TPT January 2012

I ndustry n ews

OTO Mills reorganised business structure

OTO Mills is continuing its plan of growth and is redesigning its organisational and business structure. Appropriate acquisitions and investments – and the creation of a new operating unit for the production of forklift trucks – have provided an opportunity to reconfigure the company's identity in a group model that takes advantage of internal synergies that are in turn made available to all customers. Theevolution involveschanges incorporate identity and the way it communicates its brand. The organisational change remains Successful project commended HYDRATIGHT’S attention to detail, professional approach, safe working practices and leak-free start-up performance so impressed senior Petrofac staff that a senior company engineer sent a letter of commendation following a recent project in Kuwait. Hydratight was asked to assist in Petrofac’s two-year Kuwaiti construction project for the Kuwait Oil Company – a 40" gas pipeline from KOC’s North Kuwait Gas Booster Station to the Mina Ahmadi Refinery in South Kuwait. Construction is now complete and the pipeline is ready for commissioning. Though Petrofac’s main sub-contractor was responsible for bolting and tensioning work on the pipeline, the company awarded Hydratight a contract for fixing several hundred joints on 30", 36" and 40" lines directly. “We were in touch with Petrofac from the early stages of the project and made it clear that not committing sufficient resources to jointing and tensioning could be a false economy,” explained Murali Narasimhan, Hydratight’s Kuwait and India manager. “We suggested what the right specification should be and the potential cost of getting it wrong, and the company’s engineers agreed.” In a letter of appreciation, Petrofac project construction manager Mr K Pradeep wrote,

aligned with the management philosophy that has guided OTO Mills with continued success over many years. Since 16 September 2011 OTO SpA assumes the role of parent company to which it refers three business units and one 100 per cent owned subsidiary: OTO Mills for the production of tube mill lines, OTO lift trucks for the production of forklift trucks, OTO Steel for the plant of Motteggiana specialised in metalworking, and OTO Automation for the former Elletre of Sovizzo (VI), which has become now completely owned by OTO SpA. “Hydratight demonstrated a professional approach from the start and handled the job with professional work practice and the deployment of a capable team. Safe work practices resulted in zero safety issues and contributed to our overall safety objectives. We believe this is an important reference installation for Hydratight in Kuwait.” Petrofac has since suggested other projects on which Hydratight might help, and is also showing interest in Hydratight’s innovative joint-integrity management system, to manage jointing maintenance on a major water injection project in 2012-13. Hydratight has also been recognised by Singapore Takada Industries, a major contractor on Exxon Mobil’s Jurong refinery in Singapore. Hydratight Singapore received an award from Takada for its

With more than 300 employees, a total area of 85,000m 2 of which 35,000m 2 is covered, and a production that is 100 per cent made in Italy, OTO SpA continues to consolidate and develop its own know-how over time. Transforming and adapting to the requirements that the market expresses, the company is offering itself to customers as a partner of great reliability and excellence. OTO Mills – Italy efforts and contribution towards achieving 2.5mn project man-hours without a single occurrence of time lost through injury. Hydratight’s work on the project included bolting and on-site machining services. “The award was very welcome and gratefully received because Takada too is passionate about safe working and has received many similar awards for its excellence in this field,” said Mark Foggin, Singapore business unit manager. “Likewise this trophy recognises our own commitment to safety at all levels and in all services. It’s the result of a great team effort by all concerned.” Hydratight – UK Fax: +44 121 5050 800 Website: www.hydratight.com Email: info@otocompany.com Website: www.otocompany.com

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