INDUSTRY NEWS
Investment Expands Hiretech Limited Rental Offering
Equipment rental business Hiretech Limited has invested a six figure sum in establishing an air powered winch offering as part of its growing rental portfolio.
The investment has been driven by the firm’s client base to meet growing demand, and is a complementary addition to its existing rental equipment solutions.
The new product line will fall under the remit of Hiretech’s Subsea and Decommissioning Business Development Manager, Duncan Duthie, who has many years’ experience in the air powered winch market.
Mr Duthie’s industry experience, coupled with the skills of a team of technicians at
the firm’s base at Fintray by Aberdeen, will support the maintenance of the latest generation air winch range.
Hiretech’s Managing Director, Keith Mackie, commented, “We have recognised and acted upon opportunities which have presented themselves as a result of recent economic circumstances. This is a market we believe we can bring a service improvement to, and it is very complementary to our marine and subsea product lines. We have been putting the building blocks in place for a market recovery, and we will continue
to evaluate new and complementary opportunities as they arise.”
The investment follows significant spend by Hiretech earlier this year when the firm introduced a subsea rental range comprising of subsea shears and grab as it targeted subsea and decommissioning work scopes.
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Sparrows Group Awarded Five-Year Morecambe Hub Contract with Spirit Energy
Sparrows Group has been awarded a five-year contract by Spirit Energy for the provision of crane maintenance and lifting services across its Morecambe Hub assets in the East Irish Sea (UK Continental Shelf).
The Morecambe Hub comprises of six fields, three of which have been operated by Spirit Energy for over 30 years. Gas-producing, the North Morecambe, South Morecambe and Rhyl fields are located approximately 25km south west of Walney Island, west England.
The contract will see Sparrows deliver crane maintenance on all fixed lifting assets across the Morecambe Central Processing
Complex, DP6, DP8 and DPPA platforms. The provision of crane engineering, design services and technical authority will be managed from the company’s headquarters in Aberdeen.
Stewart Mitchell, chief executive officer of Sparrows said: “Having recently refurbished the DP6 and DP8 cranes for Spirit Energy, we’re excited to be working with the team again to deliver a longer, more sustained lifting inspection and maintenance campaign in one of the UK’s most important gas producing hubs.
“Having a clear strategy for managing lifting assets is essential for reducing equipment downtime and increasing safety. I am extremely proud of our dedicated people who consistently deliver a high-quality service to
our clients and we look forward to working with the Spirit Energy team to support their ongoing operations.”
One of the largest gas fields in the UKCS, at its peak, the Morecambe Hub met 20% of the UK’s domestic gas demand. Gas from all the fields is processed at Barrow Gas Terminals, which is located near Barrow-in- Furness in Cumbria, before entry into the National Transmission System.
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