• Project Support Services Asia and Habib Rafiq (Pvt.) Limited Joint Venture

    Project Support Services Asia and Habib Rafiq (Pvt.) Limited have signed a MOU and formed a joint venture on the 2nd of April 2010, the two companies will be working together on Design, Detailed Engineering, Procurement & Construction projects.

    Hibib Rafiq (Pvt.) Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Pakistan, having its registered office at 6-K, Block-H, Gulberg-II, Lahore, acting through its resident director Mr. Zahid Rafiq.

    Habib Rafiq (Pvt.) Limited has come a long way to symbolize commitment, distinction and professional excellence by meeting the stringent, demanding and extra ordinary work requirements of high engineering, national and international importance involving civil, electrical and mechanical works for the last 50 years.

    The ever increasing efforts towards attaining better and new business ventures have exposed the company to multitude of engineering disciplines. Now it is company's prerogative to be working in infrastructure, housing, design and environmental areas other than its strong standing in industrial projects for power, chemicals, petro chemicals, roads, Motorways and buildings.

    Project Support Services Asia's excellent reputation and vast experience within the fields of Engineering, Construction, Pre-commissioning and Commissioning, Test and Inspection/ Maintenance will ensure this Joint venture be a great an prosperous endeavour.

    Please visit our links page to find a link to Hibib Rafiq (Pvt.) Limited website.

     

    Fri 02/04/2010
  • PSS Asia has been awarded the total Turnaround Management of Major Shutdown Maintenance

    PSS Asia has been awarded the total Turnaround Management of Major Shutdown Maintenance for BFPL’s Ammonia Plant in Karratha, WA.. The Shutdown was scheduled to begin on 1 July 2008 and resume Plant production on 17July 2008. Operations reserved handover to maintenance of the facilities from 3 July 2008 and to Turnover back on 15 July 2008. PSS Asia had its schedule for Pre-Turnaround mobilization of Cribs & Office facilities by 15 June 2008 and Supervisors and Pre-Turnaround crew by 20 June 2008. Scaffolding work was planned to start from 1 June 2008.

    All the tools & special equipment was ordered and delivered to site by 29 June 2008 and all personnel were set to begin on 1 July 2008. Unfortunately, due to a gas explosion at the Apache operated Gas facility on Varanus Island in Northwest WA, the gas supply was cut off and the Plant was Shutdown on 3 June 2008. BFPL declared the Shutdown start date is brought forward and Contractors were advised to mobilize as soon as possible to begin the Shutdown maintenance one month earlier than planned.

    PSS Asia contacted various Sub-contractors in light of the emergency mobilization and managed to source the quality and quantity of manpower to meet the requirements of the Plant’s Maintenance Schedule. All employees and contractors were provided with Site Safety and Shutdown specific Inductions, which accredited them with a Blue Card and various other Nationally Accredited Training for ‘Working at Heights’, and ‘Confined Space’ etc.. PSS Asia successfully completed Major Shutdown Maintenance of the largest Ammonia plant in Australia, on schedule Managing more than 12 Sub-contracting Companies with a peak manpower of 260 personnel without any lost time incident.

    Sat 28/06/2008
  • ATS (WA) Pty Ltd- A Subsidiary of PSS Asia - Maintenance Services

    As a result of our hard work, experience, expertise and professionalism, PSS Asia was awarded a long-term Maintenance Contract with Burrup Fertilizers Pty Ltd (BFPL), which includes: General Mechanical, Electrical Maintenance Works, Scaffolding, Coating and Insulation Works at their large-scale Ammonia Plant, located on the Burrup Peninsula in Karratha, WA.

    Although the Total Turnaround Management of BFPL was assigned to PSS Asia, another entity, ATS (WA) Pty Ltd (ATS WA), one of its subsidiary companies, is carrying out the day to day plant maintenance work.

    PSS Asia was also awarded Total Turnaround Management of the planned Major Shutdown at BFPL’s Ammonia Plant, which they rewardingly completed in mid-July 2008. ATS (WA) successfully performed Bolt Tensioning and Torquing jobs. Originally scheduled to begin in July 2008, Shutdown of the Ammonia Plant was brought forward by one month to begin in June 2008. This was due to a Gas explosion at the Apache operated Gas facility on Varanus Island in Northwest WA.

    Major Turnaround for Largest Ammonia Plant, BFPL

    Fri 22/02/2008