Project
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Ledwood were engaged by engineering, procurement and construction giant Chicago Bridge and Iron (CB&I) to undertake a two-year pipework programme crucial to the success of a new multi-million pound fuel terminal.
Thousands of metres of pipes, in diameters of up to 32 inches and lengths of up to 36m, were fabricated at Ledwood’s Waterloo base in Pembroke Dock, Wales. They were delivered by barge to the dockside terminal around three miles away in Milford Haven. Ten loading arms were crafted and delivered to the liquefied natural gas (LNG) import depot operated by the South Hook LNG Terminal Company.
Ledwood specialists laid LNG pipes along a one-and-a-half-mile ocean tanker jetty and linked them to the terminal’s storage tanks; other pipes carried substances such as drinking water and nitrogen. Expert installation was carried out on 25 pre-assembled pipe wracks and units of up to 450 tonnes.
Roly Jones, a Ledwood construction manager, said: “We had up to 100 personnel working on the project. Our experience, effort, expertise and unmatched knowledge of the local labour market saw us deliver a complex job on time and to the high standard demanded by CB&I. It led to us being offered more work at the terminal.”
