BLUE Hire is a pump hire and project specialist, servicing the needs of industry, mining, marine and agriculture throughout WA.
With customised pump solutions from construction standpipes to diesel-driven stainless-steel acid pumps, the company has all the heavy-duty equipment you need.
Blue Hire director Byron Ynema said while the company offers both diesel and electrical pump hire options, it specialises in diesel-driven stainless steel pumps suited for corrosive mining applications and environments.
“Our equipment is reliable and can be adapted to any project requirements,” Mr Ynema said.
“If a client has a feed pump that runs from a dam to a plant and the equipment fails, for whatever reason, we’ll come and put in machinery matched to that same duty.
“Reliability is a huge factor these days – you can’t have gear breakdown and run around trying to fix it – it’s got to be working all the time.
“So, we make sure that all our gear is already at a high standard, so that when it leaves our yard, the clients know they’re going to get equipment that’s going to work.”
The company’s diesel-driven equipment includes more than 50 Sykes pumpsets, mine pit dewatering pumps, high flow, high head water supply, industrial process backup systems, standpipe pumps, turkey’s nest alternatives and slurry pumps – all available on either skid or trailer mount, and between 50-600hp.
“Depending on the application, we can change the specifications to suit,” Mr Ynema said.
“Recently a BHP site had no power to its cooling towers, so we put in about 1200hp all up to supply the cooling towers about 1000l/s at 50m head.
“We also have our XH200 models that can deliver 200l/s at 180m head or the MH300 that will deliver over 500L/s.
“All hoses are specced to suit each application and we will advise, based on our experience, the most efficient fittings and configuration to deliver the best result for our client.
“For example, in slurry applications, we have to calculate flow rates and pipe diameters to take into account settling velocities to keep solids suspended in the liquid for complete transfer.
“We can tailor equipment to suit and to be technologically smart, our systems are capable of ramping up or down as your project needs change.”
Blue Hire remanufactures pumps to include an automated ‘smart panel’.Smarter equipment
Blue Hire specialises in the remanufacture and rebuilding of pumps that are fully remote capable, GPS tracked, and automated, allowing companies to remotely check in on them and even integrate them completely into a site-based telemetry system – running it like a process pump on site.
“All of the machinery that we build today has a smart panel and, in reality, we don’t even begin to use what they’re fully capable of,” Mr Ynema said.
“We build big stainless-steel pump heads which are a lot better for corrosive environments and a lot longer-lasting in the saline water that we find on the bottom of a lot of the mine sites below the water table.
“And we also can build in electronic pressure sensors and electronic flow meters which are bolted onto and plumbed into the smart equipment.”
The main benefits of the smart pumps include setting up specific parameters to ramp up or down and respond to error signals.
“It’s all about controllability and accountability,” Mr Ynema said.
“Some of our machines have burnt millions of litres of diesel and if you can shave 10 or 20c off by smarter equipment that is more efficient, and well, that’s a lot of money saved.”
The inbuilt controls mean the pumps can idle or cut off completely and then ramp back up as operational requirements increase.
“This ability is especially important considering the cost of fuel, because most of this equipment runs 24-hours a day, seven days a week for years on end,” Mr Ynema said.
“It pays for itself in a heartbeat and saves sites money in the long run.”
Mobile dewatering equipment
Blue Hire also utilises a modern range of pumps to undertake surface dewatering operations throughout WA.
Surface dewatering is the removal of groundwater from the pit floor or sumps to facilitate safe and dry mining operations.
“We have a couple of contracts with sites where we do all the pit dewatering,” Mr Ynema said.
“On smaller mine sites the pumps come out every blast and go back in after every blast, because you can’t have permanent infrastructure at the bottom of the pit.
“Consequentially, a lot of our pumps are trailerised, so clients can just pull it in and out as required.”
The company offers the full service of mobilisation, installation, operation, fuelling and ongoing maintenance and monitoring of these systems, to ensure they are operating perfectly and letting the client get on with their job – mining.
Endless applications
Blue Hire also maintains a number of specialised excavator and crane-mounted slurry pumps, as well as long reach excavator hire for cleaning ponds, lakes, process dams, stormwater drains and marinas.
In the oil and gas space, Blue Hire offers bulk water hydrotesting operations of pipelines and vessels throughout the state using specially modified water-winning pumpsets, in addition to high pressure squeeze pumps to deliver quality hydrotesting operations to clients.
“We are one of the most experienced hydrotesters of large diameter, long length HDPE pipeline systems,” Mr Ynema said.
“We bring in depth and real-world knowledge to the table, filter the complexities of testing and get on with the job.
“In addition, we have high flow pumping systems and filter sets to ensure that once tested and proven, the pipeline is fit for operation straight away.”
Blue Hire has the equipment and expertise to provide clients with smart and efficient solutions for their pump, dredging and dewatering needs.
“We have experience across a range of sectors, and you can rely on Blue Hire to help you achieve your outcomes in the most efficient way possible,” Mr Ynema said.
More Information:
Byron Ynema: 0400 093 338
E: [email protected]
W: www.bluehire.com.au
