Breweries and distilleries run continuous production processes supported by extensive pipework carrying water, steam, glycol, wort and spirit. Draining down these systems to carry out repairs or modifications interrupts production and risks costly losses. Bishop Pipe Freezing provides pipe freezing and related services that allow work to be completed on live systems without disrupting the process.
Valve replacement on live process, glycol and cooling systems
Emergency repairs without halting production
Hot tapping for new connections and capacity upgrades without downtime
Planned maintenance fitted around production schedules
Line stopping for isolation during modifications and expansion
Pipe freezing requires no system drainage, no refill and no re-commissioning. Work can be completed in hours rather than days, with the process restored immediately on completion. For producers managing continuous operations and tight margins, this avoids the lost output and product wastage that a full drain-down would otherwise cause.
Pipe freezing is often the only viable approach when shutdown is not an option.