Pump hire specialist, Sykes Pumps, has reiterated its commitment to helping customers go greener with the addition of its GP100E and GP150E electric pumps to its extensive UK-wide fleet.
The new additions to the Sykes Pumps fleet are part of the company’s strategy to help its customers address tightening environmental legislation, ambitious green targets and the phase out of red diesel from April 2022. Both general purpose pumps have been designed to provide a clean, quiet and versatile alternative to diesel pumps, with advanced modern motors for energy efficiency, and excellent performance using any available power source. They are ideal for a wide range of applications across sectors including construction, civil engineering, quarrying, waste treatment, marine and utilities.
The GP100E (above) is an industry-leading 4” electric pump that enables customers to drastically reduce their carbon footprint without compromising on performance with a flow rate of up to 42 litres per second and solids handling of up to 44mm.
Meanwhile, the GP150E 6” electric pump (left) can handle flows of up to 80 litres per second and solids of up to 52mm, while providing a similarly flexible and energy efficient solution.
Both compact, lightweight pumps provide hours of quiet, unattended operation for continuous use and hardwearing parts for a robust solution in harsh operating environments. Automatic priming and re-priming on both models ensures maximum efficiency, while varied control options and compatibility with generators enable flexible deployment, even where an existing electrical power source is not available.
Chris Graham, sales director at Sykes Pumps, commented: “Climate change commitments outlined by the UK government require a huge 78% reduction in carbon emissions by 2035. We know that environmental best practice and compliance is important to our customers so we are investing ahead of time to ensure we’re able to help them achieve their environmental goals and obligations.
“Our roadmap to delivering greener solutions is well-established and this is another key milestone on that journey. We’re looking forward to continuing to lead the industry in making greener pump technologies available across all aspects of our wide-ranging fleet.”
