EnerMech Australia apprentice Brent Schwennesen was recently presented with the 2014 Moreland Young Business Achiever Award which recognises young people for their outstanding attitude, endeavour and contribution to their employer and colleagues.
Brent, from Geelong in the south of Victoria, is in his third year of his fitting and machining apprenticeship and currently spends one day per week with the Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE (NMIT) in Preston with the rest of his time based in EnerMech's Brunswick facility. His work ethic has been praised by senior management at EnerMech including Australia valves director Chris Tabone.
Chris said: "Brent is extremely committed to his job, and has acquired a great deal of knowledge since he joined us three years ago."
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EnerMech has secured six new or renewed cranes and lifting contracts in the UK North Sea sector valued in excess of £34 million.
The Aberdeen headquartered mechanical engineering group agreed extensions to contracts with Apache North Sea, Maersk Oil and Marathon Oil, and first time or additional workscopes with Centrica Storage/HRL, Aker Solutions and a number of projects on behalf of Technip.
The contract wins follows publication of the company's latest accounts to December 2013 which reveal a 40% upswing in turnover, breaking the £200 million mark for the first time.
Group accounts revealed 2013 revenues of £202.5 million, an increase of £58.1 million and up from £144.3 million the previous year with profits (EBITDA) improving by 21% to £14.2 million.
Its UK operations achieved turnover of £131.5 million in the same period, up by over 30% from £101 million in 2012, while EBITDA jumped by 67% from £5.3 million to £9 million.
EnerMech employs 2400 staff, operating from more than 30 UK and international bases in 20 countries, and provides seven main business lines to the oil and gas sector, including cranes and lifting, hydraulics, equipment rental, training, valves, industrial services and process, pipeline & umbilicals.
Chief financial officer, Michael Buchan, said despite current global fluctuations in the price of oil and gas, EnerMech had enjoyed another successful year in 2014, and prospects in 2015 and beyond looked promising.
He said: "Our recently filed 2013 results included significant one-off costs in relation to building the company's international footprint, without which our EBITDA would have exceeded £20 million. This investment is now paying dividends and it is expected that non-UK revenues will account for more than 50% of forecast group revenues of £260 million in 2014.
"As the industry becomes increasingly focussed on reducing the costs of production, we expect more customers to look to consolidate their supply chain and benefit from the unique range of complementary services which we can offer globally.
"Consistent investment in facilities, people and equipment are now at an advanced stage of maturity across our group locations and that has helped position our specialist business lines with first-time customers in new locations."
Looking ahead into 2015, EnerMech expects to make strong headway in Africa, the Americas where it has strengthened its management team and opened new bases in Louisiana and Trinidad, and in Saudi Arabia following the signing of a joint venture with Abdulla Fouad Group.
EnerMech's chief executive officer, Doug Duguid, said: "Our business is now well established in all of the world's major oil producing regions and it's an organisation with real scale, both in terms of physical on-the-ground assets and in personnel and expertise."
More than 60 school children had the thrill of their lives thanks to the support of mechanical engineering company EnerMech.
The Primary 6 and 7 pupils at Heathryburn Primary in Aberdeen were taking part in an educational visit to Absafe, the charity which helps youngsters learn to deal with dangerous situations.
The pupils and teachers negotiated The Safe's 'scare floor' with seven sets designed to thrill and educate in equal measure.
A virtual village with a typical home, road, railway and double decker bus, tested the children's analytical, communication and team working skills, improving their knowledge of hazards they may encounter in everyday life.
Four EnerMech volunteers agreed to "scare because they care" accompanying the Heathryburn party, with corporate development director Ingrid Stewart, UK HSE manager Wendy Parr and apprentices Ryan Junor and Shaun Jenkins, assisting the children as they completed the challenge.
Absafe chief executive, Emma Bellu, said: "EnerMech has an uncompromising focus on safety and are ideal partners for Absafe with our shared values of advancing safety, stopping accidents and saving life.
"EnerMech is one of the first businesses to sponsor a school visit to The Safe and thanks to their generosity and commitment to being a good neighbour, all 60 primary 6 and 7 pupils from Heathryburn School were the first to experience the thrills and spills of The Safe which opened recently after completing the first stage of our fundraising campaign."
Heathryburn Primary head teacher, Lynne Giles, added: "Our P6 and 7 classes had a fantastic time at The Safe and I would like to thank EnerMech for supporting us both financially and by providing volunteers on the day.
"The serious safety messages are delivered in a fun environment which the classes enjoyed and we hope the visit will increase awareness of everyday dangers to peoples' lives."
EnerMech's valve division recently held a successful valve technology day to celebrate the launch of the re-designed and upgraded EnerMech LG Ball Valve, and provide customers with an insight into the Company's valve servicing capability.
More than 80 people attended the event, which was held at EnerMech's international headquarters in Aberdeen on the 6th of November.
A PPE free exhibition area was set up in the valve workshop which included demonstrations of valve technologies and stands from key suppliers.
A series of technical presentations ran throughout the day with topics ranging from Effective Ball Valve Design, presented by UK Valves General Manager Bob Stephen (pictured above), to Valve Project Commercial Challenges and M
aterial Selection Processes.
The event was the first of its kind for EnerMech, with other business areas soon to follow suit. Amongst those who spoke highly about the event were graduate engineers who enjoyed the chance to learn more about the valve industry.
EnerMech Valves Director Steve Abel said: "I can't overstate how pleased I am with the success of this event. I felt a great sense of pride while showing our clients around the workshop and explaining our capabilities. I had some very positive discussions with customers who seemed relieved that they were being presented with a credible alternative to their usual valve service provider. I am certain this will generate a stepped increase in business for all three of our value revenue streams."
European Regional Director Stuart Smith said: "This is the first time any EnerMech business area has put on a technology day like this, and on such a large scale. The event was an accomplishment for all involved. Staff from across the business came together to help make this a great day and it was a wonderful example of how well different teams at EnerMech can work together for success."
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EnerMech’s UK Hose Integrity Management (HIM) team have won a renewal on their contract with Maersk Oil North Sea.
The three year contract spans the Gryphon and GP3 FPSOs and Janice FPU and reinforces EnerMech’s long-standing relationship with Maersk which began in 2009.
The team will be providing flexible hose inspection, with the workscope encompassing data gathering, field inspections, project management, integrity management and onsite manufacture, testing and certification.
It was EnerMech’s flexibility, range of equipment, speed of mobilisation and use of local labour which clinched the renewal over rival bids.
EnerMech Hose Management operations manager Les Brown said: “We believe it was our proactive approach in continually striving to improve the safe operation of hose assemblies on Maersk’s offshore assets which made all the difference.”
The agreement allows for the opportunity for EnerMech to win a further two-year extension into 2019.
EnerMech, leverandør av olje- og gassrelaterte tjenester, går mot trenden i Norge og øker arbeidsstokken med mer enn 20% til neste år.
I en tid hvor mange bedrifter i Norge reduserer sin onshore- og offshorevirksomhet, vil EnerMechs gruppe for mekaniske tjenester utvide sitt eksisterende tilbud i Stavanger og Bergen gjennom å øke antall ansatte fra 60 til 75, samt investere NOK 32,5 millioner i nytt utstyr.
EnerMech leverer en rekke integrerte tjenester til olje- og gass-sektoren, blant annet kraner og løfteutstyr, prosessutstyr-, rørledninger- og kontrollkabler (PPU), i tillegg til utleie av hydraulisk og annet utstyr.
Trond Møller, daglig leder for EnerMech i Norge, sier: "Vi rekrutterer ledere og teknikere med høy kompetanse til vårt norske team på 60, og til neste år vil vi foreta betydelige investeringer i nytt utstyr og infrastruktur."
"Vi mener at tjenesteindustrien behøver et tålmodig perspektiv. Markedsindikatorene på medium og lang sikt ser lovende ut. EnerMech satser for fullt i Norge og vi vil være rustet for et oppsving når markedet bedrer seg."
EnerMech styrket nylig sin PPU-divisjon i Norge med ansettelsen av salgssjef Stian Urke. Selskapet vil ansette ytterligere høyt kvalifisert personell innenfor divisjonene for kran og løfteteknikk, hydraulikk og utstyrsleie.
EnerMech har kontorer, verksted og lager i Stavanger og Bergen og vurderer for tiden å opprette en tredje base i Norge.
Trond Møller legger til: "Et av våre viktigste mål, uansett hvor vi opererer i verden, er å ha lokale anlegg med ansatte som besitter lokalkunnskap, og hvor vi kan tilby eget utstyr. Dette sender et sterkt signal om at vi satser på det norske markedet og det vil bidra til flere oppdrag."
"Vi viser til de gode resultatene som vi oppnådde innenfor kranfeltet, og det vellykkede arbeidet vi utførte på BPs Skarv-prosjekt. Dette styrker vårt renommé når det gjelder PPU-tjenester og gjør innhugg i hydraulikkmarkedet. Vi satser på å utvikle dette fortrinnet videre. Vi vurderer for tiden flere anbud, som dersom de lykkes, vil være en plattform for å vise vårt potensial mht. å levere integrerte tjenester som andre leverandører har vanskelig for å matche".
Oil and gas services company, EnerMech, is bucking the trend in Norway and will boost its workforce by more than 20% in the next year.
Against a backdrop of reduced onshore and offshore activity, the mechanical engineering group will expand their existing offering in Stavanger and Bergen from 60 to 75 staff and plans to invest NOK 32.5 million (£3m) in new equipment.
EnerMech provides a number of integrated service to the oil and gas sector, including cranes and lifting, process, pipeline and umbilicals (PPU), hydraulics and equipment hire.
Trond Møller, EnerMech General Manager in Norway, said: "We are recruiting high quality managers and technicians to add to our 60-strong Norwegian team and next year will make a significant investment in new equipment and infrastructure.
"We believe the service industry needs to be patient and with market indicators for the medium to longer term looking promising, EnerMech is fully committed to Norway and prepared for an upswing when the market corrects."
EnerMech recently strengthened its PPU division in Norway with the appointment of Sales Manager Stian Urke and this will be followed with other senior hires in the company's cranes and lifting, hydraulics and equipment rental divisions.
EnerMech has office, workshop and storage facilities in Stavanger and Bergen and is looking at the potential for a third Norwegian base.
Trond Møller added: "One of our main objectives wherever we work in the world, is to have local facilities staffed by people with local knowledge and with our own equipment on the ground. This sends out a strong message that we are fully committed to Norway and it will help us secure further work.
"We have a strong heritage in cranes and the excellent work carried out on the BP Skarv project enhanced our reputation for PPU services and we are making in-roads in to the hydraulics market. We aim to build on this and we have several live tenders which if successful would be the platform for showing our true potential in providing integrated services which others providers struggle to match."
EnerMech has recently announced plans to expand its' Great Yarmouth operations in order to support a growth in both on and offshore projects.
EnerMech Great Yarmouth General Manager, Greg Wilson, who joined EnerMech earlier this year from Fugro, reports that a first valves contract has been won and within the next year there will new premises and plans to extend further into other business lines.
The Great Yarmouth team provides services to the leading production companies operating in the Central and Southern North Sea and Irish Sea and to drilling contractors, marine operators, fabrication companies and onshore operations in Norfolk, including the Bacton gas terminal. Until now, the majority of work serviced from the Great Yarmouth facility has been from the Process, Pipeline and Umbilicals (PPU), Training and Rigging/Lifting divisions but it is recognised that there is an opportunity to further expand into other EnerMech business lines.
The headcount of the branch is to be increased by a third within the next year and additional premises, which will quadruple the available interior workshop and storage space , have been secured. Valve maintenance has recently been added to the list of well-established services provided from the Great Yarmouth base and the larger premises, due to be in operation by the year end, will create extra space to grow the Valves department further and allow the introduction of the Hydraulics and Hose Integrity Management departments, whilst also enabling the well-established specialist tank and mud-pit cleaning business (EnerMech TRS) to relocate from its' historical base in Admiralty Road.
Greg Wilson revealed: "We are installing a mobile crane simulator in Q4 2014 which will enable us to perform offshore crane operator training & assessment (stage 1 training and stage 2 or 3 operator re-assessment), creating the only UK facility to offer this service outside of Aberdeen".
Greg added: "Growth has been sensible and sustainable – we have adapted and invested to suit– We are looking at opportunities in completely new sectors, such as power generation and renewables, which are local to Great Yarmouth where we could prove invaluable to customers".
Another milestone was passed in April when Singapore-based PPU Technician, Mohammad Azman Bin Salle, became our 2000th member of staff.
In just six years EnerMech has grown from a start-up business in Aberdeen to aglobal entity which generates revenues in excess of £280 million and operates from more than 30 strategic oil and gas sector locations.
In the last two months a further 200 staff have joined EnerMech, taking our current headcount to 2200, and by the end of 2014 we expect that figure to rise to 2500.
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