Our business involvement in the ship repairs industry dates back to 1988.
For over 30 years at HPS - A.Hilios Ship Repairs we have gone through a rising course going up gradually, studying in detail our every move. Our goal is to evolve always innovation-driven and focusing on both the customers’ benefit and their seamless access to high-quality services. In addition to the company’s healthy growth model, our success originates from our personnel, dedicating all their efforts to support HPS. We are committed to operating with responsibility, reliability, and integrity. Our deep understanding of our clients’ needs led us to re-establish our corporate identity by extending furthermore our wide range of services, now offering a full General Ship repairs coverage. This new era for HPS was also accompanied by a holistic revamp on the branding identity, following all the most modern trends.
Our company provides our clients with certified quality services of general ship and yachting repairs 24/7 worldwide. Our capable technicians and our experienced workforce are here to ensure quality and professional painting works, hydro-blasting from 100-3500bar, sandblasting, anti-corrosion methods, cleaning and washing, metal and piping works, engineering services, and fitting. In addition, we provide services of rental equipment, diving works, and undertake projects of overland facilities. Our operations are ISO 9001:2015 certified and all equipment is in accordance with the highest international standards, being checked thoroughly and constantly to ensure no deterioration or damage.
We are proud of our massive equipment and this stands as one of our strong advantages. We have won a worthy reputation for our works’ quality, using continually updated mechanical equipment, machines with new technology purchased only from EU countries, and working methods environmentally friendly in line with the highest international standards. At HPS we dispose of many machineries consisting among others of 35 cherry pickers, 16 hydroblasting machines, 20 compressors, sandblasting pumps, a barge, trucks, cranes, bobcat machines, pipe-cleaning systems, hydroblasting robots of 2500bar, and pumps for various usage.
In the Shipping industry, our company has performed successfully the maintenance of many shipping companies, among others ELETSON CORP., TSAKOS COLUMBIA SHIPMANAGEMENT, BERNHARD SCHULTE HELLAS SHPG, MTM SHIP MANAGEMENT.
Furthermore, we had undertaken the surface treatment of a new OLP-COSCO drydock, named “Piraeus III”, the maintenance of drilling Rig “ENERGEAN FORCE” of ENERGEAN OIL & GAS and the cleaning operation of burned ship “MV HIGHSPEED 5” of HELLENIC SEAWAYS.
Moreover, we participated in the erection of the sinking vessel “MV PANAGIA TINOU” of VENTOURIS SEA LINES.
In addition, through the big overland projects, we gained trust and cooperation of large groups, such as Motor Oil, Shell Hellas, Coca Cola, and Halyvourgiki.
Last but not least, regarding the public sector, we cooperate with both the Hellenic Navy and the Coast Guard and we participate in tenders assignments highway projects.
HPS - A.Hilios Ship Repairs provides worldwide services. We undertake not only projects in Greece but also in other foreign countries. We have clients in numerous countries all over the world, such as Germany, Singapore, Malta, Denmark, and India. We are available 24/7 and that makes us flexible to act around the world.
There is not just a specific element that differentiates us from our competitors; it is, I would say, an alloy of factors. The hard work, consistency in the client, investment in human resources, and the constant update of new techniques and renewal of our massive equipment. Our strong geographical location is also an important advantage of ours, as the engineering facilities are located in the Ship Repair Zone, at Perama, Greece, former Karras premises. The combination of quality and minimum time schedule services that
we server our clients with, is also a major competitive advantage for HPS. The experience and trust we constantly provide to clients are a source of inspiration for those around us. Success requires perseverance. If we rest, this will be passed on to both our staff and our partners.
The long duration of the covid-19 pandemic is a challenging period for every business and all industries. Most companies were not prepared for the changes the covid-19 brought to the work environment. At HPS - A.Hilios Ship Repairs, health and safety are always of paramount importance, so the company adapted and get aligned with all the preventive measures from this pandemic’s very beginning. The absence of personal contact with our partners forced us to do meetings through virtual meeting platforms. Despite the pandemic, we have achieved several new partnerships with new clients due
to our rapid response to covid-era. We strongly believe that by the end of these difficult situations, companies will be stronger because -necessarily- had to look for alternative tools to get utilized for
their profitability. Our long past experience at HPS - A.Hilios Ship Repairs has educated us always to operate considering flexibility as the key to success, especially in difficult times.
Our company HPS - A.Hilios Ship Repairs has been participating in the International Exhibition Posidonia since 2008 and we are happy to announce that we will keep this constant presence by participating in Posidonia 2022 with an upgraded, premium stand. Our company with long-life experience in the maritime sector will be present this year highlighting our strong competitive advantages; high-quality services and specialized equipment, professionalism, and experienced personnel.
Posidonia institution has a long tradition in the creation of new business opportunities and over the years since our first participation, we have benefited by creating new partnerships, and exchanging important opinions on the important issues of the shipping industry. We take advantage of seminars and conferences held worldwide to discuss issues related to all aspects of the shipping sector. It would be our pleasure to come and visit us at our new premium stand No. 3106 in Hall 3 of the exhibition space at Metropolitan Expo, June 6-10.