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- Donald Blair: Founder & Managing Director
Aquablast was established in the United Kingdom in 1987 at Great Yarmouth in Norfolk in response to demand from major oil exploration companies like BP-Amoco, Conoco and Shell for environmentally-friendly surface preparation techniques.
Aquablast pioneered the use of Ultra High Pressure water blasting at operating pressures over 35,000 psi in the
UK North Sea offshore oil and gas industry. Damage and pollution from dry abrasive blasting systems was a major problem on offshore oil and gas installations and the UHP water surface preparation technique, which could expose the original blast profile to white metal standard, went on to become an industry standard.
Aquablast has designed and manufactured a series of surface preparation systems and application tools intended to reduce environmental impact and make blasting and recoating activities more efficient. The company has twice won UK Department of Trade and Industry “SMART” awards (Small Firms Awards for Research and Technology).
