That is amazing. Thank you so much for sharing this. The infrastructure behind the scenes of our everyday lives is incredible and a fine recognition of the many plans and days spent devising and creating these complex structures. Hope it stays open and as many jobs are saved as possible, even if it reinvents itself. Thank you.
My husband, Phil Thomson, worked and checked out on all four units at PetroIneos - sulphur unit, hydrogen unit, ? and then the hydro cracker and as SAS of the one team. He worked there 20+ years before taking voluntary redundancy in 2019. For those who worked with Phil and don't know... he passed away on 20th October 2023 aged 53 years 😞😭. He always enjoyed working there and worked with some great guys.
I worked at Calachem about 10 years ago, had a full days tour of the site, both are very similar. Reminds me of the 1979 Film City on Fire which I watched as a kid, around the same time my dad drove us through Grangemouth the first time. We're from Edinburgh so it was a treat for me haha.
I worked in both the refinery and BP chemicals with various contractors - HPC, Cape, DAD Munro and Wilkie-Hooke. An interesting site to work in but very dangerous - when the fire occurred at the jetties in the 1990s I had just finished my shift there and came home to see the news footage of my workplace going up in flames.
As someone that lives in gmouth never seen inside the refinary looks cool though, when was this done as weather hasnt been that good today lol 😂? Nice vid tho
Hiya, sorry if this is a strange question but I am a siren enthusiast and I usually go to Grangemouth to catch the siren tests that go off on a Monday and Friday at 11:45AM and for the Semi Annuals aswell. This side seems to be the side where the Monday ones go off and I was wondering if there are any sirens seen onsite, there was one I did see and it was a Hörmann ECN-3000 at the site of the vehicle at the night footage but I was wondering if any more can be seen in this video
There are many sirens on site yes. I doubt you'd be able to make them out on the video though due to the height I was flying. I've no idea what the make of the siren is though, sorry.
@@coconutislanddrones That’s ok, I know they are manufactured by Hörmann Warnsysteme anyway lol which is a German company, and sorry to ask again but do you know how many sirens are on the site?
@@hmsirensandfirealarms I've no idea sorry. A site that size and with noisy units there would be a few I reckon. When they installed the current ones, maybe 12 years ago or so I happened to be standing right next to the one on 7th street when they tested it. I didn't realise I was next to it so you can imagine my reaction when it went off lol.
That is amazing. Thank you so much for sharing this. The infrastructure behind the scenes of our everyday lives is incredible and a fine recognition of the many plans and days spent devising and creating these complex structures. Hope it stays open and as many jobs are saved as possible, even if it reinvents itself. Thank you.
The future doesn't look good for the site unfortunately.
My husband, Phil Thomson, worked and checked out on all four units at PetroIneos - sulphur unit, hydrogen unit, ? and then the hydro cracker and as SAS of the one team. He worked there 20+ years before taking voluntary redundancy in 2019. For those who worked with Phil and don't know... he passed away on 20th October 2023 aged 53 years 😞😭. He always enjoyed working there and worked with some great guys.
I knew Phil and didn't know he'd pass away. I'm so sorry to hear that. He was a good guy.
@@coconutislanddrones thanks x
sorry for your loss thats no age poor man x
Sorry for your loss 😢
Really sorry to hear this Sharon, I worked with Phil for a few years on the HCU he really was a great guy 👌
I worked at Calachem about 10 years ago, had a full days tour of the site, both are very similar. Reminds me of the 1979 Film City on Fire which I watched as a kid, around the same time my dad drove us through Grangemouth the first time. We're from Edinburgh so it was a treat for me haha.
Aye most of the sites around Grangemouth are pretty similar. It'll soon all be gone.
I've always liked seeing it when it's lit up at night. As an ordinary bod, I wouldn't be allowed in, so thanks for this.
Can't believe I'm so late seeing this.... this. is. my. dream! 😍 incredible video!🏭 🔊🤩
I worked in both the refinery and BP chemicals with various contractors - HPC, Cape, DAD Munro and Wilkie-Hooke. An interesting site to work in but very dangerous - when the fire occurred at the jetties in the 1990s I had just finished my shift there and came home to see the news footage of my workplace going up in flames.
aye it's a dangerous place alright.
As someone that lives in gmouth never seen inside the refinary looks cool though, when was this done as weather hasnt been that good today lol 😂? Nice vid tho
Seems to be a few years ago, the Longannet Chimney is seen in the distance
Hiya, sorry if this is a strange question but I am a siren enthusiast and I usually go to Grangemouth to catch the siren tests that go off on a Monday and Friday at 11:45AM and for the Semi Annuals aswell. This side seems to be the side where the Monday ones go off and I was wondering if there are any sirens seen onsite, there was one I did see and it was a Hörmann ECN-3000 at the site of the vehicle at the night footage but I was wondering if any more can be seen in this video
There are many sirens on site yes. I doubt you'd be able to make them out on the video though due to the height I was flying. I've no idea what the make of the siren is though, sorry.
@@coconutislanddrones That’s ok, I know they are manufactured by Hörmann Warnsysteme anyway lol which is a German company, and sorry to ask again but do you know how many sirens are on the site?
@@hmsirensandfirealarms I've no idea sorry. A site that size and with noisy units there would be a few I reckon. When they installed the current ones, maybe 12 years ago or so I happened to be standing right next to the one on 7th street when they tested it. I didn't realise I was next to it so you can imagine my reaction when it went off lol.
@@coconutislanddronesOh dear! Assuming it was the one at 21:40 🤣
@@hmsirensandfirealarms That's the one lol
Been in many times loading a plastic pellet tanker.
some size of place, dont realise how big it is till u see it there.
do ABP bridge of allan
At what point in the video time stamp is the area where the hydrocracker accident occurred?
16:11 shows the hydrocracker on the left of the screen. Also known as 'the wedding cake'.
@@coconutislanddrones can see why it’s called that lol so it was one of these that exploded?
@@abbyr4822 I can't see it either but that's what it's known as and yes that's the one that exploded in the 1980's.
'Promosm' 😡
What ?