Here at The Impulse Group, we are specialists in global asset integrity management, including design, corrosion management, risk-based inspection, and flexible pipe riser and flowline integrity management. We offer a range of products, services, training and support to clients worldwide in the oil and gas, energy, and renewable power generation sectors. With over 50 years of combined engineering experience, our experts are your experts. From consulting to inspection, we are here to support your individual needs and to help you execute your engineering projects.
The cost of training and maintaining experts internally can be significant for your business and take up valuable time that your team could be spending on other areas. Consulting our project management and integrity experts will allow you to meet necessary regulatory requirements, and help you execute your projects on schedule, at a reduced cost to your organisation.
We provide a wide range of services, from rapid technical advice via telephone or video call to training, and multi-disciplinary on-site support.
At The Impulse Group, we are leaders in the field of integrity management. Our extensive expertise means that our dedicated team of engineers understand HIRA (Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment), HAZOP (Hazard and Operability Study), and FMEA (Failure Modes and Effects Analysis). We can conduct field risk assessments for your organisation and identify preventative measures to manage risk and reduce operational costs.
System integrity and risk management aren’t a step at the end of a project – it is vital throughout the entire process. Integrity starts when the first materials are ordered, which is why we will be on hand to guide and advise. By planning for every scenario, you know what to expect and how to address risks.
Project delays can cost time, money, resources, and the reputation of your business. As experts in delivery and project management, we will support you and your team in the manufacture and delivery of flexible pipe projects all the way through to installation. With technicians based around the globe, we will be there when you need us.
The Impulse Group’s dedicated project managers and engineers will identify and highlight potential problems in expected delivery estimates and help you come up with solutions to keep your project on budget and on schedule.
Engineering can be incredibly complex, especially with the sheer number of regulatory requirements your team must adhere to. An on-site representative from a third-party organisation can be incredibly valuable to your engineering projects. Providing a new perspective and an objective look at your systems may spot potential problems you have not noticed and can help ensure that your project is delivered to the right specifications and regulatory requirements.
Capable of covering a full range of subsea fabrication activities, our third-party inspectors have an in-depth understanding of different certifications, including:
Our project managers, engineers and consultants have extensive knowledge and technical expertise across a wide range of disciplines. This knowledge, combined with our solution based approach, enables us to understand every aspect of our customers’ engineering requirements and help them achieve their specific goals.
Our team are experienced in a range of areas including:
We will work with you to find the perfect solution, whether that is a bespoke design, flexible pipe training, riser annulus testing, or engineering support.
As experts in engineering, flexible pipe risers and flowline integrity management, we here at The Impulse Group pride ourselves on the extensive range of projects we have worked on. We have worked with numerous organisations and are trusted by industry leaders including Baker Hughes, General Electric, Health & Safety Executive, 2H Offshore, SBM, Petrovietnam and many others.
We are an approved supplier for the US training company Petroskills and as such we often undertake the delivery of their Subsea Systems courses on a global platform. These courses are run by field experts and we are proud to support them with our knowledge base.
Supply of standard polymer product for cable protection in addition to our fast-lok bend restrictors for a wind turbine project in the North Sea. Enquiry to manufacture and delivery was within 4 weeks. Included in this scope were also some bespoke polymer spacer modules which ensured regulation spacing was maintained between cable crossings.
Our Technical Director Chris Spraggon was the author behind the Energy Institutes Non-Metallic Assessment Guidelines for flexible pipe and bonded hoses. The guidelines were compiled over a period of 2 years with publication in late 2021. If you are interested in learning more about this scope then the guidelines can be found here.
Part of our business is to educate and train other engineers in the unique make-up of flexible pipe technology. We have adaptable training courses available from 1-5 days, on this occasion we were invited to provide the UK HSE with a full week of training on flexible pipe technology covering areas from design through manufacture, integrity management and inspection.
The Impulse Group offer riser test kits for sale and Fairtex operate in West Africa as an integrity provider. The Impulse Group work alongside Fairtex for flexible pipe integrity supporting their business including the supply, maintenance and support for annulus testing.
Our standard positive pressure kit has been used twice on the Dana platform in the North Sea testing the integrity of flexible pipe outer sheath. The kit is easy to transport, adaptable and the results prove definitive for understanding each riser condition for future integrity management. These results are then fed into a field-wide IMR plan.
We were approached by 2HOffshore riser engineers through our consultancy support contract with them to produce a test kit to undertake offshore testing of a riser which was potentially subject to breathing through the venting system which was not fitted with non-return valves. Our study involved designing and manufacturing a bespoke kit, mobilisation and reporting of the findings. Turns out risers can breath!
The Impulse Group has been involved with supplying specialist engineering resource into Baker Hughes Flexible Pipe Manufaturing in Newcastle, UK for many years now. We offer bespoke packages for project specific work covering everything from design through manufacturing and pipe delivery. We continue to support this work with Baker Hughes and are working with them on new scopes in flexible engineering.
If you are looking for a team with over 100 combined years of experience in oil and gas, manufacturing, integrity, project management, logistics, and engineering, you’ve come to the right place. The Impulse Group are specialist in flexible pipe risers, flowline integrity, and other engineering projects.
Chris has over 18 years of experience in oil and gas specifically within the field of flexible pipes. His experience covers everything from design through manufacture, quality, installation, operation, and integrity management. Considered an expert in his field he has advised clients on some of the most challenging flexible pipe projects globally and has written numerous publications on flexible pipe integrity management. Chris is a founding director of The Impulse Group and is integral to its growth and vision.
Adam is a talented oil and gas engineer with over 15 years experience in flexible pipe design, materials and assembly. He has a passion for engineering design and calculus and is central to the development of The Impulse Group. Adam has indepth knowledge of flexible pipe design and integrity management and heads up the operations team here at The Impulse Group. Working alongside our development team he has initiated, designed and implemented many of our offshore integrity testing products.
Martin Harbottle heads up our Engineering team here at The Impulse Group as Technical Director. With an extensive CV in many areas of engineering including flexible pipes he is an expert in all things mechanical. Martin has a passion for first principle engineering and is key to the development of our team, services and product development.
Gilles is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer with over 20 years specialist experience in the design, analysis and integrity management of flexible pipe systems including cross-section design, in-situ analysis, manufacturing, delivery management, fatigue assessments, life extension, monitoring and inspection. Gilles also heads up our Technical team in our Aberdeen facility.
Michael has a fantastic background in oil and gas having been in the industry for over 10 years. He has experience in all areas of subsea infrastructure from flexible pipes, umbilicals and subsea cables. Michael support us with many projects from pipeline initiation through to life extension and is currently steering our product development in offshore flexible pipe integrity.
Stevie is an experienced engineer and project manager with extensive history in the oil and gas industry in particular with flexible pipe integrity. At The Impulse Group, Stevie gets involved with all things to do with operations from annulus testing to bespoke inspection services as well as project management.
Graham has extensive experience in engineering from his early career in the Royal Air Force through to over 15 years experience in flexible pipe manufacturing, project management and design. Graham is key to leading our teams of flexible pipe engineers both experienced and new to the industry with his significant wealth of knowledge in this subject.
Phil has a wealth of experience in flexible pipe manufacture and project engineering. Previously Phil has worked directly for a flexible pipe manufacturer and is key to running some of our new projects through to installation. His knowledge of ancillary components and product design is second to none and he supports our teams in all aspects relating to early project phases.
Ed Hulme is a Lead Flexible Pipe Engineer for The Impulse Group with an impressive background in product development, project engineering and project management. He brings with him significant knowledge of flexible pipes following a long career with a flexible manufacturer. One of the first engineers to join us on this journey of flexible pipe engineering, Ed continues to develop, manage and engineer new pipe projects.
Lee is a recent graduate with MEng from Sunderland university. He joined our team to learn about flexible pipe technology and has been integrating into the company using his recent university learning. Lee is key to our product development and technical documentation development. He is a quick learner and has picked up a number of technical scopes since joining.
Andy is a consultant engineer for us at The Impulse Group specialising in flexible pipe projects, interface management and subsea integrity management. He is available to support client work scopes as and when required and is integral to supporting our manufacturing and quality control work for some of our key clients.
Ollie is a consultant engineer for us at The Impulse Group specialising in flexible pipe projects and project management. He is available to support client work scopes as and when required and is integral to supporting our manufacturing and quality control work for some of our key clients.
Neil has significant experience in flexible pipe engineering, integrity management and subsea technology. He has an extensive track record of working closely with customers in all regions of the world and is key to assisting us in developing our products and services to serve our marketplace.
Gabrielle heads up our marketing team here at The Impulse Group, she has an extensive track record in marketing and launching of new products and is key to our brand image and driving our company forward. If you’ve heard of us then it’s likely Gabrielle is behind the marketing material.
The Impulse Group is here to help, bringing you diversity, ingenuity, and experience when you need it the most. From design to integrity, we can ensure your project is completed to your specifications. Simply contact The Impulse Group today to discuss your needs or complete the form below.
