Cheers Richard!

We are pleased to welcome Richard Singleton who recently joined our Queensland Branch as Business Development Representative. Richard shares the region with John Hudson and will be focusing on the Pipelne and Distribution networks.

Richard was born and raised in Invercargill, New Zealand and began his career in Christchurch helping to establish the first New Zealand Bunnings. In 2004, Richard and his family relocated to Queensland where he continued working with Bunnings. Moving onwards and upwards from Bunnings Richard has spent the last few years as the QLD/NT State Manager for a Private company, overseeing 15 merchandisers across 40 stores of Bunnings. He brings to Denso a wealth of knowledge in the retail hardware industry.

Please join us in welcoming Richard to the Denso team and we wish him a prosperous and successful career.

Fremantle Port Authority engaged Seaforce Marine to remove and replace some existing SeaShield 80 steel pile protection systems which had been in service for 31 years.

As part of the scope of works Seaforce were asked to conduct Ultrasonic Thickness Testing on the pile walls.

The results indicate that after 31 years of service in the Inner Harbour the pile has achieved a 0% metal loss with no visible pitting.

The Seashield 80 system comprises of

• SeaShield Primer spread at a rate of 1m² per kilo
• SeaShield Seal T Tape spirally applied with a 55% overlap
• Denso Densopol 80 reinforced PVC backed Bitumen Tape spirally applied with a 55% overlap

Pile after Series 80 removed

Winn & Coales (Denso) Ltd are very proud to announce in 2011 that their Denso SeaShield marine pile protection systems have now been effectively working in some of the most harsh and demanding environments on the planet for over forty years.

This is no small achievement and Winn & Coales (Denso) Ltd can now officially rank these systems in the same league as other enduring Denso products, some of which have now been in service for over 80 years.

Anyone who has used Denso products will know that they are not in the business of supplying temporary fixes to corrosion prevention problems and pride themselves on providing long-term, cost effective solutions. The SeaShield range of systems have been developed with this purpose in mind.

The Seashield range of systems have been developed to protect marine structures where corrosion is a major problem in splash zones, inter-tidal and subsea environments and the difficult area where the jetty pile meets the jetty platform. These areas are extremely vulnerable due to the constantly changing mixture of air, temperature and chloride laden water; all of which are the perfect mixture for severe corrosion. The result of this will cause structures to become unsafe over time and extremely costly to repair.

SeaShield Systems now have a 40 year proven track record, providing totally effective protection for steel, wood and concrete jetty piles in highly corrosive environments. This long term protection is achievable irrespective of cylindrical, hexagonal or square structure designs.

The company, originally established in 1883, is well known for the reliability, efficiency and longevity of its products and has built an enviable reputation based on problem solving for its customers. Apart from the UK, they also have subsidiaries in America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa as well as a global network of over 70 agents making the products available virtually anywhere in the world.

Seashield Series 100

Seashield Series 100

Seashield Series 2000FD

When one thinks of Denso Tape, you think of brown, greasy tape and ‘putty’ that you wrap around metal objects to stop them rusting. Well move over Dr Chris Brown (Vet) and welcome our Manufacturing Manager – Horse Dr!

A recent enquiry saw our Manufacturing Manager looking for a solution to a problem well outside the scope of what we do here. Denso was approached by a Horse Breeder as to whether we could assist in the recovery of a breeding mare up in Queensland, whose hoof was infected. The hoof needed to be kept dry while it healed and the mare’s owner was not having a great deal of success. A building worker on site recommended the mare’s owner should contact Denso as we might have a possible solution!

After 40 years of complex situations requiring a Denso Sealing Solution, our Manufacturing Manager had a challenge and he realised that Denso Tape could actually do the job. Using an old application technique he has been using for years for keeping air and moisture away from fibre glass insulation pipelines, he recommended the following to the owner:

• Bandage hoof as normal
• Wrap plastic wrap around the bandage
• Wrap Denso Tape around the hoof (thicker side inwards)
• Rewrap over the top again with plastic wrap or duct tape or both

This procedure was followed to the letter and we are pleased to report the system worked well and the hoof healed. We were thanked for our great service and touted as having an excellent product in Denso Tape which they would gladly use again!