“Almost one million containers pass through our port each year,” says Neil Bellinger, workshop and mobile equipment manager, DP World London Gateway, “As a result, our schedules are tightly packed each day – there’s little room for any period of downtime.”
DP World London Gateway is a busy UK port – the third largest container port in the country – handling container traffic, loading and unloading ships and transferring cargo to lorries or train for onward transportation.
“Fire safety has always been a priority for us to ensure team and asset safety. Our ultimate goal is to continually, safely and successfully fulfil our programmes of imports and exports to keep trade moving.
Vehicles and machinery
“We have a large number of machinery assets which are crucial to our operations. Some of these, such as straddle carriers, are very expensive to replace, so safeguarding their continued use is essential. This is why it is our policy to ensure all assets are supplied with fire suppression systems as standard.
“In 2018, we partnered with Fire Shield Systems to ensure the ongoing, safe use of our site’s machinery and vehicles.
“Fire Shield Systems recommended the approved Dafo system to be used on all of the mobile equipment on site.
Installation and ongoing maintenance
“Fire Shield Systems continues to visit our site regularly to monitor our mobile fire suppression systems and carry out any necessary maintenance to ensure they remain effective and operate as they’re designed to, should an emergency occur.”
Raising safety standards for the industry
“It’s been a real pleasure to work onsite at DP World London Gateway,” says James Mountain, Director, Fire Shield Systems, “Our work with them is part of our continued effort to raise safety standards across the port industry.”
“We are satisfied with Fire Shield Systems’ ability to keep our personnel and our assets safe and look forward to continuing to build our relationship.” says Neil.