“Go for gold” call to firms
Nominations are being sought for Energy Voice’s Gold Awards.
Balmoral Group
Balmoral Business Park has its 10th tenant
A total of 10 businesses have moved into Balmoral Business Park, in Aberdeen, within seven months of it opening.
Balmoral to launch ‘the definitive boltless restrictor’ at Texas subsea event
Balmoral Offshore Engineering has announce its intention to launch a boltless restrictor that will “slash installation costs”.
Balmoral Tanks snaps up pipework specialist
Balmoral Group’s tanks business has added another string to its bow following the takeover of a Chesterfield-based company.
Exclusive: Balmoral’s offshore outlook positive despite ‘toughest period’
Balmoral Group stayed in the black last year despite having to endure one of the toughest operating periods in its boss’s memory.
Viking SeaTech sold to Acteon
US industrial company Actuant said last night it had completed the sale of Aberdeen-based marine services firm Viking SeaTech to Acteon Group.
Balmoral Group and Ace Winches strike deal for ‘stability’
Balmoral Group owns more than a quarter of Ace Winches after the two north-east engineering firms struck a multimillion-pound deal, it emerged yesterday.
Ace Winches deal gives Balmoral Group a stake
Two of the north-east of Scotland's best-known entrepreneurs have struck a £10million deal giving one of them a stake in the other’s business.
North and north-east companies are the toast of the stock exchange
London Stock Exchange (LSE)’s new 1,000 Companies to Inspire Britain report celebrates the achievements of 25 Scottish firms and more than half of them are in the north and north-east.
Aberdeen’s Balmoral Group invests in plant and jobs in Yorkshire
Balmoral Group’s £10million investment in a new factory in Yorkshire is expected to create new employment opportunities in the area.
Entry deadline looms for the 2017 Gold Awards
Annual awards celebrating the North Sea oil and gas industry’s resilience, despite monumental challenges, have a new category this year.
From oil and gas to luxury lodges: new venture for former Hydrasun man
A former oil and gas industry boss and his family are pouring more than £1million into a new tourism business in Stonehaven.
North-east oil service firms make it onto UK growth leaderboard
North-east oil and gas service companies have made it onto a UK leaderboard of the fastest growing small- to medium-sized companies.
Balmoral unveils “industry firsts” at OTC
Balmoral Group has hailed an “industry first” as its subsea test centre carved deep into Aberdeen’s granite terrain nears completion. A second pressure vessel - thought to be the largest in Europe - will be installed at the Balmoral Subsea Test Centre this summer. Supported by bespoke software, the test centre offers Balmoral and external clients the ability to monitor procedures from anywhere in the world. When complete the facility will offer close to 20 test vessels in total. A smaller tank measuring 6ft x 23ft was installed in February, while the larger pressure test vessel which is nearing completion will measure 8ft x 29.5ft. Jim Milne, chairman and managing director of Balmoral said: “These new additions complement the wide range of test vessels that were previously available for third party use. “The facility offers a comprehensive range of hydrostatic and mechanical test procedures supported by bespoke software that allows remote monitoring from anywhere in the world, an industry ‘first’.” In another industry first, the firm has installed an elastomer manufacturing facility to produce 46ft polyurethane bend stiffeners that are used to add support to flexible pipes, umbilicals and cables. Balmoral has developed polyurethane using only ‘safe’ polymers that avoid the use of highly toxic materials, Balmoral’s technical team addressed the health and safety aspects of the industry by qualifying only ‘safe’ polymers that avoid the use of highly toxic materials and accredited by Bureau Veritas. Fraser Milne, projects and engineering director at Balmoral Offshore Engineering, said: “Our new manufacturing facility will increase production capacity to meet market demands for this product. “Balmoral products are put to the test in some of the toughest conditions in the industry. With much of our SURF-related products carrying BV certification to API standards, and a global track record that is second to none, clients can rest assured they are receiving not only the best product solution on the market but also the best possible technical advice available.” Jim Milne said it was great to bring news of the company’s multi-million pound investment to OTC: “While the industry is consolidating for the future we have taken the opportunity to invest in our people and our technology. “We are always seeking to maintain our competitive advantage in the market place and our commitment to technological improvement goes a long way towards that.”
Business chiefs outline why being at OTC is a no-brainer
The chairman and managing director of Aberdeen-based Balmoral Group, Jim Milne, is an enthusiastic veteran of the annual pilgrimage to OTC.
Balmoral wins funding for polymer wave energy project
The polymer division of Balmoral Group has won funding to develop new materials for use in wave energy converters (WECs).
Balmoral still buoyant despite oil and gas slump
Growth in exports delivered a boost to Balmoral Group’s bottom line of in its 35th year of business.
Balmoral vows to fight competition watchdog fine
Balmoral Group has vowed to launch an appeal after it was slapped with a £130,000 fine by the competition watchdog.
Balmoral’s Jim Milne crowned entrepreneur of the year
Multimillionaire Aberdeen businessman Jim Milne has added to an already impressive haul of honours by winning Entrepreneurial Scotland’s entrepreneur of the year title.
It’s not too early to start getting ready for OTC 2017
Firms across the North Sea oil and gas industry are already marking their diaries and making plans for the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) 2017 in Houston, in the US.
Balmoral’s Milne urges industry to celebrate success after Hall of Fame accolade
Industry veteran Jim Milne CBE told the North Sea sector not to bury its head in the sand after collecting a lifetime achievement award at the second Press and Journal Gold Awards.
Brexit: Balmoral Group boss says Britain’s economy “robust” enough on its own
The chairman of Balmoral Group Jimmy Milne said the UK's economy is "robust enough" to hold its own in the world market, after the country voted by a close margin to exit the European Union.
Opinion: Supply chain could learn from construction sector
Although I’m in danger of teaching grannies to suck eggs here, please bear with me… Design & Build (D&B) is a project delivery system used by the construction and related industries to deliver projects in which the design and construction services are contracted by a single entity known as the design & build contractor.
OTC 2016: What they really thought
Hundreds of representatives of North Sea companies braved the downturn to attend the Offshore Technology Conference 2016 in Houston.
Aberdeen: swimming in oil and money
For anyone with an entrepreneurial spirit and a spirit of adventure, the opportunities in the 70s oil industry were limitless.