An innovative ice technology developed by a company in B.C. aims to change the industrial cleaning industry and stop millions of gallons of water from being wasted each year on cleaning applications.

Instead of using liquid water Coulson Ice Blast is now using crushed ice. Coulson Ice Blast is an industrial cleaning tech division of Coulson Group known for its aerial firefighting operations, The company says its new IceStorm unit cleans better while using 90 per cent less water, and eliminates the need for other cleaning technologies, such as dry ice and abrasive blasting.

The IceStorm uses regular ice as a blast media for cleaning, made from tap water or purchased from an international network of ice cube distributors.

With zero airborne contaminates, the product is also finely tuned to increase life cycle and efficiency. It can be used in a number of ice blast applications from building restoration and remediation to the food and beverage industry, aerospace and general maintenance.

To spearhead this advancement, the company in partnership with their ice cube distributors, is offering 1,000,000 pounds of free ice media, delivered as needed, to their customers. Conditions apply.