An Aberdeenshire firm is celebrating two decades in business with the award of its largest contract to date.
Pipeline technology specialists, Stats Group, formed in Aberdeen on February 16, 1998 and has just secured a contract worth close to £14.2 million with a Middle East national operating company.
The project requires Stats to manage site services and major subcontractors, including welding services, and will be managed by the firm’s Abu Dhabi team with support from specialist resources and technicians from across the group.
Stats Group chief executive officer, Leigh Howarth, said: “Our objective is to minimise plant downtime and complete the work as safely and efficiently as possible.
“As we celebrated our 20th anniversary, we were delighted to secure our largest contract to date.
“This award further strengthens our reputation as a leading provider of pipeline isolation services and underlines our capability for undertaking large international projects.”
Formed by Pete Duguid, Stats Group has evolved in to a global organisation which employs 210 staff in the UK, Canada, USA, the Middle East and Malaysia.
Based in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, the firm also celebrated its 20th anniversary by being awarded the Global Exports Award in the annual Subsea UK Awards. The award recognised the company’s successful exploitation of and export to global subsea markets.