Engineering Lifting Solutions for Operating companies, Drilling contractors, Well service companies on jack-up rigs and offshore platforms.

2. “Sparrows, leaders in mechanical, hydraulic &
lifting services, encompassing; design,
manufacture, construction, rental, operation
and maintenance within the oil, gas and
energy industries”

3. How We Deliver
Value to the client
Individuals
Project teams
Management Structure
Sound Finance & Talent Management
Integrated Management / HSEQ Systems & Procedures
38 years Company Experience

4. Unique ‘life-of-asset’ scope
- Consult, plan, engineer, supply, install, operate, maintain, extend, remove, recycle
Our
Offering
Lifting /Handling
Consultancy
Specifying
Procure
Equipment
Concept
Design
FEED
EPC
CAPEX
Operate
Maintain
Repair
Operations &
Production
Consult
Engineer
Implement
Rental
Supply
Services
Life Extension
Upgrade
Decommission
OPEX

5. On your door step
Support in all major oil and gas hubs
Abbeville, USA
Broussard, USA
Houma , USA
Slidell, USA
Aberdeen, UK
China
Houston, USA
Doha, Qatar
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Mexico
Mumbai, India
Lagos, Nigeria
Singapore
Macae, Brazil
Luanda, Angola
Jakarta, Indonesia
Perth, Australia
Office/Facility
Partner

6. People and Diversity - Support at major
oil and gas hubs
Headcount by Region
Headcount by Brand/Function
Global Support,
8%
Fluid Power, 3%
UK
M/East/Ind/
APAC, 14%
Africa
Eng and Ops
Manufacturing
Rental, 4%
Training, 3%
Manufacturing,
3%
Training
Rental
USA, 23%
Fluid Power
USA
Global Support
M/East/Ind/APAC
Africa, 7%
UK, 56%
ca. 2100 Employees
Eng and Ops,
79%

7. A fully integrated service offering

8. Aberdeen Facility
Location
Office (Sq m)
Workshop/Warehouse (Sq m)
Open Storage (Sq m)
Seton House
Scott House
Denmore Yard
Tern Base
Middlemuir Yard
Foveran House
1,050
1,100
1,910
2,000
500
1,070
1,162
1,715
635
1,168
9,000
5,500
1,800
22,250
2,067
Total
3,720
7,422
41,785

9. Aberdeen Facility

10. Middle East Facility

11. Support Facility – Abu Dhabi
Sparrows Offshore Services has a Middle East regional facility at Musaffah,
Abu Dhabi.
This facility supports some 130 staff comprising of:
Management: 2
Crane Engineers: 10
Crane Supervisors: 11
Crane Operators: 19
Crane Maintainers: 38
Riggers: 30
Fabricators: 5
Operations personnel: 15

12. Support Facility – Abu Dhabi
Sparrows Offshore Services have established office, workshop and warehousing facilities in
Mussafah, Abu Dhabi. Comprising of: Mechanical, Electrical, Hydraulic Workshops:
Fabrication Workshop :
Offices:
Yard:
630 m2
540 m2
700 m2
1850 m2
These facilities are new in 2013 and are dedicated to the provision of crane and lifting
equipment services.

13. Local Support Facility – Abu Dhabi
Engineering/Admin offices, AC Parts
store and Hydraulic Workshop
Engineering Department
Warehousing space of 200 square metres
comprising of floor and racking for
storage of consumable and general spares
and air conditioned parts room storage of
150 square metres purposely for holding
perishable spares

14. Workshop Facilities – Abu Dhabi
The workshop facilities that are available for use are located in Mussafah, Abu Dhabi and are
used for the inspection, refurbishment and testing of a full range of lifting equipment ranging
from Chain blocks to complete Offshore pedestal cranes.
The workshop is controlled by a Supervisor who manages safety and QA/QC.
Lathe and Milling machines are located within the workshop with a dedicated operator and
are used for the manufacture of spare parts and refurbishment of other components.
Two Overhead gantry cranes (5Te x 10Te SWL) service the workshop facility, load testing bed
and general yard areas.

15. Fabrication Facilities – Abu Dhabi
Fabrication of Boom Sections
Manufacture of Crane Boom Assemblies
Sparrows has an in-house fabrication shop
with equipment and personnel dedicated
for the inspection, repair, refurbishment
and manufacture of pedestal crane load
path components ie boom sections, A
Frames, Operators cabins
Manufacture of Operators Cabins

16. Singapore Facility
Similar Set up to Middle East Facility
Moving into larger premises Q1 2014

17. Singapore Office Facility
Sparrows Asia Pacific Region including Singapore facility
supports some 72 staff comprising of:
Management/Admin: 10
Engineering: 13
Offshore: 49
Singapore Facility Breakdown
Management/Admin : 8
Crane Engineers: 4
Crane Supervisors/Flying Squad Inspector: 10
Crane Mechanics: 12

18. Service Support - Five Yearly Re-certification on Cranes
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Preparation for survey: Function Test, Remove ropes
Boom assembly: Strip down, inspect equipment
Winch units (Main hoist, Aux hoist and Boom
luffing): Inspection
Gantry assembly: Inspection structural/mechanical
equipment
Swing Table assembly : Inspection and checks
Machinery House, Pedestal and Cabin inspection
Electrical control system and Electrical Motors:
Checks and Inspection of equipment
Hydraulic control system and Components:
Inspection and checks
Crane Wire Ropes, Pendant and End connectors:
Remove/Replace equipment
Crane Safe Load Indicator: Check of functions
Crane Proof Load Testing: Function checks, Proof
Load Test and post checks

19. Engineering & Operations

20. Lifting engineering, offshore crane
operation and maintenance services
Services portfolio:
• Crane management, operation and maintenance
• Crane inspection/condition surveys CCE
• Crane refurbishment, modification and up-grade
(Pedestal and BOP)
• Crane installation and removal (including supplementary
craneage)
• Crane consultancy services
• FMECA services
• Component, spares sourcing, rigging lofts
• Insitu - machining & bolting
• Adhoc crane operator personnel
• Tubular handling equipment & powered access
• Strategic alliances with AADI (Mipeg),
Paccar- Braden / Bosch Rexroth / Stahl Cranes /
Orlaco & Latchways, Outreach powered access

21. Annual Crane Inspection
• Driven by legislation (LOLER SI2307 & PUWER SI2306, API RP-2D)
• Company policy
• Thorough assessment of all components and records
• Required to be undertaken by competent & independent person
• Verifies integrity & compliance with safety regulations
• Helps prevent failure & downtime
• Generates a recommended action list & detailed report
• Creates opportunity to review and optimise maintenance routines and crane
performance
• Increases visibility of required crane maintenance/repair activity
• Co-ordinated and planned to minimise disruption

22. Global CCE Service
• Managed and coordinated from Central Database to ensure
compliance across different regions
• Dedicated focal point to coordinate activities at a global level,
whilst maintaining relationships with Asset Management at a
regional level
• Guaranteed competent inspectors in every region
• Dedicated training sessions rolled out in each region to
offshore and onshore staff, ensuring consistency
• Guaranteed consistency in activity plans, workpacks,
proposals, procedures, reporting methods
• Active monitoring of trends and findings
• Regular communication to every region with alerts, safety
issues, trends, updates
• Integration with other Management systems to make remedial
actions happen
• Centralised library for all crane data
• KPI driven

23. Secure On-Line Database
• A detailed visual inspection of
offshore cranes, reporting of
findings and recommended
actions
• 443 point checklist
• Secure access
• Scheduling of annual and 5 yearly
crane inspections
• Evidence of compliance with
inspection schedules
• Web-based, can be accessed
anywhere, anytime
• Useful tool to plan and budget for
future maintenance strategy

24. Global CCE Service – The benefits
• Managed service – reduces your efforts in planning and coordinating
• Guaranteed consistency in quality and reporting
• Guaranteed consistency of personnel
• Centralised data
• Increased visibility of crane integrity
• Track, trend and share findings
• Integration with management system ensures recommended actions will be acted upon
• Helps with audit trail

25. Live Maintenance Process

26. Failure Mode Effects and Criticality Analysis

27. Condition Monitoring
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Maintenance strategy a risk-based approach based on a combination of nonintervention, inspection and condition monitoring
Key equipment assemblies and components receiving condition monitoring:
– Slew Bearing – grease samples, ‘rocking motions’, RCI load history, fasteners,
UT / Eddy current monitoring
– Oils – hydraulic, gearbox and winches
– Brake pressures
– Wire ropes – UT following change for re-use
– Drive splines
– Structural NDT inspection

28. Crane Technical Reviews
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Specifications - Provide engineering assistance to compile appropriate specifications
for New Cranes & Refurbished Cranes that meet the platform / lift requirements of the
customer.
Maintenance Strategy Reviews - Develop or review a comprehensive crane
maintenance strategy based upon applicable legislation (e.g. API RP 2D ) and/or FMEA
/ FMECA type studies
Load Chart Verification - A comprehensive review of existing load radius charts and
revision where necessary to comply with legislation and equipment specifications.
Lift Procedures - The provision of lifting method statements for critical lifts (e.g. Lift
Plans)
Documentation Compliance - Provision of personnel to review and collate
documentation associated with offshore cranes. This review would include compliance
with current regulations, specifications, and customer requirements.
Platform Lifting Management Review - A comprehensive review of how crane
and lifting operations are managed on offshore installations and the ability to provided
plans to increase worker safety, efficiency, and reduce down time.

29. Crane Modification
Performance Upgrades - The design, supply, and
installation of components to improve the
performance (lifting capabilities) of the crane in
either a speed or capacity aspect
Safety Upgrades - The design, supply, and
installation of components to enhance the
crane’s safety
Reliability Upgrades - The re-engineering of crane
components to replace items that are either
obsolete, of inferior quality or that are underspecified

30. Jacking Solutions
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Some objects are too large, unstable or
inaccessible to be moved by cranes. In such cases,
jacking systems are the appropriate handling
solution – and Sparrows have the experience to
design and deliver them
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Our expertise in the field of having to jack up
entire cranes, atop tall pedestals, in the offshore
environment provides a specialized engineering
solution to allow for inspection or change out of
the crane slew bearing
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Wherever jacking solutions can overcome weight,
stability or confined space problems, Sparrows
are equipped to develop solutions

31. Skidding Solutions
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In cases where platform cranes do not have sufficient reach or capacity to allow
loads to be moved around a platform deck, Sparrows have developed skidding
solutions to meet the client’s requirements
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The hydraulically-controlled “skid claw” developed by Sparrows permits
accurate and controlled movement of the loads with minimal specialized
equipment
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Sparrows can also integrate the skidding solutions within an overall mechanical
handling solution package

32. Parts Refurbishment
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Sparrows can provide competent and skilled personnel to refurbish proprietary
crane components
Braden Winch approved Service Center
Structural component refurbishment services, Boom, gantry, body etc
Mechanical component refurbishment services : Winches, engine, cylinders,
gearboxes etc

33. Case Studies

34. Total Elgin PUQ
New Accommodation Installation
Challenge
• How best to safely & cost effectively facilitate the lifting &
installation of new accommodation units on the Elgin PUQ
with minimal disruption to production operations?
Solution
• Use National OS215 to install new living quarters
• Install crane on heli - deck with supporting skid structure
• Use existing platform cranes to erect the temporary crane
& convey the new accommodation units
Benefits / Results
• Eliminated the need to consider using a crane barge
• Best use of existing platform cranes
• Independence/minimal interference of platform operations
• Most cost effective & Safest method

35. Magnus– Temporary Crane & Elevated Skidtrack

36. Successes
Our Proven Track Record
National OS435 Crane Refurbishment:
Challenge
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How best to safely & cost effectively facilitate the refurbishment of
a 30 year old crane back to as new condition. Installation of new
larger cab, refurbishing all components and ensuring structural
integrity.
Solution
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The refurbishment programme included for the crane Chassis,
Boom, A-Frame and all Components to under go this at the
Sparrows Aberdeen facility.
Fully function tested on Sparrows purpose built test pedestal
Supplied complete with the following:
• Updated Operation and Parts Manuals
• FMECA
Benefits / Results
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National crane reconditioned suitable for an other 20 years in the
field, maintaining the familiarity to operator and maintainer.
Most cost effective solution.

37. Successes
Our Proven Track Record
BOP Handling Systems :
• A 150t SWL BOP crane with four explosion-proof
electric hoists fitted to two overhead travelling BOP crab
units.
• Double rail underslung design, arranged to run along the
bottom flanges of the twin deck beams.
• Crab traverse drive is of the rack and pinion type, fitted
with eight single-flanged runner wheels.
• Driven by twin Stahl EEx de-geared motor units
travelling along a machined rack.
• Two crab units are tied in tandem to give the combined
lifting capacity of 150t.
• Each BOP unit consists of twin Stahl AS 7100-8 EEx hoist
units in a ZW configuration, lifting on eight falls of wire
rope from twin barrels.

38. Sparrows and Stahl Crane Systems have worked together for 25 years.
Engineered solutions to best fit customer requirements are offered for ATEX rated lifting
equipment in Zone 1 & 2 areas. We offer and support Stahl products throughout UK and
Norway.

39. Our proven track record
Mechanical Handling Services
• Drilling derrick strength review
• Client consultation and conceptual design
• Project management
• Structural design interface
• Engineering support
• Complete interface manufacturing drawings
• Fabrication of components
• Procurement
• Structural and Hydraulic Equipment Installation
• Commissioning and Test of Equipment to CA

40. OFFSHORE ACCESS & PIPEHANDLERS
Sparrows and Outreach have a non exclusive global agreement for sale of Access Systems

41. Manufacturing

42. Offshore crane design, manufacture and
after-sales support
Tailored to meet our clients needs:
• Box boom & Lattice boom cranes to API
- 2C specification
• Load capacities from 5 tons to 120 tons
• OEM Spares & components for:
o Energy Cranes / American Aero /
Titan / Weatherford / Houston Roto
Systems / Bucyrus Marine Cranes
o Parts support for all major offshore
crane makes
• Engineering services & solutions
• Fabrication facilities
• Test stand facilities

43. Rental

44. Supply of fully crewed offshore crane
rental services
• Best value when limited deck space, capital expenditure
or crane barge rental impractical or costly
• Rapid deployment within days due to unique modularity
of our cranes
“Rapid Deployment and Expertise”
• Type of cranes available: 5t to 120t capacity; boom
lengths 20 to 140 feet; purpose-built; skid-mounted ;
possibility to supply larger cranes
• We guarantee:
o Cranes maintained up to API RP2D standards;
o Qualified, experienced maintainer/crane operators;
o Project management expertise;
o An engineering team on hand
Rapid deployment and expertise

45. Training

46. Training for all categories of crane, rigging and
load handling personnel, lifting equipment
inspectors and hydraulics technicians
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Five centres offering Crane, lifting, rigging operations and Fluid Power
training courses.
UK courses accredited by OPITO, IMCA, etc
National Fluid Power Centre (NFPC) approved UK training centre
US Courses accredited to API RP2D
Also recognized by the IADC
Global network of training and assessment centers
Instructors to deliver courses at clients location/premises
Crane simulator facilities
Actual hands on crane experience

47. Fluid Power

48. Design, manufacture, test and repair of hydraulic
systems, field service and component supply
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Service Support
Component Supply
Systems Design
Manufacture
Test/Repair
Hire Equipment
Hydraulic Hose Management
Engineering Solutions

49. Fluid Power Engineering Solutions
• System Consultancy
• Turbine Starter System Maintenance and Upgrade
• Power Generation Hydraulic Control Systems
• Jack-Up Hydraulic System Upgrades
• Turbine Lube Oil System Flushing
• Rig Skidding System Upgrades
• Ballast Control Systems
• Mooring/Anchor Handling Systems
• Flushing and Hydraulic pipework installation on
various systems

50. Servtech is an international specialist in the provision of inspection and
inspection-related services to the oil & gas industry
Since 1985 we’ve been delivering quality services in support of
exploration and production activities around the world
As our multi-national business has grown, so has our reputation
That’s because our objective is always the same: to help our clients
sustain an operational environment characterised by safety and integrity
To give them peace of mind

51. Services
Disciplines
Project Management
Structural Repairs
Client Representatives
Vendor Inspection
Life Enhancement
Piping Surveys & Engineering
Development of Procedures/SOPS
Client QA/QC Surveys
Lifting Gear
Magnetic Particle
Ultrasonic
Eddy Current
Welding
Dye Penetrant
Visual
Drops
Crane Evaluation
Rotatory Tool Inspection

52. Why talk to Sparrows?

53. Health, safety, environment and quality
At the heart of our risk management excellence:
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• HSEQ processes with
most advanced 3rd party
certification in its
industry sector and class
• HSEQ teams embedded in
all our Business Units
• Continuous investment in
HSEQ management
systems tailored to meet
local business
requirements
The result: best-in-class standards of safety performance

54. Why talk to Sparrows?
• Sparrows draws on its unique experience to develop efficient, cost effective, and
customer-focused solutions
• We continuously invest in our people, bringing outstanding competence to every
project
• Your project benefits from our supply-chain buying-power and relationships
• We deliver within a framework of quality, safety and ethical policies which aligns us
with clients and host communities

55. www.sparrowsgroup.com
Benji George
Business Development Manager
Middle East, India & Asia Pacific.
Mob +971 562 190 301
benji.george@sparrowsgroup.com