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Cokebusters Ltd
Specialist mechanical decoking services to oil refineries across the world
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
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Cokebusters
COKEBUSTERS was established in 2005 by John Phipps, with the objective of offering specialist mechanical decoking services to oil refineries across the world. With 25 employees based in Hawarden, near Chester, it’s a small company, but one with an international presence. To meet demand in North America, Cokebusters USA Inc was established in Texas in 2013.
John Phipps, MBE, Cokebusters’ founder.
“Cokebusters is a cheesy name,” says John, “but it describes exactly what we do: we bust coke.
“We’re very proud to receive
this Queen’s Award; it is a special
tribute to all our employees.
Everyone in the company has
contributed to our dynamic
growth in exports. We have men
and women flying from the UK to
refinery sites around the world. It’s a big
effort which is much appreciated by our clients who see their problems solved with cost and time efficiency.
“When we export to our own premises in Texas, in turn our American colleagues there export onwards to Canada and Mexico. This award is a great big ‘well done’ to all our staff.”
Closely supported by managing director
Glen Gamble, John has 25 years’ experience in this specialist area. Cokebusters continuously invests in research and development, its team of talented and like-minded individuals constantly push against technological boundaries, with
the simple aim of delivering the best service: to ensure clients’ refinery furnaces are performing efficiently and reliably.
The buccaneering nature of foreign site works as an active operational sortie suits those who served with HM Forces, so the company has a lively and complementary mix of civilians and former military personnel.
Decoking and tube inspection in combined service
Furnace tubes around the world are typically three to eight inches in diameter. By connecting a sophisticated water pumping machine, periodic cleaning is carried out, driving polymer-bodied scraper ‘pigs’ through
tubing to incrementally scrape away coke built up on inner surfaces. To remove coke effectively and safely, Cokebusters’ scraper pigs have been designed to achieve an optimum combination of strength, durability and flexibility.
Cokebusters is the only company
in the world to offer mechanical decoking and tube inspection in one seamless service
Along the way, Cokebusters became a ‘metal-bashing’ manufacturer, designing and manufacturing its own machinery, all presented in British racing green. Factoring in maximum
reliability, the company encourages employees to input ideas from their site experience, thus achieving consistent quality control, with each machine being an improvement on the last.
John recalls a demand from a client back in 1997, which was “How do we know the tubes are clean?” leading him to find a scientific answer, which
was the staged patenting of ‘Merlin Inspection Technology’. The system depends on an electronic ‘pig’, similarly driven through tubes by water,
but using ultrasound technology to internally scan the heater tubes, recording and identifying measurements and internal surface condition.
Cokebusters is the only company in the
world to offer mechanical decoking and tube inspection in one seamless service. From pre- qualification through to the site operation itself, all arrangements and management are straight- forward, given the obvious benefits of dealing with a single company.
COKEBUSTERS LTD
The Armoury Building, Hawarden Aviation Park, Flint Road, Chester CH4 0GZ • Tel: +44 (0)1244 531 765 Fax: +44 (0)1244 538 357 • www.cokebusters.com
The team gets on the road.
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