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Assisting infrastructural developments throughout the Middle East

Posted Date 11/02/2022

Khansaheb Sykes has a long history of supporting the construction sector across the United Arab Emirates. We’re very well-known for our unrivalled dewatering expertise in addition to the other services we offer, which include a full range of climate control equipment and pumps for both sale and rent.

Our Abu Dhabi branch was awarded three consecutive projects from a client who is rightly considered a pioneer in the field of construction. A solution was required to remove groundwater across a site spanning more than 8,500 square metres. Each phase was related to an individual block of residential property, with our efforts helping to ensure that construction work could commence. 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

Wellpoint Dewatering for Office Building in Sharjah, UAE

Posted Date 02/07/2014

Khansaheb Sykes has been awarded to sub contract a dewatering system for a major project in Sharjah, UAE. The construction is spread over a huge area, where an office building and two warehouses are being built for commercial purpose.

Considering the large area to be dewatered, our engineers have installed wellpoints in a box formation. They are 200 wellpoints installed on site, which connect to a header pipe which discharges the groundwater 350 meters away from the site location. As the ground is flat and water flow is smooth, booster pumps were not used in between the site and the discharge point. 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

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

Khansaheb Sykes Provides Pumps for Chilled Water Flushing in Warqa’a, Dubai

Posted Date 27/04/2014

A school in Dubai recently installed a new pipe system for their air conditioner system. The new installation had to undergo a full testing of their pipe system in order to start its functioning during the Middle East summers. Khansaheb Sykes helped them out with a quick solution by performing a chilled water flushing technique with few of their pumps.

The client was impressed with a variety of Sykes Pumps offered from our fleet. After a brief site survey by one of our pump experts, the UNIVAC 12inch pumps were chosen as the optimal solution. read more

Deepwell Dewatering to build one of the UAE’s most prestigious bank.

Posted Date 23/03/2014

When one of the leading contractors in Abu Dhabi, UAE, were looking for a professional dewatering contractor to support their construction of a prestigious bank, they approached Khansaheb Sykes as a trusted dewatering service.

With over half a century of expertise as a leading dewatering contractor in the Middle East, we left no stones unturned for this project, which involved a 15 meter depth and 600 linear meters to be dewatered.

Our experienced site engineer surveyed the site, and suggested the contractors to consider the most efficient and cost effective deep well dewatering method. read more