TPi July 2015

business & market news

Radiodetection wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise Radiodetection Ltd, a UK-based global supplier in the area of detection and inspection of underground utilities, is celebrating being announced as a winner in the International Trade category of The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise. The International Trade category requires a business to show it has achieved substantial growth in overseas earnings and in commercial success for its size and sector. Radiodetection’s products for the location of buried utility infrastructures help reduce the risk of injury to personnel and damage to utilities during excavation. The company develops and manufactures the majority of its products in the Bristol and South Wales area of the UK.

Managing director Kevin Lench commented, “It is such a great honour to receive this globally recognised accolade. It is a reflection of the hard work and dedication of people through- out our business – both from direct employees and long-standing distribu- tion partners – who offer the highest standards of service and support to our customers throughout the world.” Mr Lench continued, “Along with our keen focus on customer service, our exceptionally strong engineering department has been a key factor in the success of our business and in winning the Queen’s Award for Enterprise. We have close working relationships with industry associations and regulators in a range of countries, which ensure our products are accepted across the world and help us to grow our international trade.” Radiodetection was founded in the UK in 1970, and now serves utility companies and contractors in more than 60 countries. It offers a wide range of solutions that enable easy detection, inspection and maintenance of underground utilities, as well as helping to ensure personnel safety and prevent accidental damage to services during excavation. The company is a subsidiary of SPX Corporation.

Radiodetection Ltd – UK www.radiodetection.com The gC.A.T4 in use, with a Genny4 signal generator on the path in the background Subsea contract for the Glenlivet project Radiodetection’s gC.A.T4 cable avoidance tool

from the Group fleet will perform the installation in the summer seasons of 2016 and 2017. The pipelines will be fabricated at Evanton, UK, and installed by Technip’s vessel Deep Energy . Knut Boe, president North Sea Canada, stated, “It is very good to see the benefits of the synergies between these two projects being realised by Total’s award of this extra scope to Technip.”

also includes supply and installation of steel tube umbilical, manufactured by Technip in the UK; supply and installation of flexible tails from Flexi France, the group’s manufacturing plant in Le Trait, France; fabrication and installation of pipeline end manifold, flowline end terminations, flexible tails and rigid well tie-in spools, as well as the installation of CPI templates and manifolds; and rock dumping and pre-commissioning.

Building on a previous award by Total E&P UK of the contract for the Edradour Subsea Development, located approximately 75km North West of the Shetlands in UK waters, Technip has been awarded an additional scope for the parallel development of the nearby Glenlivet field. The Glenlivet specific scope includes fabrication and installation of 12" production pipeline and 6" mono- ethylene glycol (MEG) pipeline complete with a 2" piggy-backed service line. It

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Technip’s operating centre in Oslo, Norway, will execute the project. Vessels

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