Saving Environments And Lives

Human life and our environment are far too important for us not to do everything we can to protect them.

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First RespondersAn Important Piece of Our Equipment

The RUPTUREseal™ technology can aid in quickly and effectively holding environmentally sensitive fluid in it's intended container until it can be drained in a controlled manner. It keeps personnel away from the spray zone, an important consideration when dealing with caustic materials.

Containment at the rupture source reduces environmental impact, cleanup cost, potential volatile vapours, and exposure to personnel. Current products have a setup and deployment time of several minutes, potentially allowing hundreds of gallons of dangerous contaminant to enter the environment. The RUPTUREseal™ allows ruptures to be sealed safely and rapidly, reducing environmental damage and cleanup costs.

Commercial Trucking

Loss of liquid cargo or damage to the fuel saddle tanks can result in considerable liability and remediation costs. Extensive damage can be done to the environment resulting in a long and expensive cleanup as well as negative media exposure. The RUPTUREseal™ technology is safe, simple to deploy, requires minimal training and will minimize loss of product and cleanup expenses.

Waiting for first responders to arrive on scene can be an expensive delay, especially if the driver has the means and ability to stop the leak soon after it starts. Using The RUPTUREseal™ to stop the leak at the source mitigates the necessity of dirt containment berms and absorbent pads. True containment: that's the benefit of The RUPTUREseal™!

Industrial Settings

Industrial settings are always subject to danger from accidental impact ruptures due to damage from vehicles or machinery. The RUPTUREseal™ technology can quickly mitigate a breach thereby minimizing human exposure, legal liability, environmental damage and cleanup costs.

By including The RUPTUREseal™ technology in your loss prevention plan, you can now make and even greater commitment to employee safety and environmental protection.

Railway Tankers

Rail is one of the primary means of bulk transportation of hazardous materials in North America. When accidents occur, they are often in populated industrial areas. Business closures and evacuations near the spill area can result in expensive liability litigation, court fines, loss of business interruption lawsuits and expensive environmental cleanup costs.

The RUPTUREseal™ technology can be safely and quickly deployed to contain the environmentally hazardous material and limit the spill at the source. Putting The RUPTUREseal™ in the hands of the train's crew just makes good sense!

Commercial ShippingSafe Shipping,
it's Not Just Water Under the Bridge

Hull breaches are always a danger to the crew and cargo of any vessel. The RUPTUREseal™ technology is capable of mitigating a variety of leak shapes and sizes in just a few seconds. It is easy to use and when deployed, it is structurally sound and will stay in place until the vessel can return to harbour and be repaired.

Don't risk the lives of your crew or of a major company asset when The RUPTUREseal™ can quickly and effectively reduce the ingress of water before it becomes an issue.

Recreational VehiclesProtecting Your Vessel & Your Crew

The RUPTUREseal™ technology can address most common breaches in just a few seconds, eliminating the danger to the vessel, it's crew and passengers. When deployed, it is structurally sound and will stay in place until the vessel can return to harbour and be repaired.

Most pleasure craft are required by law to carry either a bailer or manual bilge pump. Many small breaches will allow a larger ingress of water into the vessel than one person can deal with alone. The RUPTUREseal™ solves this problem!

The RUPTUREseal™ Story

In 1994, Glenn Cox, the inventor of The RUPTUREseal™ (Saving Environments And Lives), responded to a tanker truck accident on a remote highway of Vancouver Island, Canada, where he was stationed as a police officer. The tanker had overturned and was leaking diesel fuel from a 2 inch rupture. The Department of Environmental Emergency Response had been dispatched, but their response time was going to be 2-3 hours, due to the location. The local fire department (who Mr. Cox was also a member of) responded to the scene, but did not have sufficient equipment to stop the leak.

Shortly after, the Department of Transportation arrived with a backhoe and constructed a dirt berm to stop the spread of fuel to a nearby river. Product continued to spill for 2.5 hours until the Provincial Department of Environmental Emergency Response arrived.

Upon arrival, the spill specialist immediately went to the back of his truck, mixed a granular product with water, and kneaded it until it turned into a large piece of putty. He approached the leak with a small piece of plywood and a long handled shovel. As he was being sprayed by diesel fuel, he shoved the putty into the rupture and placed the plywood behind it. He then propped the shovel behind it to hold it all in place, reducing the leak to a trickle. By then, several hundred gallons of fuel had leaked into the environment, costing thousands of dollars to clean up.


After leaving the police force, Mr. Cox worked as a Risk Manager for an international insurance company. In 2007 he attended a seminar on hazardous spill site remediation that was attended by environmental lawyers, engineers, remediation company representatives and insurance professionals. It was clear during this seminar that the technology of bung plugs and putty to stop leaks that was available twenty years ago, still remained state of the art and had not advanced at all since the 1994 incident. This sparked an idea. He jotted a rough sketch down on a notepad which was the beginning of The RUPTUREseal™

After further development of The RUPTUREseal™ in 2010, talks with local fire departments and liquid carriers led to the RS2™ device. They needed something to seal small to normal sized holes that was quick and easy to deploy, immediately accessible and which required minimal training. There was no requirement to completely remove the user from contact with the leaking material since materials like hydrocarbon fuels would pose minimal risk to the operator.

Both The RUPTUREseal™ and RS2™ systems are designed to provide temporary protection from leaks until the problem can be adequately addressed on a permanent basis.

Zengo has completed extensive research and development of The RS-2™ leak sealing device and is nearing production. Zengo anticipates being able to deliver them to their customers within the next few months. For more information or to pre-order your RS-2's contact Zengo today.

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About Us & What We Do

Zengo Inc. was incorporated in July of 2007 under the laws of Prince Edward Island, Canada, to further the research and development of the company's lead product, "The RUPTUREseal™" (Saving Environments And Lives). The RUPTUREseal™ technologies were conceptualized by the company's President, Mr. Glenn Cox after recognizing the need for a device to seal accidental ruptures in vehicle fuel tanks, tanker trucks, boats and ships.

Zengo Inc has a number of additional products in development, all aimed at improving capability in environmental protection and/or life saving sectors. We are committed to protecting the environment and reducing the impact of accidents. Our aim is to not only to prevent harm, but to reduce the duration and expense of necessary cleanup.

Zengo Inc is currently located at 13 Glen Stewart Drive in Stratford, PEI. Please see our "Contact Us" section for further information.

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Testimonials

It is my opinion that the concept supported by the prototype apparatus illustrates potential in increasing the safety of the first responder while at the same time mitigating further environmental harm. Once again, I would like to thank you for your time and wish you all the best in your endeavours with successfully developing this valued product.


Randy K. MacDonald
City of Charlottetown Fire Department

Earlier this year, Glenn Cox president of Zengo Incorporated presented to me his invention "The SEAL" I feel, this device has the potential to revolutionize the way companies such as Seaboard /Harmac deal with liquid spills, therefore minimizing their impact on the environment and at the same time, protect lives.


Joel Shannon
VP, Purchasing & Fleet Operations, Seaboard /Harmac

The RUPTUREseal system uses a unique approach to seal holes in fuel tanks or other structures. As a response contractor for fuel truck accidents and for marine spills I immediately saw the potential for this device to be used effectively in our industry. This device offers several advantages over existing methods, including improved safety for responder personnel.

I look forward to the RUPTUREseal being developed commercially and being available as a tool for oil spill response.


Robert Starkes
Manager - ECRC Atlantic Region

The need for more innovative and effective tools to contain chemical spills is urgent and I encourage Zengo to work quickly in bringing the product to commercial buyers at the earliest opportunity. I would also ask that you keep our pollution prevention division updated on when your product would be available for deployment by local emergency responders.


Richard E. Brown
Minister, Environment, Energy & Forestry

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Frequently Asked Questions

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13 Glen Stewart Drive
Stratford, PE
C1B 1T5
Canada

Phone: 1-902-370-3388
Fax: 1-902-370-3389

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