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Built for mains and canals,metre by metre.

Progress by chainage, pipe by diameter, plant on every scheme — and a warning before the pipe runs out.

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Chainage progress

Progress by chainage,not by guesswork.

Supervisors log chainage ranges — KP 4+200 → KP 4+450, 600 mm DI. SPADE draws the main and shows what is laid, tested and blocked.

  • Ranges checked against the route
  • Overlaps rejected before they reach the ledger
  • Gaps and blocked sections visible at a glance

Main 1 · 12 km

35% laid

  • Done
  • Today
  • Not started
  • Blocked
KP 0+000 → 2+300
Done
KP 2+300 → 2+450
Gap · chamber 7
KP 4+350 → 4+560
Today · in review
KP 5+100 → 5+400
Blocked · groundwater

KP 4+300 → 4+500 overlaps an approved entry

Pipes, chambers & schemes

The units pipe crewsactually count.

  • P/1

    Mains as sites

    Each transmission main or canal reach is a linear site with its own route, crew, stores and plant — rolled up to the scheme.

  • P/2

    Metres by diameter, joints and chambers

    Pipe laid in metres by diameter, joints, chambers and house connections — each in the unit the crew counts.

  • P/3

    Norms per metre

    Pipe, bedding sand and cement norms per metre drive run-out and material-to-complete projections.

Worked example

When does the piperun out?

A generic 12 km main, worked the way SPADE works it — every number traceable to approved logs.

  1. 1

    Rate

    4.2 km laid in 18 working days — about 233 m per day.

  2. 2

    Remaining

    7.8 km left of 12 km — about 33 working days at that rate.

  3. 3

    Stock

    600 mm DI pipe on hand covers about 33 days at the weighted daily use.

  4. 4

    Lead time

    28-day import lead time: flagged today, with the metres to finish.

Shortage risk

Medium confidence

600 mm DI pipe · 12 km main

Runs out in likely 31–35 days

Stock cover
~33 days
Supplier lead time
28 days
Work remaining
~33 working days
Needed to finish
≈ 7,900 m

Flagged today — five days before the order would be too late.

Plant on schemes

Service beforeit breaks.

Meter and fuel logs predict the next service by real usage — hours or calendar, whichever comes first.

  • Excavators, dewatering pumps, compactors and cranes per scheme
  • Fuel per engine hour, faults and work orders
  • 250 h, 500 h and 1,000 h plans with nested services

DP-03 · Dewatering pump

Working
By hours likely in 6–9 days · 412 of 500 h
By calendar in 23 days · day 67 of 90

Whichever comes first → service due in likely 6–9 days

Water & drainage template

What’s in the template.

Start from the template, then change what is different — with the same admin tools every customer gets.

  • Work items

    • Trenching, bedding, pipe laying by diameter
    • Jointing, chambers, hydrotest, backfill & reinstatement
    • Planned rates and quantities per main

  • Norms & units

    • Pipe, bedding and cement norms per metre
    • m, km, m³, joints, chambers, bags and litres
    • KP chainage format and route ranges

  • Daily log & lists

    • Water & drainage daily-log layout
    • Delay causes: groundwater, rock, right of way, pipe delivery
    • Weather, crew and HSE sections

  • Plant & maintenance

    • Excavators, pumps, compactors, fusion machines, tippers
    • 250 h / 500 h / 1,000 h nested service plans
    • Fuel and meter logging per machine

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Start with one main, free for 15 days.

Start on the Water & drainage template in minutes, then add mains and invite your team. Or talk to sales for a guided setup.

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