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Aussie Pumps products are sold through a national network of dealers and retailers, so it’s not always obvious which listing you’re actually buying from, or whether it’s the right one for ongoing support rather than just the lowest price on the day. That distinction matters more with pump equipment than with most purchases, because a...Read More

When water’s rising, or a fire front is closing in, the last thing anyone wants to be doing is manually priming a pump before it can even start moving water. It sounds like a small technical detail, but priming performance is one of the most important specs on any pump built for emergencies, and one...Read More

Trash pumps and transfer pumps can look almost identical at a glance. Both are portable, engine driven and built to move a lot of water fast. But they’re designed around very different assumptions about what’s actually in that water, and picking the wrong one is one of the most common (and costly) mistakes we see...Read More

Every year, it’s the same story across rural Australia. Fire danger ratings start climbing through spring, total fire bans arrive earlier than the year before, and before long, pump dealers in fire-affected regions are fielding calls from property owners who’ve left it a bit too late. By the time there’s smoke on the horizon, the...Read More

This story is contributed by Australian Pump Industries Chief Engineer, John Hales. John comes from an agricultural background and has been instrumental in driving the design team at Aussie Pumps to build what are arguably the best self-priming centrifugal pumps of their kind in the world. Flooding rivers and streams don’t only just damage fences...Read More

A couple of months ago the Aussie pump team made a point of complimenting the Big Rigs Editor and Journalist team. What Aussie Pumps was on about was the way the magazine pays tribute on a regular basis for the people who make the transport industry what it is. By that of course we mean...Read More

Until now the Victoria CFA volunteers have borne the brunt of the effort to control wildfires. It’s certainly true that, the CFA volunteers, have done a magnificent job in fighting fires, on the front lines. Wildfires have caused immense heartbreak and the destruction of 800 structures and 409,000 hectares of scorched land! It’s tragic that...Read More

  No, it’s not a person, it’s a pump! Aussie Pumps latest development in firefighting equipment is what they have nicknamed, the “Aussie Imposter”. “We called it that because it changes the way people think about high pressure portable fire pumps”, said Aussie Pumps Chief Engineer, John Hales.   “Moyston Brigade was one of the many...Read More

we have to face reality and accept the growing demand for both chicken and egg production. We know that well-ventilated sheds with air quality and adequate temperature control are an obvious must. We come back to the realities that the sheds must be cleaned and drains cleared properly to avoid blockages to protect the birds....Read More