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PRESS RELEASE |
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May 12, 2010 |
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HESCO joins oil spill fight |
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GULF OF MEXICO – HESCO Concertainer units are being deployed on the shoreline in a number of locations as a first defense against oil, from the recent oil spill in the gulf, coming onshore and entering inland waterways. On Dauphin Island, AL, HESCO operatives are working with the National Guard to deploy the units in several prioritized locations. Plans to fill the units with a hydrocarbon-solidifying polymer are also being discussed, with a view to removing the oil from the water in addition to stopping it coming onshore. Once the first fill becomes exhausted, the polymer and oil can be removed from the units and they can be refilled with fresh, uncontaminated polymer to continue the process.
While HESCO Concertainer units have been used to contain spills in oil installations, nothing on this scale has been attempted before meaning the success of the deployment will be tested by many factors, not least the poor weather conditions experienced up to now. HESCO USA will continue to support the operation in the hope that the effects of the spill can be reduced.
Fast Facts About HESCO:
A typical wall of HESCO Concertainer units - equivalent to approximately 1500 sandbags - can be erected and installed by two people, using a standard front loader, in just 20 minutes. A similar sandbag wall would take ten workers roughly seven hours to erect.
The innovative HESCO Concertainer system consists of linked welded mesh cells lined with geotextile. The units are flat-packed, transported to flood zones on pallets, and erected on-site easily in a matter of minutes. The units are then machine-filled with aggregate (dirt, sand) to form a robust defense wall.
HESCO Concertainers were installed to protect a critical I-wall located along the Industrial Canal in New Orleans during Hurricane Gustav. This location was one of the most vulnerable sections of the entire New Orleans flood protection system.
HESCO Concertainer units have been widely and successfully used to protect our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Walls built from the units have also been used to protect hospitals, guard posts and embassies.
To speak with a HESCO representative, call 985-345-7332 or go to our contact page.
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PRESS RELEASE |
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October 26, 2009 |
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HESCO Bastion USA defends Washington State from flood threat > |
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March 26, 2009 |
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HESCO Bastion USA Providing “Heavy Artillery” for North Dakota Flood Battle > |
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