Verder Group acquires Jabsco rotary lobe pumps from Xylem
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The Verder Group, a Dutch family-owned business specialising in the manufacture and distribution of pumps and laboratory equipment, has announced its acquisition of the Jabsco rotary lobe pump product line from Xylem. The acquisition strengthens the Verder Group’s portfolio of offerings in the food & beverage and pharmaceutical markets. During a transition period, the products will be marketed under the “Jabsco by Packo” brand – Packo representing the Group’s united hygienic pumping solutions offering, including centrifugal, twin-screw and lobe pumps. Adding extra footprint in the market, expanding the portfolio, increasing the level of hygienic knowledge and intensifying the focus on the hygienic market, will allow the Group to further increase penetration in these expanding markets.
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Andries Verder, CEO of the Verder Group, commented, “The Group is excited to add the Jabsco lobe pumps to the offering of Verder Liquids into the hygienic market. Jabsco is a very well-known and established name in the market with a highly loyal customer base and adding the lobe pump product line will fortify our position as a hygienic pump specialist.” Darryl Macdougall, Managing Director, Verder Pumps South Africa, said: “The addition of the Jabsco lobe pump under our PACKO brand adds to our wide range of fit-forpurpose pumping solutions that are certified to the highest hygienic standards, long-lasting, cost-effective and efficient – making our full portfolio leading pumps of choice for the hygienic market segments, including numerous applications across food and beverage and pharmaceutical production lines.”
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At Verder Pumps South Africa we offer a comprehensive hygienic pumping solution portfolio. This includes our Verderair double diaphragm, Verderflex peristaltics as well as our wide range of hygienic centrifugal pumps, rotary lobe pumps and twin-screw pumps under our PACKO brandWith our diverse pump and technology portfolio, and over 19-years of experience in South Africa and Africa, we provide a one-stop offering of advanced, cost-effective, efficient and long-lasting solutions and excellent service. All Jabsco lobe pumps can be purchased from the Verder Group under the new name: Jabsco by Packo. All other Jabsco product lines and technologies are being retained by Xylem, which continues to serve multiple industrial sectors, as well as the leisure marine and recreational vehicle markets, as a leader in motor driven diaphragm (MDD), flexible impeller, and sliding vane technologies. Verder Pumps, +27 (0) 11 704 7500, info@verder.co.za, www.verderliquids.com
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Rapid dewatering by Sykes high head pump at Botswana open pit
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Providing solutions to challenging dewatering applications is what Integrated Pump Rental built its solid reputation on and mines from as far afield as Botswana have called on this dewatering specialist to resolve water issues. Recently a Sykes diesel driven pump set was used to rapidly dewater an open pit at an existing copper mine in northern Botswana. Using this high performance, high head pump set, 103 million litres of water was removed in just 30 days to enable exploratory drilling to take place. Steve du Toit, rental development manager at Integrated Pump Rental, explains that due to unseasonably high rainfall it was no longer possible to reach the benches and the face where the exploratory core drilling needed to be done. “This was when the mine reached out to us requesting rapid assistance to avoid any further delays,” du Toit says. “After assessing the application requirement and operating conditions, we selected and dispatched one of our Sykes XH 150 rental pump sets.” The Sykes XH 150 Rental pump sets are available either as trailer-mounted units or on skids, allowing for easy installation on-site, also facilitating the moving of the unit from section to section as required. In this instance, a skidmounted unit was used. An advantage with the Sykes XH150 is that it offers automatic priming which meant that on arrival at the mine the unit could quickly be put to work dewatering the open
pit. This unit has a flow rate of 120 litres per second which meant that it could move some 3456 m3 of water in eight hours, and as a bonus, it is also capable of handling solids with ease. Engineered for reliable performance with low fuel consumption, the pump can work in dewatering applications for extended periods and its ability to operate in 'snore' conditions allow for conditions where suction levels may fluctuate. Du Toit explains that in this particular application, renting a Sykes pump set made more sense for the mine but where ongoing dewatering is required in surface and underground mines customers often prefer to purchase the pump set outright. "In a lot of these instances, we are still called upon to enter in service level agreements to ensure that the pump sets are correctly maintained ensuring the lowest total cost of ownership." Integrated Pump Rental, +27 (0) 11 894 2906, admin@pumprental.co.za, www.pumprental.co.za
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