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Copco’s specialist team refurbishes air Connect enable customers, with the click of a button, to stay connected with their
compressors, including the engine, to machines and equipment, access vital product information and make online purchases
good as new. “Combining experience 24/7. The intelligent telematics Fleetlink system allows customers to remotely manage
and new genuine parts, we return a their machines fleet (big or small), always having the latest fleet information at hand.
machine’s performance and productivity By keeping customers connected to the jobsite, machines and teams, FleetLink helps to
to its original state,” says Van Schalkwyk. optimise fleet usage and reduce maintenance cost, ultimately saving time and money.
Customers can choose from two Power Connect, which is available on all smart devices, conveniently provides a direct link
refurbishment programmes (gold and to Atlas Copco’s Parts Online where customers can find spare parts and consumables for
silver) for their portable compressors. their Atlas Copco equipment on the up-to-date spare parts catalogue system. Customers
All programs include repair on the simply scan the QR code on their machine to go to the Power Connect Portal. “Our
major systems of compressor and yearly digital solutions enhance product performance, efficiencies and life cycles for sustainable
maintenance with fluids. Atlas Copco productivity, and form a vital part of our after-market service offering,” concludes Van
offers full warranties on their refurbished Schalkwyk.
engines and components.
Atlas Copco’s convenient online Contact David Stanford, Atlas Copco Power Technique, Phone: 011 821-9800,
platforms such as FleetLink and Power david.stanford@atlascopco.com, www.atlascopcogroup.com

Free drinking water tests water testing division, is deeply concerned
Moses Lelaka, head of WearCheck’s

for flood-ravaged KZN at the potential for contamination in the
water that people are currently drinking,
which could lead to disease and even
death.
ome of the worst floods in living memory wreaked havoc on KZN recently, Says Lelaka, “We are extending
resulting in the deaths of nearly 500 people with many more still missing. a sincere offer to help the affected
SThe floods also caused extensive damage to infrastructure, land, homes and communities around Durban, which
possessions, and many thousands of people were displaced. stretch from Pietermaritzburg to the West,
Thousands of people in the greater Durban area still have no access to potable Tongaat to the North and Scottburgh to
water, exacerbating the tragedy and leading to circumstances which are ripe for the South. Water samples can be dropped
serious illnesses to develop and spread. at WearCheck’s lab in Westville, where
Condition monitoring specialist, WearCheck, is offering free borehole and other they will be processed to undergo SANS
water testing until mid-July 2022, for any business or individual which needs to 241 testing (drinking water safety) for
check their water quality, to ascertain whether it is safe for human consumption and free. This offer is valid for everyone in the
general household use. affected areas, regardless of whether they
are an existing WearCheck customer. Our
water testing division is standing by to
assist community members to stay safe
and healthy in these trying times.”
Water samples, of about one litre,
should be supplied to WearCheck in a
sterile or clean, well-sealed container. The
samples can be delivered to WearCheck’s
laboratory at No 4, The Terrace, Westway
Office Park, Westville, 3635 (near the
Pavilion). Suitable containers can be
supplied by the company. Please phone
the office (031 700-5460) and arrange for
collection.

Contact WearCheck,
Phone 031 700-5460,
support@wearcheck.co.za,
www.wearcheck.co.za

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