AUSTRALIAN Putzmeister distributor Concrete Pumping Equipment has recently been appointed New Zealand distributor, and has set up a subsidiary, Concrete Pumping Equipment (NZ) Ltd for this purpose.
This company will handle sales of hose and pipes as well as pumps, and a parts stock will be held in Auckland, backed up by substantial holdings at the company’s Greystanes headquarters in Sydney.
The Australian company is acquiring a swaging machine from overseas that will allow it to produce hose without the traditional bulge at the collar, which can cause the hose to snag when it is being moved. Once this machine is in operation, Concrete Pumping will guarantee its fittings for the life of the hose.
FOLLOWING the disbanding of the Queensland Concrete Pumping Association, the New South Wales association is extending its coverage to Queensland.
The next Pumpers Picnic will be held on Sunday August 3 at the Fairfield Showground from 10am. Contact Les McLean on lesandi@bigpond.com or 0412 185 891 for further details.