28/09/2007
SPR Waterpower Takes Delivery of Ultrabar 24

SPR Waterpower Takes Delivery of Ultrabar 24



SPR Waterpower, a newly formed Ultra High Pressure Water Jetting Contractor based in S.W. England chose a Hughes Ultrabar 24 UHP unit as their first purchase.



SPR’s owner, Mark Critchley owned a contracting business in Australia several years ago where he used Hughes HPS2000 pumps. His fond memories of that product led Mark to the Hughes factory where he was amazed with the new facilities & current pump range.



SPR is a family run business with Marks three sons all very much involved. All four recently visited Hughes Pumps factory to receive Water Jetting Association safety training & pump maintenance training.

Mark Critchley undergoing WJA training

The company will be using the 23 lpm / 2750 bar pump for a variety of UK wide surface preparation & hydrodemolition contracts. Hughes installed this first unit in a truck, fully equipped with work benches & lights & fully stocked with water jetting accessories & spare parts.



For full details on SPR Waterpower contact Hughes Pumps.

Mark Critchley (in PPE) with his three sons. The Ultrabar 24 can be seen in the background

23/06/2007
Hughes Pumps Appoint new Regional Sales Manager

Hughes Pumps Appoint new Regional Sales Manager



Hughes Pumps, the UK’s largest manufacturer of High & Ultra High Pressure water jetting pumps & equipment, rated to 2750 bar (40,000 psi) & 375 kW (500 hp) has appointed Will Sheen as Regional Sales Manager.



Wills responsibility will be for sales of the company’s product line in the UK & Southern Ireland. He brings with him many years of water jetting contracting experience including cutting live fire well heads using UHP water in Kuwait following the first Gulf War ! More recently he has been the Water Jetting Manager for a prominent UK wide contractor, working on a variety of refinery, power station & hydrodemolition contracts.



Wills hands on approach & in depth knowledge of water jetting equipment made him an obvious choice. He will be able to provide customers invaluable support in selecting the correct equipment for the task in hand & advising how to tackle virtually any water jetting application.

One of Wills first tasks will be to carry out a UK wide tour demonstrating the company’s latest Ultrabar 24 UHP water jetting unit, having a performance of 23 lpm at 2750 bar. Already well proven, this unit has recently been enhanced to make it, possibly the simplest, most user friendly unit on the market.



To arrange a demonstration or just to find out more about the companies latest products, contact Hughes Pumps, details of which can be found on the website

Ultrabar 24 Demonstration Unit

22/06/2007
Ultrabar 24 Units Delivered to Venezuela

Ultrabar 24 Units Delivered to Venezuela



Hughes Pumps recently delivered two Ultrabar 24 units to a ship repair yard in Venezuela, South America. With a performance of 23 lpm at 2750 bar, these powerful twin gun units replaced two existing UHP pumps supplied by another manufacturer & used to strip coatings & corrosion from ships hulls, decks & tanks prior to repainting.

Ultrabar units before despatch

The units were supplied via Hughes Pumps agent, All Jetting Technologies in Florida, USA. During commissioning at the ship repair yard, the client was impressed at the build quality, simplicity & ease of maintenance of the Ultrabar 24 units compared to the existing pumps. Hughes Pumps has worked hard in designing a pump that is user friendly & simple to maintain. The unique modular design of the UHP pumphead allows the operator to monitor all UHP components without any tools & any UHP component can be replaced in minutes.



Hughes Pumps & All Jetting Technologies have formed a close alliance enabling them to provide excellent support to clients in North & Central America – and even South America, as demonstrated here. For enquiries in North & Central America contact All Jetting Technologies on waterjet@bellsouth.net.

Ultrabar 24 unit with twin gun operation