Bedford Pumps Ltd will shortly supply seven pumps to a fertiliser plant located at the port of JorfLasfar in Morocco.The plant, which belongs to OCP Group, is the largest fertiliser complex in the world.
The landmark order, worth close to £2 million, is Bedford Pumps’ first to the region.
Because of the corrosive nature of the seawater to be pumped, the seven submersible bowl pumps are made of nickel aluminium bronze including the casing, shroud and impeller. This solution provides a substantial cost saving to the original specification. Each of the pumpsets is rated at 3395 l/s at 13m head at a power of 605kW.