Sulphuric acid has become extremely important as it is used to make hundreds of compounds used by a wide range of industries.  The process for producing sulphuric acid include the extraction of sulphur, the conversion of sulphur to sulphur dioxide, conversion of sulphu...

The technique of using high pressure (HP) or ultra high pressure (UHP) water jets to cut and remove concrete from a structure is known within civil engineering as hydro demolition.

The principal benefit is that the water jet leaves steel reinforcements and/or structur...

If one speaks about Continuous Improvement it normally boils down to changing people's minds and attitude towards improving processes and having commitment towards service delivery. 

At TMS Richards Bay we wanted to better our service delivery to our client, South32 in...

Asbestos is a highly heat-resistant fibrous silicate mineral that can be woven into fabrics, and is used in brake linings and in fire-resistant and insulating materials. It has six sub-classifications: chrysotile, crocidolite, amosite, anthophyllite, tremolite, and act...

Quality control of the coating of structural steel, however, encounters some unique factors.
Most paint coatings are, remarkably tolerant of variations in application conditions and
procedures However, it is generally impossible to tell from the appearance of the coati...

Bidvest TMS Industrial Services has the necessary know how and equipment to successfully carry out typical water jetting methods for the removal of paint coatings and oily products of tanks and surfaces as described below.

Water jet stripping or cleaning, or water blas...

Abrasive Blasting is the operation of forcibly propelling a stream of abrasive material at high-velocity against a surface under high pressure to smooth a rough surface, roughen a smooth surface, shape a surface, or remove surface contaminants. Sand used to be the most...