Turnkey Delivery
One team accountable from concept through to build, testing and installation.
Between a completed design and working hardware sits a long list of practical challenges. This reduces management burden, shortens communication chains and helps projects move from design to deployment more efficiently. Supplier selection, manufacturing tolerances, procurement, assembly sequencing, commissioning, testing and safe installation all need to be managed properly.
We take responsibility for that complete chain. Blackfish can design and deliver bespoke test rigs, prototypes, research equipment and complete mechanical systems, managing the work from concept and detailed design through manufacture, assembly and testing.
This provides clients with one engineering team accountable for the whole project delivery.
How We Support Your Project
We can take responsibility for a complete turnkey scope or manage selected stages where the client already has preferred suppliers, facilities or internal engineering resources.
Core Services
Bespoke test rigs, prototypes, test tank models and research equipment
Concept and detailed design in collaboration with the client
Manufacturing drawings and bills of materials
Supplier engagement and procurement management
Manufacture, assembly and instrumentation, using our well established supply chain partners
Commissioning and testing supported by method statements and risk assessments
Delivery, on-site installation and operational support
Ongoing maintenance and spares support
Who We Work With
Clients who need a design turned into physical, tested hardware, without having to manage multiple suppliers and contractors themselves.
Typical challenges we solve
Helping clients who lack in-house resources to design, analyse and deliver hardware themselves.
Managing multiple suppliers and trades so that everything is managed under one roof
Delivering bespoke hardware to a fixed deadline
Installation or commissioning that needs to happen safely, on site, without disrupting operations
Book a Consultation With Our Turnkey Delivery Lead
Ioan Smallwood
Engineering Director
Chartered Mechanical Engineer with more than 20 years' experience delivering complex engineering projects across wind, tidal and wave energy. Ioan combines practical project delivery expertise with deep experience in CAD, structural analysis and mechanical system development, helping clients take concepts through to working hardware.
Case Studies
View a selection of case studies where we outline the challenges, approach and outcome.
Full System Test Rig & Sand Pluviator Design
Reflex Marine's existing test setup produced inconsistent results because the sand bed couldn't be reset to a uniform density between tests. Blackfish designed a remotely operated pluviator capable of depositing up to two tonnes of sand in a controlled manner, alongside the test frame, anchor and tether systems, significantly improving data repeatability.
Add a Title
The client’s existing test setup produced inconsistent results because the sand bed could not be reset to a uniform density between tests.
Challenge
Blackfish developed a remotely operated pluviator capable of depositing up to two tonnes of sand in a controlled manner, alongside the test frame, anchor and tether systems required for dynamic loading.
Approach
The new system significantly improved the quality and repeatability of the test data, giving the client greater confidence in the results.
Other Services
why innovators choose blackfish
Multidisciplinary Capability
Mechanical design, simulation, manufacturing, and testing sit under one roof, so you have a single point of contact.
Bespoke Problem Solving
We take on the problems that don't fit a standard approach, because that's the work we're built for.
Practical Manufacturing Experience
Hands-on engineering experience across offshore renewables, industrial equipment and emerging hardware technologies.
Embedded Partnerships
As an agile, flexible consultancy, we work as part of your team from day one, with communications at all levels.
Agile Delivery
We adapt as a project develops, rather than locking you into a fixed scope from day one.
Passion For Challenge
We're motivated by finding solutions to unique, difficult challenges.
Engineering For Innovators
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