Bishop Pipe Freezing | The best known name in pipe-freezing

Since 1972

Pioneers in providing on site Pipefreezing & Hot Tapping services on a National & International basis on pipes from ½”(15mm) to 24” (600mm) Pressures up to 250 bar to 200c

Pipefreezing Hot Tapping & Engineering Consulting Services Available

Working with diverse industries

Building
Services

Water
Industry

Power
Industry

Brewing
Industry

Distilleries

Oil
Refineries

District
Heating

Chemical
Industry

Nuclear

Pharmaceutical

Data
Centres

Marine

Steel
Industry

Aerospace

Utilities

We have decades of experience conducting pipefreezing and hot tapping operations for power stations, water providers and district heating schemes throughout the UK.

Industrial

No project is too big, be it for chemical works, oil refineries, cold stores or machining shops, thanks to the most advanced pipefreezing jackets and super vacuum hoses in the industry.

Engineering

Some of the biggest names in aviation, automotive and ship engineering have benefited from our unparalleled expertise in shrink fitting components of up to 11 tonnes.

Buildings

All pipework related operations, including pipefreezing, hot tapping and pocket insertion on projects such as hospitals, commercial buildings, data centres and distribution centres.

Why use PipeFreezing?

Cost benefits - Direct & indirect savings from energy to reduced down time
No requirement to drain your systems
No losses of high value liquids
No re-heating or cooling of system contents
Prevents the need for re-filling & venting systems
Pipe Freezing can sometimes be carried out whilst part of the system remain operational
Environmentally friendly

Company background

Bishop Pipe Freezing is a complete international cryogenics and solution provider with more than 50 years’ experience.

Bishop Pipe Freezing was the world’s first dedicated pipefreezing company, founded by Cyril Bishop in 1972. Since then, the firm has operated across the globe on a variety of cryogenic services

Why Bishop Pipe Freezing?

Team with a combined experience of more than 125 years in pipefreezing, shrink fitting, hot tapping and related works
The pioneer in the use of super vacuum hoses, dramatically expanding the possibilities of pipefreezing
Carried out the world’s first offshore pipefreezing application, in 1977
Founder of the International Pipefreezing Association
The world-leading experts in pipefreezing, with Cyril Bishop playing an instrumental role with universities and industry to develop best practice

Safety policy

Safety is at the very core of all services provided by Bishop Pipe Freezing.

All work is conducted under strict procedural guidelines which are among the most rigorous in the industry. Bishop Pipe Freezing invests in its people and ensures they are supported through training and the right personal protective equipment to ensure all projects are carried out to the very highest standards.

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