ANTEC’S REED CONCRETE PUMPS
PACK A PUNCH ANTEC’S REED SERIES OF SHOTCRETE PUMPS HAVE SUPPORTED A RANGE OF INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS FOR O’SULLIVAN CIVIL CONTRACTORS. AS CEO KENNETH O’SULLIVAN TELLS ROAD & INFRASTRUCTURE, THE PUMPS’ BALANCE OF RELIABILITY, POWER AND DURABILITY OFFER MAJOR BENEFITS FOR OPERATORS WITHIN THE INDUSTRY.
NSW-based O’Sullivan Civil Contractors use Reed concrete pumps from Antec for shotcreting.
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’Sullivan Civil Contractors is a leading shoring expert in providing anchoring, piling and shotcreting, and the team rely on the latest industry technology to complete their works. With more than 30 years in the industry, O’Sullivan Civil Contractors has contributed to the construction of landmark infrastructure projects, and commercial, residential, and mixed-use developments throughout New South Wales, including Newcastle, Sydney, South Coast and the Central Coast. And when it comes to shotcreting, the business relies on a “team of highly skilled and motivated workers”, in conjunction with what CEO Kenneth O’Sullivan says are some of the most reliable pumps
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that the company has ever used – the Reed concrete pumps from Antec. “For the equipment that we use as a company, we aim to minimise downtime for repairs, which is why I have continued to purchase these pumps,” O’Sullivan says. Utilising the A40HP Concrete Pump, the team at O’Sullivan Civil Contractors use predominantly wet-mix to carry out their shotcreting works. O’Sullivan praises the pumps’ durability, adding that the pumps’ low maintenance requirements have particularly impressed him. “I have owned other pumps and they just don’t last, the quality in these pumps definitely stands out for us,” he says.
ENHANCED DURABILITY Reliability for O’Sullivan Civil Contractors is particularly important, with the company engaging in projects with different levels of demand, including different shotcrete volumes, varying work hours and difficult terrain. “The projects which we complete really do range from major works to smaller jobs, so we require machinery and equipment which can support our flexibility as a business,” O’Sullivan says. “I have had other brands of pumps and we ran them for years, but since we have been using the A40HP Concrete Pump, I haven’t looked back.” O’Sullivan says his operations rely significantly on the sustained operation of such equipment.
