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Following a successful bidding process earlier in the year, Blastgreen has recently completed its first underwater blasting project at a UK South Coast oil terminal.

 Having completed a site survey of the marine growth on a monopile fender in the summer, Blastgreen’s parent company Fendercare Marine was awarded the contract to project manage the removal & reinstallation of the fender for maintenance & repair with a value of £450k. 

Fendercare’s scope also included the supply of all the diving equipment & use of a Blastgreen BG100 machine to remove the marine growth that had formed around the fender’s bolts.  This allowed the bolts to be removed with ease, ensuring no unforeseen & costly delays around the removal of the fender.  In addition, using the Blastgreen machine in situ meant that there were no potentially significant costs for the disposal of the marine growth waste shoreside.

“In the future we will be bidding for similar projects using our inhouse diving capabilities” commented Bob Macmillan, Fendercare’s Diving Services Director, “which, along with our proven experience in project management worldwide, makes us ideally placed to bid for projects that include underwater blasting services.”

Fendercare Marine acquired Blastgreen late in 2009 & is seeing success for it’s blasting equipment & services in bothAustralia& theUK.  The equipment is used for a variety of applications and is proving particularly relevant in marine applications due to it’s use of environmentally friendly media as opposed to toxic abrasives or chemicals.

Blastgreen has been working in close partnership with the Salcombe Harbour Authority to devise a system which prevents the residues from pressure washing activities entering the estuary ecosystem. Salcombe, a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) is one of the first to trial this new ‘closed loop’ system.

Adrian explains the closed loop system is one of the first of it’s kind, specifically designed to contain, capture and allow for the safe disposal of all contaminated materials, anti-foul, hydrocarbons etc. from re-entering the estuary.

Blastgreen, working in partnership with their agent in Finland, Procoat Paint OY www.procoatpaints.fi exhibited at this year’s FINNBUILD International building and building services exhibition in Helsinki. Lots of interest was generated from visitors from all around the Scandinavian and Baltic region helped by having one of our latest BG100c mobile blast machines on the stand. Adrian commented “Procoat Paints is a specialist paint and coatings company in Finland and we are delighted to be working with them”.

The Blastgreen BG100c is paving the way for export sales.

Blastgreen is experiencing a higher than usual demand for wet blasting equipment; particularly in Norway, Finland and Australia. Uses include: general industrial cleaning applications, the oil and off shore industries and bespoke shipyard work.

Procoat Paints Oy of Helsinki is a good example. They are specialist paint and roofing material suppliers. Procoat is working with Blastgreen in Finland and is to become a recognized agent. Procoat has recently purchased a BG100c, equipped to the highest European specification.

Adrian Kingsland says:- We are seeing a lot of success, particularly in the export markets. We literally have enquiries from all over the world. We are producing machines to meet the specific demands of our customers and the work they need to do. For Australia, for example, we make sure that the machines are built to meet their exacting road trailer specifications as well as meeting those of the harsh environment.

The annual Institute of Grounds-man Show (IOG Saltex) will take place on the 7th, 8th and 9th September and you can see Blastgreen’s BG60c and BG100 for yourself on stand no. V02. For more details click here.

Adrian Kingsland will be there to welcome you and discuss your individual requirements.  We look forward to meeting you.

The all NEW Bg100c is a completely self-contained blasting unit with its own air compressor and 350L water supply. Mounted on a fully galvanised heavy duty trailer, it is easily towed behind most commercial vehicles.

The unit’s compact size allows for easy on-site access. Extension hoses allow an additional 60 metres reach. Powered by the latest ultra-reliable, compact and versatile Kaeser M57 Utility Air compressor this product will deliver years of consistent, dependable operation.

November sees the start of something exciting for Blastgreen, having been acquired by FenderCare Marine Solutions.

Estalblished in 1988 FenderCare Marine Solutions is an international company that designs, manufactures and supplies marine equipment and related services to the maritime shipping and offshore industries worldwide.

With the additional investment and support of Fendercare, the future of Blastgreen is looking very bright and 2010 promises to be a year of continued growth and success.

Blastgreen in partnership with Wave Seven pontoons will be exhibiting at the IOG Saltex 2009 show.

Sales Director Adrian Kingsland said “We are delighted to be working in partnership with Wave Seven, there is great marketing synergy between our two companies in that our wet blast cleaning equipment is used by local authorities in marinas, naval dockyards by building services and highways departments”.

Call us now on to arrange a demonstration or visit us on the stand – Adrian is looking forward to meeting you.

Call us on +44 (0)1603 731145.

You can find more out about IOG Saltex at www.iogsaltex.co.uk and Wave Seven at www.wseven.com.

Blastgreen sees some action in the USA.  Tim Connolly of Massachusetts based firm Aqua Lazer can be seen removing anti foul from yachts using a Blastgreen BG100c, which makes light work of this 50 footer.

Photo taken by John L. Moore Photography.

The company specialises in public sculpture and decorative art, working regularly with architects, construction engineers and community groups to produce artwork designed with a holistic approach. Pictured is John’s son Alexander Mc Kenna working on ‘The Flax Flowers’ which is a collaborative artwork with John’s long term associate Darren Sutton. It is for the council and destined for a public site at Solitude Park, in Banbridge, Northern Ireland.