Visionary vision from management of Tideway Offshore Contractors
Foresight is the essence of government Foresight is the essence of government. This age-old adage not only applies to politics, but certainly also to business, specifically market leaders wishing to further strengthen their leading position. Successful and innovative businesses have to be willing to look to the future; after all, the future is often far less uncertain than is generally assumed. In taking strategic decisions, the starting point should not be uncertainties but certainties. One business that excels in such forward vision and presents itself as a dedicated partner for the offshore industry is Tideway Offshore Contractors based in Breda, the Netherlands.
The management of this company that specialises in constructing landfalls for oil and gas pipelines and is a leading world class contractor in the high-precision rock dumping market, believes that forward vision creates the possibility of responding flexibly to a range of future market situations. “Our forward vision is based on our own independent way of thinking. It is that fact that enables us to move in time with economic and social changes,” explained director Hugo B. Bouvy. “Partly as a consequence, Tideway experienced almost no negative effects from the recent global economic downturn.” As a full service provider for the oil and gas industry, Tideway Offshore Contractors is now benefiting from long-term investments that are paving the way for the postrecession revival. A new 500 million plus euro investment programme, including the fabrication of the state-of-the-art fallpipe rock dumping vessel Flintstone, is further proof that Bouvy, who shares directorship of the company with Lucas Bols, has indestructible confidence in the future. As a result, Tideway is in a position to draw up strategic plans that offer sufficient flexibility. Partnership
As Bouvy explained: “At this very moment, the price of oil may not yet be where many operators would like it to be, but are definitely at a level where new field development plans can be carried out. That of course includes the laying of subsea pipelines, not only for oil and gas but also for electrical networks. New technologies are being introduced or crossbred from high-tech industries to provide more capabilities in the offshore/energy market. Analysts advise that this decade may offer the best opportunity for making new investments in pipeline infrastructure. We at Tideway strongly believe in partnerships with our clients, and in that respect we are more than prepared to meet their future needs for protection and stabilisation of pipelines, and dredging activities.”
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