TPi March 2015

business & market news

Tube Developments celebrates 50 years in business

pipe and high yield tubulars has seen it working on complex projects around the world, including the petrochemical, offshore/onshore oil, and construction industries. Tube Developments has an extensive customer base, and in 2013 received recognition, at a presentation ceremony in London, for its successful supply of the structural tubulars on the Jasmine Project in the central North Sea. Following its vendor approval status for many of the leading oil and gas contractors, some of which include Saipem, Technip and Saudi Aramco, 2014 saw both Qatar Petroleum and Oman Oil & Gas Industry’s Joint Supplier Registration System added to the list of registered vendor approvals. The company’s QA/QC procedures and manuals are assessed and approved by each customer prior to achieving this type of status.

it quickly developed a reputation for quality, reliability and value, and this allowed it to establish itself in the international markets covering Europe, Australia, USA, Africa, India, the Middle East and Asia. The company still operateswith the same principles and commitment to quality and service that the current chairman and founder, John Fraser, envisaged

Founded in 1965, Tube Developments Ltd has become one of the largest steel tube stockholders in Europe, and is now celebrating 50 years in business. The company’s initial aim was to provide an immediate stock supply of steel tube throughout Scotland and the North of England, servicing the shipbuilding and heavy engineering industries. The company states that

when he created the company. The company operates from modern premises near Glasgow, UK, and has at any one time thousands of tonnes of carbon steel pipe and tubulars in covered and controlled warehouses. company’s reputation for sup- plying carbon steel The

Tube Developments Ltd – UK info@tubedev.com www.tubedev.com

Topsides being added to Chevron Big Foot in Texas, USA, prior to starting in the Gulf of Mexico in 2014

Company expansion leads to new premises Due to ongoing business growth at The Online Electronics Group (OEG),

and conference, storage and workshop facilities. The building, around 4,000ft 2 in area, has all of the heavy lifting and handling capabilities suitable for planned expansion into stock holding. OVL’s sales director commented, “Despite being a very young company we are delighted to have outgrown the parent company building so quickly. I believe this rapid growth is due to our total commitment to providing a quality service with fast response and fast deliveries to meet the urgent requirements of the oil, gas and petrochem markets worldwide.”

a second facility in Aberdeen, UK, commenced operations in 2014. The new premises are in close proximity to the group’s head office, and both buildings are strategically located alongside the main road to the city centre and Aberdeen International Airport. Online Valves Ltd (OVL) has achieved exceptional growth since the business was established in 2012 and, with the support of OEG business units in Houston (USA), Dubai (UAE), Singapore, and Perth (Australia), is planning for trends in growth to continue both in home and overseas markets.

Online Electronics Group – UK sales@online-electronics.com www.online-electronics.com

OVL staff in Aberdeen: Dave Sim, sales director; Bill Priest, project coordinator; and James Padgham, operations manager

OVL’s new premises offer a combination of modern office space, and meeting

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