Frontier Pipeline Services
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Leaders in Pipeline Maintenance, Construction & Integrity

Showing the way with
innovative pipeline solutions.

A full pipeline solutions provider to the water, oil and gas industries. A proudly South African company delivering first-world critical services across the continent and beyond.

A total pipeline solutions provider.
About Frontier

Cradle‑to‑grave pipeline expertise.

Headquartered in Johannesburg, we take projects from the design phase right through to execution — delivering a complete solution regardless of location or need.

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Our innovative solutions cover a wide range of first-world critical services to our water, oil and gas customers. We offer complete ‘cradle-to-grave’ services, including engineering design.

A focussed approach to every project, many years of experience, and a solutions-orientated mindset have attracted an impressive portfolio of clients from both the local and international stage.

Our enviable inventory of equipment, experience and skills — coupled with long-standing relationships with leading international partners — positions us to be entrusted with massive projects and to deliver excellence every time.

The role Frontier plays is often integral to a plant’s functioning — so we built ourselves into a complete ‘one-stop’ service provider: in-house design, equipment, infrastructure, technical know-how, back-up and logistical support.

40yrs
Of successfully completed projects
Est. 1974
A name trusted for decades
6
Core industries served, locally & abroad
Our Speciality

Industries we serve.

Unrivalled on the African continent in many respects, supplying a full turnkey service through our association with reputable, leading international organisations.

Oil & Gas Petro-Chemical Paper & Pulp Power Generation & Energy Mining Water
Buried pipeline
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Plant piping and valves
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Refinery facility
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Cross-country pipeline
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Products

Best-in-class equipment.

We keep abreast of advanced technologies in our field and maintain membership to groups of innovative thinkers. Our product range includes:

Hot Tapping & Plugging Equipment

Complete systems for live pipeline intervention without shutdown.

Hot Tap & Stopple Fittings

Precision-engineered fittings for tapping and isolation.

Launchers & Receivers

For pigging systems — skid-mounted or permanent installations.

Split Repair Clamps

Rapid, reliable repair for compromised pipeline sections.

Pipeline Pigs

Cleaning, gauging and inspection pigs for every application.

Gas Leak Detection

Equipment for accurate survey and detection along any R-O-W.

Composite Repair Systems

Engineered composite wraps for permanent strength restoration.

EZ²™ Valve System

Advanced valve insertion / line stopping. Rapid deployment, line pressure maintained, rated to 1,700 kPa.

Brands we’ve partnered with to ensure quality & efficiency include Citadel Technologies, TD Williamson, Advanced Valve Technologies, Weldfit, Lincoln Electric & many others.

Services

Our primary services.

A comprehensive range of turnkey services designed to help reduce plant downtime and save our clients money.

01

Hot Tapping & Stopple Plugging

Live tapping and isolation for pipeline sizes up to 42″ with in-country equipment capability (short lead time for larger sizes).

Up to 42″Temp 440°CPressure 10,500 kPa
02

In-Service Welding

Welding on live pipelines, with associated engineering services where required.

Live line+ Engineering
03

Calliper Surveys

A geometry survey of a pipeline as a standalone service or a precursor to in-line inspection.

Geometry survey
04

In-Line Inspection (ILI)

Intelligent pigging services for accurate, data-rich pipeline integrity assessment.

Intelligent pigging
05

Pipeline Cleaning

A series of mechanical and/or chemical cleaning runs to prepare a pipeline for inspection or internal coating.

MechanicalChemical
06

Insitu Coating

Thin-film liquid epoxy applied to a pipeline ID up to 30,000 m in length — without cutting the pipeline.

Up to 30,000 mNo cutting
07

Hydro Testing

As a post-construction activity or as part of a fitness-for-purpose (FFP) exercise.

Post-constructionFFP
08

Leak Detection & Repair

Leak detection surveys along any R-O-W, with repairs to the pipeline.

Survey + Repair
09

Manufacturing & Installation

Pig launchers and receivers — skid-mounted or permanent installations.

Skid / Permanent
10

On-Site Machining

Cold cutting & pipe-end prepping, line boring, valve lapping, journal machining and bolt torquing services.

Cold cuttingLine boringTorquing
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Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD)

Trenchless installation with a maximum rig size of 50 tons.

Rig up to 50 t
Selected Projects

Four decades of delivery.

A small sample of recent projects successfully completed over the past 40 years.

Hot Tapping & Plugging Highlights

Pushing the limits of live intervention.

42″
Hot tap on a 4 m water header — Sasol Secunda 14th Oxygen Train OBL.
42&36″
Hot tapping to install Taprogge filter systems.
440°C
12″ hot tap on super-heated steam at 4,000 kPa.
Olifantsfontein pipeline re-route
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Olifantsfontein

Olifantsfontein Pipeline Project

The re-routing of a 3,500 m × 6″ HP gas pipeline, required due to major sinkhole activity in a dolomitic area.

Sasol gas network segmentation
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Sasol Network

Network Segmentation Project

Sectionalising the existing Sasol Gas pipeline network prior to the introduction of natural gas from Mozambique — the first project of this nature and magnitude undertaken by one company in Southern Africa.

HDD under Ben Schoeman Highway
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Gautrain

The Gautrain Project

Deviation of HP gas pipeline sections along the Gautrain route. Using HDD equipment, we installed a 12″ HP gas pipeline section of 140 m under the Ben Schoeman Highway — the busiest motorway in Africa.

Meydustria meter station and HDPE network
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Meydustria

Meydustria Gas Network

Fabrication and installation of HP and custom meter stations, plus the construction of a HDPE gas network and a 12″ steel LP gas pipeline, including tie-in and commissioning.

Why Frontier

Partnership, safety & trust.

Great partners make all the difference.

In our quest to offer innovation and unsurpassed service on the African continent, we align ourselves with industry leaders and carefully select our partners to stay abreast of the latest developments.

Safety is “no accident”.

Our most valuable assets — our people — get to go home safely after every working day. We comply with industry standards, including IRCA 5-Star rating, OHSAS 18000 & ISO 9001 (TÜV).

IRCA 5-StarOHSAS 18000ISO 9001

Clients trust us as their economy grows.

A focussed approach, deep experience and a solutions-orientated mindset have earned us an impressive portfolio of clients from both the local and international stage.

Get in touch

Let’s solve it together.

Tell us about your pipeline challenge — our team will come back to you with a turnkey approach.

Address
Building 9, Central Park, 13 Esdoring Nook
Highveld Technopark, Centurion 0157
Gauteng, South Africa
Contact
Menno Gazendam
Group
Part of the EPCM Group of Companies