deep well dewatering Archives - Khansaheb Sykes Blog

Confirmed order, for Sykes’s Dewatering Pumps to our GCC Distributor Partner

Posted Date 30/08/2019

Sykes pumps not just a Blue colour dewatering pump!

Khansaheb Sykes are known to provide you with the most reliable and efficient dewatering pumps and have done for the last 160 years!

Our presence in the Middle East for over 4 decades has made us the leading and trustworthy dewatering pumps supplier in the MENA region.

Following on from a successful delivery of an earlier dewatering pump order, Khansaheb Sykes’ received an additional order for the Sykes GP200 8’’ dewatering pump from their trusted partner. Our build division dispatched the dewatering pump as per time critical schedule. read more

Khansaheb Sykes Welcomes additional JCB Generators for it’s 2019’s Rental Fleet!

Posted Date 18/12/2018

Following on from the success of earlier fleeted JCB Generators, Khansaheb Sykes has placed an additional order for further JCB Generators from Dubai’s local dealer ‘Galadari Equipment Solutions’

Generators awaiting PDI and deliver to Khansaheb Sykes workshops are the first phase of 2019 Capital Equipment Expenditure are, 6x Q65QS & 2x Q115QS. The new fleet additions will further enhance our rapidly growing generator fleet where they will provide power on a number of dewatering applications. read more

Sykes GP100 Dewatering Pumps on Route to Oman

Posted Date 06/09/2018

With 160 years of experience in manufacturing and distributing pumps all over the world, Khansaheb Sykes has recently finalized yet another sale contract in Oman. Having the capability to sell and dispatch pumps throughout the Middle East, including UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. Khansaheb Sykes’s team ensures that the right equipment is delivered at the right time.

The Sykes GP100 dewatering pumps were ordered by our trading partner in Oman, Al Ansari Trading Enterprise LLC for a client in the government sector in Oman. The dewatering pumps as per the client’s requirement can handle both clean and dirty water containing limited solids. read more

Sykes Pumps Go Glistening Yellow

Posted Date 29/08/2018

With 160 years of experience in manufacturing and distributing pumps all over the world, Khansaheb Sykes has recently finalized yet another sale contract in the UAE. Having the capability to sell and dispatch pumps throughout the Middle East, including UAE, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain. Khansaheb Sykes’s team ensures that the right equipment is delivered at the right time.

The Sykes WP 150/60 dewatering pumps were ordered by a dewatering company based in Dubai with a Kirloskar engine as the preferred power pack. read more

Sykes Dewatering Pumps- a blast from the past

Posted Date 28/08/2018

Sykes pumps turned 160 years old in 2017 and a testament to its heritage is that dewatering pumps manufactured many years ago still operate in the pump hire rental fleet.

Khansaheb Sykes maintain a rental fleet of the Sykes UVS12 dewatering pumps which operate alongside their current range of dewatering pumps.

General Purpose dewatering pumps in the Khansaheb Sykes rental fleet range from 3inch to 12inch, examples as below

The Minivac Eco, 3inch general purpose pump giving a performance of Max Head 28m, Max Flow 15l/s and a maximum solids handling of 28mm. read more

Shore Line Dewatering

Posted Date 08/01/2018

One of the leading contractors in Abu Dhabi, UAE, was looking for a professional dewatering contractor to support their construction site which was situated close to sea shore, they approached Khansaheb Sykes as a trusted dewatering solutions provider.

With over 40 years of expertise as a leading dewatering contractor in the Middle East, we left no stones unturned for this project, which involved installing a Deep Well dewatering system with wells drilled and installed to a depth of 35 meters with the well spacings close together due to the closeness of the project to the sea shore. read more

Dewatering solutions for the Hassyan Power Station Project, Dubai

Posted Date 04/09/2017

Khansaheb Sykes LLC awarded an additional dewatering package for the construction of a Pumping Station as part of the Hassyan Power Station Project in Dubai, UAE.

Ground conditions at the project site are very hard therefore a bespoke dewatering solutions design was required, conventional Deep Well dewatering wouldn’t be effective at this project.

Khansaheb Sykes having vast experience in the Middle East offered a bespoke Sump Pump dewatering solution with a well-engineered dewatering design, limiting ingress of fine sands present at the site and overcoming the recharge from the sea ONLY 20m from the excavation boundary. read more

Deep well dewatering system for construction of a New Medical Centre in Abu Dhabi

Posted Date 07/09/2016

A newly awarded Medical Centre beginning its construction in the heart of Abu Dhabi was looking for a dewatering solution to control groundwater while it performs a deep excavation for the foundations to be laid.

Khansaheb Sykes was approached to provide a feasible and dependable solution to the project. A complete site survey was done to measure the groundwater level and the soil condition in order to proceed with the appropriate dewatering solution

Due to the deep excavation and fine sands a deep well dewatering system was installed as the conventional wellpoint dewatering technique would be ineffective when the water table needs to be lowered below 7 to 9 meters. Our site engineers have installed 19 deep wells around the plot area to keep groundwater at bay from the project site. read more

Deep Well Dewatering for Commercial Tower in Abu Dhabi, UAE

Posted Date 16/06/2014

Abu Dhabi is known for its well-developed residential and commercial towers which reach the skies. Khansaheb Sykes was approached to support construction of a similar upcoming project by an efficient installation of a deep well dewatering system located at the prestigious Al Reem Island.

The construction area was spread across 155 linear meters which utilized a Diaphragm Wall shoring design. Our site engineers have strategically installed a series of 9 deep wells to prevent underground water from disturbing the construction site. The system was installed to enable excavation of up to 18.75 meters and lay out a strong foundation. read more

Deepwell Dewatering near the border of Dubai.

Posted Date 09/06/2014

Khansaheb Sykes was approached to install a deepwell system for the construction of a new sea water intake pumping station near the border of Dubai, UAE.

The project required a pumping test to identify the actual soil properties to enable the calibration of the proposed dewatering system design and offer a more cost effective solution with strategically placed deep wells.

The deep well system design utilizes a series of wells installed around the perimeter of the construction offering a non-intrusive solution. read more