TPi May 2019

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Key appointment to support business growth at Tata Steel

£250mn invested in subcontracts for North Sea projects, Tata Steel states that it has the experience, capabilities and ambition required to continue to serve this important market. Mr Bradshaw commented, “I believe this is an extremely exciting time to join Tata Steel, as we are seeing the oil and gas industry return to growth once more, and our own activity grow with it. “While we provide a wide range of steel products and services, our HFI welded line pipes, available in diameters from 2" to 20" and strength grades up to API 5L X70, are answering the modern industry’s demands for a cost-effective solution to seamless pipe. “Our HFI benefits from stringent dimensional controls, provides superior shape and ‘weldability’ for faster

Tata Steel has announced a key appointment as the company looks to maximise on an upturn in its oil and gas activity. Peter Bradshaw joins as technical sales manager – energy and power, with nine years’ experience in technical sales and the oil and gas industry. His focus will be on Tata Steel’s offshore line pipe products, including the benefits of the company’s high- frequency induction (HFI) pipe. A growing return to optimism in the North Sea has seen an increase in the company’s business. Having supplied more than one million tonnes of pipeline for oil and gas projects in the North Sea over 24 years, including in excess of 500,000 metres of reel installed pipe and more than

Peter Bradshaw

offshore welding and is fully compatible with reel lay requirements. And, because we manufacture the pipe using steel coil from our South Wales mills, we have total control of the supply chain, ensuring we can comply with even the

tightest project schedules.” Tata Steel Europe Ltd – UK feedback@tatasteeleurope.com www.tatasteeleurope.com

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