Cimpina's Marine Squad were again in action replacing a section of handrails that had been damaged whilst at berth in Belfast. As the MV Adamas was due to leave within 24hours speed again was crucial. Our appreciation goes out to all staff involved in turning around the repairs and enabling the vessel to leave as [...]
Welcome back to all our Customers and Suppliers. We hope 2015 is a rewarding and successful year for you. Whilst most families were relaxing over Christmas, Cimpina's Marine Squad were undertaking 10 Ton Hatch Repairs on the MV Coronel during its layover in Warrenpoint. In freezing conditions, day and night shifts were employed to remove, [...]
Customer, Suppliers, Colleagues - it's the 15th Dec and over a week and half to go until Christmas. What's it all about? What are we celebrating? When will we stop celebrating Christmas? The whole issue of gifting is not an entitlement but of thought, care and love. I know we all have time constraints at [...]
Cimpina's expertise in Welding Procedure Specifications, Hardness Testing and Heat Treatment has been called upon at Calor Gas' main storage facility in Belfast. A hortonsphere, built back in 1963 required modifications to some corroded penetrations. As the LPG is stored at - 18 deg C under positive and negative pressures. Due to the high risk [...]
For 25 years, Cimpina's quality management system as (CQMS) has been the backbone of our success. Whilst going for EN1090 certification, the management of Cimpina agreed that it would be prudent to ratify our CQMS in line with the new version of ISO9001:2015. Every company can improve and Cimpina is no exception to this rule. [...]
Cimpina Managing Director Robert McCarroll receiving a BSI Certificate of Registration from Tony Duff of Acheson Associates (on behalf of BSI) Cimpina has been approved to manufacture Structural Steel and Structural Aluminium products to BS EN1090. UKAS accredited assessors BSI during the months of September and October audited our Weld Quality Management Systems [...]
Cimpina continues to invest in the new generation of welders coming through. In total 11 new BS EN 9606 and ASME IX welding certifications were verified by Lloyds Register, some of which were in the 6G/H-L045 on 6" Carbon Steel Pipe. All tests were subject to X-Ray via a third party NDT specialist. Cimpina plans [...]
It's 01:45hrs on Sunday morning, Victoria Terminal 4 in Belfast is quiet apart from Cimpina's Marine Squads. Northern Marine Management required work to be undertaken on the Stena Superfast VII hull, starboard side. During the preceding 2 weeks, a plan of action was developed , refined and implemented. This culminated during the short lay over [...]
Cimpina are pleased to have completed 3 large stainless steel intake screens for the new Hydroelectric Scheme at Beinn Eun on the Wyvis Estate, Ross-shire, Scotland. The screens have only a 10mm spacing to prevent fish from dropping into the collection chambers and hence into the pipelines leading to the turbine. Cimpina successful won the [...]
P&O's fast aluminium Catamaran 'Express' has docked again in Belfast for the Winter Period. Cimpina, continuing our long relationship with P&O have been called upon to deliver coded aluminium welding and pipework expertise whilst she is afloat. In early Dec 2014, the 'Express' will soon be put in dry dock at Harland and Wolff. Following [...]
