EFC Group announced the appointment of a vice-president for the Americas yesterday and the successful delivery of two contracts.
The company, which has its headquarters in Aberdeen and a production plant in Houston, is a designer and manufacturer of controls, handling, instrumentation and monitoring systems for the global oil and gas industry.
Craig Clarke has been named vice-president for the Americas as part of growth plans for the region. Previously he was EFC business-development manager for Asia Pacific.
Mr Clarke said: “As one of the founding members of EFC’s mechanical handling division, I am very much relishing this new challenge and to build upon recent contract successes establishing EFC as a reputable provider of quality mechanical handling equipment.
“EFC has identified the Americas as a key growth market, particularly for the mechanical handling division and is committed to driving this forward.”
The group also announced the delivery of a multimillion-pound mechanical handling contract for one of the world’s largest oilfield service providers, Baker Hughes.
EFC has also recently carried out work worth about £500,000 with a global drilling contractor, to provide a horizontal pipe feeder handling system and choke control systems on a semisubmersible.