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How We Fabricate Obsolete Pins Overnight It is Friday evening at 17:00. A vital Associated British Ports cargo crane suffers a sudden mechanical failure at the dock side. A pin is jammed deep within the...

Mitigating Rupture Risk Dockside machinery, marine assets, and heavy industrial plants rely on hydraulics to perform demanding daily lifts. But in harsh coastal environments, standard rubber hydraulic hoses are a severe vulnerability. Constant exposure to...

Operating Under Extreme Pressure When industrial pipework or heavy marine infrastructure takes a hit you need a team that knows exactly what they are doing. If a high pressure pipeline ruptures or a commercial vessel...

Restoration through welding & line boring When heavy machinery operates under pressure the pivot points linkage arms and mounting pins will inevitably suffer wear. The standard industry fix is often to insert a sleeve into...

Getting you harvest ready July is “Go Time” for the agricultural industry, farmers across the UK start harvesting barley, quickly followed by wheat, kicking the industry into overdrive. When it comes to crop harvesting, failure...

The marine industry operates in one of the most unforgiving environments on Earth. Constant exposure to saltwater, extreme pressure, and structural vibration means that every weld on a vessel or offshore asset is a critical...

Critical Ship Repairs and Onboard Pipework When vessel operations stop, every minute matters. Hickman Engineering keeps cargo vessels, ferries, fishing boats, and support vessels moving with 24/7 ship repairs in Grimsby, onboard pipework replacement, and...

The thermal lance industry operates behind a veil of technical jargon and overcomplicated explanations. After decades in mechanical engineering, Hickman Engineering has witnessed countless companies struggle with thermal lancing decisions simply because the real facts...

Engineering excellence isn’t just about precision machining, structural repairs, or round-the-clock industrial maintenance. At Hickman Engineering, it’s about the people behind the spanners, the relationships forged in workshop heat, and the family values that have...

Marine engineering service in Grimsby presents unique challenges that demand specialised expertise, precision fabrication, and rapid response capabilities. From offshore platforms to port infrastructure, vessels to coastal installations, the marine environment requires engineering solutions that...

Expanding Our Engineering Services For two decades, our team operated proudly under the name Port Equipment Engineering, establishing a reputation for resolving complex mechanical issues across Immingham and Grimsby docks. Working in the marine and...