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“As far as our product mix goes, our
applications would probably be a 60–40
split: 40% would be surface preparation, in
other words, sandblasting, and 60% would
be industrial cleaning — so heat exchanges,
reactors, tanks, vessels, and so on.”
Total Blasting complies with international
safety standards and is a member of the
safety-focused Industrial Cleaning Foundation
(Stichting Industriele Reiniging, or SIR) and the
WaterJet Technology Association (WJTA).
The company has a fully fledged workshop
geared to manufacture all types of water-jetting
pumps, as well as do repairs and maintenance
on pumps and other water-jetting-associated
equipment. “Our biggest clients have 30 or
40 pieces of our equipment, so they have
their own workshops and they do all the
maintenance in-house,” Says Storer. “However,
sometimes when equipment comes off a site
and it is in a really bad state, they will send it
here for us to do a full overhaul of the piece
of kit.”
Hydrodemolition
Total Blasting is also involved in the field of
hydrodemolition and has been supplying tools
and expertise to the southern African market
for over four years.
Storer explains hydrodemolition as “the
use of high-pressure pumps, water, and
1 & 2: Total Blasting has a state-of-the-art training facility and conducts training according to the
required safety standards.
Unlike conventional demolition methods like jackhammering, hydrodemolition does not damage the
rebar or surrounding structure.
robotics to break down and remove cement-
based materials in situ”. This specialised
demolition technique employs high volumes
of water to target the specific demolition
area with relative precision, supporting a
cleaner demolition site. “Unlike conventional
demolition methods like jackhammering,” he
adds, “hydrodemolition does not damage the
rebar or surrounding structure.”
Total Blasting was involved in the recently
completed major structural repairs to the
M1 North highway bridges over Oxford and
Federation roads in Johannesburg, with three
employees with specialised skills in water
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