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Acquisition Brings Unrivalled Inspection Expertise to the North Sea
Two of the biggest names in inspection services for the oil and gas industry join forces ..
Achieving Standards
MB Inspection has become the first company in the UK to receive a new safety award.
MBI's £1m contracts
MB Inspection has won several new contracts that total almost £1 million across the oil and gas, petrochemical, utility and power generation sectors.
Motherwell Bridge Engineers Another Strong Performance
Motherwell Bridge Ltd, the Lanarkshire-based engineering contractor, is on course for another solid year of trading.
Motherwell Bridge in MBO
Motherwell Bridge Ltd, the Lanarkshire-based engineering contractor, has capped a remarkable three-year turnaround with the announcement of a management buyout backed by JOHCM Private Equity, (the private equity division of J O Hambro Capital Management Ltd).
Motherwell Bridge Resurgence Continues
Motherwell Bridge Ltd, the Lanarkshire-based engineering contractor which narrowly avoided complete collapse three years ago, has announced an “extremely encouraging” set of figures for the year to June 2006.
Motherwell Bridge Homes in on Property Deal
Motherwell Bridge Ltd, the Lanarkshire-based engineering contractor, has confirmed that it is to sell half of its Motherwell site to the Stirling-based property developer Bett Homes.
mb Inspection opens base in Warrington
MB Inspection, has opened a specialist rope access and NDT base in Warrington.
Cost-effective, high-speed corrosion detection technology launched by MB Inspection
Petrochemical and power industries are expected to witness the greatest impact of the electromagnetic acoustic transducer (Emat) system, created to provide detailed surveys of pipe network integrity even in inaccessible areas.
The ultrasonic system uses “lamb waves” - a specific type of sound wave suited to discovering flaws in solid materials - to provide accurate pipe corrosion information.
The system can survey pipes horizontally and vertically and features a built-in device used to track its exact position, and employs probes which are mounted on a motor-driven scanner and directed at the surface of a target.
The device has the potential to scan up to 500m of pipe in a day, and is capable of detecting wall-losses of 10% or more in carbon steel, low-alloy pipework to high-alloy stainless steel structures.
MB Inspection technical development manager Alan Hipkiss says EMAT technology is ideally suited to ensuring pipe work meets increasingly stringent Health and Safety Executive guidelines.
“The HSE regulations have huge implications, so technology like this provides an additional resource to ensure compliance - particularly in the petrochemical and power industries,” said Mr Hipkiss.
“We designed the EMAT system with offshore applications in mind. It relays information directly to a computer for on-the-spot evaluation or off-line review.
“It can scan areas which would otherwise be inaccessible, including under pipe supports, and gives the potential to provide faster, more economical inspections.”
The EMAT technique is unaffected by coatings or light surface rust on pipes, and eliminates the need to remove insulation before surveys take place. The process is also accelerated as it is not dependent on the use of liquid couplant.
Abseiling start for MB Inspection’s new Aberdeen office
Abseiling safety experst to christen new offices
