Service Brochure

About Astron
Astron provides Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) solutions to the Oil & Gas, Petrochemical,
Power, Mining, Engineering, Construction and Infrastructure industry sectors, assisting Clients to meet
the

growing challenges of quality, health & safety, environmental and social responsibility by

providing services to exacting standards

Why Astron
High Quality Services

Automated processes

Through a combination of selection and training,

And innovative technical IT solutions for

inspections and associated reports and
certificates.

ASTRON ensures that their engineers are of the

highest standard and that their goal is always to
provide customers with a service that meets or
exceeds expectations.

Swiftness of services
ASTRON ensure a speedy in turnaround of its
services, from the initial enquiry to final delivery.
For a customer it's very important that their
enquiry is handled effectively and efficiently so
that the assignment is completed without delay.
ASTRON understands this perspective of the
customer, ensuring services are provided
accordingly by any necessary means. ASTRON
inculcate this as a culture within the organization.

Be a partner and offer innovative

solutions to the customer
ASTRON encourage their engineers to raise the
bar above the level of normal compliance to the
level of consultants offering innovative solutions
to customers.

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Cost management
Optimizing competitive pricing without
compromising on service quality.

Corporate Social Responsibility

We consider community as the stake holder and
give value to the community by giving back
through effective CSR programs.

Our Valuable Partners:

ASTRON is Cooperation Partner forTUV Austria

ASTRON has established Joint Venture

for Certification of Products and Management

Cooperation agreement with Indian Register of

Systems Certification Services provision in

Shipping (IR Class) the member of International

Middle East region.

Association of Classification Societies (IACS) and

second largest Marine classification Society in

TUV Austria has more than 100 years of

world for providing Design Evaluations, Third

experience in Engineering, Industrial Inspection,

Party Inspection Services, Project Management

Management Systems Certification Product

a n d a d v i s o r y s e r v i c e s f o r Pro j e c t

Certification, FFS (Fitness for Service), Asset

Implementation.

Integrity Services etc.

Accreditation & Certification:

Astron Certification LLC is accredited

ASTRON is a member of Lifting

b y D u b a i A c c re d i t at i o n Ce n t re
IB-067

(Member of IAF) for ISO 17020-2012

Equipment Engineers Association

(LEEA)

(Inspection Body Type A)

ASTRON is licensed by IQCS to
ASTRON is certified to ISO

conduct IRCA approved Training

9001-2008, ISO 14001-2004

Courses

and OHSAS 18001-2007

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Local Third Party

Inspection and Certification
Assuring compliance to specified requirements
during the construction, installation and
commissioning phase is critical to the success of
your project. Quality issues during fabrication
and site assembly can hinder compliance with
relevant standards and regulations. ASTRON are
able to provide this service whether related to
Engineering, Procurement, Construction,

Inspection and Testing or Commissioning

Activities for all major Engineering disciplines.
This service enables the client to monitor
processes at every stage and deal with concerns
in a timely manner. It will also reduce the need for
costly and unnecessary project rework and cost
overruns.

ASME Authorized
Inspection Services
Through our strategic partner DAMARC, we offer
Authorized Inspection Services, a necessary
requirement for boiler and pressure vessels. The
American Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,
produced by the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers, ASME, is the most widely
used pressure equipment standard in the world.
It is recognized in a great number of countries
and is mandatory in USA and Canada.
Astron offers you all the necessary inspection
and certification services for fulfilling the
requirements of the ASME International Boiler

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and Pressure Vessel Code in order to acquire the

relevant formal ASME-Stamp for your products.
We assist you with
Establishing a QC system in compliance with
the Code
Support for implementation of the QC
system
Annual audit of your workshops
Preparations for ASME certification audits
Manufacturing inspections at your
workshops
Qualification and certification of your
welding procedures and welders

Worldwide Vendor
Inspection and Certification
ASTRON provide worldwide vendor inspection

able to quickly verify progress against schedules,

and expediting services designed to aid clients

spot any potential bottlenecks and point out any

during the purchasing, manufacturing and pre-

quality issues that may lead to eventual delays.

shipment process, thus providing assurance that

items ordered comply with specified quality and
delivery requirements.
Our qualified local teams are familiar with
inspecting all kinds of supplies: materials and
components, pressure equipment, line pipes,
mechanical equipment, machinery and electrical
equipment.

Vendor Expediting
With project deadline and schedules being
calculated with less and less room for delay of
any kind, professional expediting resources have
become a key part of successful project
completion.
Our expediters are experienced professionals
who, by virtue of their technical backgrounds, are

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Vendor Audits
ASTRON conducts vendor assessment and
technical capability audits to aid clients in the
assessment and selection of vendors, providing
confidence that the vendors selected will be
capable of delivering as promised and that order
placed will arrive on time and as specified.

Mill Inspection & Surveillance

This service is carried out by specialist inspectors
with in-depth knowledge of forming, welding,
NDT, threading, coatings and loading. Either full
or ad-hoc support services are used to
compliment the expediting process covering all
stages of manufacture and testing.

Lifting Equipment Inspection

& Certification and Trainings
ASTRON Lifting Equipment inspection services

training. The aim of these programs is to ensure

include Lifting appliance and Lifting Tackles and

that the operators posses high skill levels,

can help you meet all associated regulatory

allowing them to operate their equipment safely

requirements, with independent inspection and

and effectively.

certification carried out in accordance with all

applicable Standards, codes, regulation and

ASTRON also provides inspection and

engineering practices.

certification of Earthmoving equipment and

competency assessment of its operators.Our

ASTRON provide training for the safe operation

services not only assures that the equipment is

of lifting equipment for Operators and Riggers

safe to use but also ensures that the equipment

ensuring that they are capable of performing

operators are well trained and highly skilled.

their operations safely and competently before

Inspection and certification activities are

deployment.

available for both onshore and offshore

Our comprehensive training

programs includes both theoretical and practical

applications.

Scaffolding Inspection
and Trainings
Scaffold inspected by ASTRON will provide

Inspection services of erected structures, and to

assurance of compliance to specified

certify that the materials conform to all relevant

requirements. We provide training & certification

safety standards and Verification of design

of all categories of scaffolding personnel,

drawings and calculations.

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Management System
Certifications & Trainings
Our management systems department, provides

against standards, Auditing, including internal

an independent and impartial certification for a

and pre-assessments audits, Risk Assessments

wide range of private and public sector clients to

and Legal Compliance Assessments

highly functional management systems.

We also provide awareness, internal auditor and
The Certification Services are offered against ISO

IRCA certified lead auditor trainings against

9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004, OHSAS

various management systems and conformity

18001:2007, ISO 2200:2005, Gap analysis

assessment standards.

HSE Training & Consultancy

Astron provides the full spectrum of health,

Studies and Assessments such as HAZOP, QRA,

safety and environmental consulting services.

SIL, PHSER, HSE Plan, Fire Safety, Electrical

We typically assist clients with the introduction

Safety, Construction Safety, Logistics Safety, HSE

and maintenance of Health and Safety

Manpower secondment, Environmental

procedures and programmes. This may involve

Consultancy Services, Loss prevention

the carrying out of health and safety audits, the

Consultancy, Health, Safety and Environmental

provision of a bespoke consulting service or the

Training Services and Amusement and Theme

drafting of health & safety documentation.

park ride inspections

The services offered by ASTRON include General

We also specialise in the formulation and

workplace Risk Assessment, Engineering Safety

delivery of bespoke packages including training.

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Secondment of
Specialized Personnel
We supply a broad range of recruitment and

most qualified candidates are put forward to the

work force management solutions to provide

client for consideration. Our Managed solutions

local services and deliver complete project

are much more than just supply of personnel. We

solutions across the oil, gas, power generation

offer recruitment services for manpower supply

and petrochemical industries. Our management

using locally or international sourced personnel.

of the interface between the client, project team,

and the work force helps you to concentrate on

Majority of our specialized personnel seconded

other more critical areas of the project.

are from the following fields:Construction,

Mechanical, Electrical, instrumentation &

Our global search capabilities alongside our

controls, Civil, Hook up & commissioning, Piping,

constantly updated database to provide

Structural, Installation, Project engineer and

candidate profiling and screening as part of our

Project management

pre qualification process ensure that only the

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Unmanned Aerial System

Based Inspections
Astron Group specializes in two areas Flare stack
inspection services making use of ROAVs
(Remotely operated aerial vehicles) for Remote
Aerial Surveys, data acquisition and accurate
photogrammetry mapping information services
from unmanned aircraft and our mission is to
enable timely acquisitions and access to superior
geo spatial data. This service was implemented
in 2012 after three years of unmanned aerial
system (UAS) research and development. Our
service is an alternate to manned and terrestrial
surveys.
Our ROVs are equipped with high definition
video, optical (36MP) and Thermal-(Flir T440)
imaging cameras, all of which are capable of
taking incredibly detailed photos from virtually
any angle and reaching areas of the structure that
personnel simply cannot get to. The images can
then be analyzed in real time or off-line to
d e t e r m i n e w h a t re p a i r s o r p ro a c t i v e
maintenance needs to be carried out.

T440) flare analysis. The ROAV's may be required

not only for in-service flare inspection but to any
other demand in inaccessible points of platforms
or other unities.
Our mission is to enable timely acquisitions and
access to superior geo spatial data. Our service is
ancost effective alternative to manned and
terrestrial surveys.

Benefits of using Drones

Where you don't have to place workers at risk
and to assess on going threats.
Without risking the safety of maintenance teams
at live Oil and Gas Plants.
No shutdowns required during inspections.

Services
Infrastructure development monitoring
Corridor mapping

Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROAVs) have been

recognized as tools applied to remote inspection
of opened areas and industrial facilities. This
solution represents the best cost benefit for inservice flares inspection. The inspection consists
of visual (Optical 36 MP and Thermographic Flir

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Building construction progress

Mining volumetric / rehabilitation
Disaster management
Unmanned laser scanning

Our Mission

Our Vision

To provide inspection and certification services of

To be the premier Inspection and Certification

exacting standards exceeding the expectations of

Agency, being the first choice for employees and

the Customers, focussing on service excellence and

customers alike.

the timely submission of error free deliverables for

the Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Power, Mining,
Engineering, Construction, Infrastructure and
related industry sectors.

Our Values
Trust
Respect
Integrity
Commitment
Empathy
Passion
Service Excellence

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Worldwide locations
United Arab Emirates
21, CBC Prestige17 Tower Capital Mall
Complex, Mussafah, POBox : 4582,
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Tel : +9712 5759221, Fax : +97125759211
Email : astron-uae@astrongroup.com

Qatar
103, First Floor, Stanlii Office 10,
IBN Seena Street, Muntaza,
PO Box 32474, Doha, Qatar.
Tel : +97444885217, Fax : +97444885217
Email : astron-qatar@astrongroup.com

Oman
1 Floor, Al Taie Building
(Nextto Muscat International School)
Qurum, Sultanate of Oman.
Tel : +96822008888, Fax :+96822006666,
email : astron-oman@astrongroup.com

Saudi Arabia and Bahrain

Suite 2210, Al-Hugayet Tower,
King Abdulaziz Street
AlKhobar, Kingdomof Saudi Arabia.
Tel : +966 542410068,
Fax : +96613 8454234
Email : astron-saudi@astrongroup.com

Kuwait
Office No. 503, Al Anood Complex, Makah
Street, Fahaheel, Kuwait
Tel : +96590091822
Email : astron-kwt@astrongroup.com

India
A207,Devraatta Premises, Plot No: 83,
Sector 17, Vashi, Navi Mumbai - 400705.
Mobile : +919866114030
Email : ashwin-india@astrongroup.com

United States of America

2195, 59 th Street, Somerset, WI54025
Tel : +1-715-247-2053, Mob : +651-226-4652
Fax : +1-715-247-2055
Email : astron-usa@astrongroup.com

Canada
2 Champion Court, Brampton,
Ontario, L6Y5G9
Tel:+1-9054601007,
Fax:+1-9054601007
Email : astron-can@astrongroup.com

United Kingdom
33 BRO Mynydd, Bryngwran,
Holyhead, Angelsey,
North Wales, United Kingdom, LL653PY.
Tel :+441407720216 Fax : +441407720216
Email : Astron-uk@astrongroup.com

France
Zonedu Bierendyck Chemin Noold Straete.
59380BIERNE, France
Tel:+33(0)328289297,
Fax : +33(0)328279562
Mob : +33(0)676176338
Email : Astron-france@astrongroup.com

Korea
Seokyo - Dong, Seokyo - Bldg. #505,
78, Yanghwa-Ro, Mapo-Gu, Seoul, Korea
Tel : +82-2-336-2383/2384
Fax : +82-2-336-2385
Email : astron-korea@astrongroup.com

Japan
Mazda Yaesudori Bldg. 6F
1-10-7,Hatchobori,Chuo-ku,Tokyo,
104-0032,Japan
Tel:+81-3-3537-3667
Fax:+81-3-3537-3679
Email:astron-japan@astrongroup.com

Malaysia
Lot 502, Fifth Floor
Wisma Central Jalan Ampang
50450 KualaLumpur, Malaysia
Tel No : +60321641589,
Fax No :+60321640589
Email : Astron-my@astrongroup.com

China
Room201, Building 3
#168 Jixin Road Commercial Center,
Minhang District Shanghai 201100,
People's Republic of China.
Tel:+8621 34720991,34720989
Mob:+8613701696590,
Fax:+8621 34720995
Email:astron-china@astrongroup.com

Czech Republic
Tel : +420274013228,
Fax : +420267311756
Mob : +420774784770,
Email : isi@astrongroup.com

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South Africa
Island View II, Bloubergstrand
Cape Town, South Africa
Tel : +2779 3883851, Fax : +27 793883851
Email : aubrey@astrongroup.com