TECPESA S.A.

Pipeline Work Without Shutdowns

TECPESA S.A. specializes in hot tapping, line stopping, and interventions on pressurized pipelines. Its services enable maintenance, repairs, and line replacements without stopping flow or interrupting operations. The company is headquartered in Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain, and operates through offices and service centers in several countries.

Core Services

• Hot tapping: Drilling into live pipelines ranging from 1/2 inch to 72 inches in diameter, at pressures up to 100 bar and temperatures up to 400°C, in materials ranging from polyethylene to stainless steel.
• Line stopping: Single through quadruple line stops, with or without bypass, from 1-inch low-pressure balloon systems to line-stop heads for low, medium, and high pressure.
• Tecpesa RED: Proprietary high-temperature line-stop system rated up to 400°C, with a double seal based on aerospace-industry materials adapted for the energy sector.
• Maintenance: Preventive inspections, scheduled maintenance, and complete equipment disassembly at service centers.
• Training: Training to operate supplied equipment, held at TECPESA facilities or the customer’s site.
• Custom services: Development of tailored products and services in collaboration with customers’ technical teams.

Equipment and Manufacturing

TECPESA designs and manufactures equipment and accessories for hot tapping and line stopping, including drilling machines, hydraulic line-stop cylinders, slim valves, line-stop heads, hydraulic power units, housings, adapters, and auxiliary tools. Products are supplied with the corresponding certificates. Quality control follows customer specifications and applicable regulations, with nondestructive testing such as X-ray, ultrasonic, and magnetic-particle inspection; hydrostatic, impact, and destructive tests are also available when required.

Industries Served

• Clean and renewable energy: concentrated solar power plants and hydrogen and CO₂ pipelines
• Plant networks: refineries and petrochemical plants
• Transportation: domestic and intercontinental pipelines
• Distribution: medium- and low-pressure gas networks
• Water lines: drinking water and wastewater
• Offshore: platforms and subsea infrastructure

History and International Growth

The company traces its origins to Prodipe S.A., founded in Madrid in 1971. In 1980, it began distributing T.D. Williamson products in Spain, and TECPESA S.A. was incorporated in 1989. It carried out its first hot-tap and line-stop operations in Spain in 1997 and began international expansion in France in 2004, earning its first ISO certification that year. In 2005, it moved its headquarters to Alcalá de Henares. Projects followed in Asia and Oceania (2008), Africa (2010), the Americas (2011), and subsea and offshore environments (2012). TECPESA began working at renewable-energy plants in 2016, established TECPESA S.A. de C.V. in Mexico in 2017, TECPESA s.a.r.l. in Bordeaux, France, in 2018, and TECPESA Engenharia Ltda. in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2022. In 2023, it opened new headquarters in Tecnoalcalá, Madrid, and Monterrey, Mexico.

Locations and International Network

• Corporate headquarters, Spain: Punto Net, 10, Tecnoalcalá Science and Technology Park, 28805 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid. Phone: +34 918 797 975. Email: info@tecpesa.com
• Spain back office: Rosselló, 216, 11th Floor, 08008 Barcelona. Phone: +34 934 510 760. Email: ventasbcn@tecpesa.com
• France, service center: 19 Rue de la Source, 33170 Gradignan. Email: s.legrand@tecpesa.com
• France, office: 2 boulevard Vauban, 66210 Mont-Louis. Phone: +33 7 61 11 12 84.
• Mexico: TECPESA México, S.A. de C.V., Calle A 1000–1, Col. Nuevo Centro Urbano, 66603 Apodaca, Nuevo León. Phone: +52 332 332 58 58. Email: jpleal@tecpesa.com
• Brazil: TECPESA Brazil Engenharia Ltda., Avenida Ayrton Senna, No. 04701 / LOJ. 137, 138, 139 – Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro/RJ, CEP 22775004. Phone: +55 (21) 9 9618 7163. Email: julio.santos@tecpesa.com
• Equatorial Africa: 1300 Av. Prince de Galles, Akwa 15709, Douala, Cameroon. Email: africa2@tecpesa.com
• Argentina: Adolfo Alsina No. 1476, 9th Floor, Office 34, CP C1088AAL, Buenos Aires. Email: argentina@tecpesa.com
• Colombia: Carrera 8 No. 13-30, Barrio Los Fundadores, Guamal, Meta, 507051. Email: colombia@tecpesa.com
• Egypt: 31 Falah Street, Mohandessin, Cairo 12411. Email: egypt@tecpesa.com
• Iraq: Baghdad, AlQadisiyah, S12, V604. Email: iraq@tecpesa.com
• Portugal: Rua da Grota, No. 64 B, 2755-093 Alcabideche. Email: portugal@tecpesa.com
• Romania: Strada Reconstructiei, 10, Sector 3, Bucharest. Email: romania@tecpesa.com
• Poland: ul. Leśna 8, 83-010 Straszyn. Email: polska@tecpesa.com
• Turkey: Esentepe M. Kasap S. 13/8, Şişli 34394, Istanbul. Email: turkiye@tecpesa.com

Certifications and Quality Control

Quality control and product testing follow customer specifications. Nondestructive methods include X-ray, ultrasonic, and magnetic-particle testing. Hydrostatic, impact, and destructive testing can also be performed when required. The company says it has held ISO and environmental certifications since 2004 and 2014, respectively.