Davron Equipment secures the order Hillside Aluminium’s Harbour Pitch plant in Richards Bay
Caylee Pharoah • June 15, 2017
Davron Equipment were successful in securing the order for the upgrade of the pumps used for Fire Protection at Hillside Aluminium’s Harbour Pitch plant in Richards Bay, which was for supply of 1 x vertical turbine pump, driven by a diesel engine, used to pump seawater, and 1 x vertical turbine pump, driven by a electric motor, used to pump seawater.
Davron Equipment were successful in securing the order for the upgrade of the pumps used for Fire Protection at Hillside Aluminium’s Harbour Pitch plant in Richards Bay (June 2017).
After careful consideration of all offers received, and bid clarification meetings held to clarify what was offered and the competencies of all companies that submitted bids for this project, Davron Equipment were the appointed successful supplier and contractor.
The contract was for the supply of 1 x vertical turbine pump, driven by a diesel engine, used to pump seawater, 1 x vertical turbine pump, driven by a electric motor, used to pump seawater. The pumpsets along with suitable control panels were to be supplied, and all pump equipment was to comply with NFPA20.
Our scope of supply also includes, removal of all existing pump equipment used for the existing fire protection system, make suitable the existing structure for accommodating the new pumpsets, installation of pumps, controller, electric cables, pipes and valves required for the suitable operation of the pumpsets.
Davron Equipment would source the vertical turbine pumps from the leading supplier of NFPA compliant pumpsets, ie. Patterson pumps.
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PUMP CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY Well done on a great achievement, Andre Momberg, Kyle Flanagan and Mike Shires have achieved their “Pump Certificate of Competency” from ASIB. This is a great achievement for developing your own personal competencies and re-enforcing Davron Equipment’s claim to be the best in our field, in all aspects. We are proud of our three colleagues noted above, who pushed through the challenges of studying whilst having to work, putting in the extra hours preparing for these exams which are known for their level of difficulty, and for persevering until they managed to pass. Davron Equipment not only place importance on having the most competent staff in the field, but place just as much emphasis on being a company that continually grows and improves through the development of staff. With the addition of these newest certificate holders, we believe we are well ahead in terms of being a company that delivers value to our clients, due to not only the many years of experience we have as a company, but also through the achievements of our staff and colleagues.
The Leonardo / High Rise Building As noted by Legacy Hotels on their website “Legacy Hotels have been trusted by South African and International travellers for over 35 years and we are meticulous when it comes to your safety and luxurious comfort”. Knowing Legacy’s commitment to luxury and safety, is the reason that the appointed Sprinkler Installer selected Davron as the pump supplier of choice. The Leonardo, a 240 room, all-suite hotel located at 75 Maude Street in Sandton, rises an impressive 234 metres above Sandton’s skyline, making it the tallest building in South Africa. Davron Equipment is proud to be the successful pump supplier for this Iconic building. A building boasting these statistics, requires careful design, engineering and sizing of the pumps, and no shortcuts are to be taken when dealing with the high pressures required by the pumps for this fixed fire protection solution. October 2021 will highlight two complete years since the pumps for this Iconic High-Rise building were successfully installed and handed over by Davron Equipment.
Davron Equipment and Weichai Power has signed an agreement giving Davron Equipment the sole distributorship for water pump driven diesel engines in South Africa. Davron Equipment will be using these engines on their own fire pump packages as well as selling to other pump suppliers and manufacturers. These engines will be either radiator or heat exchanger cooled and will range between 60kw and 370kw. Weichai Power is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange and is one of the largest diesel engine manufacturers in China with production and sales for the 2020 year in excess of a million units. Weichai has four business platforms covering vehicle, powertrain, luxury yacht and auto parts and its subsidiaries are spread across Europe, North America, Southeast Asia and other regions. At present, Weichai has offices in more than 30 countries and over 400 authorized service stations. Weichai products are sold in 100 countries and regions around the world. Weichai is committed to extending its industry supply chain and improving its competitiveness through strategic investments. Weichai acquired French Baudouin in 2009, further expanding its engine business. In 2012, Weichai Group acquired 75 percent of Italy’s Ferretti, the world’s largest luxury yacht manufacturing enterprise. Later in 2012, Weichai Group’s subsidiary, Weichai Power, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with KION Group, one of the world’s top industrial forklift truck manufacturers and global leader of the hydraulic technology. Weichai aims to provide maximum satisfaction through its full range of engine and power offerings. This agreement with Weichai will help Davron Equipment to continue as the market leader in Fire Pumps within South Africa and also help us to be able to offer our customers the best possible prices. In addition to the Weichai diesel engines we will still offer customer preferred engine brands where requested.
Davron is acknowledged by Bowman for use of Bowman’s new Charge Air Coolers on the Transnet pipeline. Bowmans Charge Air Coolers have been specified on equipment for South Africa’s largest pipeline project. In January 2012, new pipelines transporting fuel from Durban to Gauteng, opened for business – and Bowman JK190 Charge Air Coolers are being used to cool the air. Davron is acknowledged by Bowman for use of Bowman’s new Charge Air Coolers on the Transnet pipeline. Bowmans Charge Air Coolers have been specified on equipment for South Africa’s largest pipeline project. In January 2012, new pipelines transporting fuel from Durban to Gauteng, opened for business – and Bowman JK190 Charge Air Coolers are being used to cool the air from the turbo chargers on the diesel engine driven pump sets. Commissioned by Transnet, the multi-products pipelines of 544 km and 160km will help meet demand for transporting fuel from the Coast to Gauteng. Each of the eight Cummins diesel engines used on the installation has been fitted with a JK190 to provide efficient cooling of air from the turbo charger, improving engine performance and fuel efficiency whislt helping to reduce emissions. The units were supplied through Davron Equipment, one of the largest suppliers and installers of fire pump and associated equipment within South Africa – and Davron has already ordered a further eight JK190 Coolers for use on a variety of other projects in South Africa. Jamie Pratt, Bowmans Sales Manager said, “our charge air cooler product programme is currently one of the most comprehensive ranges available. Its complete reliability in some of the most challenging operational environments worldwide has been a key factor in its success”. Due to the success of the JK190 Bowman has developed a new larger, Charge Air Cooler the PK190 – for engines up to 800 kW. The unit is released for sale and is available for rapid delivery.
Davron Equipment is proud to announce the opening of our new department. Davron Fire Equipment offers Design, Manufacturing and Testing of electrical control panels to suit your requirements. The panel and electrical division is headed by Bradley Cramond who through hard work and dedication has successfully got this division off the ground. Some of Our Capabilities: 1. ASIB Approved controllers and Testing. 2. Soft starter controllers. 3. Variable Frequency Drive controllers. 4. DOL Motor Starters. 5. Star Delta Starters. 6. Programable logic controllers (PLC). 7. Human Machine Interface based controllers(HMI). 8. Generator controllers.
We are the appointed agents for the Patterson range of pumps and fire equipment products in Sub Saharan Africa . From Europe to Australia, South America to the Far East, commercial, residential and industrial facilities around the globe are depending on Patterson fire suppression pumps and Pre-Pac® engineered self-contained systems. Millions count on Patterson for their unparalleled knowledge and expertise in developing quality fire pumps and pumping systems that perform reliably when needed in office buildings, schools, dormitories, industrial sites, high-density residential areas, manufacturing plants and commercial sites. All Patterson Fire Pumps and accessories are engineered to meet, or exceed, all applicable codes, including: UL and ULC listings, FM and NYBSA approvals, NFPA, VdS, LPCB, CNBOP and CE certifications worldwide and all NFPA – 20 standards. Clients seeking pumps to the above standards, can be offered any of the many pump designs and fire equipment products offered by Patterson. We are able to extend our offering to our clients to include solutions ranging from single pump systems through to pre-pac skids or pump houses from Patterson Pumps. We have supplied pumps and fire equipment products to various buildings including: Office buildings Hotels & Casinos Factories & Warehouses Hospitals Shopping Malls Mines Give us a call to find out more
Well done on a great achievement, both Shane Wollenschlaeger and Dave Wicks have achieved their “pump certificate of competency” from ASIB. This is a great achievement for developing your own personal competencies, and puts Davron Equipment in a position to boast that as at the end of July 2017, that they are the only pump company to have achieved the “pump certificate of competency” with ASIB. Davron Equipment focus on having the best and most competent staff, when compared to other pumps suppliers in the fire protection industry. To achieve this, in 2015 Davron Equipment sent to two staff members to attend the pump competency course as offered by ASIB. We are proud to announce that as the questions became more difficult and the course became more challenging, and whilst other attendee’s on the course slowly withdrew and didnt pitch for the big day (exam time), our staff members both persevered and came out with a far greater understanding of pumps used inf fire protection and fire protection systems. Well done on a great achievement, both Shane Wollenschlaeger and Dave Wicks have achieved their “pump certificate of competency” from ASIB. This is a great achievement for developing your own personal competencies, and puts Davron Equipment in a position to boast that as at the end of July 2017, that they are the only pump company to have achieved the “pump certificate of competency” with ASIB.
Davron Equipment secures the order for the Transnet National Port Authority’s East London Harbour. Davron Equipment secures the order for the TRANSNET NATIONAL PORT AUTHORITY’S FIRE PROTECTION at East London Harbour, to be supplied in 2015 Davron Equipment were fortunate to be selected as the preferred pump supplier on this job. One of the leading Projects companies had chosen Davron Equipment as their pump supplier, and together we were able to comply with the very stringent and detailed requirements as set out by Transnet. Davron Equipment secures the order for the TRANSNET NATIONAL PORT AUTHORITY’S FIRE PROTECTION at East London Harbour, to be supplied in 2015 Davron Equipment were fortunate to be selected as the preferred pump supplier on this job. One of the leading Projects companies had chosen Davron Equipment as their pump supplier, and together we were able to comply with the very stringent and detailed requirements as set out by Transnet. The result was that we were successful in securing this order. The reasons given by the client for our success, were: – The 23 years of experience we have locally in the local Fire Protection Industry. The Fire Protection industry being a specialized industry, the competence levels and expertise of our local staff were important. The emphasis for the client was to use local companies, but their experience and competence needed to be with the local staff. – We had extensive reference lists of equipment supplied by Davron Equipment in South Africa, the reference list was supported by the fact that the jobs were installed, commissioned and serviced by our local teams. Details of the Site were : The Pumps were used for Fire Protection of the TRANSNET NATIONAL PORT AUTHORITY’S East London Harbour. The pumpsets were required to comply to NFPA 20. The site is situated in East London, and the pumps were installed into the harbour water. The pumps are housed in a pump building. The pump building lies within the perimeter fence of the Tanker Berth at Transnet National Port Authority’s East London Harbour. The scope of the contract included: Supply of 1 x NFPA 20 compliant vertical turbine, diesel engine driven pump, required to pump seawater. The fireset was inclusive of the pump, driver, engine cooling system, exhaust system, pump controller, coupling, diesel fuel tanks, twin batteries and battery chargers, baseplate and coupling guards. Supply also included 1 x NFPA 20 compliant vertical turbine, electric motor driven pump, required to pump seawater. The electric motor driven fireset was inclusive of the pump, driver, pump controller, coupling, baseplate and coupling guards. The scope included for witnesses testing of the pumps at the Patterson factory, delivery to site, provision of test results, electrical installation, supervision of mechanical installation at site, inspections and commissioning, initial start up and test runs, prescribed documentation, quality manuals as well as guarantee of the equipment. The supply of accessories, consisting of Automatic Air release valve, discharge gauges, fuel tanks, Flow meters, main relief valves, waste cones and pressure gauges was also required.
