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MEET OUR 500TH MEMBER – SAFEHOUSE HABITATS
(SCOTLAND) LTD
SafeHouse Habitats (Scotland) Ltd, a global provider of specialist, engineered,
secure habitats and enclosures for the oil and gas industry, has become the
500th company to join Oil & Gas UK.
Established in 2001 and headquartered in Dundee, the private equity-backed firm
provides support, advice and equipment to clients to manage and control the risks
of naked flame hot work (such as welding) and other ignition sources in classified
hazardous areas. SafeHouse achieves this by providing pressurised enclosed habitats
to enable clients to safely carry out hot work on a live production platform, negating
the need for activity to be deferred until a scheduled shutdown.
The company has operations in the United States, Middle East, Far East and
Australia. It uses a network of distributors to supply its services in Canada, Brazil,
Malaysia, Indonesia and West Africa.
Gordon Mackay, chief executive officer of SafeHouse, comments:
“Oil & Gas UK provides a key forum to engage with our industry colleagues
on a number of levels. An ongoing dialogue with operators and contractors
allows us to continually develop our offering and respond to the market needs.”
“Our aim is to ensure that safety is of the highest standard which is why we
developed the SafeHouse ‘Pathway to Maintenance Best Practice’ process. This
provides guidance on good practice, outlining how best to deploy our equipment to
mitigate risks in maintenance activities.
“As our business continues to grow it is also critical to build relationships with
policy makers and other regulatory bodies,” continues Gordon. “Oil & Gas UK
is the perfect platform to glean invaluable information about the latest health and
safety guidance and productivity measures. This feeds into our product development
plans for serving the industry.”
As a member of the UK upstream oil and gas industry’s supply chain, SafeHouse
will now be represented on Oil & Gas UK’s Contractor Council, which offers
members the chance to influence Oil & Gas UK’s priority policy areas. The Council
also provides the unique opportunity for senior industry leaders to network and
discuss issues pertinent to the sector.
NEWS ROUND-UP
OIL & GAS UK
MEMBERSHIP REACHES 500!
Nearly 100 new members have joined Oil & Gas UK in the past year, bringing the
total membership to a milestone of over 500. We are pleased to welcome the following
companies which have joined Oil & Gas UK since the last issue of
Wireline
:
British Valve and Actuator Association, C&S Facilities Management Limited, Cairndene
Ltd, Calash Ltd, Ceragon Networks Ltd, Cooper Software, DDL Ltd, EMGS, Environ
UK Limited, Exova UK Ltd, Flowline Specialists, Freyssinet Limited, gofastforward,
Global TCC, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Hunting Energy Services, Hybrid Air
Vehicles Ltd, Ingen, J DNeuhaus, Matrix Risk Control, Mercer Street Technology,
Metron Oil & Gas Ltd, MSE Consultants Ltd, NIKAMConsulting Limited, NOV
FluidControl, OutperformSRM, Ritchie Ltd, SafeHouse Habitats, SengS Subsea
Engineering Solutions, Sky-Futures, TestWells Ltd, The Boston Consulting Group,
The Oil & Gas Innovation Centre, ThinkTank Maths Limited, Unique SystemUK Ltd
and UniversalPegasus International.
Membership officer, Kamila Nosal Moody, is committed to ensuring that Oil &Gas UKmembership is carefully tailored to
members’ needs so please contact her on
with any queries.
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS
SafeHouse’s chief executive officer,
Gordon Mackay (left) was presented
with his membership certificate
at PILOT Share Fair from
Oil & Gas UK’s chief executive
MalcolmWebb
500+
Oil & Gas UK is the
UK’s largest trade body for the
offshore oil and gas industry,
with over 500 members
members across the
whole of the UK
