06/12/2022

Ashtead Technology acquires Hiretech

International subsea equipment rental and solutions specialist Ashtead Technology has further expanded its mechanical solutions service offering with the acquisition of Hiretech. Established in 2011, Hiretech is a management owned, Aberdeenshire-based equipment rental, service and maintenance company serving the international offshore renewables, decommissioning, and conventional energy markets. Through its multi-purpose fleet of marine and subsea equipment rental assets and skilled …

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21/11/2022

Well-Safe Solutions appoints Subsurface Team Lead to drive service growth

Well decommissioning services company Well-Safe Solutions have appointed Ruth Thomas as Subsurface Team Lead, with the company broadening its range of subsurface well plug and abandonment (P&A) design services in response to increased client demand. Ruth has over two decades of experience in providing subsurface support to assets in the UK sector of the North Sea for energy majors including …

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ASCO Wins over £10m in Contracts with NORM Solutions Business

ASCO has secured four new contracts for NORM decontamination and disposal services with major operators, worth more than £10million. NORM Solutions, part of ASCO’s environmental service division has won multi-year contracts with four leading operators to provide safe management and decontamination of naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) on North Sea installations as they are decommissioned. NORM Solutions will handle the …

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16/11/2022

J+S celebrates strong year with global award

Subsea controls engineering specialists J+S Subsea have lifted the Operational Support Company of the Year title in the Corporate LiveWire Global Awards. The Aberdeenshire-based business has taken the top spot in the awards, based on its quality of service, innovation and sustainability initiatives. Managing director Phil Reid said: “We pride ourselves on understanding customer drivers and priorities so receiving this …

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15/11/2022

Theory is remembered with practice; practice is remembered by reflection

There’s a big difference between being trained and being competent writes Andy Watson, Operations Manager (Aberdeen), MRS Training & Rescue. ______________ Here in the UK, we are often seen as a go-to source of health and safety knowledge for other countries at the dawn of their industrial revolutions – and there is an incredibly good, hard-won reason for that. Not to …

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14/11/2022

ASCO appoints General Manager for Seletar and Freight Management Service Lines

Global integrated logistics and materials management specialist, ASCO, has appointed Ross Irvine as general manager of its ship agency (Seletar) and freight management (AFM) service lines. Ross steps into his new role today (November 14) following the promotion of his predecessor Mike Pettigrew, who was recently appointed managing director for ASCO UK. As one of the leading ships agents for …

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08/11/2022

ASCO provides unrivalled NORM Solutions through integrated decommissioning offering

With over 50 years of experience, ASCO has the expertise and capability to provide a fully integrated logistics and materials management solution, delivering a wide range of resources across all areas of logistics, materials, fuels and bulks, marine and environmental services.  ASCO has been supporting decommissioning projects for more than ten years with excellent safety and service delivery performance providing …

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07/11/2022

Brimmond bolsters board with appointment of Nigel Jenkins as Non-Executive Director

Brimmond, the Aberdeenshire-based provider of hydraulic, lifting and mechanical equipment and services, has strengthened its board with the appointment of Nigel Jenkins. Nigel, a qualified Engineer, who specialises in business improvement and growth with expertise in leadership and business management, will take on the role as non-executive director of Brimmond as the company implements its new ambitious strategy. Brimmond recently …

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