Oil industry services group NorSea has snapped up Danish supply base group Danbor from Maersk as it looks to increase its renewables profile.
The Norwegian firm, which has a significant presence in Scotland to serve UK continental shelf projects, said the £25.5million (DKK230million) would help increase NorSea’s international footprint.
“International expansion is part of NorSea Group’s expressed strategy,” said chief executive John Strangeland.
“Danbor is a solid company which is well-established in our core activity field and fits in well with the rest of the NorSea Group family.”
Danbor, which was previously owned by Maersk, has operations in Aberdeen and Montrose for the North Sea, along with a major presence in its native Denmark.
In recent years it had built up a significant profile through repair and logistics work for onshore and offshore wind turbines. It employs 370 people across Europe.
“I am convinced that A.P. Møller-Mærsk has found the right purchaser to ensure Danbor’s future growth and enable us to maintain the quality of our operations and the level of service provided by our employees,” said Danbor chief executive Søren Fløe Knudsen.
“Our incorporation into the new company will have no immediate effect either on our daily operations or on our existing contractual obligations.”