Greaves Cotton has launched its first boom pump which has a maximum vertical reach of 37 metres, one of the first in the country. To keep in pace with the ever-changing customer needs, Greaves has introduced the high-capacity truck-mounted Boom Pump to venture into other market segments previously unexplored.
The Boom Pump is a good investment for large projects like metro, mono rail, airport and other high rise infrastructural and residential buildings. These massive pumps shorten the time duration of project completion, reduce down time and labour costs. With the huge infrastructural development opportunity in India in the coming fiscal year the popularity of Boom Pumps is set to increase multi fold among builders and contractors. The market for Boom pump is expected to grow over the next 5 years. The major customer sectors to drive the Boom pump market are the mega cities with mass housing projects which need mass concreting in less time. Contractors are realising that making a smart investment like this reduces their dependency on man power and meets their project deadline with ease.
GCP 3709Z is the longest boom pump in its class with a maximum vertical reach of 37 metres and a four-arm Z-fold type boom, mountable on a 3-axle chassis. The power for operation of boom pump is taken from the truck engine through PTO system which eliminates the maintenance and weight of the slave engine.
There are several advantages to having a Z-type fold boom. The Z-fold boom is easy to manoeuvre having increased flexibility and faster horizontal movement. It requires less unfolding height and is highly suitable for working in areas where space is a constraint.
The powerful pumping performance of Greaves boom pump is due to the superior S-valve pumping technology. The S-valve is made of special wear-resistant steel and the wear ring and plate are made of tungsten carbide which reduces the wear and tear thus ensuring smooth controllable operation. This, in addition to the automatic greasing system increases service life of the pump, reducing the need for frequent need for spare parts.
GCP 3709Z comes with both cable and radio remote options. The highly operator friendly radio remote control comes with the controls to switch over either to fast/slow boom operation. A unique feature of Greaves boom pump is the alternate option where the boom can be manually operated by the manual override option provided in the base frame. The combination of the front outriggers are of telescopic type and back outriggers are of swinging type which allows ideal load distribution of boom pedestal to the ground and safeguards the chassis frame.
Greaves has a dedicated after-market team which looks after the servicing and spare parts availability for all products. Servicing is very important for the customer and for this Greaves has invested largely on building training centres, recruiting skilled labour and conducting on-site training camps for both customers and Greaves operators. Greaves has set up a wide network of service centres across all regions and service, and spare parts are provided both by its dealers and Greaves branches whichever is closer to the customer. 
As the requirement of the market changes, Greaves continuously innovate to keep up with its customers’ demands to bring out smarter, indigenous products.