Bedford Pumps have recently extended their market to provide white-water for kayaking at man-made water courses for sports and leisure. Kayaking is currently the UK’s fastest growing water sport.
Bedford Pumps have provided pumps at Pinkston, a new competition standard, Water Sports Centre in Glasgow, purpose built and attracting 25,000 visitors per year. Bedford Pumps supplied three submersible axial pumpsets in a cascade canister arrangement in the submersible pumping station within the water sports channel. The pumps generate total flows of up to 7,000 l/s to create an exhilarating and challenging course. The slalom includes a circular loop with the pumps lifting the water 1.5m to create a static head. Within the loop there is canoe slalom training and competition, whitewater kayaking and coaching and Swift Water Rescue Training for the emergency services.
