About us
A small Devon yard.
A long client list.
Rocket Blasting started in a small yard in Kingsteignton, refurbishing wrought-iron gates and wheels part-time. Twenty-five years and an overwhelming response from local businesses later, we run a 100 × 80 ft blasting unit a mile from the A38, working for sole traders and blue-chip contractors alike.
Premises
Big enough for the work.
Our unit handles structures up to roughly 100 × 80 ft for blasting, with a separate 60 × 20 ft paint unit. The yard sits about a mile off the A38 in South Brent, Devon — easy access for HGV plant.
- Blast bay
- 100 × 80 ft
- Paint bay
- 60 × 20 ft
- Established
- 2000
- Off the A38
- ~1 mile
Standards
Spec-led work, end to end.
Every job is signed off against published specifications. We don't dress this up — it's the difference between a hand-back and a re-do.
- HSE / CSCS
Health and safety
Rocket Blasting works to HSE standards. All operatives are CSCS approved.
- SA 2.5
Steelwork
All abrasive blasting on steelwork is finished to SA standards (Swedish Standard SIS 05 59 00 / ISO 8501-1).
- N1 / N4
Coatings
Network Rail and MOD specifications routinely applied — N1, N4 and equivalent main-contractor specs.
- QC
Application testing
Specialist paint applications monitored with electronic micron-thickness testing, plus pin-hole and salt testing on steelwork.
Capability
What's been
through the bay.
Twenty-five years and a 100 × 80 ft yard add up to a lot of work. Here's the rough taxonomy — by category, not exhaustive, with plenty of one-offs that don't fit any neat list.
- Architectural & masonry
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- Brickwork
- Stonework
- Bridges
- Swimming pools
- Concrete floors
- Sculptures
- Vehicles & transport
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- Alloy wheels
- Car chassis
- Lorry chassis
- Tipper trucks
- Trailers
- Campervans
- Bike frames
- Marine & boats
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- Hulls
- Propellers
- Steel decks
- Yacht refits
- Plant & industrial
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- Quarry machinery
- Construction plant
- Silos
- Tanks
- Gates and railings
- Steel wheels
- Wood & domestic
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- Hardwoods
- Softwoods
- Beams
- Window frames
- Fireplaces
- Radiators
- Furniture
History
A brief one.
Rocket Blasting started part-time in a small yard in Kingsteignton near Newton Abbot, refurbishing wrought-iron gates and wheels for local residents. The response was overwhelming, so we went full-time and moved deeper into mobile blast cleaning and protective coating.
Twenty-five years on, we hold an excellent reputation across the South West and a client base that runs from sole traders to blue-chip contractors — Network Rail, MOD, Midas, Bovis Lend Lease, Kier and others.
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