The NAIS project aimed to increase recycled water production by 12 gigalitres, supplying water suitable for food production and supporting high-value agriculture.
Key challenges included:
- Managing multiple bore installations (10 bores)
- Ensuring efficient pumping performance to reduce operating costs
- Delivering fast installation timelines across the project
- Requiring reliable and scalable infrastructure
- Ensuring strong technical support and local supply capability
The solution needed to balance performance, efficiency, and ease of deployment at scale.
Crusader Hose supplied Flexibore® flexible rising main for all bore installations across the project.
Key advantages of Flexibore®:
- High pumping efficiency, reducing energy costs
- Lightweight and flexible design, enabling faster installation
- Continuous hose lengths, simplifying deployment
- Local manufacturing support, ensuring reliability and responsiveness
- Proven performance, suitable for large infrastructure projects
Crusader Hose also provided on-site technical support, assisting with the initial installation and ensuring optimal system setup.
The Flexibore® system delivered strong operational outcomes:
- 10 bore installations successfully completed
- Installation rate increased to 2 bores per day after initial setup
- Improved pumping efficiency, reducing operational costs
- Simplified installation process, reducing labour and complexity
- High confidence from project stakeholders, supported by local expertise
Customer feedback:
“We were very pleased to see how easily the pumps could be installed… after completing the first one, we scheduled the rest to be installed at 2 per day.”
— Project Engineer, NAIS