Construction World October 2020

FUEL, OIL & LUBRICANTS

WearCheck moves to Westville

C ondition monitoring specialists, WearCheck, recently relocated their head RͦFH DQG PDLQ ODERUDWRU\ IURP 3LQHWRZQ to Westville, just outside Durban. The company’s Durban transformer laboratory also moved to the same premises. :HDU&KHFN̵V QHZ ODERUDWRU\ DQG RͦFHV DUH DW 1R 7KH 7HUUDFH :HVWZD\ 2ͦFH Park, Westville. Managing director of WearCheck, Neil 5RELQVRQ VD\V FXVWRPHUV DUH EHQHͤWLQJ as the new location is very accessible from the N3 freeway and is also closer to many customer operations, making sample drop- off even easier. ̴7KH FRQVROLGDWLRQ RI KHDG RͦFH staff, our oil analysis laboratory and the transformer oil laboratory and staff all under one bespoke roof has streamlined our business and facilitates the quick and easy processing of samples,’ he said.

Formed more than 40 years ago in 1976, WearCheck moved into the Le Mans 3ODFH 3LQHWRZQ KHDG RͦFH LQ IURP where it has operated for the past 28 years. WearCheck’s 2017 acquisition of Transformer Chemistry Services – coupled with a growing workforce, expanded service offering and swelling customer base – created the need for a larger workspace, all at one address. 7KH :HDU&KHFN ͥDJ ͥLHV SURXGO\ RYHU 17 world class laboratories in nine countries across Africa and beyond. The South African laboratories are in Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town and Middelburg, while the international laboratories are in Zambia (at Lumwana mine and Kitwe), Mozambique, Ghana, Zimbabwe, DRC, Namibia, India, and Dubai. ‘We look forward to welcoming our customers to our new state-of-the-art

Managing director of WearCheck, Neil Robinson.

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VALUE PACKS TAILORED FOR USER NEEDS products they may previously not have been able to use, which will offer superior performance than generic options.” Ford says customers will also be able to customise the value packs, depending on their lubrication needs. Some of the LE products available will include: • 8800 Monolec Ultra ® Engine Oil: an SAE 15W-40 engine

oil that provides exceptional extended-drain service for diesel engines in mobile equipment and stationary JHQHUDWRUV IRU LQFUHDVHG IXHO HͦFLHQF\ GHSHQGDEOH DOO weather performance and outstanding wear protection. • Wirelife ® Monolec ® Penetrating Lubricant (2001): the perfect penetration solution to deal with rust in boating and marine wire applications. This product has excellent corrosion resistance and high load carrying (EP) properties. It penetrates to the core of wire ropes, whether they are running or stationary. It is also excellent as a penetrating lubricant for chains of all sizes. • Wirelife ® Almasol ® Coating Lubricant (2002): a coating solution for boating and marine applications, this SURGXFW D ͥXLG ZLUH URSH OXEULFDQW WKDW SURYLGHV D tough outer coating to seal and protect against fretting corrosion, wear and rust - even under extreme load and moisture. • Almatek ® General Purpose Lubricant (1232 and 1233): EP grease for marine applications (among others) that increases uptime, reduces maintenance costs and lowers lubrication costs. • OSE II: OSE II is believed to be the world’s most environmentally safe and cost-effective bioremediation process for the mitigation of hazardous waste, spills and contamination virtually anywhere of any size, large or small. It uses a biological enzyme to convert waste into a natural food source for bacteria found in aquatic environments. Ideal for marine or agricultural oil spills or oil cleaning. ƒ

L ubrication Engineers (LE) South Africa is making its industry- leading products available in value packs designed to meet all the lubrication needs of everyday users in agriculture, boating and marine environments, among others. “We’re bundling smaller sizes of our product offerings to make available to customers, so they have everything they need to meet WKHLU VSHFLͤF OXEULFDWLRQ UHTXLUHPHQWV ZLWKRXW KDYLQJ WR SXUFKDVH industrial-sized containers,” says Callum Ford, National Marketing Manager at LE South Africa. “This offers small users better value, as well as access to

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