A 415V continuous mixing pump, hired from Kennards Concrete Care, provided a fast and efficient way of grouting around door frames during construction of a $42 million apartment complex in Wollongong, NSW. The Pioneer Sands development, which JABBcorp is building at Towradgi, includes 42 motel serviced apartments, 56 residential apartments, restaurant, gymnasium, function room, shops and swimming pool.

JABBcorp site coordinator Brad Newton said grout had to be pumped around door frames to comply with fire ratings. “We were looking for an efficient way to do this, and the guys at Kennards Hire Corrimal put us on to Kennards Concrete Care,” he said. “The continuous feed of this machine was ideal. Once we got the consistency right, it flowed really well and definitely saved us a fair bit of time.”

The unit, which is designed for high volume applications, can mix and pump 100 to 180 bags of grout with up to 3 mm of aggregate per hour. It can also used for spray mortars, plasters and other fireproof materials. Bags of material are emptied into a dry hopper, from where they are fed into a mixing and pumping chamber