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Company of the Year and Product of the Year 2016. Hazleton Pumps, a Small/Medium family owned enterprise located in Centurion, Gauteng (South Africa), won the Company of the year. e approach followed by this company is to build long-term committed sustainable customer relationships. Speci c, specialised pumps are designed, developed and manufactured in collaboration with customers in order to meet their individual and customized requirements. e HIPPO Slurry Pump range is capable of handling liquids containing both abrasive as well as corrosive solids and the pumps are therefore manufactured from various materials such as 28% Hard Chrome for abrasive applications and Duplex Stainless Steel Alloys (CD4MCu) for acidic/and corrosive environments. Marius Sunkel anked by two HIPPO H i g h Vo l t a g e S u b m e r s i b l e Slurry Pumps ready for Export to Canada HAZLETON PUMPS also won the Product of the Year Award for the design and development of a slurry pump range that can operate under the harsh mining conditions in Southern Africa branded as the HIPPO Pump Slurry range. e technology has since been developed and adapted for mining and v ar i ous ot he r appl i c at i ons worldwide. e world's rst Medium/High Voltage High Head Submersible Dewatering Pump Range – capable of being used in explosive environments and complying to IEC 60079-1. is range consists of 5 models capable of pumping up to 350 l/s at a head of 200 meters with an installed power of 1200kW and can operate on both 50Hz and 60Hz power supply. is HIPPO Medium/High Voltage; High Head Submersible Pump Range using a single stage design was designed, developed and manufactured for acid mine dewatering and is mainly used underground. e unique feature of this pump is the utilization of Medium and High Voltage Power whilst being manufactured from speci c materials which enables the pumping of acidic liquids containing s o l i d s . HA Z L E T O N P U M P S i s currently marketing the HIPPO Submersible Slurr y pump range internationally with more than 70% of all pumps being exported and Canada being the biggest user at present. FMDZ | May - June 2016 | Page21