Fertilizer Industrial Services (FIS) provides Operations and Maintenance (O&M) solutions for fertilizer plants around the world. We provide a full range of services across the life of ammonia and urea plant asset, from plant mobilisation and commissioning to lifecycle management and eventual decommissioning. Our O&M teams are supported by the in-house team of engineers and technical specialists, all with specific fertilizers expertise. Tailored plant optimisation services We have experience working across a wide range of fertilizer technologies that include ammonia, urea, nitric acid, ammonium nitrate and NPK plants as well as methanol plant technologies.
We offer tailored solutions, geared for optimal performance over the lifetime of the plant. Depending on customer needs, this can include initial project support, mobilisation, support for O&M services, technology transfer solutions or O&M consultancy. Plant mobilisation During plant mobilisation, Fertilizer Industrial Services (FIS) ensures that the systems and processes needed to run the plant effectively are in place and that the Client’s Operation and Maintenance team has the skills and competencies to take full responsibility for the plant from commercial operation date.
Activities include:
- Reviewing plant requirements and plant familiarisation
- Establishing the O&M organisation structure
- Staff training and development
- Developing and installing management systems and procedures
- Participating in plant commissioning activities
- Negotiating of long-term service agreement (LTSA)
- Developing the O&M plan and budget
- Day-to-day operations and maintenance
- Plant performance monitoring, diagnostics and efficiency enhancement
- Management and evaluation of maintenance contracts, including the LTSA
- Technology evaluation and spares management
- Health, safety and environmental management
- Planned and unplanned maintenance (including overhauls)
- Plant performance and efficiency enhancements
- Asset management planning
- Site management
- Competency assessments
- Skills transfer programmes
- Documentation of processes and procedures
- Handover and follow-on support
- Optimise plant performance
- Manage risks: our in-house engineering capability ensures that issues are dealt with rapidly and effectively by people with specific fertilizer plant expertise
- Meet commercial objectives: FIS understands our Clients’ commercial objectives and how to support them through the effective fertilizer plant O&M
- Protect your interests: as FIS is not tied to any single supplier, we offer expert, independent advice on technology choices based on our experience with a range of technologies
- Meet safety, health and environmental standards: FIS is committed to ensuring a safe and healthy environment for all people associated with our Clients’ operations