30 years for Spill Station Australia

Spill Station Australia is celebrating 30 years of providing environmental, health and safety solutions to government and industry in Australia and around the world.

When CEO Bruce Cartwright founded the business in 1983, it was known as Corrosion Concepts and supplied chemical treatments such as rust prevention and fabric protection to Australian Defence Force (ADF).

The experience highlighted a need for a uniform spill-response system to deal with the inevitable spills that occur when dealing with liquids in the workplace. After extensive field testing with the ADF, Cartwright launched the mobile-bin spill kit containing PPE, absorbents, containment booms and waste disposal bags. This spill kit format is the template still used by spill-control companies around the world.

Nathan Cartwright is the current managing director and the second generation of this Australian company. When asked how Spill Station has maintained its leading position in a crowded marketplace he said, “There have been constant changes in environment, health and safety legislation and regulation over the last 30 years. This dynamic regulatory environment has seen the range of solutions supplied by Spill Station Australia expand to meet the demands of industry both in Australia and internationally.”

“Our desire to innovate and provide the most cost-effective and complete solutions to our database of over 7000 major customers around the globe ensures they keep on coming back to Spill Station for our tried and proven compliance solutions.”

This comprehensive range of products includes safety showers and eyewash equipment designed to work in all climates and even where mains water supply is unavailable or overheated. Their range of secondary containment equipment is constructed to ensure safe and compliant storage of bottles, drums and tanks from 1 to 20,000 L.

In addition to the wide array of spill response kits for all workplace environments, the company also provides complete spill kit training programs and equipment maintenance solutions to ensure readiness to respond to any spill emergency.

As well as branches in Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane, Townsville and Sydney, Spill Station Australia has set up Spill Station Asia and Spill Station Middle East to export this Australian know-how around the world.

“We are proud of the contribution we have made to protecting Australians and our environment over the last 30 years,” says Nathan Cartwright.

“Spill Station’s ability to constantly innovate and grow our range of solutions has maintained our position as market leader in this dynamic marketplace and we are looking forward to continuing our contribution in the years to come.”