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industry boom in the North Sea.
ULO's presence in the Middle East commenced in 1978 and expanded into India in 1981. The Far East has been supported since 1975. With rising prices in
Europe it was decided to open the manufacturing base in the Middle East in 1988. From the Middle East all
products are manufactured and sent to the various locations world-wide. Further development of using new ideas to achieve the same solutions are being developed at all times, as well as ROV installed solutions. The ULO products range gives an insight into some of the solutions. As 90 per cent of the products manufactured are individually designed.
Documentation
Over the past 12 months, ULO has been concentrating on raising the standard of supporting documentation and case studies. Equally it has been trying to concentrate on improving on site execution times. This is difficult as the principles and safety aspects offshore cannot be short cut. Equally the chemical action of mixing cementitious grouts has not and cannot be changed.
ULO has already been at the cutting edge of ROV and Diverless Placing Systems and sees more development in this area in the future.
ULO is a privately owned company with over 35 years experience in providing products, solutions and services to support and protect subsea pipelines, cables and structures world- wide.
ULO over the past 35 years have developed many specialised and unique solutions. ULO is continuously expanding the horizons of developing systems for the ever changing offshore
Fig. 4. The ROV pulls the support into its final position and makes sure it is correctly aligned. Once the position is correct, the grouting operation can start.
The range is a guide to assist in considering the final solution.
construction industry globally. ULO enjoys a unique relationship with consultants, engineers, clients and contractors to provide the correct technology to solve the specific solutions required. o
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Fig. 5. After the groutline is cut by a guillotine the ROV places the surplus line over the pipeline and the basket returns to the surface
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