Engineering Services

Major & Emergency Repairs

Major & Emergency Repairs

24/7 Rapid Breakdown Response and Repairs for Heavy Plant & Marine Assets

When your machinery fails, downtime costs spiral quickly. Whether you are dealing with a snapped crane boom, a failed marine engine, or a seized industrial gearbox, Hickman Engineering provides a comprehensive reactive repair service. We deploy skilled technicians across the UK to diagnose and resolve mechanical failures, ensuring your assets are back in operation with minimal disruption.

What are Major & Emergency Repairs?

Heavy machinery undergoes intense operational stress during it’s lifespan, leading to unexpected failures, structural fractures, and engine breakdowns. Our emergency repair service is designed to tackle these issues directly. By bringing workshop capabilities directly to your site or vessel, we restore full functionality to your equipment, preventing the need for costly replacements and long lead times.

24/7 Flat Rate Promise

We understand that major repair work goes hand in hand with the urgent need to have the asset running again. That is why we operate a continuous response service with a transparent pricing structure. We charge one flat rate regardless of the time or day, a Tuesday afternoon costs the exact same as Christmas Day. If you are within 20 miles of our Immingham base, we guarantee a 90-minute response time.

Comprehensive Repair Capabilities

Led by our experienced Engineering Manager, Sean, and our Technical Specialists, our team is equipped to handle complex overhauls across all major sectors:

Heavy Plant & Construction

We provide rapid, on-site fixes for snapped excavator buckets, hydraulic ram refurbishments, and cracked boom repairs, getting your heavy plant moving again.

Marine & Port Equipment

From overhauling Cummins and Volvo Penta marine engines to repairing reach stackers, translifters, and vessel pipework, we deliver Lloyds-compliant marine solutions.

Industrial Gearboxes & Machinery

We execute the complete strip-down, diagnostic reporting, and refurbishment of seized industrial gearboxes, conveyor systems, and factory infrastructure.

Sectors & Case Studies

Our fully mobile teams perform major repairs and mechanical troubleshooting across a wide array of industries:

Marine Vessels & Assets

We conduct extensive marine overhauls, such as our complete strip-down and engine alignment on the MV Ross Point Refurbishment.

Marinas & Ports

We provide emergency reactive repairs for critical cargo handling equipment, including emergency structural welding for Reach Stacker Repairs at ABP Immingham.

Transport & Logistics

We troubleshoot and repair complex hydraulic and electrical faults on commercial fleet equipment, such as our rapid hook loader fix in our Multilift Repair & Maintenance.

FAQ's

What types of equipment do you repair?
We repair almost any heavy mechanical asset. This includes marine vessels, port reach stackers, agricultural tractors, construction excavators, industrial gearboxes, and HGV hook loaders.
We are set up for rapid, 24/7 response. If you are located within 20 miles of our Immingham base, we guarantee a 90-minute arrival time to keep your downtime to an absolute minimum.
No. In line with our 24/7 Flat Rate Promise, we charge zero percent call-out fees and do not escalate our rates after hours. Nights, weekends, and bank holidays are charged at our standard rate.
Yes, our mobile engineering units are fully equipped to travel across the UK and Europe. We bring cutting, welding, and machining capabilities directly to your yard, dockside, or factory floor.
Yes, if your component cannot be repaired in-situ, we provide free local collection. We will transport it to our Immingham workshop, repair it, and return it free of transport charges locally.
Major & Emergency Repairs

We're up for the challenge!

Hickman Engineering prides itself on undertaking works that are considered too challenging for other firms. Whether this is a small project or large we offer a set rate 24/7 coverage which is available to all of our clients. Challenge us to come up with your solution.

Our Other Engineering Services:

Leading Specialists In Thermal Lancing
When standard cutting fails, we deploy thermal lancing. Using pressurised oxygen, we safely slice through reinforced concrete and seized pins at temperatures exceeding 3,000°C for the impossible jobs.
Manufacturing for Obsolete Components
Our in-house CAD team reverse-engineers and CNC machines bespoke, obsolete, or hard-to-find components from scratch, providing rapid aftermarket replacements to keep your operations running.
Decades Of Experience
Move from reactive breakdowns to planned preventative maintenance. We take over all major and minor repairs for marine vessels and port equipment, ensuring Lloyds compliance and reducing costly downtime.