Quarrying

The UK quarrying industry is one of the oldest in the country. For hundreds of years quarrying has been an integral part of our industrial heritage. Each year the UK Quarrying industry supports the building of 180,000 homes, maintenance of our 230,000 road and 10,000 mile rail networks plus hospital, school and university improvement programmes.

The industry employs around 20,000 people directly and a similar number indirectly. There are approximately 1,300 quarries in the UK producing £3bn in products every year; employing modern quarrying methods and equipment so that the UK leads the world in environmental standards.

Together, our Flygt and Godwin brands offer us a unique position in the quarrying industry; extending our capabilities and allowing us to offer a wider range of solutions to customers in this sector.

In June 2012 exhibited at Hillhead, showcasing a number of our dewatering products from both our Flygt and Godwin brands and also staging a "Godwin Challenge" with the prize for the fastest team to service one of our Godwin pumps, an actual Godwin HL80M pump worth £20,000!

Congratulations to Matt Wilkins, Shaun Eaton and Stuart Brown of Aggregate Industries Torr Quarry who were too quick for the competition as they set the fastest time on Xylem’s Godwin Challenge at Hillhead, winning a Godwin HL80M Dri-Prime pump worth £20,000.

The event took place at this year’s Hillhead exhibition where visitors to the Xylem stand were offered the chance to compete. Willing participants worked in teams and were set a number of tasks to complete including engine and pump servicing. Each team was judged on the time taken to complete all the tasks as well as the quality of work and team performance.

Matt said: “This is a fantastic achievement for Shaun, Stuart and I and one we are very proud of. Although this was an opportunity to have a bit of fun, we take pride in the work we do and wanted to show what we are capable of. To come away with such a valuable prize is a great feeling.”

Throughout the tasks were thirty critical points to address in order to be in with a chance of taking home the prize. The Aggregate Industries team set a winning time of 16:25, beating the next best time of 20:18.

Steve Heathcote, Product Manager at Xylem, said: “The Hillhead challenge gave experts attending the exhibition the chance to work with our Godwin product and experience the quality and benefits first hand. The Aggregate Industries team beat the second best time by nearly four minutes which is impressive and makes them worthy winners. Not only did they work together quickly, but the tasks were completed to a very high standard.”

The 2012 Hillhead exhibition was a huge success and welcomed over 17,000 visitors over three days. Xylem showcased the vast product range and capabilities of its global brands, Flygt and Godwin, which can meet any dewatering requirement in the quarrying industry.

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Quarrying

Flygt and Godwin now together under the Xylem banner