Valeport Strengthens Senior Team
Guy Frankland
New SUT Chief Executive Appointed
The Society for Underwater Technology is delighted to announce that Dr Cheryl Burgess will join the SUT as Chief Executive this month, bringing over three decades’ experience in the energy industry including oil & gas (both offshore and onshore); renewables; and utilities. She takes over from Steve Hall who has held the post for the past four years.
Valeport has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of a Head of Marketing, as it targets market leadership in the environmental sensors sector.
The internal appointment of former Marketing Manager, Guy Frankland, to Head of Marketing marks the latest step in the strategic growth plans for Valeport – the UK’s leading oceanographic, hydrographic and hydrometric instrument manufacturer.
With over 20 years experience in strategy, brand and digital marketing, Guy joined Valeport in 2018 and has been responsible for overseeing a comprehensive refresh of the brand that has served the subsea sector for over fifty years, supporting Valeport’s expansion into new markets and delivering new products to customers across a large number of sectors.
Valeport Managing Director Matt Quartley, said: “Guy has been fundamental in helping us shape the business in recent years and appointing someone of Guy’s calibre to our senior team is a key part to helping us continue to implement our plans for Valeport’s growth moving forward.”
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Prof Ralph Rayner, President of the SUT said: “We look forward to welcoming Cheryl; and would like to thank Steve Hall for his sterling service to the SUT and its members and to wish him well for the future.”
The former Director General of the Pipeline Industries Guild, Cheryl Burgess’
extensive international
expertise from her years with UK Trade & Investment and the Society of British Gas Industries will bring benefit to the SUT’s international Branches and interests. A strong advocate for organisations she has represented, she is also committed to engaging students, graduates and young professionals in the industries the SUT represents.
“I am very excited to be joining the SUT team,” said Cheryl. “The SUT has wonderful history and is uniquely positioned to capitalise on its Special Interest Groups and Global Branches as we all look to the future of underwater technologies.”
Pipeshield International Awarded Concrete Mattress Supply Contract in Australia
Pipeshield International, a Tekmar Group Company, has been awarded a contract from Subsea 7 to supply concrete mattresses for a project in the Bass Strait, Australia.
Pipeshield is one of the world's leading providers of specialised subsea asset protection systems to offshore energy majors and tier one contractors, with their products protecting and stabilising subsea installations worldwide.
The work scope for the project comprises the manufacturing and transportation of Bi-flex N2 Edge concrete mattresses to Australia where they will be used for scour protection around offshore structures and stabilization of flexible flowline, flying leads, and umbilical's for a project in the Bass Strait.
The patented N2 Edge High-Performance Mattress has an extensive international track record and is widely recognized as the most stable mattress in the offshore industry. This is the first time Pipeshield has supplied its N2 mattress in the Asia-Pacific, a region that offers significant product growth opportunities for the company.
Pipeshield has begun manufacturing activities at its regional facility in Johor, Malaysia. Once complete the mattresses will be transported to Singapore for onward shipment to Australia.
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