Tr ell e borg MArI Ne AND INFRASTRUCTURE Floating Fender rental Fr om trel leborg provides the ideal solution For Fl oating hotel With two large industrial projects requiring a substantial labor force, the shetland islands were facing something of a shortage in accommodation. to overcome this shortage, several floating hotels – or floatels – based on barges, were towed to l erwick and scalloway, to provide beds for up to 1,070 workers. as part of its innovative fender rental service, trelleborg has supplied six of its high quality 1.5 x 3 meter pneumatic fenders to shetland maritime l td, on a long term lease. The fenders will safeguard the mooring of one of the floatel, helping to provide beds for the work force employed on the two multi-million pound industrial projects. R

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