Case studies

HIS Solutions for Industry

HIS offers mechanical and electrical maintenance services across the energy, power and industrial sectors. These range from specialist engineering support to general maintenance and cleaning services.

We conduct short term, project-based work as well as long term maintenance contracts, often on NEC terms and conditions. We are firm believers in using an integrated maintenance and operations team to maximise the value and reliability of our clients’ assets.

HIS (HK) Ltd has won many awards for safety and customer satisfaction, including NEC Contractor of the Year in 2018.

Client

CLP Power HK Ltd

Project description

In 2014, CLP Power HK Ltd appointed Hargreaves to deliver electrical and mechanical maintenance of plant and equipment across three major power stations in Hong Kong. Hargreaves supplied all appropriate manpower and equipment to maintain services across the CLP portfolio.

After the initial five-year NEC contracts, CLP awarded Hargreaves the role of principal maintenance contractor until 2024.

Hargreaves is responsible for providing labour, maintenance equipment, materials and supervision to complete the works. This includes:

  • Identifying the maintenance needs of the affected systems
  • Implementing maintenance solutions
  • Reviewing and revising the overall maintenance strategy for the affected systems to improve safety, efficiency and cost-effectiveness

Client

Hong Kong Electric

Project description

HIS (HK) Ltd provided the materials, consumables, tools, equipment and supervised labour for the installation of an additional submersible pump at the discharge of Coal Yard Effluent Pump No. 1 in Lamma Power Station. This involved:

  • Fencing off the area by physical means and with appropriate warning notices to prevent entry by unauthorized people
  • Performing an inspection to check the condition of the non-return valve
  • Supplying and fabricating a cover for the existing non-return valve to allow connection of a new submersible pump
  • Providing transport, installation and connection of a new submersible pump
  • Providing support for testing and certification post installation

Client

CLP Power HK Ltd

Project description

Tubes within the 4 B-station condensers have exceeded their life and a replacement is needed.  HIS (HK) Ltd brought in its specialist engineering team to remove and replace thousands of tubes across two condenser sheets during the 2019/20 outage schedule.

We completed condenser tube replacements using innovative tools to minimise outage time and reduce noise.

Client

Green Island Cement Company

Duration

2018

Project description

HIS (HK) Ltd conducted significant maintenance on one of the conveyors at Green Island Cement. HIS provided all necessary labour, equipment and materials to complete the work, which included:

  • Erecting and dismantling scaffolding
  • Replacing the grate plate
  • Replacing the moving frame guide rail
  • Replacing the support shaft wear ring
  • Replacing drive shaft traveling carts
  • Replacing the hydraulic pump for damping and replace coupling

Client

CLP Power HK Ltd

Duration

2014 – present

Project description

Hargreaves provided a daily preventive maintenance service within a coal and ash plant system. This included maintenance of the conveyor, coal ship unloader, and vehicles and general electrical and mechanical services.

  • NEC contract management and administration
  • Maintenance inspections
  • Routine maintenance
  • Conveyor refurbishment, including:
  • Conveyor:
    • Chain and flight bar replacement
    • Wear plate replacement
    • Corrosion removal and support
    • Hydraulic system refurbishment
    • Conveyor belt refurbishment
    • Drive sprocket replacement
    • Bearing replacement
    • Trash screen repair
    • Chute lining replacement
  • Coal ship unloader maintenance and repair
  • Vehicle servicing, inspection and repair

Client

Green Island Cement Company

Duration

2017

Project description

Green Island Cement Company commissioned HIS (HK) Ltd to replace kiln filler bars in Pier 2 and Pier 3 at Green Island Cement Plant. HIS provided the labour, equipment and materials to complete the work, which included the following:

  • Erection and dismantling of scaffolding
  • Gouging filler bar welds
  • Fabrication and installation of jacking lugs around the kiln
  • Removing filler bars
  • Cleaning kiln shell and performing NDT to check the condition

Client

CLP Power HK Ltd

Duration

2014 – present

Project description

CLP Power HK Ltd tasked Hargreaves to overhaul a fuel gas desulphurisation system, which limits harmful emissions from the CPPS into the atmosphere. Hargreaves managed the FGD area as a separate zone during outage times to ensure the effectiveness of the work and the safety of the site. We performed the following services:

  • Recycle pump system overhaul
  • Repair to internal wall lining of fuel gas absorber
  • Overhaul of slurry mixer agitator
  • Overhaul of booster fan
  • Repair of gas heater
  • Ducting internal lining repair

Client

Green Island Cement Company

Project description

HIS (HK) Ltd replaced a large girth gear and pinion for Green Island Cement Works.

HIS provided the workforce and equipment to deliver the project, which required 24-hour working. This included:

  • Operation of gantry crane
  • Provision of mobile crane for material install/dismantle
  • Scaffolding supply and erection
  • Removal and clean-up of gear cover and gear teeth
  • Removal and replacement of girth gear and pinion
  • Adjustment and calibration of new gear and pinion
  • Re-installation of gear cover
  • Disposal of old girth gear

Client

Hong Kong Electric

Project description

HIS provided materials, consumables, tools, equipment and supervised labour to replace the steel liner for the coal chute at Lamma. This involved:

  • Checking backing plates were intact and cleaning the bonding surfaces to remove any debris
  • Preparing and applying high strength epoxy adhesive weld central washer to the surface
  • Fitting new ceramic tiles, cut to size where necessary
  • Checking for clearance under tiles or unevenness
  • Performing site clearance and a general tidy up

Client

CLP Power HK Ltd

Duration

2016 – present

Project description

HIS (HK) Ltd removed and replaced cladding and insulation at Castle Peak Power Station (CPPS). The project involved:

  • Providing scaffolding and labour and ensuring safe access to affected areas for completion of the scope of work
  • Renewing cladding and insulation of steam air-heater inlet and outlet ducts, SA hot air ducts to wind boxes, expansion joints of the SA hot air ducts to wind boxes and gas air heater inlet/outlet ducts
  • Replacing damaged steel ducts areas
  • Re-coating the damaged protective coating with high temperature (≥300°C dry heat) or low temperature (150°C dry heat) coatings.

Client

Hong Kong International Airport

Project description

Hargreaves undertook specialist welding repairs across the baggage handling system at Hong Kong Airport.

We provided supervision, labour, materials, tools and equip­ment to fabricate the steel track and replace the defective parts.

Client

CLP Power HK Ltd

Project description

HIS (HK) Ltd delivered a transition weld partial replacement for CLP Power HK Ltd. The project involved:

  • Inspecting and assessing the condition of the transition joint through NDT
  • Repairing defective indications found on the transition joint
  • Reinstating insulation and cladding

Our team also undertook a ducting and casing refurbishment. This involved:

  • Visual inspection and NDT to identify defects
  • Removing defective weld imperfections and perform weld repairs, carry out condition a survey to identify the area to be enhanced – includes sling, girths support, duct surface internally
  • Replacing and repairing all the damaged duct surface, structural I-beams, buck stay clips and sling supports.
  • Aligning the inlet duct and enhance the duct supports by fitting with guides.

They then carried out an HRSG pressure part refurbishment. This involved:

  • Inspection by non-destructive and metallurgical examination and/or per advises from metallurgical/technical services
  • Replacing defective components, including drain valves, external pipes and hanger
  • Re-inspecting by non-destructive and metallurgical examination
  • Re-instating the insulation and cladding

Finally, we replaced the HP economizer tube to header. This involved:

  • Removing insulation and cladding
  • Opening the inspection door
  • Replacing any defective tube found during NDT

Client

Doosan Babcock

Project description

Hargreaves supported Doosan Babcock to replace and update its Client’s ageing steam and water chemical sampling equipment at Castle Peak and Black Point Power Stations.

We provided supervision, labour, materials, tools and equipment to replace the steam and water chemical analysers.

Client

CLP Power HK Ltd

Project description

Hargreaves fabricated and installed a new exhaust stack silencer on A station, Castle Peak.

We provided supervision, labour, materials, tools and equipment to fabricate the steel frame support, remove the existing silencer and install the upgrade. It required the following steps:

  • Dismantling the existing silencer
  • Fabrication of steel frame support and guide shoe for the new silencer
  • Supply and installation of four new support springs for the new silencer on top of the vent stack
  • Coating the new frame for weather protection
  • Undertaking inspection of the new silencer when delivered
  • Pre-assembly of the new silencer and transmission piece
  • Surface-prep and spray coating of the new silencer
  • Removing the existing silencer from heights above 70m
  • Installation of new components

Client

CLP Power HK Ltd

Project description

Air Amplifiers

47 amplifiers of SCR unit procured, installed around the SCR catalyst.

Control Panel

  • Design, material supply, fabrication, installation and testing of the control panel that controls the solenoid valve opening and closing for air supply to the Air Amplifiers.
  • Control system to command signal for controlling solenoid valves to feed compressed air to the Air Amplifiers.
  • Local control button and feedback connection to CPB DCS system

Piping Manifold

  • Fabrication the manifold for the air amplifier
  • The manifold to be pre-fabricated and NDT tested before the outage period.

Associated Pipe Work/ Pipe Fitting

Install the interface accessories for connecting the air amplifier to the retained compressed air ancillary equipment associated with compress air systems including Pressure regulator control panel, pressure gauge filter (oil and water) separator drain and pipe sealing.

Client

CLP Power HK Ltd

Project description

Remnant Life Assessment (RLA)

Preparation work for blowdown vessel inspection

Non-Destructive Test Inspection (Preparation)

  • Removing and reinstating claddings
  • Casings and insulation
  • Numbering and cleaning of boiler tubes to the required standards

Inspections

  • Thermal tool
  • EP2-cold-formed bend
  • EP3-CMV weld
  • Bottom slope tie bar NDT prep
  • Soot-blower openings
  • Drain pocket with drain piping bend
  • Cage front and rear wall inlet header

Boiler Tubes Replacement

  • Replaced all fretted, excessively corroded or thinned tubes
  • Identified by visual and NDT inspection cage wall tubes, final, platen, re-heat super-heaters and economizer
  • Replace erosion shields on tubes in the identified area
  • Replace beyond lifetime tubes in final super-heater, re-heater, cage wall and economizer

Client

CLP Power HK Ltd

Project description

Hargreaves undertook the overhaul of the crane. This involved the refurbishment and replacing a number of components such as electrical conductors, collectors and hoist cabling as well as general repairs to the platform and cat ladders to ensure the crane runs optimally for the future. We also expanded the crane’s capability by installing radio control sets allowing the crane to be operated remotely.

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