(Virtual Showroom) Repeat customers are a sign that you’re doing something right, according to George Jolly, National Sales Manager at Werner Pumps, leading local manufacturer of high-pressure jetting and vacuuming equipment. “Beyond bringing us repeat business, these customers also become partners in helping us improve our offering and ensuring we meet all their needs,” he says. “It’s a joy to watch their businesses grow and to know we play a part in their success.”

One such customer for Werner Pumps is Bonginkosi Nyawo, CEO of AB Sambane – a company that offers specialised industrial vacuum cleaning services, high-pressure cleaning, spill response, and industrial drain cleaning and maintenance, among other things.

“Since 2017, Bongi has bought four Werner Indlovu 12500l Liquid Ring Vacuum trucks and one Werner Impi 12500l Combi Vac Jet Trucks,” says Jolly. “These are being used at South 32 Hillside Aluminium in Richards Bay (the largest aluminium smelter in the southern hemisphere) and Mozal in Mozambique. He also undertakes ad hoc work at Richards Bay Minerals. 

Nyawo adds that the units are being used for vacuum cleaning of bath and coke waste on conveyor systems, furnaces, pots and sumps in the smelter, and for spill response within the plant. “The vacuum trucks I purchased from Werner Pumps are designed to handle the industrial waste streams at smelters,” he says. “They are very durable and powerful, which makes the work easier and ensures reliability for me and my clients. The Werner Indlovu 12500l Vacuum Truck is a wet and dry vacuum unit. It allows me to vacuum a range of different waste streams with ease.”

The vacuum system comprises a Werner Pumps liquid ring vacuum pump with a suction capacity of

3100 m³/h and maximum 0,85 bar of continuous pressure, while the tank super structure is manufactured from 316 stainless steel and has a service liquid tank with 2500l capacity in mild steel, with an anti-corrosive coating inside. Its dual cyclones enable it to suction dry mediums, such as fly ash, as well as wet waste streams.

“This is a popular option for industrial vacuuming applications,” says Jolly. “We’ve seen our Indlovu units used everywhere from mines to chemical plants and disaster management clean-ups. It’s designed for durability, efficiency, and safety, and we hope Bongi and his team will continue great service from their fleet of Werner Pumps units.”