ENERGY NEWS
AgileTek Looks Forward to 2019 A record year in 2018 saw subsea consultancy increase sales by 165% Award-winning subsea engineering analysis consultancy, AgileTek, announced a record year, reporting a 165% increase in external sales and adding several new clients to the roster. The results came as AgileTek celebrated four successful years in business, with contract awards approaching £1 million in 2018. The business has done this whilst also building its presence in Aberdeen, the Middle East and the Far East – including Malaysia and Taiwan. The company, which has doubled its workforce in the past year, became part of Tekmar Group plc – a market-leading technology provider of protection systems for subsea cable, umbilical and flexible pipes and offshore engineering services – in June 2018. AgileTek will provide a key element of Tekmar Group’s service, supporting a range of international clients on some of the world’s biggest offshore energy projects. Steve Rossiter (pictured), managing director of AgileTek, said: “AgileTek has grown rapidly since its inception four years ago and the business continues to evolve. 2018 was an incredibly
exciting year and saw us achieve an exponential increase in external sales. “Last year we launched our new business division, AgileDat, opening up an exciting range of new possibilities, allowing us to enhance our digital offering and offer unrivalled multidisciplinary expertise. AgileDat was created in response to the acceleration of digital change and we’re confident that 2019 will continue to build on the success of 2018. “We genuinely believe we can change the world through our combination of traditional engineering with cutting edge software, cloud and big data technologies. This gives us an unrivalled ability to efficiently evaluate and quantify risks to offshore assets during design, procurement, manufacture, installation and decommissioning, and we look forward to building this offer and sharing it with the world.” Following success at last year’s event, where AgileTek picked up the Small Company of the Year award, AgileTek returned to Subsea Expo 2019, exhibiting as part of Tekmar Group plc.
N-Sea Achieves 1.5m Man-hours LTI Free Golden Rules programme has embedded SHEQ across business UK- and Netherlands-based subsea provider, N-Sea, has reached 1.5 million man-hours LTI (lost time injury) free. In 2017, N-Sea launched their Golden Rules programme, embedding excellence in SHEQ (Safety, Health, Environment and Quality) across the business and has continued to see the benefits. N-Sea sets a high example for outstanding SHEQ performance and this is represented by this milestone. N-Sea’s chief operating officer, Roddy James (pictured), said: “A safe working environment is one of the highest priorities at N-Sea and, with our ethos being to always operate in a safe, sound and swift manner, we are delighted to be able to celebrate this milestone. “Introducing our Golden Safety Rules programme last year has allowed us, as a business, to raise awareness of our commitment to health and safety – both internally through our staff and externally to our customers. Safety is truly embedded within our company, our culture and our operations.” It has been an incredibly successful year for N-Sea, turning over €75 million, expanding their operational capabilities internationally and making several key appointments. This
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achievement demonstrates N-Sea’s ongoing commitment to be a safety-driven business. N-Sea is known for its innovative work as an independent offshore subsea contractor, specialising in IMR services for the oil and gas, renewables and telecom/utility industries, as well as for civil contracting communities. N-Sea provides near shore, offshore and survey services to major operators and service companies alike.