A UK electronics engineering firm has spent more than £100,000 on upgrading its Aberdeen base to meet demand from the offshore marine and renewables sectors.
Quartzelec’s Granite City workshop has tended to focus on repairing and refurbishing electrical machinery for the power generation, oil and gas and marine sectors, but has recently branched into renewables and farming.
The company, headquartered in Rugby, said it would be able to carry out checks on larger machines, such as motors and generators, thanks to its investment in a bigger and stronger embedded test plate.
Quartzelec managing director Daniel Laval said: “Despite these being challenging economic times, we have seen increased demand for our electric motor and generator expertise, particularly within the offshore marine and expanding renewable energy sectors.
“Our investment in Aberdeen means we now have the capability to full load test motors up to 300kW at 3.3kV, perfect for the fleet of North Sea machines currently in operation.”
Jamie Burns, the local general manager, said: “In tandem with the investment in our facilities, we continue to invest in our people and we have an active training and apprenticeship programme running that ensures we have the skilled staff, with all the necessary experience and safety accreditation, to meet future requirements.”
“We also focus on delivering preventative, scheduled maintenance as the cost of implementing an effective inspection and prevention programme for rotating electrical machines and associated systems can often be just a few hundred pounds; but a critical failure could result in significant damage, put lives at risk and result in both lost productivity and impact the long term reputation of the business.”
Quartzelec also said it was close to finishing work on a contract worth more than £1million to revamp and extend electrical systems as part of Aberdeen International Airport’s terminal expansion project.
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