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The Social Pump : Images & Videos from Instagram
So as I trawl the net, I come across many pictures of the handpumps we make, some funny, some interesting and some plain poignant. I present below some of the more striking ones for your consideration, do let me know in the comments below what you think of them.. I love how the handpumps are installed in freezing conditions… View this post on Instagram The freezing Handpump❄️☃️ #incredibleindia #handpump #snow #winter #nature #freezingcold #blessed #grateful #lifeisbeautiful #2019✨ A post shared by Priyank Shastri (@priyankshastri) on Jan 13, 2019 at 8:47pm PST Car Tyre used as the end point of the lever…. View this post on Instagram The centre…
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Pictures from one of our lots bound for A Western African Nation in December 2018
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Hand Pump Imitation and Flattery
Imitation is the best form of Flattery Well we certainly must be doing things right quality-wise because it seems now our competitors have started branding their own pumps and parts as “Manufactured by SKI ” 🙂 … Our dealer in Cameroon came across the above shown SS Cylinder Assembly for India Mark 2 which Proudly carries our name in Center along with name and branding of the exporter in top left…We have blurred out the name of the exporter to save them the blushes and this cylinder certainly is not made by us and we cannot comment on its quality or lack thereof but we must say we are very flattered…
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Importance of Quality Packing for Hand Pumps
I am often asked why SKI pumps are more expensive compared to some other low cost suppliers. One of the reasons is how we pack the pumps. We understand that once we dispatch the pumps, they have to not only undergo a long journey over potentially rough and inclement weather, they will also be transshipped at various places and they will undergo multiple changes of vehicles, loading, unloading , maybe long term storage etc before they are commissioned. That is the the reason we use the sturdiest packing method possible, even though it adds substantially to the cost of the pumps. To put it in concrete terms, the monetary difference…
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Isata Kamara : Meet the hand pump mechanic who won the hearts of villagers
Forty-seven-year-old, Isata Kamara is loved and adored by most of her fellow residents in Mafaray Village, a remote community just outside Kambia district, Northern Sierra Leone. Her fame has not come cheap. She gained popularity as her community relied solely on her to service their only source of water – the only handpump in the community, built by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with funding from The People of Japan. The handpump serves an average of 1000 people from 12 outlying communities…read more
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Importance of Quality Packing for Hand Pumps
