Durban, South Africa 20 June 2013 -- Sulzer Pumps has expanded its sales and service center and relocated to a new premise in Durban, South Africa. The new location is a larger facility that houses service, sales and project management to meet customer needs in the regions of Southern, Central and Eastern Africa. It works with the cooperation of the already established Sulzer Pumps service center network within the region.

Serving customers in the power, hydrocarbon processing, water, pulp and paper, chemical processing and general industries, the Durban service facility is fully equipped to perform repairs and refurbishments services for centrifugal pumps and agitators, both for the Sulzer Pumps' range as well as other Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM).  Additional spare parts requirements are supported locally, in addition to being backed up by Sulzer Pumps’ global network of spare parts manufacturing centers.

Through services from Sulzer Pumps, customers will benefit from energy efficiency, optimized production output, cost savings, and extended maintenance cycles. Service agreements such as inventory management, exchange unit services, and other long term service contracts are part of its expertise.

With 90 years of experience in South Africa, Sulzer Pumps has a manufacturing facility in Johannesburg, and three service centers within the region.

About Sulzer Pumps

Sulzer Pumps designs, develops and supplies pumping solutions and related equipment worldwide. Intensive research and development in fluid dynamics, process-oriented products, and special materials as well as reliable service solutions help the company maintain its leading position in its focus market segments. Our customers come from the oil and gas, hydrocarbon processing, power generation, pulp and paper, water and wastewater sectors, as well as from specialized areas in the general industry. The company has a network of 21 manufacturing facilities worldwide and sales offices and service centers in 150 locations globally. A global leader in its selected markets, Sulzer Pumps had sales of CHF 2’097.5 million in 2012 and employs around 8'500 people worldwide.