GMA Garnet Group has announced the opening of a new distribution hub in Port Klang, Malaysia. As a global leader in industrial garnet abrasives, this strategic expansion underscores their commitment to providing exceptional service and ensuring timely product delivery across the Asia Pacific region.

For over four decades, GMA has been at the forefront of garnet abrasives development. From the mine in Port Gregory, Western Australia, to projects worldwide, they have consistently improved their products to meet the evolving needs of customers. The new facility in Malaysia will support customers throughout Asia, enhancing GMA’s distribution footprint in the region.

“The new distribution hub in Malaysia represents a significant milestone for GMA,” said Grant Cox, CEO of GMA Garnet Group.

“Its location strengthens our supply chain capabilities, demonstrating our commitment to meeting the growing demands of the Asia Pacific region, and enhancing our ability to meet the needs of our customers efficiently and reliably.”

Flynn Cowan, General Manager of International Sales & Marketing, reinforced GMA’s focus on customer satisfaction, superior garnet quality, and industry-leading quality control processes within the new hub.

“Our new, fully stocked facility will ensure excellent service and fast shipping for our Asia Pacific customers,” he said.

“This new distribution and packaging hub allows us to streamline our processes, maintaining the high standards of quality and reliability that GMA is known for globally.”

BlastOne is pleased to announce the acquisition of VertiDrive B.V. located in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

BlastOne, is a leading global provider of blasting and painting equipment and supplies, and has been acting as a sales partner for VertiDrive, for more than five years.

The acquisition of Vertidrive will enable BlastOne to improve support for customers and provide innovative solutions for automating their blasting and painting processes.

The addition of VertiDrive’s robotics technology will enhance BlastOne’s ability to serve a wide range of industries, including shipbuilding, ship refurbishment, chemical industries, heavy fabrication and infrastructure.

BlastOne’s industry leading experience and Vertidrive’s superior technology are a natural fit and complement the Superior Performance customers have come to expect from BlastOne solutions.

“We are excited to welcome VertiDrive to the BlastOne family. Their cutting-edge robotics technology is a perfect complement to our existing product line, and we believe it will be a valuable asset as we continue to grow and serve our customers.” – Matthew Rowland, CEO of BlastOne.

“We are thrilled to join forces with BlastOne and bring our robotics technology to a larger audience. We believe this partnership will allow us to accelerate the development and deployment of our robots, and we are looking forward to working with the talented team at BlastOne.” – Stefan van Diessen, Managing Director of VertiDrive

BlastOne and ACA sign MOU to deliver the AMPP Craftworker Series C6, C7, C12 certification to industry

BlastOne is excited to announce a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Australasian Corrosion Association (ACA) to deliver the AMPP Craftworker Series C6, C7, and C12 certification to the industry.

This MOU signifies a commitment to enhance the skills and knowledge of abrasive blasting professionals by providing comprehensive training and certification. The AMPP C-Series certification is designed to meet the requirements of the industry and provide individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to safely operate and maintain abrasive blasting equipment.

“We are thrilled to build on our current relationship with the ACA to establish a new level education and training for the coatings industry. We look forward to delivering the AMPP Craftworkers Series (C-Series) industry education and training across Australia in conjunction with the ACA. We believe that by engaging with asset owners, protective coating applicators and industry participants we will be able to increase the certification standard of leading operators in our industry. From our experiences we have witnessed  the positive impact of training to deliver a significant improvement in quality, application efficiency and coating performance.” – Matthew Rowland, BlastOne Global CEO

“The Australasian Corrosion Association (ACA) is pleased to be delivering the AMPP C6, C7 and C12 training across Australia and New Zealand in partnership with ACA Member, BlastOne. This suite of training provides a highly recognised, and high quality, certification relating to surface preparation and coating application.

 BlastOne provides advice, products and service to the blasting and coating industry, and have long been a supporter of the ACA and its mission. This partnership has now enabled the ACA to expand its training offering to include practical coating applicator training, improving skills across our industry and representing a clear professional development pathway for our members.

On behalf of the ACA and our members, we thank BlastOne for their ongoing support” – Dean Ferguson, ACA Board Chair

BlastOne increases Dust Collector fleet with acquisition of Dust Collector Rentals (DCR)

BlastOne, the leading supplier of specialised equipment to the corrosion control and protective coatings Industry globally are pleased to announce the acquisition of Dust Collector Rentals Pty Ltd, a Dust Collector machinery Rental company based in Sydney.

Dust Collector Rentals Pty Ltd have over 30 years of experience in the industry and a suite of Dust Collectors ranging in size from 12000cfm to 60,000cfm.

This acquisition further strengthens BlastOne’ position as a leading rental supplier of Dust Collectors and associated equipment in the blasting industry.

BlastOne strives to supply the most comprehensive and Superior equipment to ensure the customers job is a success and this acquisition brings us closer to accomplishing this goal.

By increasing our range of Dust Collectors, we are now in a position to offer our customers superior, innovative and cost-effective equipment.

BlastOne looks forward to working closely with all our customers and we will continue to offer the same high quality service BlastOne is renowned for.

BlastOne and Chicago Pneumatic Portable Equipment Australia enter distribution agreement

Chicago Pneumatic Portable Equipment Australia and BlastOne, have entered into an agreement that will expand Chicago Pneumatic brand presence and product availability across Australia and New Zealand.

Under the agreement, BlastOne will distribute and service Chicago Pneumatic portable compressors, light towers and generator lines through its Asia Pacific network.

Chicago Pneumatic portable compressors are built to deliver power where and when it’s needed. We offer a full range of sizes to power a variety of applications, all designed for jobsite-tough durability and long-lasting performance. These models are easy to maintain, maneuver and operate, including a straightforward control panel that helps you get right to work.

The Chicago Pneumatic company was founded in 1901 when innovator John W. Duntley patented the first single-valve pneumatic hammer. Since then, we have enjoyed many decades of collaboration with customers and business partners, based on technology and trust. In 2021, Chicago Pneumatic celebrates 120 years of passion for performance and long-lasting partnerships.

Matt Le Cornu, Regional General Manager Australia and Oceania for Chicago Pneumatic Portable Equipment says the distribution agreement will make it easier for customers to access quality Chicago Pneumatic products and exceptional service and support.

“This agreement allows us to broaden our presence through the BlastOne National footprint, bringing the Chicago Pneumatic brand closer to customers across the country. With Chicago Pnuematic celebrating our 120th anniversary in 2021, I think now is the perfect time to be expanding our footprint through strategic relationshps with partners who share the same values and vision and who rely on strong historical foundations whilst being firmly focussed on a sustainable future.”

Matthew Rowland, CEO of BlastOne, remarked that the agreement with Atlas Copco further enhances our premium product range for our customers across the region.

“We are excited to be partnering with Atlas Copco and distributing the Chicago Pneumatic range which is a natural extension to our current products.”

The distribution agreement came into effect on 16th August 2021.

We have increased our stock holdings of GMA Garnet^TM across Australia!

With our multiple warehouses around Australia now stocked up with GMA Garnet^TM, we can get supply to you quickly when you need it.

GMA Garnet^TM is a low dusting natural abrasive with tough durable grains to clean surfaces fast with minimal breakdown. It’s low consumption and high productivity give Australian GMA Garnet^TM the big blasting edge.

• Australian Made
• Security of Supply
• Confirmed Availability
• Work Safe Approved

In response to the recent events impacting our community and industry, the team at BlastOne are doing everything we can to continue to support our customers and industry to deliver critically important infrastructure projects.

To do this we have adjusted our working practices to ensure the wellbeing of our staff and anyone they are in contact with. As the situation continues to evolve we are tracking the most up to date government health advice and implementing changes where necessary.

To provide our customers and industry with certainty we will continue on a regular basis to provide updates, again as the situation evolves.

As of today, Tuesday the 24th of March, we can confirm:

1. All BlastOne depots and offices across our global network remain open for business. We are monitoring each location closely and should one or more of the depots need to close we will advise you as soon as possible, as well as confirm the backup plan. Our aim is to continue to support the  industry while complying with all government directives. Our branches remain well stocked and although we are seeing increased purchase levels for some critical items, we have adjusted our supply plans to maintain our target stock levels.
2. If one of our branches needs to close for whatever reason, we have back up plans to continue to support our customers from one of our other locations in country. All our customer support, administration and sales teams have the flexibility to work remotely as required.
3. To assist our staff and customers we have deployed a number of online tools. These include regular webinars (starting week of the 30th), virtual service sustenance and easy video conference access to our technical, sales and administration staff.

We will shortly be releasing a one click video access to any of our locations via our website. More information to follow this week.

In summary, we understand that these are unprecedented times for both our industry and our community. We also understand that our customers are supporting vital infrastructure, defence and maintenance projects across our region. We are committed to stand alongside  our industry and customers to deliver and assist throughout this period.

Sincerely,
Matthew Rowland | Global CEO BlastOne