Construction World August 2019

SA’s FIRST COMBINATION JETTING AND VACUUMING VEHICLE Sewerage cleaning operations can become expensive, time consuming and labour intensive for operators if they need to use multiple vehicles for sucking and jetting. O n the back of its immense experience building custom, specialist The suction and jetting system is controlled through a panel at the rear of the vehicle. The control panel is located in a waterproof

high-pressure jetting equipment in South Africa, Werner South Africa Pumps & Equipment is introducing the first bakkie-mounted vehicle in South Africa that has the combined ability to perform suction and jetting. Werner Pumps has become an agent in South Africa for French company Baroclean and is making Baroclean Rapid Response Vehicle available to the local market. The Rapid Response Vehicle is an excellent option for applications where bigger sewerage-cleaning trucks cannot fit easily, such as shopping centres or office park basements. Sebastian Werner, Managing Director at Werner Pumps says “We are thrilled to be introducing this vehicle to the local market and believe it is an excellent solution for our customers who service industrial and urban environments.” The Rapid Response Vehicle is mounted on a local Toyota chassis and has a high-pressure pump, vacuum pump suction and aluminium tank with two compartments; a 800 l sludge tank and a 400 ℓ water tank. It also has a payload of over 700 kg. The range of features in the unit provide high performance solutions in a compact package. Clients in the plumbing and construction industries will find the Rapid Response Vehicle particularly useful because of its agility and versatility. It can be driven into small, challenging locations and perform multiple maintenance and cleaning functions where other sanitation equipment cannot. The hydro- cleansing combined vehicle’s high-pressure pump has three solid ceramic pistons that provide pressure of 150 to 320 bar. The pumps and vacuum draw their power from the base vehicle’s engine, via a full-power transfer gearbox. The Cost Guide notes that there is an ever-growing need to finance infrastructure on the continent. A number of countries are now prioritising this, following a realisation of the importance of industrialisation to not only maintain growth in their economies, but also to diversify by exporting goods and services. This will generate much-needed jobs for an increasingly younger population. A developing industrial sector on the continent also requires more infrastructure investment, particularly in power, water, and transportation services, which are already over-stretched. Increased oil prices and the stabilisation of commodity prices have strengthened the forecast for GDP growth on the continent, with predictions of collective growth of 3% to 4% for 2019/20, and individual countries increasing by as much as 7% to 8%. Although some growth is evident in the construction sector in North Africa, this has been restricted to a few countries that have stabilised following the Arab Spring. In sub-Saharan Africa, there is steady growth in the infrastructure and construction sectors, as well as in East and West Africa. The Cost Guide concludes that Africa continues to grow, with a steady increase of larger infrastructure and construction projects coming to market that will provide the opportunities for investment and service providers for 2019 and beyond. AECOM employs 650 people in its Africa operations at present, with a project presence in over 40 countries. “With experienced

box and the system comes with an emergency stop button. The Rapid Response Vehicle costs vary, depending on the chosen finishing features, and has a delivery lead time of six months from order. Baroclean is a French sanitation equipment company that has over 35 years’ experience in producing jetting units and combination tankers for the maintenance of sewer networks and septic tanks. Baroclean is a specialist in creating compact, agile equipment for the sanitation industry. It uses innovative and light materials to create vehicles that are economical, well-suited for quick interventions, and able to fit into tight spaces. 

professionals in multiple strategic locations, we understand Africa’s specific infrastructure needs, as well as the challenges inherent in working on our wonderfully diverse, vibrant, and complex continent,” Narainsamy concludes. 

Director – PCC Africa, Dean Narainsamy.

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