British Standards Institution

We know marking up pipework correctly is essential in the industry so we've put together a comprehensive guide to the solutions we offer to help you make the right choices. Tapes Our range of Tapes is one of the quickest and easiest ways to mark up pipework. We have a large stock of tapes printed in British Standard 1710...

Bespoke Pipe Banding to BS 1710:2014 and BS 4800:2011.Self-adhesive, high quality vinyl suitable for internal or external use.Printed to British Standard colours and cut to any width to suit all pipework diameters to comply with the British Standard pipeline width requirements.Printed with bi-directional text that can be seen from any angle, plus arrows to indicate the direction of flow.All on...

A quick reminder of how to mark up pipework containing water to the latest British Standard BS1710:2014 full banding guidelines: The Colours The basic identification colour for water is Green 12-D-45 For water from the public water supply the centre code colour is Auxiliary Blue 18-E-53 or for water from any other source the centre colour colour is Flint Grey...

We get lots of enquiries from customers looking for bespoke rolls of tape printed with full colour banding to the latest British Standard specification.  We are always happy to print made to order tapes, but for some customers this can be a costly option if they only need to mark up a small amount of pipework, as there is a...

New Gas and Water Pipe Identification Tapes Our full range of Pipe Identification Tapes offer a quick, easy and cost effective way to mark up all your pipework to comply with the British Standard regulations.  We are continually increasing our range of standard Pipe Identification Tapes and our latest additions are: For Gas: Bio-Methane This 50mm wide self-adhesive tape has...

All pipework containing water should be clearly marked to show where the water comes from and whether it is potable or non-potable, to avoid Full banding by R M Labels Limited for pipework containing water contamination of drinking water. This is clearly described in the BS 1710:2014 specification for Identification of Pipelines and Services. Below is an extract from the...