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May 2015 Tube Products International 9
business & market news
Contract for Egina project, offshore Nigeria
UK subsea engineering firm FES
International, a provider of fluid transfer
systems, has won a $2mn contract to
supply bend stiffener connectors (BSCs)
to oil and gas contractor Saipem.
The BSCs will be used by global energy
company Total at its third deep offshore
development off the coast of Nigeria.
The field is currently under development
and the production is scheduled to
begin by the end of 2017. The Egina
project consists of five dynamic
umbilicals, and the BSCs will connect
them to the floating production storage
and offloading (FPSO) vessel.
FES International provides a range of
BSCs to assist the installation of bend
stiffeners on offshore deep sea drilling
operations. Products are tailored to suit
the specific requirements of both the
project and the end user.
Rob Anderson, managing director at FES
International, commented, “We have a
successful track record of working with
Saipem, and are delighted to have been
chosen by them once again. Repeat
business like this is an affirmation of the
quality of our products and services.
We’ve provided fluid transfer solutions
for Total projects all over the world, such
as CLOV, Martin Linge and Ichthys, and
we’re proud to be adding this one to the
growing list.”
FES International – UK
FES International managing director Rob Anderson
Victaulic appoints head of HVAC in UK
Victaulic, a global manufacturer of
mechanical pipe joining systems, has
appointed Jared Breidinger to lead its
HVAC team in the UK. Mr Breidinger
joins Victaulic from the USA, where he
has 11 years’ experience in similar sales
roles.
In his new position, Mr Breidinger will be
responsible for expanding the growing
UK HVAC and industrial markets.
He brings to his new role a wealth of
industry experience including building
teams of salespeople and implementing
and supporting distribution networks.
He will focus on further developing
the Victaulic prefabrication concepts,
showing the ease of designing with
Victaulic software packages and
introducing new product lines to the
markets to help clients speed up their
installations.
Commenting on his new position, Mr
Breidinger said, “I am very much looking
forward to supporting Victaulic clients,
both existing and new, in the UK market
and introducing them to a range of new
and innovative products which will be
launching in 2015 and which will have a
huge impact on our clients’ productivity
and profitability. My vision for UK clients
is to build a network centred around
customer relationships. A very strong
foundation has already been built, and
our aim is to enhance our customer
support in the UK even further.”
Since 1919, Victaulic has been a
producer of grooved mechanical
couplings and pipe-joining systems. The
company has 15 major manufacturing
facilities, and 28 branches worldwide.
With more than 900 active global
patents, Victaulic solutions are at work
in 115 countries across diverse business
lines including oil and gas, chemical,
mining, power generation, water and
wastewater treatment, military and
marine, as well as commercial building
and fire protection.
Victaulic – UK
Jared Breidinger