Environment - Recycled Glass for Shot Blasting, Caen Hill Locks, Kennet and Avon Canal

Author:  Shot Peening Staff
Source:  The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 19 / Issue 2, Spring 2005
Doc ID:  2005007
Year of Publication:  2005
Abstract:  
Background Information Caen Hill Locks are located to the west of Devizes, Wiltshire on the Kennett and Avon Canal in the United Kingdom. Within a distance of 2 miles, there are 28 staircase locks, each stacked almost one on top of the next. Beside each lock is a large pool, rich in wildlife, where canal boats wait their turn to use the locks. After falling into disuse in the early 1950's, the locks were restored and reopened in 1990. Since that time British Waterways has had to repaint the lock arms (balance beams) and ground paddle standards annually to ensure the locks remain in good repair. British Waterways needed a quality shot blast abrasive which could safely and effectively be used near the canal to remove previously appled layers of paint to enable a more durable coat to be applied.