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CAPITAL EQUIPMENT NEWS
NOVEMBER 2015
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T
he expert team at Xylem South Afri-
ca, a part of the global water solu-
tions behemoth, Xylem Inc., has been
hard at work over the past few months
in preparation for the opening of its new
rental hub premises in Gauteng. This new
purpose-built facility opened its doors on
the 1
st
October 2015 – expanding Xylem’s
global investment into emerging markets
and augmented rental development into
Africa. The rental hub offers customers
ease of access and greater affordability to
world-class pump rental solutions within a
centralised hub.
Over the past few years, Xylem South Afri-
ca has positioned itself as the go-to com-
pany for pumping solutions. The company
operates within the entire water cycle and
is deeply entrenched as a trusted name in
the mining; construction; municipal; agri-
cultural; marine; disaster relief and resi-
dential spheres.
The company has greatly expanded its
regional footprint with branches currently
servicing clients in Gauteng; North-West;
Western Cape, Limpopo; Eastern Cape
and Mpumalanga. With this strong na-
tional presence; the team at Xylem South
Africa in conjunction with its global parent
company, decided to invest into the expan-
sion of Xylem’s rental service offering in
Sub-Saharan Africa.
“We saw a greater need for tailor-made
rental solutions developing in South Africa
and its neighbouring countries,” explains
Dirk Bekker, Rental Manager at Xylem
South Africa. “There are many benefits to
rental solutions. Clients can focus on core
business; they can scale up their fleets;
clients pay only for the equipment and ser-
vices they need to minimise operating cost.
Xylem designs, builds, tests and rents it own
equipment – we’ll always select and apply
the right solution for our clients’ needs. Rent-
ing can assist clients to reduce capital ex-
penditure while retaining access to top of the
range, word-leading pump brands,” he adds.
The hub operates nationally through Xylem’s
regional depots and delivery and transport
options to other areas can be discussed
upon request. Flexibility and adaptability are
key with the Rental Hub – the knowledge-
able and experienced technical specialists
at Xylem’s rental hub will be able to put
together hands-on solutions for customers
– while backing them up with solid techni-
cal advice and comprehensive maintenance
strategies.
“This will ultimately result in less down-
time and higher productivity for clients.
Coupled with the costs saved on initial
capital layout on pumps or related systems
– the sky is the limit for our customers.
We place great value on providing the best
solutions for businesses that place their
trust in us,” Bekker explains.
With the rental hub ready to service both
Southern Africa and the wider African con-
tinent, with bespoke pump rental solutions
– Xylem’s commitment to expansion into
emerging markets is underscored. Water as
a scarce resource – both in operations and
for consumption, is of particular concern in
Africa. Xylem is set to assist in addressing
this concern through its constant technical
developments and through investment into
its areas of operation.
Xylem (XYL) is a leading global water tech-
nology provider, enabling customers to
transport, treat, test and efficiently use
water in public utility, residential and com-
mercial building services, industrial and ag-
ricultural settings. The company does busi-
ness in more than 150 countries through a
number of market-leading product brands,
and its people bring broad applications ex-
pertise with a strong focus on finding local
solutions to the world’s most challenging
water and wastewater problems. Xylem is
headquartered in Rye Brook, New York, with
2014 revenues of $3.9 billion and approxi-
mately 12 500 employees worldwide. Xylem
was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability
Index for the past three years for advancing
sustainable business practices and solu-
tions worldwide.
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XYLEM WATER SOLUTIONS SOUTH AFRICA
opens the largest pump rental hub in Africa
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