Dräger Safety UK has secured new multi-million dollar contracts after successfully diversifying into new technology and training service areas focused on upstream and downstream operations in the North Sea.
The marine and offshore safety equipment supplier, which has supported operations in the United Kingdom Continental Shelf from its base in Aberdeen since 2011, has boosted its North Sea presence by winning several contract awards from operators and oilfield service providers in late 2017, and early this year.
Renowned for its fixed and wireless gas detection technologies and personal protection equipment, the company has developed a new portable, networked gas detection and alarm system designed to protect people working in any location offshore.
The company has delivered a step-change in training for rescue teams through its OPITO-certified assessment centre in Aberdeen, which includes a confined-space skills evaluation area which candidates must learn to negotiate in full rescue gear, including oxygen tanks and air masks.
Alex Duthie, Dräger Safety UK’s sales and marketing director, said: “There are real signs that the upturn the industry has been anticipating is materialising, with investment in training and new technology coming forward across the basin.
“Securing substantial increases in training revenue in the second half of 2017, through a flexible approach in support of client operations, was possible through our ability to deliver essential safety training onshore at our fully-equipped Aberdeen training centre, at client premises or on-location offshore.
“Key to that success has been the investment we made in our training offering, including the confined-space facility at our base in Bridge of Don, which gives workers the opportunity to experience the kind of difficult conditions they may be faced with on an offshore platform or in a land-based refinery.”
