WILCO MARINE SERVICES
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ilco Marine Services have outgrown their previous
premises and have moved to a new service centre at
28 Hamer Street in Auckland's Wynyard Quarter.
Just next to the sprawling buildings of Titan
Construction, Wilco have brought the serious business of liferaft
service, sales and inflatable boat repairs to a new base close to
the Westhaven industry.
Work in the temperature and humidity controlled environment
of the service centre is already underway. The catalyst behind
the move was Wilco's recent contract for the servicing of the
LSA-made MES escape slide system for the New Zealand Navy.
Out on the work floor, a Positive Air System reduces fumes
and dust and the timber floor surface is worker friendly and very
clean – an important aspect of liferaft service.
The Navy's escape slide awaits manual inflation for the
annual servicing, the large canisters for its inflation in real-life
emergency situations will not be used, these are tested and
refilled every five years.
The 21 metre escape slide is usually found aboard the Navy's
multi-role vessel Canterbury, the only vessel large enough to
require a slide for evacuation. The inflatable slide delivers crew
into a 100 person liferaft, onto which smaller 50 person capacity
liferafts are tethered.
Wilco's three manufacturer trained and certified technicians
are kept busy as they service a huge range of liferaft brands
– from Zodiac to BFA, Pro Saver, Bombard and Arimar and
Wilco Marine Services inflate the Navy's escape slide
system to its full length of 21 metres
more in between. Wilco also service personal locator beacons,
lifejackets and immersion suits as well as carrying out inflatable
boat repair.
Wilco's operations manager Bernard Orme says that with their
investment in the new premises in Westhaven, the Wilco service
centre is now the cleanest and smartest in Australasia. With
Superyacht Services moving into the office next door, Wilco's
new corner of Wynyard looks set to create a whirring new
hub for the marine service industry.
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28 Hamer Street, Westhaven, Auckland 1010
Ph 09 308 9165 , Fax 09 308 9168, Mob 021 452 131
Email sales@wilcomarineservices.co.nz
www.wilcomarineservices.co.nz
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