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It began with just four barges at a hub dock and is now a fleet. Its very name reflects its reputation. It is helping with the worst manmade disaster in this nation’s history, expanding services into the Caribbean and South America and there may be no limit to its efforts on the seas, regionally or internationally. Sterling Equipment of Quincy, Mass., began simply in East Boston as a marine equipment rental and construction company. Founded by Jay Cashman in 1995, it fills and transports heavy iron jobs on land and sea as a division of Jay Cashman Inc., which has always been a regional Sterling Equipment rescues Chatham Coast Guard building from demolition. The leader in the marine con- building is now part of Sterling’s yard in Quincy. struction industry. Originally, marine and other construction equipment was purchased and deployed which are enhanced by specialized Dobe pump equipment,” for company use only. But the leaders of Sterling realized said DeCrescenzo. “The equipment will reach out over 100that there was a lucrative business in the rental of heavy foot areas, and suck up the oil floating on the surface. “The oil and contaminated water will then be transferred marine equipment. “At the start, we had four barges available for rent, and a to a tanker barge for treatment or disposal,” he added. Other current projects, according to DeCrescenzo, include business plan to purchase pieces of equipment at the rate of 10 per year — growing the fleet to what it is now, more than “leasing two of our largest dump scows to Camargo Correa, 100 pieces of equipment,” said Sterling President Robert a multi-million dollar company in Brazil. These dump scows DeCrescenzo, known throughout the company, and region, can hold more than 4,000 cubic yards of material. The project is expected to last for a year.” as “Bobby D.” “And, our equipment and some employees are assisting the company in the deepening of the Port of Sao Luis. We Cleaning up the Gulf At this writing, Sterling is in the process of mobilizing look forward to embarking on future projects internationally, equipment and manpower to assist in the cleanup of the cat- in Brazil and elsewhere,” he added. astrophic, ongoing BP oil spill in the Gulf. “We are providing barges outfitted with concrete pumps, see STERLING page 20