Sulzer specialises in pumping solutions and rotating equipment maintenance and services, as well as separation, reaction and mixing technology. Intensive research and development in fluid dynamics, process-oriented products and special materials, as well as reliable service solutions help the company maintain its leading position in its key markets: oil and gas, power, and water.
The company’s facility in South Africa has been designing, developing and supplying pumping solutions and related equipment for 93 years. It has grown to be the country’s leading engineered pumps manufacturer, with its products internationally reputed for their technical excellence. Supporting many industries such as the oil and gas, dewatering, power, engineered and municipal water and hydromining industries, Sulzer offers innovative solutions to improve its customers’ vital processes.
Sulzer provide a complete portfolio ranging from the supply of pumps and application analysis to detailed and complex turnkey projects, all fully backed locally by the company’s comprehensive aftersales services. Sulzer Pumps has a long history of manufacturing pump packages specifically suited to its customers’ needs and is able to design a pump solution to meet a customer’s requirements.
All Sulzer’s pumps are comprehensively tested to the latest ISO standards; the company ensures that its products are manufactured to the highest quality standards, providing customers with peace of mind when selecting a Sulzer product. Further, Sulzer provides onsite support during installation and commissioning. It also facilitates training programmes on maintenance and optimisation pump operations.
With a turnover well in excess of R500-million and a staff complement of 362, Sulzer Pumps & Hydro owns and operates a large scale manufacturing facility, with 22 300 m2 under roof, in Gerhardus road, Elandsfontein.
As the company’s valued and inclusive broad-based black economic-empowerment partner, Sakhumnotho Pumps holds a 25% shareholding in Sulzer Pumps South Africa.
Sulzer boasts several standards and safety accreditations, including ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 and ISO 9001, as well as the National Nuclear Certification for radioactive equipment.