The Evolution of Fender Manufacturing: Bencros at the Helm of Progress

The Evolution of Fender Manufacturing: Bencros at the Helm of Progress

Introduction

In the world of maritime safety and efficiency, the unassuming yet indispensable component known as the fender plays a pivotal role. Over the years, fender manufacturing has undergone a remarkable evolution, driven by advancements in technology, materials, and a ceaseless commitment to enhancing maritime operations.

Bencros secure Bovill&Boyd Piggy-Back contract

Bencros is pleased to announce that; following factory support on design & compound, it has been given the green light on a large project supply of Rubber Piggy-Back blocks for Scottish-based engineers Bovill&Boyd Ltd.

With a substantial quantity of over 13,000+ blocks, Bencros will be dispatching the first split shipment of 50% within the coming weeks.

The rubber blocks - being produced with Bencros standard SBR Natural compound - are designed with a split 2-part design, a 25mm stand off and 101mm diameter for pile installation, with a total shipping weight of over 70 tonnes.

This is a fantastic project to be a part of and we are proud to show what we can do with our robust and expansive offshore/industrial range of products.

We congratulate Bovill&Boyd once again, and are looking forward to fulfilling the remainder of the contract supply on time for installation.

 

If you have any enquiries regarding rubber or indeed polyurethane piggyback blocks, please do contact us.

East Cowes RoRo Project (UK)

Following an extensive tender selection & design process, Bencros - in partnership with Ship2Shore engineering - successfully delivered a full scale restructure of Red Funnel East Cowes pontoon for Red7 Marine in March 2019.

Now installed & equipped with Bencros Cone system's, including custom designed steel facings and accessories to suit & UHMW-PE shield facings, the RoRo berth development now looks mightily impressive and has been fully operational for a calendar year.

Bencros also supplied 2 Polyurethane Foam-Core Donut fenders - provided in Yellow colour as seen on the images above - to protect the Piles at the busy ferry docking location.

All in all, this was a highly technical and challenging project specification-wise that Bencros and S2S come away from with delight at supplying. Our collaboration has been thanked and regularly praised for the smooth execution and high quality products provided - and we are grateful to Red7 for the opportunity to showcase what Bencros can do on high scale, technical projects.

We look forward to similar work, and hope to be involved with Red7 Marine in the future.

Uzmar's Latest Tug Fenders

State of the art sisters; Svitzer Redhead and Svitzer Ruby - both fitted with Bencros Tug Fenders - have just passed the 1 year mark in service at their respective ports Kembla & Fremantle in Australia. 

Bencros continues its excellent relationship with Uzmar Shipyard in Istanbul, in coalition with ARTI Denizcilik, and following this flagship supply are preparing despatch of replica tug sets for new vessels in May 2020.

This continued produce for one of the worlds most respected and impressive shipbuilding yards is testament to the quality and consistency of Bencros tug fenders. 
We hope to announce a new project in partnership with Uzmar in the coming months!