For pumps and valves manufacturer KSB Pumps and Valves, keeping Africa’s mines, power stations and water utilities running depends less on manufacturing capacity than on knowing exactly where a spare part needs to be, before a customer even asks. The company’s dedicated service, maintenance and spare parts division, SupremeServe, holds stock to support tens of thousands of pumps across the continent, including decades old units still running in water utilities, power stations, mines, chemical plants and smaller installations on farms, municipalities and businesses.