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14 Tube Products International July 2015
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
Radiodetection’s gC.A.T4
cable avoidance tool
The gC.A.T4 in use, with a Genny4 signal
generator on the path in the background
Subsea contract for the Glenlivet project
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
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.
Technip’s operating centre in Oslo,
Norway, will execute the project. Vessels
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.”
Technip – France