Local company uses Town Hall for training

Tony Gahan, left, with SCB Services operatives and water-jetting trainer Gerald McDonald.

A safety course held this week in Kilcullen Town Hall has shown another line of potential for the facility, writes Brian Byrne.

Organised by Tony Gahan for employees of his Structural Concrete Bonding Services, the two-day course was geared to teaching how to safely operate hydrodemolition water-jetting equipment which uses high-pressure water to break and cut concrete.

The course was given by Yorkshire-based Gerald McDonald of Hydroblast, whose company is a registered training provider of the Water Jetting Association and accredited by City & Guilds to train operatives to the latest water jetting industry standards.

SCB Services was founded in 1980 and specialises in concrete and masonry repairs, structural waterproofing and leak sealing, sprayed concrete, brick refurbishment and pressure pointing. Its client base includes local government and State bodies, contractors, consulting engineers and clients throughout the industrial sector.

"Traditional methods of breaking up concrete involve using Kango hammers and brute force, with a lot of noise and dust," Tony Gahan says. "Using water-jetting is much more efficient, and doesn't damage other structures."

Hydroblast is based in Northallerton in North Yorkshire.

Tony Gahan says the Town Hall/Heritage Centre has all the necessary facilities for such courses, and there could well be similar business available.


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