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850+ Employees

1 Global Team

145+ Years Preventing Leaks

Our Work

What does Hydratight do? Put simply, we provide specialist mechanical services to asset owners in the oil and gas, power, generation, and industrial sectors.

Our goal is to maintain the integrity of production and process plant and pipework - keeping your operations productive and safe. We believe that all leaks can be avoided - and that this is achieved through world class technical leadership, training, and innovation.

Get in touch to find out about our leak free guarantee.

Our Approach

Integrity assurance is our guarantee. An assurance that every job is performed completely and without compromise every time.

The Hydratight team is committed to delivering projects right first time and safe every time - reducing risk and eliminating expensive rework.

This approach is not only applied to integrity assurance, but also across our extensive range of services, such as on-site machining, pipeline processes, rental, and certified training.

How We Work

Technical Authority

  • Hydratight led the way in establishing Integrity Assurance. This came from our proven technical excellence and highest quality delivery.
  • We are regarded as technical experts. Our contributing members of industry committees pioneered the setting of standards and guidelines.
  • Technical leadership is evident in our software and calculation engines. Today, these are used as the industry gold standard.

Proven Workforce Competency

  • Our ECITB and ASME certified training and competency programs mean technicians bring the highest level of experience, knowledge, and capability to every job task.
  • Our proven process and highly competent workforce means work is guaranteed to be leak free.
  • We’ve delivered the most reliable, safest and advanced on-site services for nearly half a century.

Safety, Quality and Productivity

  • Our customer’s safety and the integrity of their assets is paramount. We share that responsibility and are obsessively committed to safety with best-in-class, near zero TCIR & LWIR incident rates.
  • Highly competent service technicians follow an accredited and endorsed training programs led by certified instructors.
  • Our team is committed to delivering projects right the first time and on time, reducing risk and eliminating rework.

Hydratight People: What To Expect

The industries in which we operate present many risks. Getting jobs right first time and safe every time depends upon different things working in unison. Yes, the right procedures and processes need to be followed - but most important of all is the competence of the people doing the work and their values they live by. If you work with us, you can expect our team members to be:

AUTHORITIVELY COMPETENT

Taking great pride in shouldering the responsibility. Always leading the way to a better, safer environment for customers.

COLLABORATIVELY ADAPTABLE

Being collaborative to find the best solutions for every individual customer's need.

PASSIONATELY COMMITTED

Setting the standard for leak-free services and workforce competency is what we do – every day, every year, year after year.

COURAGEOUSLY RELIABLE

Working every day to be champions for our customers in the harshest environments. Making sure customers are successful when it matters most.

Our Results Speak for Themselves

“Great knowledge and understanding“

Your technician has been a credit to Hydratight while on site for the 3-week campaign, showing great knowledge and understanding of the scope carried out, as well as slotting into our current team on site as though he’d been there for months.

Construction Supervisor
Gas Processing Plant

“Extremely Supportive“

I wanted to pass on my thanks to your technician for a job well done. He has been extremely supportive and has made sure I am aware of all key decision-making processes.…without him her we would easily have lost another 2-3 days on data management and physical plant make up.

Commissioning and Start Up Operations Lead
Gas Terminal Major Oil company

“Carried out activities with professionalism“

They both carried out their activities with professionalism and focused on maximising the use of the team and delivering the critical work scopes. They also collaborated very well with the platform supervision team, especially the mechanical supervision to smooth out work scopes.

Facility HSE Lead
Major Oil company

“I would have him back in a minute to manage another TAR.“

He is very thorough and a Team player. He fits in well with all the Management Team as well as co-workers. I would have him back in a minute to manage another TAR.

SNR Turnaround Execution Lead
Major Oil company

“Outstanding contribution and support“

Outstanding contribution and support for the SW21 Turnaround. … led by example on site, went over and above on several occasions and ‘leant in’ to support the wider team and event without prompt.

Turnarounds /Modifications/ IAPS Team Lead
Major Oil company

“contributed to the successful start-up and commissioning“

Hydratight contributed to the successful start-up and commissioning of the KGP project by providing the following services: Hydraulic Bolting, Hydraulic Nut Splitting, In-situ Flange Re-facing, Jack Screw Drilling and Tapping

Site Project Manager
Global leader in energy projects

“Commendable performance“

We have no hesitation to record their commendable performance and recommend them on other projects requiring Joint Integrity Management Services.

Project Manager
Consolidated Contractors Company

“Showed high commitment“

Showed high commitment towards the quality work done while bolt tightening on critical flanges during petrochemical complex turnaround activities, in compliance with S,H&E regulations.

Turnaround Manager
Petrochemical Plant Operator

The Hydratight Story

2021

ECITB Training and Development Awards finalist in the Approved Training Provider of the Year and Technology in Learning categories

Hydratight launched online booking and live course scheduling via its Academy Portal

2020

Hydratight became the 1st ECITB Approved MJI Blended Learning Provider

Hydratight launched its Learning Development Management System (LDMS) and suite of online eLearning courses

A new Hydratight Academy opened in Aberdeen specifically set up to accommodate ECITB MJI training and technical testing.

2019

ECITB Training and Development Awards finalist in the Approved Training Provider of the Year category

2018

ECITB Training and Development Awards finalist in the Approved Training Provider of the Year category

2016

ECITB Training and Development Awards winner in the Individual Delivery of Learning category

ECITB Training and Development Awards finalist in the Innovation in Learning category

Hydratight launched its bespoke Competency Data Management System (CDMS) to record, certify and report on the training and assessment of its global field service technicians

Hydratight execute their largest ever maintenance project managing the integrity, controlled bolting and machining of over 20,000 joints during a single outage.

2015

Hydratight became the first ECITB Approved on-site machining training provider

ECITB Training and Development Awards finalist in the Approved Training Provider of the Year category

2014

Hydratight launched its modular Joint Integrity Assurance training program, ensuring its Field Service Technicians and Field Service Engineers are equipped with the latest knowledge and skills relating to Joint Integrity, project planning and assurance processes.

Hydratight becomes the world’s first ASME PCC-1-2013 qualifying organization, following an independent audit by Lloyds Register Energy.

Hydratight launched a Joint Integrity College to deliver training and qualification that meets or exceeds the requirements of ASME PCC-1-2013 guidance to our own technicians, engineers and managers.

Hydratight are chosen to manage over 100,000 joints on another large LNG project

2013

Hydratight involved in the publication of CEN re-published EN1591, Flanges and their Joints - Part 4: Qualification of Personnel Competency in the Assembly of the Bolted Connections of Critical Service Pressurized Systems.

ECITB Training and Development Awards finalist in the Approved Training Provider of the Year category

2011

Hydratight worked with Step Change in Safety to establish an accredited route to competency for Mechanical Joint Integrity.

Hydratight begin work on our largest LNG Integrity Assurance project of over 200,000 flanged joints

2009

Introduction of the IDMS Joint Integrity Management software platform

2007

Hydratight a key member of the working party which reviewed the UKOOA Guidelines and produced the UK Energy Institute’s Guidelines for the Management of Integrity of Bolted Joints in Pressurised Systems (2007).

2002

Hydratight a key member of the working party which established the UK Offshore Operators Association (UKOOA) Guidelines for the Management of Integrity of Bolted Pipe Joints (2002).

2000

Joint Integrity Management Service and flange management software system pioneered by Hydratight.

1994

Hydratight worked with the UK Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) to establish an industry benchmark training and assessment