Aberdeen-based ATR Group has invested £1million in new equipment and almost doubled its workshop facility to meet a growing demand from the subsea sector.
Construction work to expand the equipment specialist’s Underwater Engineering Services (UES) workshop at Foveran, Aberdeenshire, has seen it increase from 1,300sq ft to 2,300 with a further 5,000sq ft of yard space to accommodate new equipment including a high capacity hydraulic winch.
UES has also recruited eight key staff including design engineers, workshop and project delivery personnel. The group has also invested in additional training for its 400-strong employee base and bolstered its apprenticeship scheme.
UES focuses on marine and subsea project support equipment and project management to the survey, ROV and diving markets. It is one of the company’s newly restructured divisions alongside ATR Lifting Solutions (formerly Cosalt), ATR Power Solutions, ATR Equipment Solutions and ATR Marine Solutions.
ATR Group chief executive Keith Moorhouse said: “As the industry looks to utilise the latest systems to ensure its use of assets and investment are maximised, this new investment in UES’ tooling equipment, working environment and employees is an important step forward both in the growth of the division and our evolution as a group.
“The continued rise in asset integrity management across the industry has put increased pressure on the subsea sector to deliver inspection, repair and maintenance activities. With the same importance expected to be placed on decommissioning work in the next few years, the sector as a whole is gearing up for an extremely busy period of activity.”
ATR has invested £6million this year in its rental fleet and equipment, double the amount spent in 2012. ATR is currently working on a number of innovative subsea equipment projects for clients and has recently completed a batch of bespoke hydraulic power units for ROV applications.
Mr Moorhouse added: “We’ve also invested in specialist emergency release cutting equipment, precision spooling tools and marine cranes to ensure we continue to offer a wide range of packages for high profile projects on a worldwide basis.”
ATR Group is the market leader in the rental, sale and inspection of specialised equipment to the petrochemicals, marine, subsea and the offshore oil and gas industry. It aims to grow its turnover to £150million in the next three years.
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