We have found that we are receiving lots of enquiries regarding the BS 1710:2014 requirements for water pipe banding, with many people being unclear on the colour coding required.  Below is a brief description of the BS requirements which may be of help.  We would however recommend contacting the British Standard office or your local water authority for full details.  Since 2014 the British Standard Regulations recommend that all pipework containing water should be clearly banded to denote where water is derived from and whether it is potable or non-potable.  The basic identification colour Green 12-D-45 is still used for the outside bands, together with the centre band being in the safety or code colour Auxiliary Blue 18-E-53 if the water is derived from the Public Water Supply. However, if the water is derived from Any Other Source, ie. a borehole, the centre band should be in the safety or code colour Flint Grey 00-A-09.  In addition, if the water is non-potable (not suitable for drinking) it should have the additional centre band in the safety/code colour Black 00-E-53. This also applies to pipework for Fire Safety systems that contain water and should follow the same format as above, but these have an additional centre band in the safety/code colour Red 04-E-53.  All safety and code colours should be of equal widths and to the minimum requirements for the pipe diameter including any lagging, as detailed in the BSI Standards Publication 'Specification for identification of pipelines and services' BS 1710:2014. Link back to our main site: www.rmlabels.com