Oil Spill Response Services

What are the effects of a freshwater oil spill?

January 20, 2012

The footage of the crusie ship the Costa Concordia lying on it’s side in the clear blue waters off the west coast of Italy has once again raised the spectre of a major fuel oil spill into a maritime preserve.  Fortunately the seas have been calm and the salvage engineers appear confident that they can empty the on board [...]

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Diesel spill!

October 21, 2011

One evening last summer we were called out to a major incident where diesel had entered into a burn (Stream for those non Scots reading this…!).  Approx 1.5 km of water course was affected. By eleven at night we had deployed booms, absorbants and missed yoga…! ‘So what’ I hear you cry…is this just another ‘LOOK [...]

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3 Ways to Stop an Oil Leak

October 18, 2011

Guess you’re in a rush so I’ll cut to the chase.  This applies to domestic and commercial leaks, and most of it is common sense. The first thing for you to think about, is it safe? If there is a fire risk (or any other risk) then stay safe, keep clear and call the fire brigade. [...]

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Residential Contaminated Soil Remediation

September 14, 2011
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You’re not alone, small & large residential remediation projects have been a part of many contractors portfolio for a long time. A reasonable amount of contamination results from spills, for example a burst kerosene tank, with the rest arising from historical contamination. Several options for remediation are generally available for these projects, see our services [...]

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Oil Spill Response Services

February 22, 2011

If you want to protect your oil/chemical related environmental risks you should consult an oil spill response service provider, there are plenty of us around and we’re all ( I hope) more than happy to discuss your scenario proactively, or mobilise immediately and provide you with an emergency spill service. Of course planning is the [...]

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Be prepared for an oil spill! Protect your environmental risks.

February 18, 2011

  Anyone can make a mistake, like me for saying I’d help write the company blogs however I’m lucky, if you’re not interested then you may not read the next one, the company below found themselves in an environmentally damaging and financially expensive position.  In November 2010 an insulation firm was fined after accidentally letting spilt oil pour [...]

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Does Heating Oil freeze?

December 16, 2010

I’m guessing that this isn’t a question you’ve asked yourself recently… but now maybe you’re intrigued and think that it may come up at the annual Christmas quiz and you don’t like passing up the opportunity to impress.   You may be thinking ‘of course heating oil freezes’, everything must freeze if the temperature is low [...]

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