Brimmond

27/06/2024

Over the past five years our bright orange Charlie House HQ HPU has spent time on three renowned North-Sea platforms - the Dunlin Alpha, Brent Charlie and now the Thistle.

In this time it has racked up a total of 1392 days of rental - equating to 83.84% utilisation ⭐

All whilst raising money and awareness for our brilliant local charity partner🧡

Last week it made it's way home to our workshop in Kintore, Aberdeenshire to undergo its 5-yearly inspection & refurbishment... and the results speak for itself!

The service included:
• Overhaul the motors & enclosures
• Blast & paint frames & associated parts
• Rewire / replace electrical cable
• Replace all bolting
• Replace the tarpaulin
• Re-hose all the internal hoses
• Carry out full recertification
• Full FAT complete (as if new built)

We do this for every item within our own fleet - and we can offer this service for yours too.

➡ Find out more about our refurbishment & service offering here: https://lnkd.in/escBFpax

Or get in touch with our team Matt and David at [email protected] who'd love to help!

20/06/2024

📸 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐭...

We're often told by clients and visitors that they are guaranteed to be welcomed to Brimmond with a friendly smile 😄

When the very talented Pawel came along to take new leadership team headshots (mugshots?) for the website, the team donned their finest blazers, hair and make up was perfected, and we got the job done.

But when looking at the range of photos, it was the candid laughs and smiles captured by the camera that really stuck out.

Let's be real... work isn't always a bed of roses. There will be tough days, tough decisions, disagreements and stress - and that's before you even begin to factor in what's going on outside of work in our personal lives.

But a smile or friendly "hello" from a colleague or client can make all the difference 😊

What are your experiences of this in the workplace? Tag a colleague who has made your day better.

➡ Meet the full leadership team and their more serious corporate headshots that did make the cut here: brimmond.com/about-us/our-team

17/06/2024

Seawork 2024... another brilliant event in Southampton 👏

Thank you so much to everyone who visited our sunny quayside stand to talk all things marine cranes - we were certainly kept busy!

Many thanks also to our partners Fabio Berto and Sietse Nap from Heila Cranes SpA who joined us from Italy and the Netherlands ✈

The team thoroughly enjoyed their first The Workboat Association dinner too.

See you next year - where you can rely on us to bring along top notch cranes... and the Irn Bru!

More info on our crane services here: brimmond.com/marine-cranes

13/06/2024

𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐢𝐤𝐞! 🚲

The Brimmond Community Fund are proud to sponsor a trishaw with Cycling Without Age Scotland SCIO.

The charity aims to enhance and enrich lives by giving elderly and disabled people access to the beautiful outdoors through trishaw rides, and has local hubs in Aberdeen City, Kemnay, Balmedie, Inverurie and Stonehaven.

Managing Director, Tom Murdoch said: “We set up the Brimmond Community Fund because we feel that giving back is important. We really care about the people and the communities we work in.

The Charity and Events committee chose to sponsor the Cycling without Age Scotland trishaw after our colleague, Jim, highlighted the fantastic work that the charity does to give people the opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors on three wheels!

We are delighted that our Brimmond branding is proudly displayed on one of their trishaws, and look forward to seeing it out on the roads of Aberdeenshire in the coming months.”

The Brimmond team are passionate about supporting local charities, organisations, and initiatives, with staff regularly taking part in both fundraising and volunteering for good causes. In fact, we have also introduced matched funding as well as one paid volunteering day a year for each member of staff!

11/06/2024

🚨 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 & 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫: naval crane refurbishment

In recent years we have worked closely with the naval services, refurbishing a total of 7️⃣ of their marine cranes to date.

Their offshore patrol vessels are subject to the effects of extremely harsh sea conditions, resulting in the costly purchase of replacements.

Our team were contracted to explore cost-effective refurbishment solutions as an alternative option, whilst ensuring that their deck marine cranes remained operational and safe at all times.

Brimmond’s full strip down repair is the most cost-effective alternative to purchasing a brand-new replacement.

The team made a raft of improvements, and added the most up-to-date supplementary systems and safety devices as well as maintaining their classification, certification and OEM requirements.

Our structured procedures also ensured streamlined processes and efficient turnaround times, ensuring they achieved the objective of safeguarding repaired equipment to operate reliably, safely and back to ‘as new’ condition with an increased lifespan.

➡ Read more here:
https://lnkd.in/egu2Pdq6

29/05/2024

Aquaculture UK - what a show! 👏🎉🐟

Thank you to everyone who stopped by our stand to see our new NetJet™ product, meet the team, hear more about Brimmond... and sample our coffee and beer.

It was such a valuable and exciting two days and we look forward to seeing you all again soon.

Watch our highlights clip for best bits and familiar faces 🎬

27/05/2024

It's not every day you get the chance to see the world's largest grid-connected floating windfarm up close! 🍃

Our Managing Director, Tom, had the honor of visiting the Kincardine Offshore Windfarm (which sits 15km off the coast of Aberdeen) with Flotation Energy and Energy Transition Zone Ltd.

A huge 91m in height above the water and 80m below, the turbines truly are a sight to behold.
..The icing on the cake was spotting one of our products - Heila HLM20 crane - on a nearby crew transfer vessel! 💛

The Kincardine Offshore Windfarm is a globally significant project, deploying pioneering floating wind systems. Their Green Volt and Cenos developments will deliver renewable electricity to existing oil and gas platforms in the North Sea, by replacing electricity currently generated by gas turbines, while simultaneously delivering renewable electricity to the UK grid.

These nationally significant projects will make a significant contribution to the North Sea Transition Deal’s goal to halve offshore emissions by 2030, as well as to the UK’s overall goal to reduce carbon emissions. In total the projects will reduce C02 emissions by 3 million tonnes every year once fully operational.

24/05/2024

Good luck to these two Brimmond legends who are running the this Sunday in aid of our charity partner Charlie House HQ 🧡

They’ve been putting in some amount of training to complete the 26.2 miles so we just know they’re going to smash it!

If you’d like to make a donation to Owen & Keith’s fundraising page you can do so here:

https://www.justgiving.com/page/keithandowenrun24

Best of luck guys! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

23/05/2024

Another busy week for Team Brimmond as we exhibit and participate in Decom Mission's .

The annual event brings the Decom community together, and we've enjoyed networking, golf, interesting seminars, key industry speakers and group discussions, live demos... and not forgetting the opportunity to showcase some of our equipment.

Our decades of experience within the oil and gas sector has enabled Brimmond to adapt and tailor our services and equipment to align with the decommissioning sector.

With older assets becoming more economically viable to decommission, Brimmond modified its rental fleet and bespoke engineering solution to support this sector.

Read more here: https://lnkd.in/emQvqqKr

See you next year! 👏

20/05/2024

…It’s not every day you see a band of Brimmond bagpipes!

We are delighted to have sponsored Huntly Pipeband through our ‘Brimmond Community Fund’ - and see the new bagpipe covers out in force at this weekend’s Gordon Castle Highland Games 🥁

Our colleague Glenn - the pipeband’s Drum Sergeant - nominated the band to receive a donation and we were delighted to be able to support with thirty new covers.

Best of luck to Huntly Pipeband for a busy Summer ahead and we look forward to seeing more videos of the Brimmond bagpipes out and about across Aberdeenshire and beyond 👏🏼

15/05/2024

It’s showtime at Aquaculture UK in Aviemore!

We are delighted to be showcasing our NetJet™ - Scotland’s solution for net cleaning pumps.

Brimmond are the first company in the country to offer a full 360o manufacture, rental and support package for high-pressure net cleaning pumps for the offshore aquaculture sector.

Pop on by to see the unit and get a full tour by the team who designed and manufactured it!

We also have fresh coffee and cold beer - what’s not to like?

09/05/2024

➡ Brand new role! We're looking for a friendly, hardworking and super organised Office Coordinator to join the team.

This vacancy is full time, permanent and based in Kintore, Aberdeenshire.

You will be responsible for managing day-to-day administrative tasks, ensuring smooth office operations, and supporting various departments within the company such as HR, QHSE and our Directors.

Why Team Brimmond?
🔺 We care deeply about our people
🔺 Our staff are truly a lovely bunch (we're not just biased, we hear it all the time from our clients, suppliers and visitors!)
🔺 We're an exciting and growing business... in the past five years we've tripled turnover and doubled headcount 👏

If you're interested in applying or would like to know more, send your CV & covering letter to [email protected] or call Iain/Lisa on 01467 633805

Full job description here: brimmond.com/careers

We looking forward to hearing from you 🌟

08/04/2024

We are delighted to appoint Mike Berry to the new position of Project Implementation Manager at Brimmond to oversee the roll out of a new Enterprising Resourcing Planning (ERP) system designed to streamline and digitise our processes.

Mike has a strong background in electronic and mechanical engineering, with a keen focus on delivering quality and continuous improvement. He joins the team after a decade of service at a leading electronics manufacturer, where he started in an engineering role before moving to a project management position, and then quickly progressing to Operations Manager. Prior to this, Mike worked as a Technical Sales Engineer and Mechanical Technician.

Implementing the new ERP system will support Brimmond to become more data driven with the aim of improving operational efficiencies across the business. By optimising current practices, we can continue to deliver the highest of standard to our customers.

Describing his experience at Brimmond so far, Mike said:

“I am hugely impressed by both the culture and the people here. Everyone is open and willing to embrace change and knows what the direction of the company is. The emphasis is very much on designing, manufacturing and delivering high quality products to our customers. Brimmond’s decision to implement an ERP system is a clear strategy which will aid in the continual growth of the business.”

Welcome to the team Mike! 👏 👏 👏

04/04/2024

We are the first company in the UK to offer a full 360° manufacture, rental and support package for high-pressure net cleaning pumps.

Designed by Brimmond in conjunction with the aquaculture industry, for the aquaculture industry, the NetJet™ 350D is a high-pressure pump unit for the safe and reliable cleaning of offshore aquaculture nets.

🔺 How can NetJet™ help me?
We understand that fish welfare is a priority, with safe and efficient net-cleaning playing a crucial role. The technology already exists, but at a considerable purchase price.

Our rental service plugs this gap, giving you the opportunity to enhance the speed and efficiency of net cleaning operations, without the substantial CAPEX outlay.

What’s more, we spend time getting to know what your business needs, and work closely with you to establish vital details such as vessel footprint, location, and deck fastenings.

🔺 Technical support where and when you need it
We have invested in a fleet of specialist vans kitted out with a stock of critical spares. From our base in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, these are rapidly deployed to provide you with technical support and maintenance.

➡️Find out more at brimmond.com/netjet or contact [email protected]

26/03/2024

The sun was shining in Aberdeenshire last week for our first Brimmond crane showcase ☀

Invited guests enjoyed a live demonstration of our new rental 175txm marine crane prior to it being deployed for a vessel mattress recovery project... and were even able to have a go at operating the crane themselves to see first hand the product's dexterity, accuracy and capabilities.

Guests were also shown our modular 175txm rental crane package being prepared for an upcoming P&A platform project - and provided with full details on how Brimmond will fully reassemble on platform. This crane has been separated into modules that will remain within the existing platform cranes lifting capacity.

Having identified that deck coverage on platforms and vessels is integral to supporting our clients’ decommissioning projects, we have invested £750k into our marine crane fleet. This enables Brimmond to to offer the longest reach marine knuckle boom cranes available for hire in the UK.

For more information or to book in for a tour, get in touch with our Technical Sales Manager, Paul Dingwall, [email protected] or visit brimmond.com/marine-cranes

22/03/2024

Interested in joining a rapidly growing & innovative local business in Kintore, Aberdeenshire?

We are currently recruiting for a number of roles across the company and would love to hear from any hard working, friendly, talented professionals who are keen to join the team.

➡ Find out more at www.brimmond.com/careers or

➡ Send your CV to [email protected]

15/03/2024

Oh what a night at The Offshore Achievement Awards 🥳🏆👏

We couldn’t be more proud to be part of The WellGear Group's winning entry for this year’s Collaboration Project award!

We have worked closely with the WellGear team since 2017, drawing on our combined specialisms in well P&A and lifting requirements, but these most recent decommissioning campaigns really underscore the operational safety and efficiency improvements delivered as a result of our seamless collaboration.

Together we worked on the North Sea’s highest profile decom campaigns to date for a total of 967 days. With ageing platform cranes requiring frequent repairs, downtime is traditionally a significant challenge in well P&A projects, but our modular crane solution provided a safe, efficient and reliable solution.

Both our teams integrated well, with cross-team training reducing the number of personnel on board, which contributed to the saving of nearly 4,000 days, and the associated costs.

Huge congratulations to everyone involved in this thoroughly deserving collaboration... and to our Alan, Pauline and Bruce for representing on the dancefloor last night!🕺💃

06/03/2024

We’re excited to be kicking off Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2024 by celebrating Brimmond apprentices past, present and future!

At Brimmond, our Apprentices are key to the current and future success of the business and our four year program combines both practical hands on experience with studying.

What better way to learn about being an Apprentice at Brimmond then hearing straight from those who know it best! Over to Dylan and Shaun... 👏

21/02/2024

🎥 Our Managing Director, Tom, sat down with Kirstin Gove of Global Underwater Hub at this year's .

With a 70% increase in turnover and an investment of £1.2m into our rental fleet, it's been another record-breaking 12-months for Brimmond.

If that wasn't enough to keep the team busy, the launch of NetJet™, our new aquaculture pumps designed to clean nets on aquaculture farms, have made Brimmond the only manufacturer in Scotland.

➡ Watch the interview to hear our latest business update

https://shorturl.at/iGI04

19/02/2024

📍 This week we'll be attending at P&J Live, Aberdeen. If you'd like to catch up, get in touch with David or Paul- [email protected] - who'd happily grab a coffee and discuss all things Brimmond and Subsea.

Tomorrow evening we're delighted to be a silver sponsor of OGV Group's popular post event drinks reception, and we'd love it if you could join us!

Get in touch for an invitation, or register at https://lnkd.in/gngm62vx

See you there 🍻

14/02/2024

✈️Last week our Technical Director, Alan, travelled from Aberdeen to Italy for a busy day of crane testing with our partners Heila Cranes SpA.

First off was testing the Italian coffee (...priorities) then on to inspect Brimmond's two new stock cranes - HLRM 25-5S and HLRM 65-6SL.

Brimmond are the exclusive UK and Ireland provider and servicer of Heila Marine Cranes. Recognising current lead times for new marine cranes are lengthy and causing issues for clients, we have invested in a wide range of stock cranes from 8TM right up to 175TM.

Twelve models are currently available for immediate collection, and we have further models at the factory in build.

➡ Want to know more about our stock crane offering? Visit brimmond.com/marine-cranes or get in touch at [email protected]

11/01/2024

We are delighted to continue to support the RRS Sir David Attenborough - one of the most advanced polar research vessels in the world!

“Very impressed with the Brimmond team working this period. Hard working, excellent standard of work, adaptable and able to react quickly to emergent work.” – Andy Webb, Technical Superintendent.

It has been an honour to maintain and service the 7x Heila marine cranes onboard as well as assisting with other hydraulic related support.

🔺 11 technicians onboard
🔺 59 work scopes carried out in total
🔺 16 pieces of equipment re-hosed totalling 614 hoses, as part of our clients planned maintenance works.

We look forward to continuing to work in partnership in 2024 🚢

21/12/2023

Before we officially start the countdown to Christmas and a new year ahead, lets have a look back at how 2023 shaped up for ! 🌟

In no particular order...
🔺 We extended our workshop facilities, opening a 1,300sqft welding and fabrication shop to support energy transition
🔺 Our team continued to grow to meet demand, with a 42% increase in staff
🔺 Charlie Coo joined the team, following the Charlie House charity ball
🔺 19 of Team Brimmond took part in the Beast Race and raised over £3,000
🔺 We launched NetJet™ - the UK's first turnkey aquaculture net cleaning tech
🔺 The team delivered our biggest project in the history of the company for offshore renewables
🔺 We invested in our marine crane fleet, including having the longest reach marine knuckle boom crane available for rental in the UK
🔺 Our Open Day & Family Evening was a huge success, with over 200 guests attending
🔺 We achieved the Fit4Offshore Renewables (F4OR) accreditation
🔺 We had our best financial year yet: the forecasted £10m turnover is a 50% increase on the previous year

None of this would be possible without the hard graft, dedication, skill and talent of our amazing team - so most importantly, well done and thank you to each and every one of you!👏👏

Here's to a restful festive break and a successful 2024 ahead 🎄 🎉

14/12/2023

It was a pleasure working with Expro to design and manufacture two brand new Hydraulic Intervention Pumps and a Multi-Phase Flowmeter.

The Hydraulic Intervention Pumps are extremely versatile, with variable flow and pressure, a integrated pneumatic pressure test pump, ATEX Zone 1 certified and built into a DNV2.7-3 certified lift frame these units can be used for a vast array of applications.

The use of Expro's Hydraulic Intervention System allows for safe and efficient remediation of flow assurances issues. Providing a cost effective well intervention solution that allows for life extension on aging assets.

In addition, these units can also be used for flushing and pressure testing projects.

Features Include:
- ATEX Zone 1 Electrically Powered System
- KAMAT High Pressure Plunger Pump - 25-250lpm, 50-345 Bar
- Hydrostatic Drive System to enable variable flow and pressure
- Integrated Pneumatic Pressure Test Pump
- DNV2.7-3, Type A. Class R45 Certified Lifting Frame

If you're looking for a unit to assist with flow assurance remediation, flushing or pressure testing get in touch, we'd love to chat more, [email protected]

01/12/2023

A bit of Friday fun... Today we say a sad farewell to four fabulous moustaches which have been lovingly grown in aid of Movember! 🥸

Stevie, Max, Kevin and Jim have all grown their moustaches during the month of November - to raise awareness of men's health issues, such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and men's su***de.

Well done and thank you to each of them for bringing this important topic to the forefront of the Brimmond workshop... and for looking so wonderful in the process 😍

Now over to you - who should be awarded with 'Brimmond's Best Moustache 2023?'
.. Cast your votes now in the comments below 🥇

28/11/2023

Introducing... our brand new purpose built 1,300sqft 'fab shop'!

Newly completed it boasts the following features:

🔺 State of the art weld fume extraction systems with auto start stop systems

🔺 2x swing beam overhead cranes to negate any need for manual handing

🔺 State of the art LED lighting to reduce eye strain and fatigue

Surely any welder/fabricators dream? Interested in making this your permanent workplace? We are recruiting now - visit www.brimmond.com/careers

With special thanks to the Energy Transition Zone (ETZ) for their support through funding to help make this extension to our facility possible.

20/11/2023

When he turned up at Brimmond for 2/3 days welding work over Christmas, Stevie Sharp was not expecting to still be there 15 years later...

Now our Lead Projects Technician, Stevie, who hails from Inverurie, came in as temporary cover to fit out a container, and never left. Having worked in various roles, and mentored many team members over the years, Steven has played a key role in Brimmond’s success, and become an invaluable part of the team.

Steven says, “The culture at Brimmond is second to none - everyone has always worked together to make sure our equipment is first-class and delivered to our clients on time and on budget.”

His favourite claim to fame is his time working on the Queensferry crossing – the longest 3-tower cable-stayed bridge in the world. Brimmond’s cranes played an important role in the construction of the crossing. “Whenever we drive over it, I love telling my kids about how I worked at the top of the towers!”

“I’ve seen so many changes over the last 15 years as the company has evolved and grown, but throughout all the time the ethos is the one thing that has never changed. I’m proud to be part of and am very excited about what the future holds for us!”

From all at Brimmond, congratulations on this milestone and thank you for being such a fantastic colleague and asset to the business! 👏⭐

➡ Interested in joining the team? Check out our current vacancies on our website

When he turned up at Brimmond for 2 – 3 days welding work over Christmas, Steven Sharp was not expecting to still be there 15 years later!

15/11/2023

Could you be the latest addition to Team Brimmond?

Based in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, our team continues to grow! We're looking for six new people to join us in the following roles:

🔺 Lead Hydraulic Technician
🔺 Hydraulic Technician - level 2
🔺 Spare Parts Coordinator
🔺 Roustabout / Crane Operator
🔺 Mobile Service Technician
🔺 Welder / Fabricator

Find out more www.brimmond.com/careers or send your CV to [email protected]

09/11/2023

✈️It's been another busy week for our sales team as Paul and David are on their travels to📍Amsterdam and📍Sunderland - attending two industry events whilst meeting clients old and new!

First up is Paul who is enjoying his final day at Europort exhibition – the leading international exhibition for the maritime sector.

Whilst Dave is flying the Brimmond flag at Offshore Wind North East Event - which is pioneering UK offshore wind.

Thanks to everyone who has caught up with the team, it's always great to connect and meet in person.

Safe travels back to sunny Aberdeen to both Dave & Paul too ☀

12/10/2023

We were delighted to have Energy Transition Zone Ltd visit us for a tour of our brand new fabrication and welding workshop... which wouldn't have been possible without their support!

The purpose built 1300sqft 'fab shop' has helped us with our energy transition journey in a number of ways:

🔺 Increased useable floor space in our main workshop, making larger offshore wind equipment projects safer and more accessible.

🔺 A clean working environment in our main workshop is critical for the more complex equipment supplied into low carbon markets, particularly offshore wind. Having a separate facility for welding has done this.

🔺 Allowed us to safely and efficiently manufacture our largest project to date - a 1.8mW seawater jetting spread, assisting with turbine foundation installation.

Thank you for your support ETZ - come back soon!