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Horse people have a special relationship with their animals.  This year we need to be conscious of the horrific fires in the northern hemisphere and to learn the lesson about fire preparation to protect not just ourselves and our property but our livestock as well.   Whether you are involved in recreational riding, jumping, equestrian events...Read More

The 2019-20 Black Summer has been recorded as the worst ever NSW bushfire season. According to the Australian Disaster Resilience Knowledge Hub, 26 lives were lost, 2,448 homes were destroyed, and 3 billion animals were either killed or displaced. Further strain was put on the agricultural community, as farmers dealt with livestock and infrastructure losses...Read More

In a very generous move Sydney Markets and Freshmark, combined with Rapid Spray from Singleton, recently donated a series of Rapid’s super compact ‘FireScouts’ to deserving Rural Fire Service brigades. The machines are compact but loaded with capability with their firefighting apparatus based on an Aussie Pumps Fire Chief, powered by genuine Honda petrol engine. ...Read More

Farmers looking to handle agricultural chemicals faster with a pump that won’t rust or corrode, need look no further!  Aussie has come up with a new Honda engine drive pump that will deliver flows up to 1350 lpm and achieve maximum heads as high as 24 metres! The pumps are suitable for agricultural chemicals, including...Read More

They say that imitation is one of the sincerest forms of flattery.  However Australian Pump Industries recently caught out an unscrupulous importer of third world products.  They are importing a copy of Aussie’s top quality Fire Chief pumps, the world’s best lightweight portable fire pump. Australian Pump Industries introduced the Aussie Fire Chief to the...Read More

If you’re in farming, construction, plumbing, even mining or earthworks, you’d probably like to know more about how pumps work and how to select the right equipment for any particular chore. Aussie Pumps has produced a new, comprehensive Pump Selection Guide that provides loads of information for hundreds of pump applications.  The company focuses on...Read More

The summer of 2019/20 was a bitter lesson. Not just for homeowners but for the firefighting authorities as well. Although they did a brilliant job of rising to the occasion, we learnt that nature is still the “boss” and will continue to set us major challenges as we see bushfires, floods and droughts become more...Read More

Moving effluent and wastewater is a continuing challenge. Liquids can be abrasive and even corrosive so they require flexible options in pump design to combat those issues. “Our Aussie GMP effluent pumps can handle solids in suspension but we know that in some applications we see premature wear on cast iron impellers. That’s why we...Read More

A new 4″ twin impeller, self-priming fire pump has been released by Australian Pump Industries. The Aussie QPT405SLT, the pump comes with either petrol drive Honda engine or Kubota water cooled diesel engine. The combination of a huge big belly self-priming body means fast self-priming through a 7 metre vertical lift. The twin impellers deliver...Read More