Hydraulic Shears
Ideal for decommissioning activities, our skid-mounted Hydraulic Shears are engineered for high-intensity cutting and product recycling.
Featuring retractable jaws for maximum efficiency, these units safely deliver between 800 - 1250Te of shear force, making light work of the toughest subsea and topside materials.

Hydraulic Shears
800 - 1250Te Shear Force
Whether cutting product into transportable sections or managing large-scale recycling, our shears provide an efficient, high-power solution.
- Retractable Jaws: Optimised for heavy-duty demolition and recycling
- System Integration: Can be supplied alongside a Motive LCE or Tensioner for a complete handling package.
- Versatile Force: Available in 800Te to 1250Te capacities.
Heavy-duty cutting for rapid product sectioning
An ideal solution for reducing product into manageable, transportable sections, pair with a Motive Linear Cable Engine (LCE), Tensioner, Roller Boxes and Spooling Winch for a complete handling package.
HYDRAULIC SHEARS
Dimensions: 3500mm x 1814mm x 2050mm
Jaw Opening: 600mm
Jaw Depth: 760mm
Shear Force: 800Te
Shear Weight: 6,500kg
N.B. All weights/dimensions represented are for illustrative purposes
Dimensions: 3500mm x 1844mm x 2400mm
Jaw Opening: 700mm
Jaw Depth: 800mm
Shear Force: 1,250Te
Shear Weight: 6,000kg
N.B. All weights/dimensions represented are for illustrative purposes
FAQs
We maintain a global rental fleet across strategic bases in the UK, Norway, UAE, USA, Brazil, Singapore, and Taiwan. Depending on the equipment type and project destination, we can often mobilise within 24-48 hours for standard packages.
All Motive equipment is designed and manufactured in-house to meet global offshore standards with full traceability to component level and is CE/UKCA marked accordingly. Full certification packages are provided with every delivery.
Absolutely - Every rental is backed by a dedicated onshore project manager who serves as your single point of contact, ensuring smooth logistics, technical planning, and mobilisation. Additionally, we provide multi-disciplined, offshore-certified technicians for on-site installation, commissioning, and 24/7/365 operational support to ensure maximum uptime during your campaign.
Yes - While we have a standard product line, our in-house design and engineering teams specialise in custom-built winches, tensioners, and specialist marine and lifting equipment tailored to specific project footprints and load requirements. Our spreads are specifically engineered to meet the needs of any vessel with a focus on compact footprints and reduced sea-fastening requirements, ensuring a versatile and straightforward integration that transforms your available deck space into a high-performance offshore asset.
Yes - We provide a complete turnkey service for our rental fleet, ensuring equipment is not just delivered to the quayside, but fully integrated onto your vessel. Our multi-disciplinary teams manage the entire process, including deck layouts, installations, and commissioning to guarantee that every rental spread is sea-fastened and operational to the highest safety standards before departure.
In addition to our rental support, Motive Manufacturing provides these same comprehensive vessel services for client-owned assets, offering professional vessel mobilisations/demobilisations, structural sea-fastening, and critical repairs.
Yes - our Manufacturing division provides a full repair, maintenance, and overhaul service for client-owned offshore and back-deck equipment. Our focus is on design-for-sustainability, while our full-scale refurbishment service supports repurposing of assets to extend lifecyle, ensuring equipment remains compliant and efficient while actively reducing raw material demand, lowering embodied carbon, and diverting assets from disposal.
We offer comprehensive services, including Wire Rope Inspection (MRT), NDT (Non-Destructive Testing), Hose Integrity Management, Load Testing, and full Lifting Gear Examinations to ensure equipment remains compliant and safe.
Motive is redefining offshore service delivery through an integrated, circular operating model that reduces project emissions, extends asset lifecycles, and enables clients to meet accelerating net-zero targets. Our innovation lies in redesigning how onshore and offshore services are delivered, by integrating rentals, manufacturing, and certification into a coordinated delivery model that reduces multi-vendor interfaces, project complexity, and associated emissions.
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