Marine crane specialists, Brimmond have established an enviable reputation for providing a reliable range of services on marine cranes including: inspection, repair, maintenance, refurbishment and testing services across multiple sectors.
A number of high-value contract wins across their marine cranes division have contributed to another bumper year for the North-east Scotland based engineering firm.
Headed up by Paul Dingwall, Brimmond’s marine crane division has generated over £3 million in revenue since April.
Key contract wins
A 5-year service contract with British Antarctic Survey (BAS) for crane servicing and engineering support on the Royal Research Ship (RRS), Sir David Attenborough. The company’s largest service contract to date sees Brimmond become the main hydraulic contractor for refit periods, working across the ship’s Rosyth and Harwich bases;
A long-term six-figure rental of the company’s largest marine crane to assist with the P&A decommissioning campaign of the Thistle Alpha.
Buy or rent – tailored solutions
The firm stocks a number of heavy-duty marine cranes which are immediately available for rent or purchase, reducing the lead times and significant CAPEX expenditure associated with purchase.
Paul Dingwall, Technical Sales Manager said, “We have maintained a varied range of sizes of marine crane models over the last couple of years, from 8 tonne-meter (txm) up to 175txm for our stock. These have all now been successfully sold or out on rental, and are operating on client assets.”
UK’s largest rental fleet
Following a £750K investment, Brimmond boasts one of the largest rental fleets of high-capacity marine cranes in the UK and is the exclusive UK and Ireland provider and servicer of global market leader, HEILA Marine Cranes.
With over 700 customers worldwide, HEILA is a global leader in the manufacture of specialist heavy-duty cranes. Following many years of collaboration with HEILA, this official partnership allows Brimmond to offer an exceptional level of service to clients, as well as a greater range of products and enhanced delivery options.
The company stocks a fleet of reliable, custom-built marine cranes which can be used across a wide range of applications including:
Tug, workboat, research, and naval vessels;
Offshore and windfarm platforms and vessels;
Fishing Boats and Fish Farm (Aquaculture) Vessel Cranes;
Offshore construction vessels, supply vessels, pipe laying tower cranes;
ROV (LARS) & dive equipment deployment.
All Brimmond cranes are installed and maintained by their team of skilled technicians. The company boasts two fully equipped service vans, enabling their technicians to carry out servicing, maintenance and inspections throughout the UK and Ireland.
UK’s longest reach marine knuckle boom crane
Having identified that deck coverage on vessels is integral to supporting clients’ marine and aquaculture projects, Brimmond invested in two top-quality marine cranes with 6 extensions and an impressive 27 metres outreach. As a result, they are able to offer the longest reach marine knuckle boom cranes available for hire in the UK.
One of the Effer 175000-4S cranes is currently on its way to Australia, where it will be used for the handling of pipeline bundles as part of a decommissioning campaign. Brimmond’s experienced staff will also be utilised during the operations periods, with someone spending Christmas in Australia!
Largest crane to date
Earlier in the year Brimmond secured an order for its largest crane to date, a 650 tonne-meter (txm) HEILA Active Heave Compensated (AHC) Offshore Subsea Lifting Crane.
This impressive high-specification model is currently in production at the HEILA Factory in Italy, but Brimmond are happy to announce that an identical crane is being manufactured for stock, and is due to be completed early 2025.
The Brimmond team are highly skilled in modifying stock crane packages to suit client specific requirements, leveraging their range of world-leading rental and stock marine cranes, supported by their skilled technicians for installation and maintenance.
Refurbishment
With over 7 decades of experience, our fully-qualified team of engineers and technicians have a proven track record in looking after marine cranes around the globe. Brimmond have both the industry knowledge and engineering ingenuity to refurbish and enhance marine cranes, while maintaining their classification, certification and OEM requirements.
A full strip down repair is the most cost-effective alternative to purchasing a brand-new replacement. Brimmond’s experienced team accurately assess and explain the level of refurbishment the client’s budget would allow.
In recent years we have worked closely with the naval services, refurbishing 7 of their marine cranes to date, safeguarding repaired equipment to operate reliably, safely and back to ‘as new’ condition with an increased lifespan.
Decom
Brimmond has a proven track-record in providing temporary lifting solutions to support wellhead decommissioning operations, reducing the reliance on platform cranes, and enhancing safety and efficiency. The firm stocks a number of high-capacity marine cranes which are immediately available for rental, reducing the lead times and CAPEX expenditure associated with purchase.
Managing Director of Brimmond, Tom Murdoch, said: “Whilst we anticipated growth for the company over the past financial year, the extent of that growth has far exceeded our expectations. Our marine cranes division has made a substantial contribution to that success over the past year. Our order book is looking extremely healthy for 2025, with plans well underway to expand our stock range, as well as our rental and refurbishment service offerings.
“I am extremely grateful to our incredible team for their hard work and commitment to the high standards for which we are renowned, and very much looking forward to our continued success in 2025!”
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