By Diane Silcock
WITH over 50 years of experience in the industrial equipment rental market, Rand-Air, part of the global Atlas Copco Group within the Atlas Copco Specialty Rental division, is transforming the rental industry by offering its customers specialised solutions that cover air, power, flow, and temperature needs.
Traditionally, Rand-Air focused on air compressors and generators, however, the company has transitioned to meet the needs of the market, by adding to its fleet, steam boilers, chillers, pumps and nitrogen membrane generators.
With branches in all major provinces in South Africa, Rand-Air’s footprint is solid, enabling it to serve a diverse customer base locally and in Sub-Saharan Africa. The company is also well positioned to expand its reach across the continent, operating as Atlas Copco Specialty Rental Africa.
Rand-Air expands industrial equipment rental to include flow and temperature needs
Mpho Ngamlane, Rand-Air’s lead generation and communications manager says, “We have evolved significantly as a company and we are particularly proud to be the first in the rental industry to offer temperature-related products, which includes our three-ton and eight-ton steam boilers plus our multi-scroll chillers, the latter being particularly suitable for the wine industry.
“Added to this, under the banner of flow, we have introduced dewatering pump, dredging and hydro mining solutions – some of the best in the industry – following the Atlas Copco acquisition in late 2024 of the well-established company Integrated Pump Rental (IPR),” she says.
What sets Rand Air apart in the market is the diverse range of equipment it rents under one roof, enabling companies to work with a single supplier. Companies such as power utilities, those in the oil and gas, construction and drilling, manufacturing, mining, and food and beverage industries, as well as event companies, can conveniently deal with Rand-Air for all their rental needs.
Total industrial equipment rental solutions provider
Working with the customer to provide a solution that best suits their needs is what is key to Rand-Air. The company is focused on making agility count for its customers: offering an adaptable, flexible, and responsive partnership to address their technical and business challenges.
“Our detailed approach when it comes to projects entails putting a team of experts together, conducting a study of the customer’s plant and determining the requirements. Our technicians and sales representatives are highly skilled and experienced in this area and can assist the customer in their decision-making by informing them of the most optimal solution,” says Ngamlane.
The most recent additions to their fleet, such as their chillers that are ideal for the wine industry, strengthen Rand-Air’s specialty rental offerings enabling them to grow their business in sectors of industry like agriculture, and food and beverage where pumps, generators and nitrogen are also extensively used.
Atlas Copco brand: One and a half centuries of pioneering industrial innovation
Being part of the global Atlas Copco group, Rand-Air’s customers are assured of the highest quality products that form part of over 150 years of industrial innovation. The company is triple ISO Certified in terms of Quality, Environment, Health and Safety.
Rand-Air is proud to provide quality products and safety is a priority. “It’s not just about getting the equipment out there,” says Ngamlane, “we want to ensure that our customers and employees are safe. It’s also about looking at a sustainable way of doing business, thinking of the future, thinking of the environment. It’s these attributes that make us trailblazers in the industry.”
For more information: https://www.randair.co.za/en
