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Custom Solutions for Marine

Engineered answers where a catalogue item does not exist. Applied to the constraints that define marine: deck machinery, propulsion and shipboard systems.

Marine overview

Overview

Custom Solutions in the marine sector

Marine supply is a logistics discipline as much as an engineering one: the vessel moves, the port call is short, and the part has to be there when it arrives. We work to port schedules, supply corrosion-resistant specifications as standard, and provide class documentation where the equipment requires it.

Some requirements do not have a part number. Bespoke hydraulic power units, adapted assemblies, retrofit packages that have to fit an existing footprint — these need engineering input before procurement input. We scope, design, build and test packaged solutions against the duty and the constraints of the installation that already exists.

Sector constraints

  • Port call windows

    Delivery planned to the vessel schedule, with agent coordination at the receiving port.

  • Corrosion resistance

    Material and coating specification appropriate to salt water and deck exposure.

  • Class documentation

    Certification packages prepared for class society review where required.

Capabilities

What we do for marine clients

All custom solutions
01

Requirement engineering

Duty, constraints and interfaces defined properly before any design work starts.

02

Packaged assemblies

Power units, skids and control assemblies built and tested as a complete deliverable.

03

Retrofit design

Solutions designed to fit existing footprints, connections and control interfaces.

04

Function testing

Assemblies tested against the specification before dispatch, with the test record supplied.

05

Commissioning support

Support during installation and commissioning, on site where the scope warrants it.

Process

How the engagement runs

  1. 01

    Scoping

    We establish the duty, the constraints and what the installation will actually tolerate.

  2. 02

    Concept and approval

    A concept and outline design are agreed with you before detailed work proceeds.

  3. 03

    Detailed design

    Component selection, circuit and layout finalised, with drawings issued for approval.

  4. 04

    Build

    Assembly under a defined build standard with progress visible throughout.

  5. 05

    Test

    Function and performance testing against the agreed specification, documented.

  6. 06

    Install and support

    Delivery, installation support and commissioning assistance as required.

Case studies

Comparable work

All case studies
ManufacturingUnited Kingdom2024

Bespoke hydraulic power unit built to an existing machine footprint

Challenge
A 30-year-old press power unit was failing repeatedly, but the available floor area and existing pipework interfaces ruled out any standard replacement unit.
Result
The replacement unit was installed during a scheduled weekend. Oil temperature stabilised 14 °C lower than the original installation and unplanned press stoppages attributed to hydraulics fell to zero over the following year.

14 °C

Lower operating temperature

1 weekend

Installation window

InfrastructureUnited Kingdom2025

Obsolete drive platform migrated across a single shutdown window

Challenge
Pumping station drives had reached end of support, with no spares available and a control platform that could not be extended. The site could only be taken offline for 36 hours.
Result
All six drives were replaced and commissioned within the outage window, with parameter sets loaded before delivery. The station returned to automatic control 7 hours ahead of the plan.

6

Drives replaced

36 hrs

Outage window

FAQ

Custom Solutions for Marine — common questions

Port call windows: Delivery planned to the vessel schedule, with agent coordination at the receiving port. That shapes how the service is run, from the supplier set we go to through to the documentation delivered with the goods.

Yes. We coordinate with the vessel agent and plan dispatch against the port call window, including express freight where the schedule is tight.

Always. Nothing is built until you have approved the design documentation, and any subsequent change is handled through documented change control.

That is the usual requirement. We survey the existing installation and design to the available space, connections and control interface.

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Custom Solutions · Marine

Discuss your requirement.

Send the scope, the constraint you are working to, or the package that has slipped. We will tell you what is achievable and what it will take.

Marine overview

We typically respond within one business day.