THE UK OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS FABRICATORS DIRECTORY
2015
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Capabilities and Capacities – Lowestoft
Total Area (m²)
55,000 m²
Fabrication Area Covered
(m²)
• Fabrication area – 2,640 m
2
• Paint shop – 1,539 m
2
• Two pipe workshops, plate cutting shop, saw shop
Assembly and Erection
Area (m²)
25,300 m²
Cranage – Lifting Capacity
and Hook Height
(Tonnes and Metres)
• 1 x 350 tonnes (mobile)
• 2 x 150 tonnes (mobile)
• 1 x 45 tonnes (mobile)
• 4 x 10 tonnes (Gantry Cranes)
Load-Out Capacity
(Tonnes)
• 2 x 6,000 tonnes capacity load-out quays (largest recent load-out
4,300 tonnes)
• Nominal ground bearing pressure – 10 tonnes/m
2
- 35 tonnes/m
2
Minimum Water Depth
(Metres)
4.5 metres lowest astronomical tide
Maximum Water Depth
(Metres)
6.95 metres mean high water springs
Dry-Dock Capability
Not Applicable
Other e.g. Licences,
Permissions, Warehouse
and Storage Size,
Engineering, Electrical
and Joiners Workshop
Size, etc.
• 5,659 m
2
of covered storage
• Harbour entrance 44.7 metres x 6 metres deep
• Offices available
• Fabrication tonnage for last five years – 12,000 tonnes
• Type of fabrication offered (standards or specifications available):
- Structural – EEMUA 158/DNV OS-C401
- Pipework – American National Standards Institute ANSI-B-31.3
(piping for refinery)/Pressure Equipment Directive PED 97.23ec – Si
1999;2001
- Other – Electrical Installation, IEE Regulations 17th Edition/ATEX
(Atmosphères Explosibles) Directive
• FPAL Registered and Verify Assessed
• Achilles JQS Registered
• Achilles UVDB Registered and Verify Assessed
