Engineering company Brimmond Group, of Kintore, Aberdeenshire, is toasting contract wins worth a total of £1.75 million since the start of October.
The firm, which specialises in hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical and mechanical equipment and services, said the four new deals consolidated a period of growth in its 25th year.
The contracts span the renewables, subsea and production sectors.
‘Exceptional year’
Brimmond engineering director Tom Murdoch said: “2021 has proved an exceptional year for our rental fleet, however, until recently design and manufacture contract wins had waned slightly as our industry continued to weather the effects of the pandemic.
“This trend has changed dramatically over the last few months, in which we’ve secured four separate contracts all due for completion around the end of Q1 next year.”
The most significant of the new contracts is a £1m-plus order to design and manufacture equipment that will support the conversion of a jack-up rig into a production platform, for an unnamed UK-based client, to be shipped out to the Middle East.
Tidal project deal
Another contract – worth a six-figure sum – will see Brimmond design and manufacture a hydraulic pressurisation unit to be permanently installed on a pipe-lay vessel, also for an unnamed client.
Mr Murdoch added: “Custom designing equipment for different regions and applications is a key service offering.
“We successfully designed this unit for a client back in 2017. The second order comes as a direct result of the success of the first project.”
The third contract win – again for an unnamed client – is in the renewables sector and will see Brimmond oversee the fabrication, manufacture and testing of a remotely-operated vehicle required to install subsea anchors for a tidal-energy platform in Canadian waters.
‘Diversifying’
Mr Murdoch said: “While decommissioning projects in the North Sea remain pivotal to our operations, we’re delighted to be diversifying our offering and making strides in both new regions and sectors, such as renewables and aquaculture.”
The company has also been growing its workforce recently.
A pair of technicians and two apprentices have joined the workshop, while three new office roles include a hire and certification administrator and design engineer.
Brimmond – founded in 1996 – designs, manufactures, rents and services a range of hydraulic, mechanical and electrical equipment.
In June, the company was forecasting turnover of up to £6m for its 2020-21 trading year after a 35% year-on-year jump in rental equipment contract value during the first quarter.
The group’s subsidiaries include Rigrun Europe and Brimmond Marine Cranes, the UK’s sole distributor of Effer cranes. The businesses are based under one roof at the HQ in Kintore.
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