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SPONSORS OF SERVICING OFFSHORE WINDFARMS
Marine Turbo
Engineering
Ltd
An independent company with
expertise that can be applied to
any engine based turbo charger for
servicing, repairs, supplies and fitting.
This highly transferable expertise has
led MTE to expand its services into the
wind energy market, meeting demand for
services such as dynamic balancing and
rotary analysis.
MTE’s Merseyside base makes it ideally
placed to support the wind energy industry
and offshore projects around Liverpool Bay.
Services include provision of emergency
breakdown support, planned maintenance,
overhauls and the performance & economy
of turbo chargers that are essential to
maximise the uptime of equipment and
keep vessels in charter e.g. tugs, dredgers,
workboats, support and towing vessels.
Managing Director Mark Dean said:
“MTE’s highly skilled team gives our
clients a real ‘comfort factor’, with
continuity of specialist engineers and
aligned stocks of fleet spares. This allows
us to react quickly to our customers’
needs and reduce their expenditure
when faced with a turbo charger failure
or breakdown.
“Business consultancy support financed by
the European Regional Development Fund
has given MTE a valuable edge in positioning
the company to win more work.”
Marine Turbo Engineering
www.marineturbo.co.uk
Ten new helicopters on order
NHV Helicopters, whose UK base is in
Norwich, has confirmed an order for
ten new aircraft from Eurocopter.
The deal, worth about €150million (Euro),
will see the phased delivery of the EC175
helicopters from the manufacturer’s facility
in Marseille, France, between 2013 and
2015.
Services
The newly-launched aircraft is a multirole,
twin-engined helicopter designed to
undertake a range of services, including
offshore crew transfer flights, search &
rescue operations, security roles and
emergency medical flights.
Specifications
The EC175’s 434 cu ft cabin is the largest
in its class. Configured for offshore oil and
gas operations, the EC175 can transport
16 passengers a distance of 135 nautical
miles and back or take 12 passengers on
a return journey of 190 nautical miles.
It features extra-large sliding doors on
both sides of the aircraft, providing
unobstructed access to the flatfloored
cabin and easier exit in case of
emergency.
Major investment
Colin Hancy, NHV’s Norwich-based UK
Commercial Manager, said, “This deal
represents a major investment for NHV.
We operate throughout Europe, Africa
and South America, and are looking
to further expand our global services
in offshore oil and gas and wind farm
development.
“We are also looking to expand our
operations at Norwich airport, which
currently include the transfer of service
and maintenance crews to Tullow’s
Ketch and Schooner gas
production platforms about
90 miles off the north Norfolk
coastline. We’ve also just
completed a three-month
contract for Shell, flying
maintenance crews to various
gas production platforms in the
UK and Dutch sectors of the
Southern North Sea.
“The additional helicopters will
bring our worldwide fleet to
nearly 40, and their introduction
will give us greater flexibility
and the capacity for much more
additional work.”
Formed in 1997, NHV has its
headquarters in Ostend, Belgium,
providing a range of helicopter services
and transport operations for civil and
military clients. Work includes offshore
hoisting and deck landings, passenger,
freight and medical transport, search and
rescue operations, pollution control and
sling procedures.
NHV’s UK operation is based at the Klyne
Business Aviation Centre at Norwich
Airport.
NHV Helicopters
www.nhv.be
Colin Hancy, Commercial Manager,
NHV Helicopters
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