Technical Design Services
Pipeshield is one of the world’s leading providers of specialised subsea asset and scour protection solutions to the oil and gas, renewable energy and marine civils sectors. We are global experts in our field and our technical design team work tirelessly to ensure our solutions are the best available to solve your challenges.
Our technical design team have vast experience in our particular field. Combining extensive historical project experience and an on-going R & D programme keeps Pipeshield at the forefront of our industry. Already with a number of patented products it is one of the company’s policies to regularly bring new and improved products to the industry and consistently improve existing methodologies to improve safety, vessel utilisation and best working practices.
Our technical design team work to the leading industry codes of practice and provide a number of specialist services to support our internal development and your project requirements.
Consultation
We are proactive and will work with you from concept stage to delivery. Our technical design team can work independently or closely with your own technical team to achieve a combined goal.
Bespoke Solutions
Every subsea asset is unique. Our clients can draw on Pipeshield’s vast experience to provide solutions from our wide range of standard products, tailor-made solutions evolving from historical projects, or develop new ones based on information provided by you, our clients.
Structural Design
Pipeshield® are engineers and artists in concrete. We calculate and create designs in mass, reinforced and prestressed concrete and engineer from them a full range of precast products.
Stability Analysis
The sea is a harsh environment. Each Pipeshield product is analysed in-house against the most onerous subsea conditions to guarantee that it can withstand the worst that nature can throw at it. Our team can also provide detailed design report services for verification purposes. Where necessary we can also obtain independent third party verification too
Scour Protection
From pipelines to cables, wind turbine monopiles to quay wall foundations, Pipeshield can supply a variety of proven, engineered solutions to prevent scour and protect your assets against the damage it can cause.
Impact Protection
We are experts in subsea impact analysis. This allows us to accurately design concrete structures to resist the effect of dropped objects and over-trawling hazards.
Lifting Equipment
Our vast fleet of lifting equipment have been specifically designed for the safest handling and optimised installation of our products. Our equipment can be deployed worldwide to support your needs and if we don’t have the right frame for your project, a fully code compliant, bespoke frame can be manufactured.
Rigging Analysis and Supply
Safety at sea is our top priority. Pipeshield works with leading global suppliers to provide rigging solutions suitable for safe and rapid onshore handling and subsea deployment. We can verify and supply all your rigging requirements.
Code Compliance
As all our designs are produced in accordance with relevant industry and statutory codes, you can have confidence in each Pipeshield product. We work to API RP2A, DNV, BV, NORSOK and relevant British Standards. Our port and harbour protection solutions is in accordance to PIANC code of practice.
Technical Support / Design
Our technical team will work with yours to ensure that your project team have all the documentation and drawings needed to progress and obtain the necessary approvals to get your project the green light.
Continual Innovation
Complacency isn’t in our vocabulary. At Pipeshield we always strive to improve our products so that you get the best protection and the best return on your investment. The evolution of our products and the introduction of new ones comes from a combination of experience and direct feedback from our long-standing client base.
Your project feedback is always logged and critical to our ongoing improvement.
