Pioneer Pump Delivers Large Pumpset and 2km of Piping to Halkyn Mine
12 December 2007
Pioneer Pump delivered on time and on budget the full turnkey solution to Halkyn Quarry enabling them to maintain water levels in this 1.2 million tonnes a year quarry.
The project included the design, installation and commissioning of a PPX150 high pressure pumpset and pipework which on commissioning delivered over 110l/s against the required 90l/s in the design.
Working closely with its chosen pipework partners, 2.1km of 10in pipework and fittings were supplied and installed enabling the quarry to dewater from the very bottom to a discharge point well away from the quarry to stop any form of recirculation.
Commented Simon Ruffles: "This was a very satisfactory job for us as one of the main competitors won another similar project last year close by. With other national pump companies currently supplying equipment at very low prices, we were delighted that Cemex were looking for a total engineered solution which meant we could offer them one of our own high pressure pumps designed around a specific design enabling them to dewater for a further two levels or five to seven years before thinking about having to upgrade their equipment. The fact that we were also price competitive was a bonus."
