Product range
Wire, Rigging & Lifting
Heavy wire rope, master links, shackles and the hardware a deck assembly lands on.
Industries
Offshore & Heavy Marine
Heavy rope and wire systems, one-off fabrication, boarding and recovery equipment, and proof testing on our own bed — with a technical team that will work under non-disclosure on gear that does not exist yet.
- With government and academia
- 40+ yearsWith government and academia
- Proof testing, in-house
- 500,000 lbProof testing, in-house
- Terms available
- NDATerms available
Why us, for this
The jobs that arrive as a problem rather than a part number.
Offshore and heavy marine work is a served industry for us, and we are careful to say exactly that: we supply rope systems, rigging, mooring and deck lifting support, inspection and testing, and custom fabrication. We hold no third-party approval for offshore work and do not present ourselves as holding any — better you hear that from us at the start than discover it during an audit.
What we do bring is the capacity to make a one-off and stand behind it. A recovery net on an aluminium frame for a survey vessel. A netted steel structure for a handling problem. A boarding ladder to a freeboard nobody stocks for. Behind that sit four shops, a 500,000 lb test bed, and a technical team working on applied research and development — under non-disclosure when the work needs it.
- Heavy rope systems
- Custom fabrication
- Recovery & safety nets
- Boarding equipment
- Proof testing
- Prototype development
- Non-disclosure terms
What we take on
Built to a problem, proved before it is relied on.
Named work, in our own shops. Where something is outside our scope, we say so rather than stretching the description.
Heavy rope and wire systems
Mooring and towing assemblies in DynIce, Dyneema and steel wire, made to a length and a load and terminated by hand or in the press.
Deck lifting assemblies
Slings, bridles, stays and one-off assemblies for deck handling, sized with splice loss accounted for and proof tested on our own bed.
Recovery and safety nets
Man-overboard recovery nets on aluminium and steel frames, scramble nets and rail safety netting, built to the vessel's freeboard and rigged and tested on board.
Boarding equipment
Pilot, Jacob's and embarkation ladders and gangways, built and rigged to the vessel rather than sold to a stock length.
Netted frames and structures
Steel and aluminium frames netted to purpose — sorting grids, holding, sampling and protection — welded, netted and rigged without leaving the shops.
Fabrication and repair
Steel, aluminium and Hardox, with refurbishment where a component can go back to work instead of being replaced.
Inspection and proof testing
Hands-on inspection of rope, wire and lifting gear, site inspection for supported work, and proof testing to 500,000 lb with a test certificate per item.
Research and sampling equipment
Customised research technologies, specialised sampling tools, and customised canvas for industrial and scientific applications.
Development under terms
A technical team, and an agreement before the drawing.
The work that matters most in this sector is usually the work nobody can discuss. New and emerging technology development is sensitive by nature, and Hampidjan Canada is fully agreeable to working under non-disclosure and confidentiality terms — that is the company's own long-standing position, not a concession.
Behind it is a technical team engaged in applied research and commercial development, forty years of collaboration with industry, government and academia, and experience on the administrative side of a programme as well as the engineering: proposal writing, project implementation, project management and financial management.
Non-disclosure as standard
Confidentiality terms on development work, agreed before the problem is described.
Prototype development and testing
New gear designed, built and tested — with proof testing on our own bed where a load is what settles it, and at-sea evaluation where service is.
Programme capacity
Proposal writing, implementation, project management and financial management, alongside the build.
Technology transfer
Handing a proven development over — mentoring and advisory work for industry, government and academia.
Offshore & Heavy Marine is a served industry. Nothing here is a claim of certification, class approval or regulatory approval.
Built here
One-offs, photographed on our own floor.
None of these is a stock photograph, and none of them existed as a part number before it was asked for.
Recovery nets on frames
Netted aluminium frames for man-overboard recovery, tagged and racked in the shop. Each is built and handled as a finished piece of safety equipment rather than as a net.
Boarding equipment, to the vessel
Side ropes, steps and seizings set by hand, one at a time. Length and step count are built to the vessel rather than to a stock size.
Rigged over the side
The same work in service — an embarkation ladder made off to the rail with the fenders out. Boarding gear is fitted on the vessel, not shipped and hoped for.
Steel, netting and rope on one floor
A framed structure netted and laced on the floor, standing among the netting it was built from. Steel, rope and netting are all in this building, which is what makes a one-off possible on a schedule.
Proved on the bed
A spliced assembly under load on the 500,000 lb bed at Paradise. Where a load is the thing in question, it is answered here rather than sent out.
Scope
What we take on, and where we stop.
Naming the boundary is worth more to a procurement reader than another adjective. This is the honest edge of the service.
| Area | What we do | What we do not claim |
|---|---|---|
| Rope and wire systems | Mooring, towing and deck assemblies made to a length and a load; hand-spliced or pressed | Design authority for a vessel's mooring system |
| Lifting assemblies | Made up here and proof tested to 500,000 lb, with a test certificate per item | Third-party approval, accreditation or class approval |
| Inspection | Hands-on inspection of rope, wire and lifting gear; site inspection for supported work | Statutory or regulatory certification of any kind |
| Fabrication | Steel, aluminium and Hardox — one-offs, structures, repairs and refurbishment | Welding to a third-party procedure approval |
| Safety and boarding equipment | Recovery nets, scramble nets, ladders and gangways built and rigged to the vessel | Type approval of the finished equipment |
| Development | Prototypes, research technologies and sampling tools, under non-disclosure | Any implication that a prototype is an approved product |
Scroll the table sideways for all 3 columns.
If a scope requires something in the right-hand column, tell us early and we will say plainly whether we can support it and how.
Four shops
One company, four buildings, one schedule.
A one-off usually needs more than one trade. Because all four shops are ours, a job that needs the welder, the loft and the bed is moved between our own buildings instead of being split across three subcontractors and three schedules.
Each shop builds its part
Steel at the welding shop, netting in the lofts, splicing and testing at the head office — one job, moved internally.
Solutions
Heavy gear, and the trades that make and prove it.
Supplied from stock, made up in our shops, and tested before it is relied on.
Gear we supply for this work
All products
Product range
Rope & Cordage
DynIce and Dyneema systems, mooring and towing rope for demanding marine work.
Trades behind it
All services
Service
Custom Marine & Industrial Solutions
One-off gear built to order and proven in service — recovery nets, netted frames, ladders and research gear.
Service
Rope Splicing & Rigging
Heavy rope and wire assemblies made to a length and a load, terminated by hand or in the press.
Service
Inspection & Testing
Hands-on inspection and proof testing to 500,000 lb, with a test certificate for each item.
Service
Welding & Fabrication
Steel, aluminium and Hardox — fabrication, structures, repair and refurbishment.
FAQ
What buyers ask us about Offshore & Heavy Marine
No. Offshore and heavy marine is an industry we serve, not a compliance claim we make. What we provide is rope systems, rigging, mooring and deck lifting support, inspection and testing, and custom fabrication. If your scope requires third-party approval, tell us early and we will say plainly whether we can support it and how.
Proof testing on our own 500,000 lb horizontal bed at Paradise, with the run recorded on the controller and a test certificate issued for each item stating what was tested and to what load. That is our document about your item.
Yes, and it is our long-standing position rather than an exception. New and emerging technology development is sensitive by nature and we are fully agreeable to working under non-disclosure and confidentiality terms.
Yes. We have a technical team engaged in applied research and commercial development, and forty years of work with industry, government and academia. That includes the programme side — proposal writing, implementation, project management and financial management — alongside the design and the build.
The honest answer is that the interesting ones are one-offs: netted steel and aluminium structures, recovery nets to a vessel's freeboard, sea cucumber dredges on five-bar frames, sorting grids to a new size limit, research sampling gear and scaled models. If it can be made from steel, rope, netting or canvas, it has probably come through one of these shops.
It stays inside the company. All four shops are ours, so a build that needs the welder, the loft and the test bed is moved between our own buildings on one schedule rather than split across subcontractors.
Yes — customised research technologies and specialised sampling tools, plus customised canvas for industrial and scientific applications, and environmental monitoring and field sampling work.
Our shops and counters are in Newfoundland & Labrador and Nova Scotia, and that is where our field support is strongest. Supply and fabrication travel further. Tell us where the work is and we will be straight with you about what we can cover from here.
Start a quote. We route it to the right branch.
Send specs, photos, drawings, or inspection and testing requests. Your reply comes from the branch that will do the work.