By Diane Silcock
INTEGRATED Air Solutions is on an upward growth trajectory having expanded its compressed air product offering in South Africa over the past few years. The company added two renowned global brands — FS-Elliott and ABC Compressors — to its well established ELGi Equipments portfolio.
In 2021, Integrated Air Solutions secured the exclusive distributorship in South Africa for the FS-Elliott range of air compressors. FS-Elliott is a global leader in the engineering and manufacturing of oil-free, centrifugal compressors ideal for meeting the needs for very large quantities of air required by major manufacturing plants.
This was followed by an agreement signed in 2023 with ABC Compressors, a world leader specialising in high pressure compressors for the plastic bottle polyethylene terephthalate (PET) market.
Comprehensive range from ELGi Equipments
Integrated Air Solutions has a long association with global air compressor manufacturer ELGi Equipments Limited which manufactures electric-driven and portable diesel-driven air compressors, offering extensive oil-flooded and oil-free ranges.
Integrated Air Solutions’ managing director Wayne Jacobs says, “Partnering exclusively with these prestigious international companies enables us to meet the sales and service needs of our customers across Southern Africa. We not only sell new equipment, we also stock and sell spare parts, arrange the service work, and provide an aftermarket service which includes rebuilds and full overhauls on older equipment. In addition, we have a rental department that hires out equipment that we sell, on a short-, medium- or long-term basis typically for sandblasting, painting and refurbishing.“
Integrated Air Solutions meets every compressed air need, large or small
With its extended range, the company more than adequately meets the compressed air needs of customers from very small one-man manufacturing companies, all the way through to large multinationals. It services multiple industries including food and beverage, construction, mining, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, to name a few.
Jacobs says that the company prides itself in offering solutions and flexibility to customers and not just selling a standard product out of the box. An example is where they repackaged a compressor to specifically suit their customer’s size and space requirement.
Integrated Air Solutions has the equipment and the know-how to meet the needs of customers regardless of how little or how much air is needed, the quality of air required, or whether it needs to be dry, clean or oil-free. For the food and beverage and wine industries, they have compressors that will provide 100% oil-free air without any contamination thus ensuring the product quality to the end user is what it should be.
Partnering with Tier 1 companies for energy efficiency and lowest cost of ownership
When it comes to sustainability, Jacobs provides the assurance that Integrated Air Solutions only aligns itself with Tier 1 companies that take sustainability and carbon footprint seriously. Similarly, they focus on energy efficiency, lowest cost of ownership and ensure products are long lasting.
“Our customers can rely on us to provide high quality, reliable equipment that can be serviced, for which parts are available, and with the peace of mind that they are getting 20 years’ plus service out of their compressor,” concludes Jacobs.
