Coded Welding & Fabrication Specialists
24/7 Mobile Welding, Process Pipework & Structural Repairs
When critical infrastructure fails, a high-pressure pipe ruptures, or a food production line halts, you need certified welding experts! At Hickman Engineering, we provide comprehensive, coded welding services across the UK. From emergency breakdown repairs on heavy plant to intricate marine pipework and food hygiene fabrications, our highly skilled engineers deliver strong, compliant joints that withstand the harshest industrial environments.
What is Coded Welding?
Coded welding ensures that the welder has been tested and certified to a specific standard, guaranteeing the highest quality. Unlike standard welding, coded welding is essential for safety-critical applications like marine vessels, heavy lifting equipment, petrochemical pipelines, and food processing lines. We utilise advanced TIG, MIG, and MMA (Stick) welding techniques to join a wide variety of materials, including carbon steel, 316L stainless steel, aluminium, and exotic marine alloys.
Our Welding & Inspection Capabilities
We do not just weld, we ensure complete structural integrity and compliance through rigorous quality assurance and testing.
Our capabilities include:
Mobile & On-Site Welding
We bring full workshop capabilities directly to your site. Our mobile rigs are equipped with generators, welding plant, and cutting tools to perform complex repairs alongside a vessel, in a factory, or on a construction site.
Food & Industrial Process Pipework
To further support the FMCG sector, we have recently welcomed a new specialist welder, Ryan Sykes Reeves, who brings extensive background expertise in food and industrial process pipework. We design and install systems using stainless steel and other food-grade alloys, ensuring optimal flow, minimal contamination, and strict compliance with food safety regulations. From food hygiene fabrications to stainless steel racking and conveyor systems, we deliver bespoke solutions tailored to your exact hygiene requirements.
Specialised Pipe Welding
We fabricate, fit, and test high-pressure pipework for marine and industrial applications, strictly adhering to ASME and BS EN standards for seawater cooling, fuel, and hydraulic systems.
Advanced Testing & Inspection
To guarantee weld integrity, we offer comprehensive Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), including Visual Inspection, Ultrasonic Testing, Magnetic Particle Testing, Dye Penetrant Testing, and Radiographic Testing, complete with full traceability and certification.
Sectors & Case Studies
We apply our coded welding expertise across various heavy industries, ensuring complete compliance and structural durability:
We perform critical marine welding, such as the fabrication of a custom reducer spool for the MF Shipping Group’s Ballast Tank Pipework, completing the work rapidly to avoid vessel off-hire.
FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods)
Led by specialists like Ryan Sykes Reeves, we deliver hygienic stainless steel welding, food-grade process pipework, and conveyor system fabrication to keep fast-moving consumer goods production lines running efficiently and safely.
We deliver high-precision welding for hazardous environments, such as our High-Pressure Pipeline Welding for a leading petrochemical facility, where we provided ASME-compliant TIG welding and rigorous NDT testing.
We provide emergency structural welding for heavy port equipment, demonstrated by our rapid turnaround repairing a fractured spread frame for the Reach Stacker Repairs at ABP Immingham.
The 24/7 Flat Rate Promise
We understand that a fractured boom or a ruptured pipe brings your operation to a complete standstill. That is why we operate a continuous response service with a transparent pricing structure. We charge a flat rate regardless of the time or day, meaning a Tuesday afternoon costs the exact same as a Bank Holiday weekend. If you are within 20 miles of our Immingham base, we also guarantee a 90-minute response time. Contact Hickman Engineering today to deploy our coded welders.
