Tailings, the waste products from mining, can be liquid, solid or a slurry, and may contain toxic substances. To avoid these substances from contaminating water sources or polluting the environment, mines contain them in tailings dams and are required to maintain and monitor them to ensure they remain safe. When tailings…

Werner Pumps, leading South African manufacturer of high-pressure jetting and vacuum equipment, recently handed over its first custom truck-mounted combination jetting and suction unit, built in partnership with Hino Pupkewitz, for the Walvis Bay municipality in Namibia. Werner Pumps has partnered with Hino Pupkewitz, authorised Hino dealer in Namibia, to supply its truck-mounted…

Effective cleaning systems are a critical part of mining operations, and having the right equipment is invaluable for keeping sites functioning well and aligned with regulatory requirements. Some of the most useful options for cleaning functions on site are high-pressure washers, vacuuming systems and combination jetting and suction units. Sebastian Werner,…

Werner Pumps, leading local manufacturer of high-pressure jetting and equipment, has partnered with Hino Pupkewitz, authorised Hino dealer in Namibia, to supply its truck-mounted units (on Hino chassis) to the Namibian market. Heinz Koll, Sales Manager at Hino Pupkewitz, says the company, which is part of Pupkewitz Motor Division is expecting to take…

Infrastructure maintenance and repair is a pressing issue across many municipalities in South Africa. In George Municipality in the Western Cape, work is underway to rehabilitate some of the city’s wastewater treatment assets.A rental Impi Combination Unit from Werner Pumps, which offers high-pressure jetting and vacuuming capabilities, has allowed the contractor…

“OUR rental units are often used in tricky conditions and applications, such as for cleaning out blocked sewers or spillage clean-ups,” says Sebastian Werner, MD of Werner Pumps, leading local manufacturer of high-pressure jetting equipment. “This means our operators may need to get into a manhole or an oil pit to…

Boilers have to be cleaned regularly to keep power plants and other equipment operating efficiently because ash build-up forms slag deposits on the boiler tubes, acting like a layer of insulation, says local high-pressure jetting equipment manufacturer Werner Pumps MD Sebastian Werner. More fuel is required to get the boilers up…

Werner Pumps has invested in new devices for each of its rental combination jetting and vacuum trucks to improve operator safety in the field. “Our rental units are often used in tricky conditions and applications, such as for cleaning out blocked sewers or spillage clean-ups,” says Sebastian Werner, MD of Werner…

While disasters are something we all try to avoid, sometimes there’s nothing that can be done to avert a crisis. In these cases, the best that can be done is to deal with the aftermath as well as possible. Werner Pumps has created a line-up of disaster response vehicles to assist in these…

Werner Pumps has added a second Impi Unit to its rental line-up. With two of these hard-working combination jetting and vacuum trucks available for hire – operator included – the leading manufacturer of high-pressure jetting equipment in South Africa is better able to service market needs.“Both the units are available for hire…