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    Tsurumi–Dragflow UK partnership: integrated slurry systems explained for engineers

    May 6, 2026|

    Reviewed by Tom Sullivan

    Tsurumi–Dragflow UK partnership: integrated slurry systems explained for engineers

    First reported on The Construction Index

    30 Second Briefing

    Pump manufacturer Tsurumi has partnered with slurry and sediment specialist Dragflow in the UK to supply combined solutions where high-solids water pumping, sludge and sand handling are required on the same job. Tsurumi brings submersible pumps for construction dewatering, high-pressure duties, residual water conveyance and slurry with sand and coarse solids, while Dragflow contributes dredging systems plus floating and remote-controlled sediment removal units for highly abrasive slurries. The collaboration targets UK construction, mining, ports, rivers, reservoirs and specialist civil engineering projects needing integrated dewatering and sediment management.

    Technical Brief

    • Combined offer targets media with “very high proportion of solids”, i.e. dense, abrasive slurries.
    • Tsurumi’s submersible range explicitly covers construction dewatering, high-pressure duties and residual water transfer.
    • Port facilities, rivers and reservoirs are named as primary environments for in-situ sediment extraction.
    • Mining and specialist civil engineering projects are identified as key users needing solids-handling plus dewatering.

    Our Take

    Tsurumi’s recent trials of containerised battery storage for electric submersible pumps, noted in our March 2026 coverage, suggest the Tsurugi–Dragflow JV in the United Kingdom could become a channel for rolling out lower-emission dewatering solutions on UK infrastructure and tunnelling projects.

    Within our 818 Infrastructure stories, Tsurumi appears frequently on mine and civil dewatering lines, so pairing it with Dragflow in a UK JV likely strengthens local supply and service capability for high-solids and abrasive pumping applications rather than just expanding product catalogues.

    Given the United Kingdom’s tightening emissions and noise regulations on construction and infrastructure sites, a JV focused on advanced pump systems positions both Tsurumi and Dragflow to capture work where diesel-driven units are being phased down in favour of electric or battery-supported alternatives.

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