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THE COMBINATION OF ALLIGHTSYKES’ FG WILSON GENERATORS AND SULZER SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS IS GIVING CONTRACTORS A RELIABLE SOLUTION FOR EXTRACTING AND KEEPING WATER OUT OF CONSTRUCTION SITES.
The Sulzer submersible electric pumps can be used in a variety of industrial applications, including on tunnel sites.
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espite December marking the first day of summer, Melbourne lived up to its reputation for turbulent and unpredictable weather last December when flash flooding hit the city hard in the middle of the month. On 15 December, 41.2 millimetres of rain fell during the day, with 37.2 millimetres falling in the hour leading up to 5:45pm, according to the Bureau of Meteorology, causing a deluge of water to hit the city within a short space of time.
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For construction sites, anticipating and preparing for such unexpected weather events is key to ensuring safety and productivity can be upheld and maintained on site, especially when such extreme weather can cause long and costly delays. Garrin Angel, Product Life Cycle Manager for construction equipment distributor AllightSykes, says submersible pumps are a common solution to mitigate water ingress or remove pooling water from a road or civil construction site quickly. However,
he says having the right system can be the difference between an efficient and reliable solution and a costly and unreliable one. “There’s a really strong market for submersible pumps in the Australian civil market, although there are always inferior copycat products out there,” Mr. Angel explains. Similarly, not every site or contractor will use electric pumps, rather opting for a physical pump alternative without realising the benefits of a more reliable and
