Ironsand
A distillation column wrapped in scaffolding at dusk, crews in orange coveralls on every level, floodlights lit against a deep blue sky over the Gulf.

We work when the plant stops.

Shutdowns, cleaning, repair, insulation and fabrication for process plants in Jubail and across the Kingdom, run by one accountable team.

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Our services

Plants are built to run. Our work is everything in between: we open them up, clean them, fix them and hand them back on the day we promised.

Six services, run as one programme.

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Shutdowns and turnarounds

Planned stops run to the hour: scope, labour, equipment and close-out under one team.

A welder in an orange coverall joining a steel pipe flange, sparks flying.Explore

Plant maintenance

Routine and breakdown maintenance of rotating and static equipment.

A worker in an orange coverall and face shield jetting a heat exchanger tube bundle with high-pressure water.Explore

Industrial cleaning

High-pressure jetting, hydro-blasting and chemical cleaning.

Two workers fitting aluminium cladding over insulation on a large pipe run in bright daylight.Explore

Insulation and refractory

Thermal insulation, cladding and refractory linings.

A steel fabrication workshop with rows of pipe spools and an overhead gantry crane.Explore

Fabrication and construction

Pipe spools, structural steel and site erection from our own workshop.

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Equipment and manpower

Cranes, lifts, welding sets and skilled crews, on call.

A 30-day shutdown, in one view.

Every turnaround follows the same arc. Scroll through ours: six phases, one schedule, one team accountable for all of it.

Days 1 to 3

Isolate and prepare

Isolations proven, permits issued, scaffolding and access erected before the first bolt is touched.

Days 3 to 8

Clean

Vessels, exchangers and lines are cleaned and gas-freed so inspectors can work safely inside.

Days 6 to 11

Open and inspect

Equipment is opened and inspected. Findings go straight to the client, with a repair scope for each.

Days 9 to 24

Repair, insulate, reline

Mechanical repairs, fabrication, refractory and insulation run in parallel, tracked daily against the plan.

Days 22 to 28

Reinstate and test

Equipment is boxed up, pressure tested and checked against the punch list.

Days 27 to 30

Commission and hand back

Systems are commissioned with operations and handed back with a closed-out document pack.

  1. Days 1 to 3

    Isolate and prepare

    Isolations proven, permits issued, scaffolding and access erected before the first bolt is touched.

  2. Days 3 to 8

    Clean

    Vessels, exchangers and lines are cleaned and gas-freed so inspectors can work safely inside.

  3. Days 6 to 11

    Open and inspect

    Equipment is opened and inspected. Findings go straight to the client, with a repair scope for each.

  4. Days 9 to 24

    Repair, insulate, reline

    Mechanical repairs, fabrication, refractory and insulation run in parallel, tracked daily against the plan.

  5. Days 22 to 28

    Reinstate and test

    Equipment is boxed up, pressure tested and checked against the punch list.

  6. Days 27 to 30

    Commission and hand back

    Systems are commissioned with operations and handed back with a closed-out document pack.

The plants we work in.

  • A gas processing plant in the desert at midday, a flare burning above the pipe racks.
  • A petrochemical complex at night, its furnaces and columns covered in lights.
  • A fertilizer plant in morning haze, with a tall prilling tower, conveyor galleries and a white storage dome.
  • Molten steel pouring from a ladle in a steel mill, a worker in a heat-protective suit nearby.
  • A power and desalination plant on the Gulf coast at sunset, crews walking along a gantry over large pipes.

Recent work.

All projects
A welder joining a pipe flange, sparks flying against a grey steel background.

Nobody starts until the permit says it is safe.

  • Every task has a method statement and a permit.

  • Supervisors stop work first and ask questions after.

  • Near misses are reported and shared the same day.

Safety and quality
  • Isolate
  • Clean
  • Inspect
  • Repair
  • Insulate
  • Reline
  • Test
  • Hand back

Planning a shutdown? Talk to us early.

The sooner we see the scope, the better the plan. Send us the site, the scope and the dates.

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