RAND AIR NEWS NOVEMBER 2024
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Index
A word from Karel Verstraeten
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Making agility count with four essential rental utilities for our customers in South and Sub-Saharan Africa
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Rand Airs mobile rental power solutions keeping South Africas wine industry flowing
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Rand Air leads the emergency hire charge with the supply of 25 air compressors and 26 000 cfm within 4 days
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Meet our two new powerful 8-ton steam boiler goliaths!
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Atlas Copco Specialty Rental Africa broadens reach across the continent
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Our new chiller on the block
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Atlas Copco Groups acquisition of Integration Pump Rental pumps up Rand Airs rental solutions throughout Africa
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Celebrating a Successful Exhibition at Electra Mining 2024!
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A word from Karel Verstraeten
As we close out 2024, I'm proud to reflect on the strides we've made together this year. It has been a year of agility, innovation, and connection, as we continued to deliver solutions that Make Agility Count across South and Sub-Saharan Africa. This newsletter is packed with stories that capture the essence of our journey this year. We kicked off 2024 with a bold strategy, focusing on enhancing our offerings in air, power, flow, and temperature. These priorities have driven impactful projects, including providing rental power solutions to South Africa's wine producers during their peak harvesting season. This partnership ensured a testament to our ability to keep industries moving forward. You'll also read about how we responded to critical emergencies, including a significant shutdown, where we delivered 26,000 cfm with 25 compressors in just four days. This project was just one of many where our team demonstrated speed, reliability, and unwavering dedication to our customers. 2024 also brought exciting new developments to our fleet, including 8-ton steam boilers and chillers, reflecting our commitment to meeting evolving customer needs. On the African front, our collaboration with Atlas Copco Specialty Rental Africa and the acquisition of Integrated Pump Rental (IPR) have expanded our footprint, unlocked new markets, and strengthened our rental solutions portfolio. This was proudly highlighted at Electra Mining 2024, where we shared a stand with IPR and connected directly with customers, showcasing our combined expertise.
As we step into 2025, Rand Air remains operational 24/7, ready to meet your needs with agility and reliability.
Thank you for your trust and partnership. Enjoy this reflection on a remarkable year, and here's to a future of growth and shared success!
Warm regards, Karel Verstraeten General Manager, Rand Air
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Making agility count with four essential rental utilities for our customers in South and Sub-Saharan Africa
Rental air solutions, i.e. portable compressors, have been the cornerstone of our offerings for traditional industrial applications since our founding in 1973. Over the years, our power solutions have evolved significantly. In addition to oil-free and low-emission compressors, we now offer cutting-edge products like the innovative QAC 1100 TwinPower, which houses two fully loaded QAC 500 kVA generators side by side in a single custom 20-foot container. fully integrate hybrid power solutions solar energy and battery storage systems with gensets, reinforcing our environmental- responsibility narrative. These systems can be grid-connected, offering maximum flexibility and cost efficiency while helping customers meet their ESG commitments by reducing the need for significant investment in capital equipment for transformation. Additionally, we can replace diesel-driven power sources with hybrid units or provide comprehensive hybrid solutions that enhance the environmental sustainability of on- site projects. Our mobile Rand Air's flow portfolio comprises a wide range of pumps tailored for emergency and seasonal dewatering applications. Atlas Copco Group's two recent acquisitions, Australian company, Sykes Group (Q4 2023) and Integrated Pump Rental (Q3 2024) (read more about this acquisition on page X), have significantly extended our flow rental fleet and unlocked new markets, underscoring our commitment to building a comprehensive rental pump fleet that meets diverse flow requirements.
Our latest offering, , include temperature solutions steam boiler and chiller rental services. With our current fleet of two 3.0 t and two 8.0 t packaged dual fuel (gas and diesel) boilers, we can meet any application requiring additional process steam during emergencies, breakdowns, or turnarounds, making it as easy to rent as a generator. , which feature a cooling chiller units capacity of up to 550 kW, we are ready to meet expected seasonal increases in demand for cooling in plants such as food and beverage, driven primarily by climate change. With plants' installed capacities struggling to cope with higher peak ambient temperatures, renting additional capacity when needed rather than investing in capacity that will be redundant for several months of the year, makes sound business sense. With our
Rand Air has established a strong presence in the industrial equipment rental market, offering a comprehensive suite of solutions, including compressors, generators, pumps, containerised boilers and chillers. This positions Rand Air to effectively meet the dynamic and evolving rental needs of customers across South and Sub-Saharan A ica.
Henry Fourie Sub-Saharan Africa Sales and Marketing Manager - Rand Air
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT OUR AIR, POWER, FLOW AND TEMPERATURE SPECIALTY RENTAL SOLUTIONS.
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Rand Air's mobile rental power solutions keeping South Africa's wine industry flowing
As key exporters, South Africa's wine producers cannot afford any downtime, as it can result in significant product losses with associated negative financial impact. During the peak harvesting season from January to April, it is essential for these producers to enhance their energy capacity to ensure that production and packaging lines operate efficiently. Load shedding can disrupt generator operations, including backup units, making it challenging to meet energy demands. To address these challenges, several producers have turned to Rand Air for rental solutions, particularly during their critical production periods. Rand Air's solution: The supply of containerised TwinPower QAC 1100 units to three leading Western Cape wine farms.
For nearly a decade, Rand Air has been a trusted rental partner, delivering mobile power solutions to some of South A ica’s top wine producers in the Western Cape.
Ashley Bailey Sales Manager Cape Town Depot
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO DISCOVER THE BENEFITS THESE WINE PRODUCERS HAVE EXPERIENCED FROM THIS INNOVATIVE AND EFFICIENT MODULAR POWER SOLUTION.
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Yolande Schmidt Internal Sales Rand Air
Tshepo Mashaba External Sales Rand Air
When the mine's air compressor, essential for powering pneumatic equipment underground, broke down, they contacted Rand Air for an urgent solution that required 12 000cfm (cubic feet per minute) to keep their operation going. Understanding that every hour of downtime incurs significant losses for the mine, the skilled Rand Air team allocated sixteen high-pressure oil-injected diesel compressors of various sizes for the project. After inspection by the service team, the units were transported to the site and connected to the mine's main air supply line by a Rand Air service technician. Remarkably, the units were fully operational within just 24 hours! Considering that the air has to travel a great distance from the surface to reach the underground equipment, it is essential that the compressors are correctly specced to eliminate potential pressure drops and loss in air flow. The Rand Air team subsequently provided a combination of 800cfm, 1 000cfm and 1 200cfm machines to meet these requirements. Four days later, the mine suffered yet another breakdown and requested a further 14 000 cfm of compressed air in order to maintain production. Rand Air once again lived up to its reputation as a reliable rental partner, delivering nine brand new PTS916 1600 cfm air compressors from a recently received consignment to the mine and made them operational within a 24-hour turnaround.
Rand Air leads the emergency hire charge with the supply of 25 air compressors and 26 000 cfm within 4 days.
Assisting a long-standing customer and leading platinum mine in Rustenburg by supplying critical air to keep underground operations going, exemplifies how Rand Air has cornered Southern A ica's emergency hire solutions market.
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT HOW THE RAND AIR TEAM SEAMLESSLY MANAGED THESE VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE LOGISTICS
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Meet our two new powerful 8-ton steam boiler goliaths!
Second, with steam being an essential utility for nearly every industry, we are bridging a rental need gap in this sector. The demand is evident, as the two units were quickly deployed to various projects shortly after their arrival. Our latest additions include two 8-ton German- manufactured units, each comprising a boiler, feedwater tank, and all necessary filtration and water treatment systems, neatly housed within a standard 20-foot container.These units feature low emissions, fuel efficiency, European CE compliance, and the capability to operate unmanned for up to 72 hours. With a delivery capacity of 7,800 kg/h of steam at 14.5 barg, they are equipped with cutting-edge technology, representing the pinnacle of packaged boilers. To meet the complex requirements of steam boiler applications, Rand Air collaborates with local partners to streamline the installation and commissioning process. Customers can choose from flexible short-term, medium-term, and outsourced steam plant rental options. Additionally, our temperature offering also now includes recently added chiller units, further aligning with our goal of providing comprehensive end-to-end solutions for our customers.
Just over a year ago, Rand Air made a strategic decision to invest in two 3-ton steam boilers, addressing two key objectives: First, these steam boilers are integral to our new temperature offering, marking our fourth rental utility service alongside air (compressors), power (generators), and flow (pumps).
Edmund Haddad Rand Air's Business Development Manager for Temperature
Proud to be on the front cover of MechChem Africa
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO DISCOVER HOW WE ENHANCE AGILITY WITH OUR DUAL-FUEL, FIRE-TUBE 8-TON STEAM BOILERS.
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Atlas Copco Eastern Africa has been operating in Africa since 1936, offering a wide range of products and services. Recently we have expanded our offerings with the introduction of our Speciality Rental Division, providing tailored rental solutions to meet the evolving needs of our customers in the region. Atlas Copco Specialty Rental Africa broadens reach across the continent
With a solid international footprint and serving a diverse customer base both in Sub-Saharan Africa and East Africa, the company has a product portfolio which includes air, power, flow and temperature solutions.
A dedicated Specialty Rental team has been established to serve customers in the region: Rudi de Vry, Business Development Manager for Africa (middle), and Michaela Kock, Managing Trainee, both based at Rand Air Johannesburg, work closely with Muthee Maina, Business Development Manager for East Africa, who operates from the Nairobi office.
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO DISCOVER HOW WE ENHANCE AGILITY WITH OUR DUAL-FUEL, FIRE-TUBE 8-TON STEAM BOILERS. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT OUR PRODUCT AND SERVICE OFFERING ACROSS THE AFRICAN CONTINENT
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Our new chiller on the block
We're thrilled to share that our new rental chiller, now part of our fleet, has been a hit and is installed at a customer site in the Free State!
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT OUR NEW CHILLERS ON THE BLOCK
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Atlas Copco Group's acquisition of Integrated Pump Rental pumps up Rand Air's rental solutions throughout Africa Atlas Copco has acquired Integrated Pump Rental (IPR), seamlessly integrating the dewatering pump rental specialist into its Specialty Rental Division, a business area of Atlas Copco Power Technique.
Karel Verstraeten, General Manager at Rand Air, highlights the strategic benefits of the acquisition and emphasizes that it not only enhances their pump rental offerings and unlocks new markets but also facilitates territorial expansion. With Atlas Copco's strong presence across Africa, our collaboration with IPR, along with the addition of new expertise, capabilities and resources, positions us to accelerate the growth of our rental pump solutions. This will allow us to expand our footprint, especially in the northern regions of the continent, fully capitalising on the significant potential within the dewatering pump sector across Africa. According to IPR Managing Director Lee Vine, IPR has maintained a competitive edge in the dewatering pump rental market by continuously upgrading its fleet with the latest technological advancements, ensuring enhanced efficiency, reliability, and environmental performance for end- users. We are confident that this partnership will propel our businesses forward and deliver significant value to our customers, offering a more refined, end-to-end pump rental portfolio and setting a new benchmark for innovative, comprehensive, and exceptional rental services across the African continent, concludes Verstraeten.
Karel Verstraeten General Manager Rand Air
Lee Vine Managing Director IPR
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO DISCOVER HOW WE PUMP UP RAND AIRS RENTAL SOLUTIONS THROUGHOUT AFRICA
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Celebrating a Successful Exhibition at Electra Mining 2024!
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As the Festive Season approaches, we want to express our gratitude for your continued support. We're here for you 24/7, ready to assist with your rental needs. Wishing you a joyful and peaceful holiday season ahead. Stay safe, stay agile, and thank you for making agility count with us!
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