Engineering & Operations

Offshore Crane & Lifting Services Lifting Engineering Solutions

Sparrows Engineering & Operations provide cost-effective solutions and operational support to enhance the safety, reliability and productivity of your offshore lifting and handling operations.

Our company
Across our global network of service centres, we deliver a wide range of services from concept to completion, through operation support to decommissioning. Our design engineers, offshore crews and onshore support teams have the skill and experience to quickly identify the best solution to fit your needs and maximise your operations. Our services include: yy Consultancy, design & project engineering yy Crane/lifting equipment operation, inspection, maintenance & repair yy Crane/lifting equipment management yy Onshore repair & refurbishment yy Spare parts and products yy Loose lifting equipment services yy Used cranes

Our People
Our engineering and technical specialists have delivered a variety of projects in a host of different industries around the world. As part of the Sparrows group, we work in multi-disciplined teams, combining operational experience, engineering expertise and a pioneering mindset. Our knowledge sharing forum engages engineers throughout the group to exchange innovative methodologies and concepts, allowing them to take these ideas and adapt them to suit varying projects around the world.

Our Facilities
Our facilities are strategically located around the world, equipped to process a wide range of fabrication, overhaul, repair and refurbishment projects. Working to accredited HSEQ procedures, our skilled technicians produce quality results. Our large stock holding of spare parts and components guarantees a fast turnaround.

Quality
Accredited to ISO 9001, our integrated systems and procedures are designed to ensure integrity, efficiency and above all safety in everything we do.

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1. Bolt Inspection

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2. Overside Lift 3. Pedestal Stress Analysis 4. National OS215 Rental Crane

Our Services
Consultancy, Design & Project Engineering
Led by technical experts with an unrivalled wealth of knowledge and experience, our dedicated project and design engineers create specialist solutions to fit your needs. From quick answers to meet small operational improvements to challenging and complex lift engineering projects, our approach is to always offer the best solution on time and in budget. This includes: yy Lifting needs analysis yy Lifting plans yy Crane, design, specification & manufacture yy Project lifting systems yy Drilling derrick handling equipment yy Platform decommissioning support yy Risk assessment yy Lifting plan preparation & review yy Lifting studies yy Equipment specification yy Detailed equipment design yy 3D structural analysis yy 3D finite element analysis yy Failure Modes Effects & Criticality Analysis yy Fatigue & design life review yy LOLER/NORSOK survey & review

Our proven methodologies improve safety, extend life, enhance performance and yield greater results

Our Services
Crane Operation
Our pool of crane operators provide support to drilling and maintenance operations, workovers and other 24hour operations. Our thinking behind the multi-skilled role of the crane operator/maintainer helps to increase the availability of resource and add value to your operations. Our crane operator training programme has gone on to become an industry standard in the UK and internationally while in the US, Sparrows train crane operators to API standard.

Inspection
The integrity of your crane/lifting equipment is vital to performing safe and reliable lifting operations. Ensuring your equipment is in safe working order helps to prevent any nasty or costly surprises when you least need them. Our experts undertake regular crane inspection to a developed scheme, allowing you to maximise uptime and plan outages to minimise operational impact. We offer: yy Thorough assessment of your equipment undertaken by experienced professionals yy Expert recommendations to optimise equipment performance & reliability yy Solutions to enhance equipment capacity & heavy lift preparation

Online Reports
Our unique web based concept provides clients with immediate access to their reports whenever and wherever they need them. Its user friendly design offers secure log in via the Sparrows web site with an easy-to-read traffic light summary highlighting urgent to non essential recommendations. Clients also have access to the full detailed report and list of recommendations, which are kept up-to-date as and when any remedial work is undertaken.

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1. Crane Operator 2. Crane Maintainer

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3. Slew Ring Bolt Tensioning 4. Boom Refurbishment 5. Managed crane services

Maintenance & Repair

Sparrows has a team of specialist maintenance engineers who can run any equipment through a Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis study to determine when inspections and maintenance need to be undertaken, ensuring single point failures that would lead to a dropped load are mitigated. From here a maintenance strategy is worked up, complete with a set of detailed planned maintenance routines. Whatever the problem, we can mobilise maintenance technicians within 24 hours who have the knowledge and experience to deal with any breakdowns.

Crane/Lifting Equipment Management

The crane management concept was developed by Sparrows. Its simple we take complete responsibility for the safe and continuous operation of your cranes and lifting equipment. This includes: yy Dedicated engineering support yy Annual activity plan and budget management yy Maintenance strategy/planned maintenance routine development yy Provision of skilled core crew & additional ad-hoc supply yy Spares management yy Competency assurance yy Transparency & regular reportage yy KPI performance measure

Outsource to the expert

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1. Sparrows Hydraulic Technician 2. Refurbished National Crane 3. Boom Refurbishment 4. Crane Boom Spray Paint

Onshore Repairs & Refurbishment

Our facilities are built to undertake fast and efficient turn around of your refurbishment or repair projects. Equipped with overhead cranes, the latest fabrication and manufacturing equipment and tools, we deliver a wide range of projects to our customers around the world, from the manufacture of small machined crane components to the fabrication and assembly of boom sections and whole cranes. These can be to OEM standard or to specific customer requests. Our experienced engineers and technicians work to a high standard of quality and are able to deliver innovative and cost effective solutions to meet your needs. Services we provide through our onshore facilities: yy Disassembly, inspection and rebuild of mechanical assemblies such as gearboxes, hook blocks and winches yy Fabrication of structural components such as booms and A frames yy Manufacture of replacement machined components required in the rebuild of mechanical assemblies yy Shot blasting and painting to offshore standards of steelwork from small components to complete crane booms

Authorised Paccar Braden/ Cargo Service Centres

Paccar Winch Division is the industry leader in the design and manufacture of winch, hoist and drive systems. As an official distributor and service centre for the Braden Planetary and Cargo Gearmatic range, Sparrows deliver a wide range of services and technical expertise within the Gulf of Mexico, UAE & Persian Gulf. We offer: yy Purpose-built, high capacity winch testing facilities yy Sophisticated data recording system yy Large inventory of OEM parts yy Skilled & fully trained technicians yy Service & technical support yy After sales care

Spare Parts & Products

Spares Supply
Sparrows offer an independent and impartial approach to spares supply, with the freedom to specify the most appropriate and cost effective option to suit your needs. An extensive stock holding of critical spares ensures that you have immediate access to parts when you need them most, helping you avoid delays and minimising downtime. We have significant buying power with our suppliers, allowing you to benefit from faster lead times and better prices. Our services include: yy Spares management yy Re-engineering and replacement of obsolete components yy OEM spares for American Aero, Titan, Houston Systems, Bucyrus Erie Marine Cranes

Products
We also have several strategic partnerships with technology and component suppliers in the lifting and access support industries, with agreements in place that enable us to deliver a fast response at competitive prices: yy Stahl Crane Systems Ex explosion proof hoists yy AADI Mipeg load monitoring systems yy LSI Load Monitoring Systems yy Paccar Braden Planetary gear winches yy Orlaco boom tip cameras yy Latchways PLC cable based fall arrest systems yy Reflex Marine FROG Marine personnel transfer capsule yy Outreach powered access & tubular handling equipment

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1. LSI Sensor 2. Spares Supply 3. Latchways Fall Arrest System

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4. Rigging Loft Inventory Check 5. Rigging Loft Equipment Inspection 6. National OS215 FAT

Loose Lifting Equipment Services

Regular inspection or replacement of lifting equipment is the only assured way to reduce the risk of potential failure and accident. The integrity of your equipment can only be guaranteed with a dedicated management system in place. Sparrows have long experience of providing loose lifting equipment services and have built up a considerable stock of certified equipment for hire: yy Rigging loft containers fully equipped for transportation and subsequent control of rigging gear yy Lifting equipment chain, lever, wire rope and pneumatic hoists, beam clamps and trolleys, sheave blocks yy Working at height equipment inertia reels, harnesses, lanyards yy Accessories slings (wire and fabric), shackles, eyebolts, crane pendants yy Lifting Equipment Examiners to inspect fixed lifting equipment (runway beams, padeyes, etc.)

Used Cranes
Sparrows refurbish used cranes for re-sale or hire from our regional service centres. Used cranes can often be the most economically viable solution when considering equipment replacement offshore. Our range of hydraulic cranes tend to be over 15 years old with known service records, refurbished to the manufacturers original specification or with customised upgrades to enhance performance. Sparrows own the intellectual property rights to Bucyrus Erie Marine Cranes. Manufactured originally to the API 2C standard, we also stock and supply all spare parts & components to support these cranes. Regular models in our fleet include: yy National yy Bucyrus Erie Marine Cranes yy Linkbelt yy Unit Mariner yy American Aero yy Titan

Temporary crane solutions

Worldwide locations UK Netherlands Angola Nigeria Azerbaijan UAE Singapore Indonesia Australia USA Mexico

Global Service Support

As part of the Sparrows group, we deliver a wide range of effective lifting, handling and fluid power solutions from any of our service centres around the world. yy Crane manufacturing yy Crane rental yy Training yy Pipe & cable handling yy Fluid power solutions

Global support delivered locally

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Europe/West Africa
Regional Headquarters
Seton House, Murcar Industrial Estate, Denmore Road, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen, UK AB23 8JW T: +44 (0)1224 704868 F: +44 (0)1224 825191 E: engops.europe@sparrowsgroup.com E: engops.africa@sparrowsgroup.com

Middle East
Regional Headquarters
6th Street, 6th Zone, Corniche Road, Mussafah Industrial Area, PO Box 4015, Abu Dhabi, UAE T: +971 (0)2 554 4401 F: +971 (0)2 554 4607 E: engops.me@sparrowsgroup.com

US
Regional Headquarters
10235 West Little York, Suite 100, Houston, Texas, 77040, USA T: +1 832 467 7300 F: +1 832 467 7390 E: engops.us@sparrowsgroup.com

Asia Pacific
Regional Headquarters
9 Gul Circle, Singapore, 629565, Singapore T: +65 655 88 058 F: +65 655 88 057 E: engops.asia@sparrowsgroup.com

Australia
Regional Headquarters
82 Chisholm Crescent, Kewdale, Perth WA 6105, Australia T: +61 (0)8 9359 2355 F: +61 (0)8 9359 4530 E: engops.au@sparrowsgroup.com

Caspian
Regional Headquarters
Natavan Residences & Office Centre Millennium, Room 401B, 3 Tbilisi Avenue, AZ1065, Baku, Azerbaijan T: +994 (0)12 4970922 F: +994 (0)12 5104137 E: engops.caspian@sparrowsgroup.com

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