TPi September 2014

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Safety seal manufacturer completes North Sea module contract

used for H-30 rated applications. A further benefit of our sealing systems is that maintenance is quick, flexible and easy, which saves valuable engineering time when adding cables or making changes. So in this instance, when designs for the accommodation module were amended our seals could be opened up and refitted with minimum disruption.” Mr O’Hare said that Roxtec has a strong track record in the oil and gas sector and has recently been involved in a number of North Sea offshore projects. Roxtec has also seen its seals used to protect every cable entry point on both the wellhead and riser platforms. Power and instrumentation cables on these platforms have been sealed in the blast walls, bulk heads, floor entries and the process plant. Roxtec’s products are designed to seal cables and pipes, and are used to protect people, buildings and equipment from fire, explosions, water, gas, dust, vibrations and electro-magnetic disturbances as well as vermin. Key market sectors include marine, oil and gas, telecoms, construction, power (generation, distribution and transmission), OEM (eg trains, engines, motors, generators) and the process industries. Roxtec International AB – Sweden info@roxtec.com www.roxtec.com

we were delighted to win work on this massive project. Our multi cable transit seals are being used in the platform accommodation module to protect assets from serious hazards such as fire, blast and water ingress. Specifically we supplied standard and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) stainless steel cable seals to protect the platform’s electrical systems from airborne interference.” For the accommodation module, Roxtec was also required to supply a special sealing system for copper nickel pipes. “The copper nickel pipes are really important and are designed to be highly resistant to seawater corrosion,” said Mr O’Hare. “This meant we had to gain certification from Det Norske Veritas (DNV) for our waterproof seals to be

Safety seal manufacturer Roxtec has completed a project supplying cable and pipe seals to a six level accommodation module on the Golden Eagle development. The living quarters houses 70 self-contained cabins for up to 140 people. The Nexen-operated Golden Eagle development lies around 70km northeast of Aberdeen, Scotland. The oilfield is due to become operational later this year. Roxtec UK managing director Graham O’Hare said the work underlines Roxtec’s ability to provide robust safety seal solutions to the oil and gas sector. “Golden Eagle is the largest North Sea oil discovery since Buzzard in 2001 and

Roxtec UK managing director Graham O’Hare Acquisition of Turkish industrial hose company finalised

Austria and the UK. Sales are global and in 2013 amounted to around SEK400mn.

The Trelleborg Group has annual sales of around SEK21bn in over 40 countries.

Trelleborg has finalised the acquisition of the privately owned Superlas Group, which develops and manufactures industrial hoses for industries such as construction and civil engineering, processing, industrial cleaning and tanker transportation.

The transaction was expected to be consolidated as of 1 st July.

The group consists of five business areas: coated systems, industrial solutions, offshore and construction, sealing solutions, and wheel systems.

Trelleborg provides engineered polymer solutions that seal, damp and protect critical applications in demanding environments.

Trelleborg AB – Sweden www.trelleborg.com

The company has manufacturing facilities in Turkey and sales offices in

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