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IPR to showcase its pump dewatering & dredging offering at Electra Mining

Fast-growing pump dewatering and dredging specialist IPR (previously Integrated Pump Rental) has ambitious plans for this year’s Electra Mining Africa, reflecting the importance the company – which derives most of its turnover from the mining industry – attaches to the show.

“IPR is a young company, having been established just seven years ago, but we’re growing very rapidly and have tripled our rental fleet since late 2021,” says company founder and MD, Lee Vine. “We attribute our growth to the excellence of our service but Electra Mining Africa has also played a role. Since we started up, we’ve been at every Electra Mining Africa held and the results – measured in terms of new business – have been phenomenal.” Based in Jet Park, Johannesburg, IPR operates an extensive rental fleet consisting of approximately 210 pumps, mostly diesel-driven, able to take on virtually any pumping task. These are complemented by dredgers, generators, pump flotation devices, hoses and a full range of accessories. The company is also able to supply stainless steel pump sets. “These are highly suitable for corrosive environments and, until we added them to our line-up, were not easily available in the local market,” states Vine. IPR’s business is not confined to rental and all the units in its fleet can also be purchased. The company is the sole agent in southern Africa for the globally recognised Sykes range of diesel-driven dewatering pump sets and is also able to supply other brands such as Grindex, Flygt, Godwin and Atlas Copco. “While our business has been built on selling and rentingout Sykes pumps, we are not wedded to a single brand and can accommodate customers who have a preference for pumps from other manufacturers,” says Vine. Although IPR derives the bulk of its turnover from the South African market, the company has provided