwear for men requirements you have, and always a the best discounted prices.