Maritime Reporter, August, 2005

<BODY> <div> 46 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News Timberlands Stands Maritime Tests Timberland Equipment Limited designs and manufactures custom engi- neered winches, hoists, and sheaves. Since 1947, it has an impeccable reputa- tion in supplying large, rugged equip- ment to the workboat marine, offshore marine, construction, mining, and utility markets around the globe. Timberland Equipment's strength lies in its ability to engineer, design, manu- facture, test, and certify all equipment under one roof at its 55,000 sq. ft. facil- ity. Timberland Equipment is part of the Timberland Group of Companies. Other companies in the group include Almon Johnson Ltd., TSE International, Marcotte Mining Machinery and the most recent addition to the group is Hawboldt Industries and Hawboldt Newfoundland. The Timberland Group of Companies announced in April 2005 that it pur- chased the businesses of Hawboldt Industries Inc. and Hawboldt Newfoundland Limited. Hawboldt Industries Inc, with manu- facturing operations in Chester Nova Scotia has been manufacturing marine equipment since 1906. Over its many years in operation, Hawboldt Industries has built a solid reputation as a high quality supplier of fishing winches, pro- pellers, commercial deck machinery, underwater gear, shafting, haulers, cap- stans, and hydraulic power units. While the company has maintained its roots in the fishing industry, it also serves and sees continued growth in other marine markets such as national defense, oceanographic & seismic research and offshore oil & gas. Hawboldt Newfoundland Limited, with operations in Bay Roberts Newfoundland has been manufacturing and servicing equipment for the Fishing Industry and Offshore Oil & Gas for many years. Hawboldt Newfoundland has a strong foothold in a key market area and is positioned well to take advantage of future growth opportuni- ties within the Timberland Group. "This acquisition fits extremely well with Timberland's strategy of adding complementary product lines to expand its product offering within the marine marketplace," said Mark Gabourie, President and COO of Timberland. "We are extremely excited to purchase Hawboldt Industries and Hawboldt Newfoundland since Timberland is tar- geting its marine segment of the busi- ness for significant growth over the next five years. Hawboldt provides Timberland with an excellent base of marine equipment products for the fish- ing and oceanographic/seismic research areas that were not well represented within our product line prior to the acquisition. It also provides us with two strong bases including a well equipped service presence for the marine and off- shore oil & gas marketplaces on the east coast." Circle 11 on Reader Service Card Rapp Hydema Supplies New NOAA Vessels Rapp Hydema was selected by VT Halter Marine in May 2005 to supply the deck machinery for the third of its NOAA FRV-class vessels. Rapp provid- ed hydrographic, oceanographic, trac- tion, CTD, and trawl winches for the first vessel, the Oscar Dyson, and is presently working on installing the same package for the second vessel, the Henry B. Bigelow. Additionally, Rapp sup- plied its PTS Pentagon computerized winch control system, which provides sophisticated auto-tension and another features. Rapp has acted as single-sys- tem vendor (SSV) for most electronics integration from deck to wheelhouse. Deck machinery underwent very rigor- ous shock and vibration testing, among other qualification measures, to meet NOAA's high standards prior to installa- tion. During a 2004 Annual Vendor Review, which focused on the FRV-40 Oscar Dyson, Rapp received a rating of excellent from VT Halter Marine. Circle 7 on Reader Service Card Coastal Marine Equipment Coastal Marine Equipment offers a complete line of Marine Deck Machinery including, but not limited to, Anchor Windlasses, Mooring Winches, Anchor Winches, Hose Reels, Capstans, Escort Winches, Towing Winches, Tugger Winches, Ramp Winches, Spud Winches, Cable Storage Reels, as well as General Fabrication, Machining Services, Testing, Installation, Maintenance and Repair Services. Circle 8 on Reader Service Card Pullmaster Provides the Power Pullmaster Winch Corporation is rec- ognized as a leading manufacturer of hydraulic planetary winches and drives. With 40 years of manufacturing experi- ence, it has invested in modern facilities to keep pace with engineering and man- ufacturing technological advances. The company offers hydraulic planetary winches with a bare drum line pull range of 1,100 lb. to 85,000 lb. (4.9 - 378.6 kN). It also offers hydraulic planetary drives with an output torque range of 50,000 - 136,000 lb.-in. (5649 - 15,367 Nm). Both hydraulic planetary winch- es and drives are available with a com- prehensive range of options such as rapid reverse, free fall, and external brake release. Circle 10 on Reader Service Card Techcrane Adds to Line Techcrane's newest edition, model F25 - 12.5-ton hose handling crane was recently designed and built per API Sixth edition for Bollinger Gretna Hull #482. The crane was successfully installed and load tested on the 35,000 barrel barge (300 x 54 x 21-ft.) con- structed for a New York based company, Gellatly and Criscione Services. The owner was impressed with the tough- ness and flexibility of the crane in addi- tion to the capacity, ease of operation, maintenance and availability of spare parts. As well as being API mono- grammed, all Techcrane cranes are designed per ABS and USCG standards. Circle 9 on Reader Service Card Circle 259 on Reader Service Card BURRARD HEAVY DUTY DECK MACHINERY TOWING WINCHES, ANCHOR WINDLASSES, MOORING CAPSTANS, CARGO WINCHES, HYDRAULIC OR ELECTRIC DRIVES BURRARD IRON WORKS LIMITED 220 Alexander Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6A 1C1 Telephone: (604) 684-2491 Fax: (604) 684-0458 E-mail: sales@burrardironworks.com “Burrard heavy duty double drum towing winch as supplied to: Delta Linda, Delta Carey, Delta Deanna, Millennium Falcon, Millennium Star and Millennium Dawn” Deck Machinery & Cargo Handling Equipment At launch ceremony for the FRV-40 Henry B Bigelow. MR AUGUST 2005 #6 (41-48).qxd 8/4/2005 9:12 PM Page 46 </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>