HYDRAMEC CELEBRATING 30 YEARS Working in the industry for over thirty years, Hydramec have gained a wealth of experience designing and building Launch and Recovery Systems (LARS) and specialising in bespoke marine handling systems.
COMPANY HISTORY Founded in 1990 by Peter Church, Hydramec started out repairing ships deck equipment and various hydraulic repairs for local clients in the Great Yarmouth area. Peter had been involved with the subsea industry from the late 70’s, where he had worked for many years for OSEL, based in Great Yarmouth. In 1996 Peter was approached by an old client from his OSEL days to design and build the first Hydramec LARS from scratch. This was a crane-based launch and recovery system: the RTL001. As a matter of fact, RTL001 is still up and running to this day, operating in great condition. As observation sized ROV’s started to grow so did the requirements for safe launch and recovery, leading Hydramec to design and build its first A-frame based LARS in 1999. Since then, we have continued to use this as the basis for all our standard LARS’ and to adapt and advance others, including Active Heave Compensation (AHC), constant tension systems, electric drive winches, and bespoke control systems.
Courtesy of Hydramec
Courtesy of Hydramec
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