McLELLAN and PARTNERS LIMITED

McLellan has 80 years experience as an independent firm providing professional services worldwide.

McLellan provides comprehensive consulting services to industry, commerce, governments, public authorities and financial institutions. In–house specialist expertise covers the mining, metals and manufacturing industries, power generation, energy utilisation and the environment.


Areas of particular strength include ferrous and non-ferrous metals, process design, electrical power generation and distribution, energy efficiency, environmental and sustainability aspects, mechanical and electrical engineering, building services, project management and quality surveillance.

The Firm has permanent multi-discipline staff based at the main engineering office near London and also in Bridgend, Wales. Disciplines include mechanical and electrical engineers and plant operations specialists, as well as economists, management consultants and market analysts and quality assurance specialists.

ACTIVITIES

FIELDS:

Industry:
Professional services for manufacturing industries: Mining and metals industries. Iron and steelmaking, including sintering, coke ovens, pelletising and primary processes, direct reduction, blast furnace, basic oxygen and electric steelmaking and continuous casting. Rolling mills for flat, long and tubular products. Downstream coating and process lines. Non-ferrous metals processing including primary and secondary aluminium and copper smelters and other processes from metal extraction, semis manufacture through to finishing and fabrication processes. Chemical, petrochemical and pharmaceutical industries. Food and beverage industries. Cement and brickmaking. Paper and Printing. Breweries and bottling lines, food processing and cold storage. Related ancillary utilities in all industries, including cooling and process control systems, steam and compressor plant, air separation plant, process control, electrical distribution, piped services, site infrastructure, bulk material handling, waste management, mobile and overhead cranes and maintenance planning and facilities.

Environmental Services:
Studies, strategy, audits, impact assessments, due diligence, environmental management systems, advice on legislation and compliance, integrated pollution prevention and control (IPPC), Climate Change Levy (CCL), EU Emissions Trading, Scheme, CHP QA, waste minimisation/utilisation, dispersion modelling, regulatory advice, BATNEEC, BPEO, plant engineering, pollution abatement including effluent treatment systems, waste management planning and environmental monitoring.

Electrical Power Generation and Distribution:
Thermal, gas turbine and reciprocating engine based plant for baseload, standby and combined cycle. Decentralised power generation and energy systems. Bio-fuel production and utilisation. Biomass gasification and renewable energy schemes. Energy efficiency surveys, audits and planning. Computer modelling of project options, power plant performance and piped networks. High and low voltage electrical distribution design, power system studies and process control systems. Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs).

Buildings:
Mechanical and electrical building services design. Airport terminals, sports and leisure complexes, hospitals, laboratories, universities, hotels, museums. Historic and public buildings, including prisons and defence establishments. Undergound railway power distribution, station lighting and modernisation of services.

SERVICES:
Technical and management consultancy.
Financial and economic evaluation.
Opportunity and feasibility studies, technical surveys, audits and strategic planning.
Lender’s Supervisor, Independent Engineer and Expert Witness services.
Valuations and Due Diligence for project financing, mergers and acquisitions.
Capital budgeting and control.
Basic and detailed engineering, plant design and specification.
Procurement documentation, tender analysis and management.
Advice and coordination for contract energy management schemes.
Project planning, progressing and expediting.
Project quality assurance, manufacturing surveillance and inspection.
Project and construction management, cost control and site supervision.
Plant commissioning, acceptance testing and training management.
Maintenance management system studies, planning and implementation
Technology transfer, technical assistance and operational support.

TYPICAL PROJECTS

UNITED KINGDOM
Lead Consultant mechanical and electrical, planning supervisor and design and coordination of new fire alarms, emergency lighting, stand by generation, power distribution systems and energy centre at the historic British Museum in London.

Engineering, planning and quality surveillance services for major capital projects at three Corus Strip Products Works, including blast furnace relines, major development of hot and cold rolling mills, continuous casting and coating and finishing lines.

Mechanical and Electrical design services including planning supervisor for passenger terminals and luggage security facilities at Heathrow and Gatwick airports.

Due Diligence and preparation of Vendor's Due Diligence Report prior to sale of over 200 reciprocating engines generating power from landfill gas.

Provision of advisory services to the Environmental and Energy Helplines and as specialist consultant for the UK Energy Best Practice Programme.

Engineering design and co-ordination for new soft drinks bottling line and detailed feasibility study for a high volume kegging plant.

Study predicting the CO2 emissions footprint of the UK steel industry 'Beyond Kyoto' including potential opportunities to reduce carbon emissions in various products.

Production Operations Advice and plant optimisation for an electric arc furnace based works making abrasive shot

Lead Consultant for design and management for modernisation of mechanical and electrical services in Palace of Westminster and for development of the Whitehall District Heating and cogeneration scheme.

Strategic Studies, full plant design, specification and project management for biomass gasification combined cycle and poultry litter power stations.

Studies, engineering, coordination and project management including environmental reviews for 100 MW combined cycle gas turbine based power generation for electricity utility companies.

Combined Heat and Power plants based on gas turbines at chemical, pharmaceutical and paper plants and power generation from landfill gas.

Development of Best Practice Guides and Case Studies outlining successful waste minimisation techniques in the metals, automotive, engineering, chemical, glass and printing industries.

Strategic Study for the future development options of a major stainless steel manufacturer.

Study of UK non-ferrous metals technologies and BAT,prior to preparation of draft Chief Inspector's Guidance Notes for the UK Environment Agency.

Study of potential growth in use of solid, liquid and waste derived fuels for the cement industry together with assessment of potential environmental impact.

Mechanical and Electrical design and specification for relocation of central boilers and chiller plant to the roof of the Inter-Continental Hotel, Hyde Park, London.

INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL - Due diligence studies for mergers and acquisitions, including operational audits, evaluations and reviews of raw material and product markets, process technology, plant development, capital investment, operating costs and financial modelling.
Comprehensive power system studies using in-house computer systems for more than twenty companies in static load flow, fault and harmonic analyses of electrical distribution systems.
Independent Engineer, Lender's Supervisor and Due Diligence services to financing institutions, including monitoring of expenditure and progress during construction of high value industrial projects in Russia, India, Estonia, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, Oman and Egypt.
Preparation of a Pre-feasibility Study for a primary copper smelter of 250 000 t/y capacity of Grade A copper cathode to be sited in the Middle East.

BAHAMAS - Site survey and energy audit for the 2200 room Atlantis Leisure Facility at Paradise Island, Bahamas.

BAHRAIN - Detailed specification, engineering and procurement services for the installation of a second line at the iron ore pelletising plant. Due diligence services for a new cold rolling facility for stainless steel.

CHINA (PRC) - Independent Engineer services for a new stainless steel cold rolling facility in Shanghai. Aluminium foundry; plants for ductile iron pipe and aluminium foil. Environmental studies. Study of Regulatory barriers to imported air separation plant from China to UK.

EGYPT - Feasibility studies, technical due diligence and operations monitoring as Lender's Supervisor for a $660M state-of-the-art hot strip facility based on thin slab casting and rolling to produce export and automotive quality steel products.

IRAN - Post-commissioning assistance at a major flat products works. Detailed feasibility studies for a proposed gas based DR-EAF steelworks in Kerman. Tender analysis for a thin slab rolling mill. Project expediting services to the petrochemical industry. Due Diligence for construction of a Indo-Iranian Joint Venture steelworks at Bandar Abbas. Study to optimise production of copper semis.

JORDAN - Project management, site supervision and operational support for engineering products foundry.

MALAYSIA - Feasibility studies for a coastal merchant plant based on natural gas to produce export hot briquetted iron. Pre-feasibility study for a proposed Hydrogen Peroxide plant. Due diligence support for a works to produce steel slab.

MALAYSIA - Design, specification and tender analysis for 275/33kV substation and 33kV and 11kV distribution system at new industrial site.

MEXICO - Client's Engineer for a proposed 750MW private self supply CCGT power station and 100km 400kV connection to the National Grid. Independent Engineer to the Mexican-Italian Consortium which constructed a $200M coal import terminal; design reviews and progress monitoring.

PERU - Comprehensive technical review and financial valuation of the Siderperu integrated steel company prior to privatisation.

PHILIPPINES - Pre-acquisition audit of Government owned steelworks on behalf of an Indian strategic buyer and followed by post-acquisition support to the new owner.

PORTUGAL - Cogeneration scheme based on HFO burning diesel engine. Environmental audit of two state steelworks following privatisation.

POLAND - Pre-acquisition audit of a power station and utility services at a steelworks.

RUSSIA - Range of high level market studies and due diligence for project financing, including projections of Russian/CIS demand for large diameter oil/gas transmission pipes and ferrous scrap and technical investigations and expert witness related to major industrial insurance claims.

SAUDI ARABIA - Supervision and project management services for the dismantling of a large diameter pipe mill in Mexico, total engineering package for re-erection in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia, followed by site project management to commissioning.

SOUTH AFRICA - Operational and technical reviews, followed by a full financial valuation of four works in a steel group prior to sale to a strategic buyer. Technical advice, quality surveillance and expediting services, for the major expansion of a new stainless steel project.

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - Comprehensive technical and operational reviews and valuation of natural gas based DR/EAF integrated steelworks prior to sale by the Government.

SWEDEN - Bid analysis and project monitoring for automation systems for stainless steel mill and audit and monitoring development of a corporate management information distribution/product system.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Feasibility study, design, specification and site project management for a new bar rolling mill. Subsequent Due Diligence services for the backward integration with direct reduction, steelmaking and an additional rolling mill. Strategic studies and 'roadmap' forward business plan for long term development of the steel sector.

EXPERIENCE IN
EUROPE & CIS: Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kazakstan, Kosovo, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia

MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

AFRICA: Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia

SOUTH ASIA: India, Pakistan

EAST ASIA: China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand

PACIFIC: Australia, New Zealand

NORTH AMERICA: Canada, USA

CARIBBEAN: Bahamas, Bermuda, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago

CENTRAL AMERICA: Mexico, Panama

SOUTH AMERICA: Brazil, Chile, Falkland Islands, Peru, Venezuela

SECTORS AND DISCIPLINES
Agriculture: Food processing and drink
Architecture: Building engineers
Construction: Civil & specialist engineering
Construction: Mechanical & electrical
Construction: Plant engineering
Construction: Project management
Energy: Combined heat and power (CHP)
Energy: Gas
Energy: Regulation
Energy: Renewables
Energy: Thermal power
Energy: Transmission & distribution
Engineering: Civil
Engineering: Electrical
Environment: Climate change
Environment: Contamination
Environment: Impact assessment
Environment: Waste management
Financial: Project finance
Healthcare: Building & design
Industry: Chemicals
Industry: Engineering
Industry: Mining and minerals
Industry: Metals
Industry: Plant
Infrastructure: Airports
Infrastructure: Buildings
Infrastructure: Engineers
Infrastructure: Hospitals
Infrastructure: Hotels & tourism
Infrastructure: Leisure
Infrastructure: Power
Infrastructure: Prisons
Management: Management consultants
Management: Procurement / buying agents
Privatisation: Budgeting
Privatisation: Cost management
Privatisation: Due diligence
Privatisation: Efficiency assessment / audit
Privatisation: Procurement
Privatisation: Project finance
Privatisation: Tendering & contract selection
Tourism: Hotel & tourism infrastructure
Tourism: Museums
Tourism: Sport & leisure facilities

SECTORS AND DISCIPLINES

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