About Us – General Compression

General Compression (GCL) is proudly New Zealand Owned and Operated. GCL is the only New Zealand distributor for the internationally recognised brand CompAir which is part of the global giant Gardner Denver Inc.

The GCL staff bring over 60 years of specialised industry experience to the market place. GCL has established a very strong brand and is recognised as a worthy partner by some of New Zealand’s most prestigious corporations. This recognition of brand and expertise has been established following the successful completion of a number of demanding and very technical projects.

Whilst GCL primarily supplies the CompAir brand, Gardner Denver’s products are expansive and well known to the GCL people. With such an expansive range of products and expertise GCL’s support extends deep into the Industrial compressed air and gas markets both on and off shore.

GCL supports the market from multiple locations around New Zealand both directly and through a well supported distribution network.  Field service and on site repairs along with full overhaul capability are available on a 24/7/365 basis.

Core Business Activities:

The supply, field service, overhauls and hire of industrial air and gas compressors is GCL’s everyday business. Our market leading brand CompAir is well known in the NZ market place with a significant installed base of equipment requiring ongoing support. Comprehensive stock holding allow us to support the industry with OEM genuine parts for all CompAir models and brands including many other brands.

Our services also extend to platform work in the Oil and Gas sector. We have Bosiet trained and certified staff frequently spending time off shore.

Hire:

GCL have  a fleet of hire compressors. Diesel Portable as well as Electric options. With the ability to provide airflows in excess of 10,000 cfm and pressures beyond 5,000 psi.

Engineered Products:

Engineered products are also offered and specialised equipment can be designed and built from the ground up for any compression application. GCL has in house 3D modelling which provides extensive design and build capabilities including.

  1. 3D modelling
  2. Engineering as built drawings
  3. Assembly drawings
  4. Fabrication drawings
  5. Schematics
  6. P & ID drawings
  7. Finite element analysis. (FEA)

Capability Information:

  1. Industrial compressed air and air treatment equipment.
  2. Full field service  and technical support
  3. Compressed gases.
  4. Specialised hire for on and offshore applications.
  5. Associated engineered products.
  6. High pressure compression to more than 10,000 psig.
  7. Leak detection
  8. Pipe and airline installations
  9. Plant auditing and data logging
  10. 24/7/365 Availability