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Dowdens specialise in the sales & service of all equipment that relates to pumping & water supply.

Dowdens Pumping is a locally owned operation based in Mackay in Queensland, Australia. Dowdens specialise in the sales and service of all equipment that relates to pumping and water supply, including all pumps and valving and control equipment necessary to ensure that systems will operate reliably in all types of environments and with a wide range of fluid types.

Our staff provide expertise over a wide range of applications and services allowing the company to offer a total solution to most pumping problems.

Agricultural Water

Dowdens Pumping have the experience you need with your rural irrigation and pastoral / grazing requirements.

We have been providing high quality solutions for agriculture in the Mackay Region for decades and are highly concerned with you water needs and the environment.


Pastoral / Grazing

It is important to have the right people design pumping systems for you so that it meets your requirements. Dowdens Pumping have been designing, installing and servicing in field equipment since 1973 and are the right people for the job when you have a specific design need.

We have fully equipped in field service vehicles and a workshop for fabrication, fitting and turning. No matter what your requirements are, we have the know-how and ability to provide the right solution.

The following are some of the products and services we provide for your pastoral / grazing and stock water requirements:

  • Pumping equipment for all applications
    - Bores, Dams, Creeks
    - Electric, Diesel / Petrol Engines
    - Solar Pump Units
  • Pipe Systems and associated fittings
    - Poly, PVC and Gal Steel
  • Storage tanks, troughs and tank stands
  • Generator Sets
  • Windmill equipment and spare parts
  • Dowdens Pumping Service
    - Repairs and maintenance service, in field and workshop
    - Equipped in field service vehicles
    - Workshop fabrication, fitting and turning

All pumping systems can be designed and supplied to meet your requirements. Maintenance and service are provided on all equipment supplied by Dowdens Pumping. Call 4969 4949 for all your pastoral needs.


Abattoirs

The operation of any processing plant is a complicated business and to remain competitive today both locally and internationally. It is paramount that you receive professional advice and pricing to procure equipment that is robust and reliable ensuring minimal interruptions to the process. At Dowdens Pumping we have had a long association working with these processors, designing effective and efficient systems to ensure the optimal operation of these plants.

Our experienced sales staff can assist with a wide variety of applications and generally solve most problems faced within the plant.

  • Blood and bone pumps.
  • Hot wash pumps.
  • Effluent pumps and disposal.
  • Specialised sump pumps fo use with hot water or floor waste transfer.
  • Gear pumps for tallow.
  • Positive displacement pumps.
  • Dosing and transfer pumps for cooling towers.
  • Non-seal canned motor centriugal pumps for pumping ammonia or liquid refrigerants.
  • Hot water pressure boost pumps.
  • Boiler supply and cooling tower water filtration and treatment systems.
  • Hygenic pumps.
  • Spray jet systems for cleaning.
  • Instrumentation for fluid monitoring and control.
  • Hoses and fittings.
  • Valves, piping and consumables.

At Dowdens we have been helping solve problems within processing plants for many years. Our staff can supply specialised solutions to all the problems associated with transferring fluids and other substances within this environment.

Our specialised staff can satisfy needs ranging from day to day requirements right through to major projects. We also have a team of service personnel who not only service the products we sell, but also have experience in major installations, maintenance and fault finding.

Our specialised sales and workshop staff will only be too happy to assist with any enquiries – call us today.


Milling and Refining

Mackay is a rapidly growing industrial centre and home to a vast range of specialist small to large scale business offering a diverse range of products, manufacturing, services and technically skilled personnel. The regions development has seen many of these businesses grow to be market leaders in innovative solutions catering to the Central and Northern Queensland region. It would come as no surprise that Dowdens Pumping as a company highly skilled in many aspects of the pumping industry would have its head office located in Mackay.

The surrounding Central and Northern Queensland districts is also the host for many secondary and tertiary refining and milling processes associated with mining and sugar. Mackay is the heart of one of the biggest sugar cane growing regions in Australia. The region has a number of sugar mills; a sugar refinery and an ethanol distillery. Dowden’s Pumping - Brisbane branch has supplied products into some of Australia’s most famous breweries and distilleries.

  • Dry Material Feeders
  • Slurry Pumps - Rubber lined and Hard Metal
  • Valving and Actuation
  • Chemical and Process Pumps: Magnetic Drive,
    Metering, Chemical Transfer, Positive Displacement
  • Liquid Filtration
  • Boiler Feed Pumps
  • Cooling tower water filtration and treatment systems
  • Hygienic pumps
  • Spray jet systems
  • Instrumentation for fluid monitoring and control
  • Dust Suppression
  • Mixers - Submersible, Agitators, Static and Eductors
  • Specialised Spray Nozzles
  • Screening, separation, dewatering and thickening processes
  • Piping Systems
  • Hoses and fittings
  • Pneumatic Valving and Controls

Dowden’s sales engineers and service technicians have been servicing the milling and refining processors for in excess of twenty years. During this time the company and its personnel have acquired familiarity, experience and a wealth of knowledge from direct industry experience.

Dowdens Pumping carries a large range of spare parts and our service personnel pride themselves on providing comprehensive and professional after-sales service. Our Mackay service centre has in excess of thirty mobile service personnel travelling to most areas throughout Central Queensland. Dowdens Pumping Brisbane office was established in 2004 with the aim of extending our coverage further throughout the State.


Aquaculture

Aquaculture is a fledging industry in our region and along most of coastal Australia. Our company has had experience with a variety of aquaculture projects over our 30 year history. These projects have dealt with both fresh and sea water, working with a range of seafood and fresh water crustaceans. The correct management of the product throughout the cycle of production is vitally important and controlled monitoring of both nutrition and oxygen levels during this cycle is paramount. At Dowdens we have a range of product options that are essential to the management of the aquaculture products from the pond to the end user.

  • Corrosive resistant valving
  • High/rapid rate harvesting and transfer pumps
  • Ozone sterilisation systems
  • Plastic pumps
  • Aerations pumps and sprays
  • Filtration
  • Piping
  • Special alloy (chemically inert) pumps

Our sales and service personnel have hands on experience in a variety of different aquaculture farms and our diverse knowledge base enables us to identify and solve any problems that we come across in the development of these facilities.


Irrigation

If you are looking for experienced people to take care of your rural irrigation needs then you need to talk to Dowdens Pumping. We offer on farm surveys and farm planning for new installations and can help you with just the supply of equipment or a complete installation service.

  • Complete Irrigation Systems from water source to irrigated area can be supplied and installed by Dowdens Pumping.
  • Travelling Irrigators, Booms, Centre Pivots, Lateral Move and Subsurface Systems.
  • Surface and Subsurface mainlines and fittings.
  • Electric or Diesel driven pump systems complete with control and protection equipment.
  • On farm surveys and farm planning available for new installations.
  • Supply only of equipment or complete installation service on offer

We have an experienced team of sales and service personnel capable of planning and seeing through to completion any kind of rural irrigation project.

All pumping systems can be designed and supplied to meet your requirements. Maintenance and service are provided on all equipment supplied by Dowdens Pumping.

Everything from sales, installation to service is provided by Dowdens Pumping own personnel.

Installation of 6 x 750mm steel suction lines for water harvesting. Installation of 1.5 meter diameter delivery pipe from flood surge tank to storage supply channel
On-site arrival of some 1.5 metre diameter delivery pipe. As green as grass with this 240 acre Valley Centre Pivot with a total span of 555 metres
Nelson SR200 part circle sprinkler gun in action Smoko` at the 1.8 metre storage inlet floodgate designed for a flowrate of 9000 litres per second
26 inch China pumps coupled via heavy duty marine gearbox to Caterpillar C9 diesel engines. Each pump has a capacity of 1500 litres per second.
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