Petrochemical
Barrier apply a comprehensive range of surface preparations and surface coatings. This includes shot blasting – both wet and dry media, such as hydroblasting and accustrip – together with a full range of surface coatings.
These coatings include industrial epoxies, anti-skid, tank linings and deck systems, and can be applied on site or, where applicable, in our Wallsend facility. Thermal Spray Coatings (Arc & Gas) can also be applied.
Health and Safety are crucial on Petrochemical sites. Barrier has over 30 years of experience throughout all Divisions.
Marine
The Marine Division provides a comprehensive range of services to meet the standards and specifications required by the Marine industry, including shot blasting, hydroblasting, wet abrasive blasting, accustrip and a full range of mechanical preparations, scaffolding/containment, tank cleaning, tank coating, anti-fouling and non-skid applications.
The division specialises in MOD new build, and has been providing painting, TSA and scaffolding on the Astute Nuclear Submarines being built at BAE Barrow and painting and deck coatings for the ALSLs built at Swan Hunters (Tyneside).
The company has provided painting and PFP to many FPSOs, including Kerr McGee ‘Leadon’, Amerada Hess ‘Triton’, Shell ‘Bonga’ and BP ‘Foinhaven’. This work has been carried out both onshore and offshore.
Barrier has also carried out work on ship repair projects. These include work for Maersk, Technip, Allseas and Bluewater, among others.
Industrial
Our Industrial Division specialised in the application of Multi-Coat paint systems in accordance with standard industry requirements, such as NORSOK, Railtrack RT98 and Transco. Barrier has carried out extensive work for the transport industry, including tankers, containers, carriages, rail lines, coaches and heavy mobile cranes.
The company has painted many works of art and high-profile landmarks, including the NewcastleGateshead Millennium Bridge. This beautiful structure was painted in sections and assembled on the Tyne and is an advertisement for the high quality work carried out by Barrier.
Around the North East there are many bridges and structures protected by us, including the ornamental steel bridge over Jesmond Dene, treated with TSA and painted over 10 years ago, and still in perfect condition.
Offshore Oil and Gas
Barrier is a world leader in this market, carrying out a full range of services. Over the years these have included painting, scaffolding, TSA, PFP, GRP tank lining, thermal insulation, cladding, deck screeds, PU buoyancy and many more.
The company has over 30 years experience and has probably carried out more painting and PFP work than any other company in the world. From projects in the UK, across Europe, South Africa, Angola, Algeria, Egypt, UAE, Qatar, Malaysia, Singapore, Canada, and Russia, there are few locations in which the Company hasn’t worked.
Barrier's innovative approach has kept the company at the forefront of the industry. The company has made significant investment in modern equipment and has designed and built its own plant where necessary. The equipment is well maintained by in-house mechanics, to provide the highest levels of reliability and efficiency.
The client list includes AMEC, Aker Kvaerner, SLP Engineering, Heerema, ABB, Halliburton and Maersk.
Pipelines
The company has successfully diversified into the pipeline market over the past few years. This has involved new expertise and equipment, including a state-of-the-art Gas Oven for FBE coating of pipes, bends and tees.
We have recently completed a Line Pipe coating plant in Qatar. The plant was designed and built by ourselves, including an advanced pipeblasting machine designed to allow any size of pipe up to 48" to be blasted, without resetting the height of the feed rollers.
Three-layer PE and PP are also carried out to pipework, as well as sprayed PU and traditional coatings. Work is carried out to various standards, including British Gas CW6, CM10 and PA1.
Rehabilitation work is also carried out using bespoke equipment. We can blast and coat internals of 16" to 48" pipes in situ. Our largest contract involved treating over 7000 12m pipes for Shell for the Corrib Development. Over £1m of plant was used to carry out this work, most of which was designed in-house.