Plant Maintenance Services

Leak-tight, reliable joints are a vital ingredient of every industrial installation. Not only will a leaking joint waste valuable product and energy, it can also create health & safety and environmental problems.

James Walker has a multitude of products and services devoted to the high-integrity sealing of flange joints at chemical plants, refineries and offshore installations, as well as general industrial sites.  

Ever-increasing demands are now placed on industry to improve its environmental performance and operating costs by ensuring that plant is kept in the optimum condition and down-time is minimised.

To achieve these goals, all monitoring, maintenance, repair and refurbishment must be performed expertly, rapidly and economically. 

A hydraulic failure is the last thing you need when the pressure is on to keep a production line running or a plant fully operational.

Cylinders need regular expert attention to keep them operating at top levels of power and accuracy.

Our service corrects leaking and inefficient hydraulic equipment that proves costly to operate and often creates an unpleasant and possibly dangerous working environment.

Pumps are at the heart of your fluid transfer processes. James Walker understands the importance of keeping them in perfect working order.

Valves and their actuators are key assets in your business. Ensuring they work correctly is central to keeping your entire process flowing freely.

Our package of services is tailored to keep you in total control of your process flow equipment.

Our engineered-solutions to flange leaks are based on the vast fluid sealing expertise and on-site skills of James Walker Group companies.  

In addition to packed gland maintenance, our experts can re-engineer your plant to improve sealing efficiency where fugitive emissions or fluid seepage are a problem. 

We provide the complete engineered solution to on-site problems associated with ductwork expansion.

This service is based on the design and manufacturing skills of James Walker Townson in expansion joints and bellows for applications covering all ductwork temperatures and pressures. 

On-site surveys and full installation are vital aspects of our total service to industry.

In addition to on-site services covering fluid sealing, and pump, valve and flange maintenance, specific James Walker companies also undertake the more general aspects of industrial plant maintenance.

James Walker companies have modern workshops around the world to augment their fluid sealing activities. These facilities also provide local industries with top-quality machining, fabrication and general engineering services. 

From a simple flange gasket of compressed fibre, to a complex part in high-strength alloy sheet for a motor racing team - we can produce them cleanly and accurately within minutes.

Many James Walker companies around the world provide specialist services for the maintenance and refurbishment of mechanical seals. These cover all aspects required to keep the seals in prime condition: from on-site removal of seals and workshop-based operations by skilled craftsmen, to the testing and re-installation on-site.