Industries

When it comes to onboard pumps, reliability is not a factor that can be questioned. That’s why Castle Pumps are proud to be the UK agent of Azcue Pumps; a manufacturer of type approved pumps for over 100 years. With 15 years’ experience specifying new marine pumps and replacing existing models onboard, we have built a large network of customers spanning ship builders, vessel repairers, ship owners and management companies.

If you’re dealing with chemicals, you’ll likely understand that failure to get a pump compatible with your chemicals can result in corrosion, swelling, dissolving or brittleness and ultimately it is leaking and failing. Whether it’s a chemical dosing pump you need for accurate metering, a chemical drum pump for barrel emptying or one for tank to tank transfer, Castle Pumps are likely to have solved your requirement before for another client.

We’ve been working with breweries, distilleries, and wineries (as well as consultants to the industry) for over 15 years, specifying pumps that limit manual operation and transfer product quicker, all whilst maintaining the taste that’s been worked so hard on! So, whether it’s for tanker unloading, the transfer of ingredients, container emptying or bottling and casking of the final product, Castle Pumps have the pump for your distillery, winery or brewery.

When it comes to the production of oil, gas or indeed any source of energy, the industry is faced with a number of challenges that make getting the right pump extremely important. Specifying solutions for the oil industry has been a key focus of Castle Pumps for at least 15 years. However, in more recent years we have seen the energy industry evolve, with a shift in demand from companies involved in energy from waste and other renewable sources.

If you’re in the food and drink manufacturing industry you’ll know just how many food transfer pumps your plant relies on; for dosing specific quantities of ingredients in the production line, transferring the finished product into containers, removing any waste product leftover and even for cleaning chemicals. And with fluids varying greatly, so do technical considerations. That’s where we help.

Are you treating municipal wastewater from domestic/household use or run off rainwater? Or is it industrial process wastewater that may contain chemicals, oil and swarf that is being handled? Having dealt with regional water companies, petrochemical plants, mines and quarries as well as paper, metal and manufacturing sites, we understand the challenges of all. Whether it’s for the transferring of the wastewater itself, the removal of sludge or chemical dosing for treatment we have a solution for all.

If you’re in the pharmaceutical industry, you will have great appreciation for the challenges it poses. When specifying a pump, there are many factors to consider such as maintaining the purity, dealing with sensitive and expensive fluids being handle and the high accuracy required for dosing ingredients. Whether it is for metering a precise batch of active ingredient, mixing ingredients of a lotion together, powder coating tablets or transferring medicines to a filling machine, we have a solution.

The nature of the industry means that pumps for mining and quarries are usually running under heavy operating conditions, pumping corrosive or abrasive liquids or in harsh environmental conditions such as dusty or explosive ones. Castle Pumps have over 15 years’ experience dealing in the mining, quarry, blasting and drilling industries, supplying them with trusted brands of mining slurry pumps, dewatering pumps and lubricant pumps.

Whether you make paint, paper, metals, ice cream or cleaning products, there will be an industrial pump involved in your process. It is vital you get the right pump, else it can cost you time, money and an imperfect product. With 15 years’ experience, Castle Pumps regularly deal with process engineers looking for a pumping solution to upscale production, improve process efficiency or reduce maintenance costs, as well as engineering consultants specifying such on their clients’ behalf.