MARINE ORDNANCE
FEATURE SPONSOR
TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT KEEPING ONE STEP AHEAD
In 1912, engineer Heinrich Hirdes founded the construction company Heinrich Hirdes in Duisburg, Western Germany at the age of 27 years.
LATEST TECHNOLOGY AND SPECIALIST PERSONNEL
As part of the Royal Boskalis Westminster NV group the company utilises the latest technology and highly specialist personnel which they use to find innovative and sustainable solutions for their customers.
These include the use of appropriate work class ROVs, the combination of gradiometer and EM survey methods during exploration and discovery as well as the development of innovative sensors and clearance tools.
COMPANY STRENGTHS In combining their experience in this demanding and rapidly growing sector, the company’s strengths focus on…
• UXO risk assessment including historical research
• UXO survey preparation, execution, processing and evaluation
• UXO identification and disposal • Research and development of technologies
HEALTH, SAFETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Since the establishment of the company, Heinrich Hirdes and its employees have been working with high discipline, engineering performance, integrity and loyalty to the complete satisfaction of the customer.
COMPANY FOCUS
The intended aim of the company is to always be one step ahead with technical development and this has been constantly pursued and achieved from the very beginning.
Heinrich Hirdes Kampfmittelräumung GmbH was founded 1978 in Berlin in order to address the remaining dangers of the legacies of the 1st and 2nd World Wars in Germany, as the remnants of long forgotten battles are still hidden in the ground and underwater for decades.
UNIQUE CHALLENGES
Consequently, special challenges accrue which could only be solved by the combination of marine engineering and explosive ordnance disposal.
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At the end of the World Wars and even after recent conflicts ordnance has been dumped in vast amounts of several million tons in the world's oceans. Due to the increasing development of renewable energies in the offshore sector and construction of harbour facilities, these legacies have become a threat to the safety of people, the environment and equipment.
To address these upcoming international challenges, the company was split into business units; Kampfmittelräumung Onshore and EOD Services Offshore in 2012 and Boskalis EOD Services (UK) Limited was also founded.
PIONEERS
As pioneers in their field they can look back on successful investigation and clearance of multiple export cable routes, windfarm sites and international harbour construction sites in the North and Baltic Seas.
The company is also involved in the consultancy and handling of unexpected ordnance finds during projects which are under construction.
The safety of personnel and the environment are the main objectives of the company – their experienced workforce constantly working to improve techniques and working methods in order to achieve the highest safety standards.
NINA PROGRAMME
Their NINA programme (No Injuries, No Accidents) was launched to create a working environment without accidents and incidents. This is supported by the regular offshore related safety training of our staff.
The company continues its traditions of highly motivated personnel coupled with modern technology and is ready and willing to face the tasks and challenges of the future.
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