Cokebusters: King’s Award for Enterprise

- International Trade and King’s Award for EnterpriseInnovation

Since incorporation in 2005, Cokebusters has been based at Hawarden Airfield in North Wales. Family owned, the company’s foundation centred on the mechanical ‘decoking’ of tubing and pipeline systems for the oil refining sector. The technique is essential in maintaining operational efficiency and lower energy consumption.

The company subsequently introduced ultrasound inspection technology using an ‘intelligent pig’ which passes through small diameter tubing and pipelines collecting and analysing data not only to assure cleanliness, but to identify and qualify any areas of corrosion, so ensuring process safety and asset integrity.

Now nearly 20 years old, the company employs over 100 employees internationally and delivers services across South America, USA, Europe and the Middle East.

James Phipps, Managing Director: “This double win is extraordinary, a King’s Award in both International Trade and Innovation is indeed a proud success. It’s clear that one feeds the other whereby the client belief in our leading tube inspection technology has directly fuelled growth in export trade. Cokebusters is small enough to be nimble, to energise R&D through close site operation links and react swiftly to customer demands. Across our business we are delighted to receive this supreme accolade, especially knowing we’ve been so thoroughly vetted.”