“When working outside, weather poses always
Photo: Royal Caribbean International
the biggest challenges – during rain, decking systems
can’t be undertaken at all if
proper weather protection is
not in place.”
During the most hectic
phase in the summer, there
were 30 people working on
the deck coverings. The covering project took about 10
The Great Decking Challenge
months to complete.
Lemminkäinen has a long experience regarding cruise ship
L
emminkäinen provided the deck covering systems for the out-
coatings. Oasis received the same beauty treatment as Allure,
door deck areas of the Allure of the Seas. In addition, Lem-
and the company worked also on the three Freedom-class ships.
“In fact, Lemminkäinen made the first ship deck coatings in
minkäinen coated the loft balconies. The total work area was
17,000 square metres.
Turku in 1987,” Hulmi says.
Tomi Hulmi, Product Group Manager for Lemminkäinen Rak-
Presently, the company is doing deck coverings on P&O Fer-
ennustuotteet Oy, says that the schedule was a tight one, but eve-
ries’ two vessels in Rauma and is involved in the Color Line con-
rything was completed in time.
version project in Helsinki, as well. ■
BevTec: Sweet Soda Story
Puttek Oy –
Specialists for Pipe Clamps and Supports
B
everage sales onboard luxury cruisers is a must – a thirstquenching soft drink under the hot sun goes a long way in
setting the right holiday mood. BevTec has provided complete
B
ased in Toijala (Finland), Puttek Oy is a company specialised
in the production of high quality pipe clamps and supports
beverage dispense systems for the biggest cruise ships out
for ships and offshore structures. Established back in 1982 it is to-
there – Allure of the Seas is only the latest addition to the list.
day the largest supplier of such components for the Finnish ship-
“We supplied about 140 bar dispense pistols to Allure,
building industry. The clients list comprises renowned shipyards
along with nine beverage towers,” says Kim Sundström,
Project Manager from BevTec.
in Finland, Germany and France.
Puttek’s sophisticated product range features a vast varie-
Allure is the biggest worksite as of yet, edging sister ship
ty of steel and aluminum pipe clamps and supports, which are
Oasis by less than ten beverage pistols. Altogether, the soda
surfaced and insulated as specified by the client. Custom made
operation took one year to complete, with 2-3 BevTec pro-
products manufactured according to client drawings and speci-
fessionals working hard to equip the entire vessel with “re-
fications are supplied as well. Thanks to their outstanding qual-
freshment infrastructure”.
ity Puttek’s products are used in numerous demanding types of
“In addition to soda, there’s also juice available.”
vessels and offshore structures, including cruise vessels, oil tank-
According to Sundström, work on Allure was not as
ers, gas tankers, oil drilling platforms as well as storage tankers.
tough as it sounds, since the general layout was already fa-
Passenger shipping references include, among many others, the
miliar from Oasis. Still, the project could not be wrapped up
“Stena Discovery”, “Superfast III” as well as her sister “Super-
in Finland:
fast IV”, and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines’ “Voyager of the Seas”
“In the end, we flew to Florida to finish the outdoor bev-
along with her sister ships. ■
erage areas of the ship.” This work could not be conducted
on the Atlantic crossing, due to the risk of freezing. ■
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More information: www.puttek.fi