CGI Industrial Blog

CGI Industrial Solutions are very pleased to welcome Alistair Smith to the South Island team. Alistair will be working with Craig in the lower South Island territory from September 1, 2018 and brings with him a wealth of industrial pumping knowledge and is well known around Southland for his positive outgoing approach to solving customers … Continued

CGI Industrial Solutions are very pleased to announce that we are now official distributors of the Chesterton range of products throughout New Zealand. This means that we can service North Island clients looking for a reliable source of all Chesterton products including Pump and Valve Packing, mechanical seals which include the Chesterton 442 Split Seal, … Continued

Greases used to lubricate machinery in Food/Beverage/Pharmaceutical production are governed by special rules to protect product purity, health, and safety. Unlike standard industrial lubricants, the design of food-grade grease and oil must follow strict guidelines for chemical composition established by the FDA under title 21CFR Part 178.3570 “Lubricants with Incidental Food Contact.” The National Sanitation … Continued

    Whilst winter can be a quiet time for many industries, for others it is when the reliability team ramp up their activities and concentrate on their annual maintenance. Whether your industry be primary/ secondary or added value, more often than not you will have a steam boiler that needs to be stripped, maintained, … Continued

With the arrival of our CNC Gasket cutting machine last year we have been able to provide a whole new level of products and services to our customers. We have always been able to provide the range of Chesterton Steam , General service and Chemical gaskets in both sheet form and pre cut , but … Continued

Chesterton​​ DualPac®​ 2211 is built to address these issues by combining two complimentary materials in one packing. Using our patented braiding technology graphite filled ePTFE can be placed against the shaft where it provides superior sealing and low friction, and a high strength and resiliency aramid is placed against the stuffing box bore to resist consolidation without … Continued

We are really pleased to announce  our new CNC Gasket cutting machine is now fully commissioned and operational, this means we are able to respond to your needs for both production and custom gaskets. The full range of steam, chemical and food grade materials we have in stock can be cut on this really cool … Continued

One of the very first Chesterton products I was introduced to was 723 Sprasolvo, a product proclaimed to be the best penetrating oil in the world. A very bold claim you would think, however as time went on I came to accept that this was not just a Chesterton boast, but rather as an engineer … Continued

Graham and I have recently returned from one of our regular trips to Fiji where we call on the Sugar Mills and the Gold Mines on the main island of Viti Levu. Many of you will think we really go there on holiday however I assure you, this is far from the truth. These industries … Continued

Often we are asked “So what is new in Chesterton”, and more often than not we will say “Oh not much” or “Same old Same old”. The truth is there are so many products to the Chesterton range outside the packing and gasketing we are known for that compliment the sealing device range. For instance … Continued

Call me old fashioned, but after 30 years in the field selling Chesterton products, I am afraid I have become quite set in my ways. To a lesser degree, so is Graham (set in his ways that is) because we still believe that if our customers are number one and if they should need help … Continued

Who would have thought 15 years ago Graham Gillespie and I would still be in business in 2013? With the demise of the then NZ distributor for Chesterton, we decided to take on the South Island, Graham north and me south of the mighty Waitaki river. Graham’s background was as a mechanical engineer before Chesterton … Continued