Services

Oil and Gas

The oil and gas industry forms a substantial part of the global economy. We approach our work in this industry with a sense of urgency and innovation. We are one of only two players in the world to work on live flare stacks. Our services in this industry include:

Types of Above Ground Storage Tanks hands have worked on:

  • Fixed Roof
  • Floating Roof
  • Insulated
  • Non-insulated
  • Spheres and Gas Bullets
  • Blasting and painting (Maintenance, repair and coating schemes, full surface prep and coating application using UHP, bristle blasting, remotely operated blast units, brush and roller application, airless and plural spray)
  • maintenance (Foam pourer repairs and maintenance, wind girder repairs, leak detection and repairs, fire detection system installation, localised weld repairs, cold plate bonding)
  • cleaning (Removal of hydro-carbon build up on floating roofs, roof trusses and side shells)
  • Confined space entry (Maintenance, Hotworks, surface prep and paint, and NDT inspections)
  • Fire line maintenance
  • Floating roof maintenance (Leak detection and repairs, Pontoon inspections and repairs)
  • General maintenance on berth and wharf loading arms and berth, wharf and jetty maintenance including pile wrapping and anode replacement.
  • Live flare inspections and maintenance
  • NDT inspections of vessels, exchangers , spheres, stacks
  • Pipeline inspections
  • Reactor maintenance
  • Smoke stack inspections and repairs and painting
  • Spalling and concrete cancer repairs
  • Sprinkler line and drenching system maintenance

Offshore Installations​

We provide services to the offshore oil and gas industry. This includes inspecting and maintaining topside, tank, and downhole environments all around the world. Our services include:

Ship-to-shore​

We conduct structural integrity inspections 

including:

  • Anode removal and installation
  • Anode surveys
  • Ballast tank inspections
  • Belt torqueing and replacement
  • Brush/roller application
  • Class and owner condition surveys
  • Close up surveys/visual photographic
  • Coating inspections (NACE/SSPC)
  • Derrick and crown block maintenance
  • Dropped object surveys
  • Fire line maintenance
  • General maintenance on loading arms
  • Hull maintenance programs – CHS (continuous hull surveys) structural integrity surveys
  • In-transit ship maintenance and refurbishment
  • Live flare inspections and maintenance
  • Marine class surveys – FPSOs and FSOs (in-transit and on-station)
  • Mechanical preparation and dry grit blasting
  • NDT inspections
  • Pipeline inspections
  • Pressure vessel inspection
  • Rigging and lifting
  • Scaffolding/staging erection
  • Sprinkler line maintenance
  • Steel renewal/condition surveys
  • Steel replacement (cutting and welding) SPS overlay, i.e. approved contractors
  • Under deck surveys

Comprehensive close visual inspection and supporting photographs covering:

  • Plating, welds, bolts, pins, bogie/gantry travel arrangement, ladders, platforms and handrails; and
  • assessment of existing protective coating including proposals for remedial work

Corrosion monitoring & NDT including:

  • Eddy Current (EC) Testing of coated weldments to assess weld integrity
  • Magnetic Particle Inspection (MT) to verify surface opening defect indications
  • Plate thickness measurements
  • Ultrasonic (UT) Testing of weld integrity and defect sizing

Specifications:                               

Maintain

  • Bolt/Huck bolt removal/replacement
  • Forestay alignment and pin removal
  • Replacement of – driver’s cabin, Festoon Rails, cat ladders, handrails, platforms
  • Weld repairs to Deck sill beam and portal beams including structural reinforcements

Paint

  • Acrylic and epoxy applications
  • External and internal void space painting and liner applications
  • Patch repairs
  • SSPC – Standard Surface Preparation and coating to NACE standard

Specifications:

Crane inspections carried out in accordance with manufacturers guidelines & requirements

RENEWABLES

Renewable energy is a fast-growing industry consisting primarily of biogas, biomass, geothermal, wind, hydro, waves and solar power.hands has considerable renewables inspection, construction and maintenance experience, including

  • Anode lowering
  • Blade repairs for: gel coat, laminate damages, cracks, lightning damage, and leading edge protection erosion
  • Blasting and painting
  • Cable cleating
  • Cable pulls and hang offs
  • Cable routing and jointing
  • Close up and detailed visual inspections of blades
  • Coating application
  • Electrical termination and testing
  • Grouting on monopiles
  • Hang off resin pours
  • Non-destructive testing
  • Termination and testing
  • Torque bolting

General Works

We provide a series of general works in the industrial and construction industry.

These include:

  • Rigging
  • Anchor installation and inspection
  • Roofing installation and repair
  • Welding at height
  • Signage installation