IHS Pumps heads to Bauma

Preparations are now well underway for our appearance at Bauma 2019. The last Bauma show attracted more than 500,000 visitors from 219 countries and regions around the world, with 3,425 companies exhibiting across 605,000 m² of exhibition space. IHS Pumps would be part of the Construction Equipment Association’s (CEA) special UK Pavillion at the show.

Joanna Oliver MBE, CEA director of global programmes and organiser of the UK Pavilion at Bauma Munich said: “Despite the never-ending plot twists and dramas that surround Brexit, I’m delighted to say that we have a near record sized UK Pavilion at Bauma for 2019.”

The IHS Pumps hydraulic machine employs an on-board computer, electronically weighing every ingredient and producing a printed ticket for every batch. IHS says that this provides a level of consistency and quality far beyond the capabilities of standard volumetric mixers and delivers the most accurate strength of mix in the sector today.

Real-world exhibitions can be a great way to meet new customers and suppliers, and demonstrate the size and capabilities of the machinery in real life. We look forward to making new contacts and expanding even further into international operations, which has been a key focus for the firm.

IHS Pumps featured in Construction Plant News

IHS is this month featured in Construction Plant News, in an article looking forward to the Construction Equipment Association’s (CEA) presence at the forthcoming Bauma construction machinery, vehicles and equipment exhibition, which will be hosted in Munich, Germany in April.

The IHS Pumps hydraulic machine employs an on-board computer, electronically weighing every ingredient and producing a printed ticket for every batch. IHS says that this provides a level of consistency and quality far beyond the capabilities of standard volumetric mixers and delivers the most accurate strength of mix in the sector today.

“Bauma offers an unrivalled opportunity to meet with peers, suppliers, and potential clients from throughout the construction and manufacturing industries,” said Gary Lansley, sales director, IHS Pumps. “Especially in the shadow of Brexit, it’s important for us as a leading UK producer to get out there and demonstrate that Britain is still an outward looking, international-trade orientated country and that our manufacturing is still amongst some of the best in the world.”

“IHS Pumps’ unique All-in-One concrete pumping machinery has been a revelation in the UK and helped to evolve the mix on site sector itself in developing its procedures. At Bauma, we look forward to unveiling the latest incarnation of this technology and meeting other world leaders that we can work together in partnership with.”

The last Bauma show attracted more than 500,000 visitors from 219 countries and regions around the world, with 3,425 companies exhibiting across 605,000 m² of exhibition space. The CEA will be hosting a UK Pavillion at this year’s show, in which HIS Pumps will feature.

Joanna Oliver MBE, CEA director of global programmes and organiser of the UK Pavilion at Bauma Munich said: “Despite the never-ending plot twists and dramas that surround Brexit, I’m delighted to say that we have a near record sized UK Pavilion at Bauma for 2019.”

 For the full Construction Plant News article click here.

Mixamate introduces pumped liquid screed

Mixamate – the company powered by IHS' unique all-in-one Concrete and Screed pumping machines – today announced the launch of its brand new liquid screed service, providing direct screed delivery from truck to floor via pump. The new liquid screed product will be available through the company’s all in-one screed pumping truck – the unique machine that provides the delivery, mixing, and pumping of screed from a single vehicle. The vehicle produces the screed by weight thus ensuring a perfect mix every time.

“Liquid screed is something we are being asked for increasingly this year,” said Chris Smith, Managing Director for Mixamate. “It comes with certain advantages over sand and cement screed, particularly with the growing popularity of underfloor heating. If people want the option for liquid screed we can deliver any amount from 2m3. Both this new product and our traditional screed mixes can be administered through our all-in-one pumping machines, this dramatically reduces the hassle associated with this type of work.”

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New portable powerpack introduced

Integrated Hydraulic Solutions UK (IHS) recently designed and built a brand new portable powerpack for one of its customers.

The specially designed unit will be used to proof test finished bitumen hot boxes, which are fitted to the rear of bitumen mixers in road construction machinery. Each hot box has to be stripped and then rebuilt. In the past, companies did not have any way of testing their refurbished equipment other than fit it to the road laying vehicle (very time consuming – especially if it fails first time out).

IHS was given the task of reproducing the same control functions that the bitumen road laying truck has (operational functions) whilst producing a pluggable hydraulic power supply to replicate the bitumen truck whilst the hotbox is still in the workshop. This solution allows all functions to be tested before being fitted to a vehicle.

The hydraulic power pack has the capability of 7 external functions (hydraulic cylinders and motors) whilst incorporating electrical safety circuit and electronic soft start technology with phase sensing technology to eliminate starting the electrically driven hydraulic pump in the wrong direction (damaging the hydraulic pump).

IHS Shortlisted for Intermat Award

The specialist all-in-one concrete pumping truck, which was designed and manufactured by IHS Ltd for Mixamate and provides the delivery, mixing and pumping of materials from a single vehicle, has this year been shortlisted for a prestigious international award in Paris.

The awards programme is part of the Intermat International Exhibition for Construction and Infrastructure for building public works equipment, which takes place only once every three years. The shortlisting comes in the category of Lifting, Handling, & Transportation and is based on the new Conqueror machine’s unique ability to solve a specific problem within the industry, namely that of limiting the number of vehicles and amount of machinery on-site when pumping jobs are required.

Mixamate recently deployed the new machine for global construction group HOCHTIEF, where it was required to help complete works on two railway bridges at Highbury & Islington station, London. This new methodology is becoming increasingly popular in the industry, as companies look to save time, hassle, and costs in delivering concrete and screed efficiently.

“It’s a huge honour to have gained this recognition around the Intermat show, which we’ll be attending later on this year,” said Chris Smith, Managing Director for Mixamate. “Since first beginning development on the new truck a couple of years ago now, it has received a great deal of industry praise, including making the manufacturing category shortlist at the London Construction Awards. These technological advancements, alongside the in-house lab testing capabilities we have introduced in recent years, ensures that Mixamate is able to continue leading the industry in providing batching plant standard concrete through a modern, flexible mix-on-site service.”

The machines are produced in the IHS factory in Sheffield and we have now supplied a number of machines to the company. A new liquid screed version of the truck has also recently been introduced, and in 2018 the firm will make further expansions to its existing fleet. For more information on the Mixamate all-in-one Concrete Pumping Truck click here.