UHP Water Pump Saves Blocked Putzmeister Concrete Pump
Learn how we unblocked a damaged Putzmeister Concrete Pump using our UHP Hammelmann pump with various different nozzles attached.
Front of Airport Line Removal
Airport Thermoplastic Line Removal This busy UK airport required our line removal services outside the front of their terminal. The airport welcomes thousands of daily passengers, so the operation needed to be low key to ensure no delays or safety issues between the...
A Big Tank – Means Big Arms: Storage Tank Maintenance
As industrial tank cleaning is one of the services we offer here at Hydroblast, we were recently contacted by a company who wanted to clean inside their large vertical storage tank. The storage tank had no internal paddles or mixer blades, and the product stored...
Hydrodemolition to Precast Concrete Sections
A civil engineering company needed to modify precast concrete panels and employed Hydroblast to carry out the task. Such a task requires efficiency, accuracy, and safety; something that we pride ourselves on providing to all clients. Visually, our instructions for the...
New Rotary Surface Preparation Nozzle
Formwork Cleaning with Hydroblast's New Nozzle What is formwork? Formwork is a type of mould that wet concrete is poured into to create a desired shape. This is commonly used in construction to create concrete shapes, pillars and staircases, to name but a few. Because...
Paving the Way in Refractory Removal with New Hydro-Dem System
A Yorkshire 'energy from waste' plant, which burns waste timber to produce electricity, needed some serious love and attention. The client, a leading electricity supplier, E.ON, retrieve their waste timber from broken pallets, old window frames, doors, and broken...
3D Tank Cleaning Nozzle Saves Polymer and Resin Tank
The Problem Hydroblast was recently contacted by a large polymer and resin manufacturer who had a big problem with one of their mixing/reactor tanks. The ratio of substances wasn't quite right in one of their tanks and this had resulted in the entire mixture going...
Hydroblast: Cleaning Up Concrete Mixers at Army Barracks
The Problem The Armed Forces do an amazing job for our country. We were privileged to be asked to clean a number of mixer trucks and four-wheel drive vehicles which had been used by the Army in the Falklands. The vehicles had been well used and had not been cleaned...
Hydroblast: Removing 30 Years of Residue with Remote Tank Cleaning
The Problem Oil and grease manufacturers are important clients for Hydroblast. We have built up the relationships over time as we have the machinery and expertise to clean tanks in which residue has built up, often over many years. Keeping these tanks clean and...
Saving Thousands with the Hydro Twist Pipe Cleaning System
The Task Hydroblast was recently contacted by a company in the nuclear Industry for help with cleaning out a section of pipe so they could reuse it in the future. They had used one of the Steve Vick bags. This permanent flow-stopping system uses expanding bags by...
Cleaning Up Emergency Oil Spill On Highway
The Problem Hydroblast was contacted when a HIAB vehicle, which was transporting building supplies, encountered a problem. One of the truck’s hydraulic pipes had burst and caused an oil leak that had spread over the road. Not only are leaks a hazard for all road...
Hydroblast in Ireland: Bridge Refurbishment at Latoon Creek
At Hydroblast, our staff are often required to travel to client sites to provide both emergency and contracted services. This includes both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, with our recent bridge refurbishment at Latoon Creek providing an excellent...
Fixing Concrete Stairs Using Hand Lancing Hydrodemolition
Formwork is an essential part of creating structures, providing a temporary or permanent mould into which concrete can be poured. Hydroblast were recently asked to rescue 8 flights of cast stairs. The customer had poured concrete into the formwork, which...
Concrete Breakout for Storage Tanks
Here at Hydroblast we are able to offer innovative solutions to breaking out concrete, a task that can often be difficult, lengthy, and dangerous. This service was required by a company that installs and refurbishes glass-fused-to-steel tanks. During their work, they...
UHP Pipe Cleaning in the Polymer and Chemical Industry
Hydroblast were tasked at short notice this weekend with the unblocking and cleaning of an evaporator pipe over 40m long for a well-known polymer and resin manufacturer. The blockage was a significant problem for the company, with it they could not continue...
Cleaning a Heat Exchanger for a Leading Snack Manufacturer
Hydroblast were recently tasked with cleaning a heat exchanger for a leading food manufacturer. Over time, residue had built up within the tubes of the exchanger. This was damaging to its productivity, and so it had to be cleaned to prolong its lifespan, prevent any...
A Safer Method of Industrial Hopper Cleaning
Industrial hoppers are used to store and dispense a range of materials, including asphalt and cement. Often, these are not properly maintained. This can cause them to become blocked and eventually stop the equipment from working altogether. Failing to maintain your...
First Prize for Hydroblast’s No Man Entry Tank Cleaning
At Hydroblast, we are committed to providing our clients with a safe, efficient and consistent service. Over the years, this has allowed us to build a strong, long-lasting relationships with returning customers. Recently, one of our clients decided to enter our...
Removing 15 Years of Debris with Industrial Tank Cleaning
When tanks aren’t cleaned regularly, deposits can build up inside them. This can lead to reduced efficiency and a shorter lifespan. Hydroblast were recently tasked with cleaning a 60 tonne industrial tank for one of our clients. The tank had been blocked for 15 years...
Removing Debris With Industrial Pipe Cleaning
Recently, Hydroblast was tasked with cleaning internal pipelines and removing a blockage for a well-known crude oil depot. As with many industrial-sized buildings, the pipe system was long and complex. The blockage was a significant problem, and if we couldn’t remove...
Unblocking a Heat Exchanger using the Peinemann
The Task Hydroblast were recently tasked with unblocking a heat exchanger using the Peinemann. Like is the case with most pieces of equipment, heat exchangers can become blocked and not fit for purpose. The client was located in the North East of England, and buys and...
Cleaning Pipes Full of Concrete in a Piling Rig
What are Piling Rigs? Piling rigs drill holes into the ground at diameters ranging between 300 and 1200mm. To drill these holes, piling rig machines use a large, circular auger. Once drilled, the holes left are filled with liquid cement before a wire basket cage is...
Keeping the Lights on in Scotland Using Ultra-High Pressure Water
Each day, power stations in Scotland contribute a large amount of electricity into the National Grid via the transmission network. This network comprises of underground cables, overhead wooden poles, steel towers and electricity substations extending across some of...
Bridge Deck Removal
Recently, Hydroblast were tasked with removing the external parapets from two flyover bridges. To accomplish this task (removing over 158m3 of concrete), we chose to forgo hand lancing, opting to use our robotic hydrodemolition equipment instead, as we knew that this...
Hydraulic Pipe Cleaning at Industrial Scale
Pipe Cleaning with a "twist" Hydroblast can clean pipes of every size, length, inside diameter and shape but I thought I just had to write about this recent project . What you are now about to read is true and not made up or embellished in any way. This week, we...
Upgrading of Existing Vehicle Parapets
Hydroblast and Vehicle Parapets Hydroblast have been tasked to remove some 500 tonnes + of concrete from two bridges in the London area. Since April 2005 all bridge parapets in the UK have been required to comply with the European Standard BS EN 1317. Existing bridge...
Refractory Removal at Energy-from-Waste Plant
SITA UK’s Request for Hydroblast Refractory Removal Services SITA UK is an Energy-from-Waste Plant in Teesside. This plant alone diverts up to 200,000 tonnes of waste from our landfills every year. SITA UK came to Hydroblast earlier in April to request some Refractory...
Hydroblast Seal Off Kellingley Colliery Using The Aquacutter – A Case Study
Hydroblast Using AquaCutter from AquaJet to close Kellingley Colliery Hydroblast were recently contracted to seal off the now closed Kellingley Colliery. This was the last deep coal mine in Britain – located in Beal North Yorkshire. The pit finally closed in December...
Hydroblast: Size Doesn’t Matter
The Importance of Hydroblast and Their Services Hydroblast may be a relatively small company from North Yorkshire but that doesn't mean that they aren't big players. Size doesn't matter in this industry, its quality and that is something that Hydroblast exudes. Yes,...
Mine Capping with Robotic Hydrodemolition
MINE CAPPING - Robotic Hydrodemolition Hydroblast have recently completed a new project involving mine capping in Nottingham. Thoresby Coal Mine ceased production in July 2015, however the mine dates all the way back to 1925 , where the Colliery operated two mine...
Cutting Concrete: Shop Floor Needed a Duct Cutting in Concrete
Shop in Need of Our Cutting Concrete Services Builders working in a city centre building found that they needed to install a duct under the concrete floor. They were advised by the project manager that they could not use mechanical breakers on the floor slab as it...
Our Input in the £15 Billion Railway
Hydrodemolition in Railway Tunnels You may have watched on BBC TV the nail biting "Ice Getting Thin" documentary on Cross Rail Building, the new £15 Billion Railway in London. Well Hydroblast has had a small but important part to play during the making of this new...
Road Marking Removal for Airbus A380
Road Marking Removal for Runway Airbus A380 Launch brought a Grizzly campaign to the airfield After the product launch of the Airbus A380 , Big Grizzly left his footprints all over the airfield. Hydroblast were contacted by Farnborough Airshow to come and provide...
Refractory Removal Using High Pressure Water Jetting
Using Refractory Removal 90mm of refractory lining, containing stainless steel fibres, needs to be broken out, leaving the steel anchors and steel tube undamaged. How do we do it? Refractory Removal using High Pressure High Volume Water Utilising 700 Horse Power, 1000...
Lights, Nightwork and Safe Line Removal!
Safe Night Time Line Removal Last week saw us doing some Thermoplastic Road Marking line removal during the night on one of the UK's busiest airport runways. The Xenon Work lights designed and installed by Hydroblast , make for safe and efficient night time working,...
Fin Fan Cooler Cleaning
Fin Fan Coolers: Condenser Cleaning This week Hydroblast was contacted for our condenser cleaning services. Our task was to use our high pressure cleaning machinery to clean Fin Fan Coolers at a processing plant. Our highly qualified and experienced operators carried...
Industrial Cleaning for the Car Industry
Cleaning Options for the Car Industry Hydroblast were contacted by a Rubber Extrusions manufacturer within the car industry to help clean a number of stainless steel frames used in the manufacture of rubber seals for car windows and doors. The factory had planned shut...
Paint Removal From Concrete
Water Jet Paint Removal From Concrete Today marked the completion of Hydroblast's third visit to our regular client in Gateshead. Our task in this instance was to remove paint on the building renovation using our paint removal services. For efficient and professional...
School Keep Clear Line Removal
Line Removal Task Outside a School Recently Hydroblast was tasked by a school to for our line removal services to remove the yellow school keep clear road markings from the front entrance. Line removal is just one of the services which we provide at Hydroblast -...