Steam Plant Engineering – one number to call

Any business that relies on steam for processing – whether it’s a chemical plant, a recycling company, a laundry, a food manufacturer or a hospital – needs its boiler system to operate reliably and efficiently, every single working day of the year. If a boiler goes down, so does the manufacturing process. One faulty valve can stop a line and even operations that use steam solely for heating can’t afford a breakdown in the middle of winter.

So avoiding unplanned downtime is paramount. When insurance inspections and repairs are needed, it’s critical that any work on boilers, pressure vessels and valves is carried out quickly, to the highest standards and right first time and that is where Steam Plant Engineering’s multi-skilled engineers come in.

The customers SPE work for like Müller, Smurfit Kappa and Sunlight, as well as FM companies such as Skanska and Norland, appreciate the fact that a repair to a valve can be done alongside an annual service by the same engineer at the same time, It avoids two separate visits, gets the job done fast all in one go, and makes things cost-effective.

Technical knowledge is just as important, and runs deep in the company. We don’t employ sales people in suits, just engineers who can talk to customers in their own language, give advice, carry out work on the spot, and in most cases are very familiar with sites and individual boilers. Everyone from our MD Dan Garbett downwards is an engineer – recruited, trained and employed by us. We never charge to go out to site and give advice, or hide it in the bill. Helping customers to find a better alternative or save money long term is all part of the service. All that of course comes from industry knowledge – and our management team alone has a total of 75 years.

Steam Plant Engineering, based in purpose-built new premises in the heart of the West Midlands, is a true one stop shop for boiler repair, installation, troubleshooting and inspection – everything from a passing valve to a complete turnkey boiler house installation.

To fit in with planned plant shutdowns, valve overhaul and refurbishing is normally carried out at the company’s purpose designed, well equipped modern workshop - a clean environment where customers are always welcome. Alternatively, to fit in with inspections without a shutdown, the same work can be done on site. As a Zurich accredited and regularly audited service centre, the company’s repair services are approved to Zurich Risk Services quality procedures. Tested on advanced hydraulic and nitrogen rigs, almost any make of valve can be serviced from 15mm to 500mm, and any type from parallel slide, gate, globe and check valves to safety relief, pressure reducing and control valves.

Steam Plant Engineering also carries out all the preparation that’s needed for annual and SBG 1 / 2 five year ultrasonic testing (as required by the Pressure System Safety Regulations 2000) – including liaising with insurance companies to keep any downtime to a minimum, and providing 24 hour turnround on inspections if time is critical. Services in this area also include refractory replacement and repair, and burner servicing and breakdowns.

Boiler and coded welding repairs are yet another area of speciality - whether it’s a case of J prepping, plugging leaks, replacing a single tube or carrying out more extensive repairs to tube plate, shells and furnaces.

Founded in May 2001 Steam Plant Engineering’s reach stretches overseas too, with regular recent work at a Guinness distillery in Ghana, and assignments in Ireland, Greece and the Netherlands.

SPE’s emphasis on quality and the environment has been recently reflected in ISO14001 certification, along with ISO9001 accreditation for the company’s management systems.

Whatever our customers need to keep their boiler systems working at optimum efficiency, we’re there. From valve and boiler repairs to annual inspections, from pipework systems to special fabrications like chimneys, feed tanks, skid units, container-house boiler units and storage tanks, and for next day delivery of stocked items including Topog-E® moulded rubber gaskets, there’s only one number to call.

Steam Plant Engineering Ltd
Tel: 01384 294936
Email: sales@steamplant.net

Published: 18th November 2014