Recycled Glass Best in Blasting Trials

01 Jun 2006

Full scale tests at Dunstons Ship Repair in Hull UK have confirmed the advantages of using 100% recycled glass as a new grit blast medium for cleaning steel and preparing metal for painting. The groundbreaking trials are part of a wider series of trials commissioned and funded by the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) and managed by the Shipbuilders & Shiprepairers Association (SSA). 

Local Consortium Use Modern Skills to Perform Classical Refit

01 Jun 2006

Earlier this year the Irish Government's 32m sail training vessel Asgard II was brought to the Brooke Marine Facility at Lowestoft for an extensive refit ahead of its busy season of summer voyages. 

Skyjacks Lower the Boom

01 Jun 2006

Contractors working on Wightlink's Our Lady Pamela passenger catamaran used two knuckle boom lifts from the AFI Aerial Platforms rental fleet to ensure that they could easily access all parts of the vessel. 

Modern Products Help Rescue Historic Lifeboat

01 Jun 2006

Sika's advanced Sikaflex adhesive bonding and sealing solutions are helping to restore the world's oldest surviving motor lifeboat, the James Stevens No 14 to its former glory. Wheelmark accredited Sikaflex products were used throughout the 43ft historic vessel, originally built in 1900. 

Joined Up Piping at Seawork

01 Jun 2006

Reading based Marine Ventures Ltd returns to Seawork as UK distributor for the Swiss-made pipe couplings of Straub Werke AG , which have had such an impact on pipe joining practice in Europe and throughout the global marketplace.