Hazleton Pumps

What Hazleton Pumps does

Hazleton Pumps International (Pty) Ltd is a family-owned South African designer and manufacturer of heavy-duty slurry pumps and pump systems, founded in 1979 and headquartered in Centurion, Gauteng. Its core product line, the Hippo Slurry Pump Range, comprises submersible (SB, ST) and vertical spindle (VB, VBD, VT, VV) configurations, plus two engineered systems — the Cyclone Solid Separation Pump System and the High Head Slurry Series Pumping System (multi-stage, up to 250m head per stage). The company's technical differentiation centres on three proprietary architectural features: an oil-filled motor housing that enables continuous dry-running, a cantilever shaft design that separates the wet-end from the motor-end, and a twin volute discharge that balances radial hydraulic forces to extend bearing life. Materials can be specified from standard alloys through 28% Hard Chrome, CD4MCu Duplex Stainless Steel, Sanichrome S28, and Hastalloy to match abrasion and corrosion profiles. Pumps are certified to ISO 9001-2015 and IEC 60079-1 flameproof/explosion-proof standards, enabling deployment in underground coal, methane-bearing, and acidic environments.

The company sells primarily to enterprise customers in mining and mineral processing (coal, platinum, gold, diamonds, uranium, phosphate, titanium), with secondary verticals in pulp/paper/sugar, chemical processing, nuclear, foundries/steel, power generation/municipal, and aggregate/ceramics. Documented deployments include New Vaal Colliery, TauTona Gold Mine, Amandelbult Platinum, Cullinan Diamond Mine, Rössing Uranium (Namibia), Kenmare Titanium Sands (Mozambique), Apatite Phosphate Mine (Russia), and Foskor Richards Bay, among others. Geographic reach spans South Africa, Namibia, Mozambique, Russia, Canada, South America, Australia, and the Middle East.

The business model is a direct enterprise field-sales motion with custom engineering per application: pumps are quote-built to customer specifications on materials, motor (3kW–1000kW), voltage (up to 6.6 kV at 50/60 Hz), and configuration. Revenue is generated from initial capital equipment sales plus spare parts and service support — including legacy pumps originally manufactured in North America and Canada — with a 24-month guarantee on pump solutions. Marketing is conducted through industry exhibitions (PDAC Toronto, CIM Vancouver), technical case studies, and pump performance curves. The company holds the SA Premier Business Awards 2014/2015 SMME Category win and the 2017 South African Flameproof Association Award of Excellence runner-up, and is privately held with no external institutional investors.

Name

Hazleton Pumps

Legal name

Hazleton Pumps Intl (Pty) Ltd

Website

https://hazletonpumps.co.za

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Hazleton Pumps International is a South African, family-owned manufacturer of heavy-duty slurry pumps and pump systems for mining and mineral processing. It designs, engineers, and builds custom Hippo submersible and vertical spindle pumps serving enterprise mining customers across Africa, Canada, Russia, and other international markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Gauteng

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Pump and Pump System Sales: Custom-designed and manufactured heavy-duty slurry pumps and complete pumping systems sold to mining and industrial clients. Revenue generated from initial capital equipment purchases.
2. Spare Parts and Services: Replacement parts and service support for all Hazleton Pumps products and systems, including pumps originally manufactured in North America and Canada.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hazleton Pumps designs, develops and manufactures heavy-duty slurry pumps and complete pumping systems under the Hippo Slurry Pump Range. Products are custom engineered for each client's specific application, with capacities up to 1500 l/s and heads up to 250m per stage. The company also supplies spare parts and service support for pumps originally manufactured in North America and Canada.

Product overview

Hazleton Pumps develops and manufactures the Hippo Slurry Pump Range, a comprehensive portfolio of heavy-duty industrial pumps and pump systems designed for mining and mineral processing applications. The core product line includes two main categories: Submersibles (Bottom Suction SB and Top Suction ST models) and Verticals (Bottom Suction VB, Bottom Discharge VBD, Top Suction VT, and Vortex VV configurations). Supporting the pump range are two specialized pump systems—the Cyclone Solid Separation Pump System for separating solids from liquids and the High Head Slurry Series for achieving extended pumping heads up to 250m per stage through multi-stage configurations. All products are custom built in South Africa to customer specifications with materials ranging from 28% Hard Chrome for abrasive applications to CD4MCu Duplex Stainless Steel for acidic environments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hippo Range: Award-winning Hippo Slurry Pump Range - heavy duty submersible and vertical spindle pumps designed for pumping corrosive and abrasive slurries in mining and mineral processing industries. Includes submersibles (SB, ST series) and verticals (VB, VBD, VT, VV configurations).
• Cyclone Solid Separation Pump System
• High Head Slurry Series Pumping System

Products and services

• Hippo Submersible Bottom Suction Pump (SB)

Quantifiable outcome

• 24-month guarantee on pump solutions
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• SASSDA (Southern African Stainless Steel Development Association)minorOthersIndustry association membership providing networking and development support in the stainless steel sector. Association logo displayed on company website indicating membership status.
• South African Flameproof AssociationcoreOthersCore industry association for flameproof equipment standards and certification in South Africa. Awarded 'Award of Excellence - Most Innovative Product/Engineering Solution Runner up' in 2017.
• South African Institute of FoundrymenminorOthersIndustry association for foundry professionals. Membership indicates involvement in casting and manufacturing processes.
• SAPSDA (South African Pump Systems Development Association)minorOthersIndustry association for pump systems development in South Africa. Association logo displayed on company website.
• SA Capital Equipment (SACEEEC)minorOthersSouth African Capital Equipment Association representing capital equipment manufacturers and suppliers.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HazletonPumps

Compliance5 records

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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