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Rapid dewatering enables exploratory drilling
Recently, a diesel driven pump set was used to rapidly dewater an openpit at an existing copper mine in northern Botswana. Using this high performance, high head pump set, 103-million litres of...
Innovate sewage pond dredging for sugar producer
The recent upgrading of sewerage facilities at an Eswatini sugar producer required more than the dredging of a sewage pond – but Integrated Pump Rentals was up to the demanding task. Cleaning of a...
Solutions address challenges from rains
Heavy rains in recent months have caused the water table to rise, which, in turn, has resulted in “unparalleled issues” for openpit and underground mining operations, with the ingress of water...
Submersible slurry pump outperforms competitors
A submersible slurry pump has demonstrated its competitive advantage over other products, thanks to the benefits of an innovative cooling jacket positioned between the outer casing and motor....
Bravo pump pushes out contenders in dense slurry work
Competitors are feeling the heat from the hard-working Grindex Bravo 600 submersible slurry pump, which has replaced under-performing products at two mine sites in Limpopo and North West provinces...
Pumps rental agency ready for dewatering demand
Equipment rental agency Integrated Pump Rental is well positioned to cater for the rise in urgent dewatering requirements, as a result of the rainy season and subsequent heavy downpours in South...
Customised trash pumps for contractors
Pumping dirty water containing large amounts of debris on construction and infrastructure project sites can be a difficult task that may require a specialised ‘trash pump’. Dewatering activities...
Integrated approach critical for pump requirements
Responding to customer pump requirements is not about selling a product, but rather about an integrated approach, says equipment rental agency Integrated Pump Rental rental development manager...
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Non-agricultural GDP shrank in the first quarter of the year – TIPS
Economic research nonprofit Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies said in its ‘First Quarter 2025 Real Economy Bulletin’ that GDP barely grew from the fourth quarter of 2024 to the first quarter...