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Electric Motor Driven Road Towable Dewatering Pumps by Khansaheb Sykes

Posted Date 07/09/2019

Khansaheb Sykes the Middle Eastern arm of “Sykes Pumps” have been providing the most reliable and efficient dewatering pumps throughout the Middle East for over 4 decades, making us the leading dewatering pump supplier in the MENA region, with continued support of a network of distributors throughout the GCC.

Dewatering Pumps are commonly fitted with Diesel Engines, however, a Dubai Government Department requested bespoke Sykes 8” dewatering pumps on a road towable trailer with an Electric Motor as the prime mover. read more

Khansaheb Sykes Silt Away in Operation in Abu Dhabi

Posted Date 23/12/2018

Following on from the success of the Sykes environmentally silt separation system, Khansaheb Sykes have introduced the same unit into their rental fleet for the UAE / GCC region.

In the majority of cases, water pollution is caused by the presence and prolonged build-up of sediment, silt and other abrasives which puts mounting pressure on our clients to ensure discharged water is as silt free as it can be before being reintroduced to a storm water network or directly back into the sea.

Increasing requirements for companies to take their ecological obligations seriously has led to Khansaheb Sykes adding a this new environmentally friendly product to our extensive hire fleet – the Sykes Silt Away. By deploying a Silt Away unit on site, customers can be confident of avoiding substantial fines and adverse publicity, as well as suffering enforced closures. read more

Another confirmed order for Khansaheb Sykes’s Road Towable Dewatering Pumps

Posted Date 09/12/2018

Khansaheb Sykes are known to provide you with the most reliable and efficient dewatering pumps. Our presence in the Middle East for almost 4 decades has made us a leading and trustworthy dewatering pump supplier in the MENA region.

Following on from a successful delivery of an earlier dewatering pump order, Khansaheb Sykes were most grateful to receive another order for purchase of our popular Sykes GP150 dewatering pumps on a road towable trailer again from a local UAE Government Department. 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

Dewatering Pumps utilized as ballast pumps

Posted Date 30/04/2018

Sykes dewatering pumps can be used for numerous dewatering solutions, one in particular being a ballast pump.

As requested by the end user, Khansaheb Sykes converted a number of dewatering pumps so that both suction and discharge ports were facing the same way.

As the pumps are bring operated off shore and for an extended rental period then each dewatering pump was given a complete overhaul.

Khansaheb Sykes’s has yet again met customer expectations with its bespoke pump hire, ensuring that we always supply the optimal pumping solution for any project no matter how big or small. Khansaheb Sykes proves to stand as the market leader in the dewatering pump hire sector. read more

Dewatering Pumps utilized as a booster pump

Posted Date 03/04/2018

Sykes dewatering pumps can be used for numerous pumping applications, one in particular as a booster pump.

The conversion to turn a standard vacuum dewatering pump into a booster pump is straight forward with only a few simple steps needed to convert.

Disconnection of the vacuum system and the placement of a blanking cover to close off the priming system

Khansaheb Sykes is currently carrying out a project in Abu Dhabi for the Over-pumping of a lagoon and boosting the discharge water some 10km away utilizing 20+ dewatering pumps (as boosters). 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 solution for construction of a Sea Intake Structure

Posted Date 27/11/2017

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 conditions at site in order to proceed with the appropriate dewatering solution.

Due to the deep excavation and hard ground conditions, a conventional deep well dewatering system would have been ineffective. Our site engineers therefore installed 35 electrical drainage dewatering pumps, strategically placed around the excavation area to control the flow of groundwater entering the construction site. read more

Dewatering for Vibro Compaction

Posted Date 13/05/2014

Soil compaction is a vital part in a construction process. Desert soil in Middle East is known to be less preferable for construction. Many contractors opt for vibro compaction of the soil prior to laying a foundation for a strong building base.

Khansaheb Sykes recently performed wellpoint dewatering for vibro compaction. This ground improvement technique was performed across two areas of 100 meters each to densify and clean friable soil, which wasn’t supporting the construction of a school in the emirate of Dubai, UAE. read more