Sulzer Hickham Inc. was established in 1972 by I.W. Hickham Jr. in LaPorte, TX. It was first known as I.W. Hickham Company. The main focus was repairs preformed to small steam turbines, pumps, gearboxes and compressors; however balancing expertise was, and still is a key element of the company. 

In 1985, Hickham Industries was purchased by the Sulzer Bros of Switzerland. One of Sulzer’s many divisions included Sulzer Turbo, the fit was a natural. 

With continuous growth over the years, Hickham has moved into gas turbine repairs, specialized airfoil manufacture and the installation and operation of a world class At-Speed balance bunker. Expansion into a world markets has followed and is due to the need for services of a quality rotating equipment repair facility. 

Today, Sulzer Hickham Inc. employs over 400 and the facility has grown to 34 acres with a workshop area for some 400,000 sq.ft.. Sulzer Hickham continues to develop innovative repair technologies necessary to maintain leadership in the industry.

Elbar was founded in 1973 as a sister company to Eldim, then the market leader in gas turbine airfoil hole drilling. 

From day one, Elbar has introduced independent gas turbine component repairs in parallel to the jet engine component repairs for which it was founded.  Elbar strives to offer services at the same top level as Eldim offers to its market. Elbar  has developed a very strong engineering basis for all metallurgical operations including coatings. Up to 1990, Elbar used its bright (“heat treatment”) red logo. 

When Elbar was joined with Eldim in the Interturbine group, logos were unified under the Interturbine blade array.

Under this logo, Elbar developed to be the leading company in turbine component repair and overhaul until the Interturbine group was acquired by Sulzer in 1999.

Sulzer Repco was originally founded in 1988 as a private owned company under the name Repco Rozenburg. In 1995, Sulzer Turbo approached Repco Rozenburg; they were interested in acquiring Repco Rozenburg.

On January 1^st 1996, after lengthy negotiations, the companies decided to join forces, continuing their activities under the current trade name Sulzer Repco.

Simply overnight, this decision turned the company into a multinational with offices throughout the world, benefiting from the valuable experience and know-how of international engineering companies. Sulzer Repco achieved record turnovers due to its doubled shop capacity.

Sulzer Repco offers field services and workshops for;: steam turbines, gas turbines, turbo compressors, reciprocating comprssors, hot gas expanders and blowers.

Enpro Services Co., Inc. started business in 1982 as a Reciprocating Field Service company doing PM work on offshore platforms. During the next two years, two more companies were formed to represent manufacturers for several major product lines.

In 1986, Enpro Rotating Services, Inc. was formed and became a major contender in Rotating Field Services. When Sulzer purchased Enpro, all of these companies were merged into Sulzer Enpro, Inc.

Sulzer Enpro, which now includes reciprocating and rotating field services, as well as being distributors for ancillary equipment, has offices in New Orleans, Alexandria, New Iberia, LA, Alvin, TX, Kalkaska, MI, and the newest field service office in Muscle Shoals, AL.

PT. Hickham Indonesia was founded in 1994 as a joint venture company between an Indonesian local businessman and Sulzer Escher Wyss Ltd.   

November 1995  the company majority shareholding was transferred  from Sulzer Escher Wyss Ltd to Sulzer Turbo Ltd. Zurich. In 1997 a share capital increase was approved by the shareholders for the financing of the facility extension project. December 2001 a financial restructuring process with a loan to equity conversion resulting in a capital increase of the company share capital was completed. In 2002, a sale and purchase of shares was concluded from the joint venture partner and the company became a wholly owned subsidiary of the new shareholders Sulzer AG/ Copetrag.  

February 26, 2003, the company changed the name from PT. Hickham Indonesia to PT. Sulzer Hickham Indonesia.