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BGF Invests $18.9m to Drive Sulmara’s Global Growth Ambitions

28.11.2024
BGF, one of the largest and most experienced growth capital investors in the UK and Ireland, announces an $18.9m (£15m) investment in Sulmara, an independent provider of innovative survey and inspection services to the offshore wind and energy markets.

Beam Drives Growth with Cutting-edge Quantum EV and Xplorer Vessels

18.09.2024
Beam, a leading provider of AI and Autonomy enabled offshore wind services, has added two 18m ASVs (autonomous surface vessels), called Xplorers, and a Quantum EV workclass ROV to its specialist fleet at a total cost of over £15m. This is the latest commitment by the tech scale up, formerly Rovco and Vaarst (now merged), to drive progress in the clean energy transition, helping the offshore wind sector become a more reliable, efficient and cost-effective alternative to the oil and gas industry.

Offshore Wind Growth Businesses Rovco & Vaarst Recruiting for 150+ Jobs in the UK

07.05.2024
Rovco & Vaarst, leading providers of tech-powered offshore wind solutions, will recruit over 150 specialist roles across Bristol, Aberdeen, and Edinburgh offices in the UK by the end of 2025. The influx of talent will support Rovco & Vaarst’s explosive growth and development of high-tech solutions using AI, automation, and machine learning to help speed the energy transition and keep offshore wind competitive.

Impact Subsea's New Aberdeen Headquarters Showcases Commitment to Growth

16.01.2024
Impact Subsea, a company specialising in underwater sensors, recently opened a new chapter in its growth trajectory with the move to larger headquarters in The Aberdeen Energy Park, United Kingdom. The company's headquarters, located at Silverfield House, provide ample space to support the company's sustained growth. Silverfield House provides 12,000 sq ft of modern office, production, training, calibration and demonstration space.

Verlume Delivers on Company Mission with Significant Growth in 2023

01.12.2023
Verlume, a specialist in clean energy system integration, intelligent energy management and energy storage, is fulfilling its mission to deliver clean energy to challenging locations and make things possible today that were impossible yesterday.

Valeport Confirms Expansion Amid Rapid Growth

03.10.2023
Valeport, one of the leading UK manufacturers of oceanographic and hydrographic instrumentation, is working to meet the demands of a rapidly growing global market by increasing its headcount and investing in the expansion of its south west UK-based premises, which now span over 44,000ft2 across three modern waterfront buildings.

Exail Opens New Office in Norway to Support Growth in the Scandinavian Region

13.09.2023
Exail announces the opening of a new business office in Norway, that will support the company’s growth in the Scandinavian region. Located in the Oslo area, this new office is led by Lars Sorfang, who is acting as General Manager for Exail AS, as well as Regional Sales Manager for Scandinavia.

Forum Energy Technologies Subsea Bolsters Brazil Growth Strategy with Partner Appointment

03.08.2023
Forum Energy Technologies (FET) has appointed UnderOcean Servicos Maritimos (UnderOcean) to represent its Subsea operations in Brazil. The partnership will see UnderOcean provide business development and engineering support on behalf of FET’s Subsea Technologies product line in Brazil. Headquartered in Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, UnderOcean will deliver service, repair, calibration, upgrades, and modifications for FET’s remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), associated tooling and Dynacon Launch & Recovery Systems.

SMD Aims for £100M Turnover and Two New Premises

13.04.2023
Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD), a global subsea robotics and engineering business headquartered in Wallsend, has announced plans to exceed £100m turnover within five years. To reach this goal, it is focussing on the electrification of its vehicles, has ambitious recruitment targets, and plans to expand its innovation and services arms with two new facilities on the horizon that will be based in the North East of England.

Saab UK Continues Fareham Growth

27.02.2023
Saab UK’s Fareham-based Seaeye business hosted local MP, Suella Braverman, 24th February 2023, as she visited their new site that is bringing jobs and investment to Fareham.

SEA-KIT Triples Production and Expands R&D with New Facility

10.01.2023
SEA-KIT International’s brand-new production facility for its larger XL-Class Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) is now operational, with the first 18m hull being fitted out ready for delivery this summer to world-leading geo-intelligence specialist, Fugro.

KKR Leads AUD 108 million Series B Funding Round in AI Leader Advanced Navigation

17.11.2022
Advanced Navigation, a developer of AI robotics and navigation technology, and KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced the signing of definitive agreements under which KKR will lead a AUD 108 million (USD 68 million) Series B funding round in the Company. The funding round includes participation from new investors such as deep learning venture firm AI Capital and existing investors, including Main Sequence, the Hon. Malcolm Turnbull AC, In-Q-Tel, and Our Innovation Fund, bringing Advanced Navigation’s total amount raised to more than AUD 134 million (USD 85 million).

Verlume strengthens leadership team in preparation for growth at scale

01.09.2022
Verlume, a specialist in intelligent energy management and energy storage, has bolstered its leadership team by appointing a chief commercial officer, Andy Martin, and making two internal promotions to chief technology officer and chief operating officer for Paul Slorach and Jonny Moroney, respectively.

3D at Depth Announce Record Growth in First Half of 2022 with New Aberdeen Hub and Two Senior Recruits

22.08.2022
3D at Depth, the global leader in commercial subsea LiDAR laser technology, has appointed two senior staff members at their new Aberdeen base, which is officially being opened this week with a ceremony and technical sessions. Rob Davidson and Tarry Waterson both joined this month, hitting the ground running to assist with sales and business development of the company's leading asset, Cuvier DEEP™, the World's only deep-water Subsea LiDAR™ providing end-to-end service. With previous roles in DeepOcean, Boskalis, Proserv and Technip; Rob brings over 12 years' experience in the industry, five of which in Senior and Lead roles in the capacity of Project Surveyor.

Film-Ocean’s Growth & Future Expansion Drives Investment for a Purpose-built Complex

10.01.2022
Film-Ocean Ltd (Film-Ocean), a Stapem Group company, announces that construction contractors have broken ground on its new purpose-built facilities in Ellon, Aberdeenshire. The bespoke development is due for completion late summer 2022.

Senior Appointments to Support Global Underwater Hub’s Ambition

04.01.2022
The Global Underwater Hub (GUH) has announced a series of senior appointments to deliver its ambition of transforming the underwater industry in the UK. The new intelligence-led organisation has appointed a finance director and head of communications to strengthen its team as it sets out on its mission to create strategic alliances and partnerships with other industry organisations and agencies around the world.

ROVOP’s Growth Trajectory to Continue into 2022

27.12.2021
ROVOP, a leading remotely operated vehicle specialist (ROV), is predicting a continuing growth trajectory in 2022. This comes after a strong year which, since the previously reported £25m of contract wins, has seen the business secure a further £5m of awards in the last six weeks, predominantly in the renewables sector. This reflects the continuing increase in ROVOP’s global operations and business activity across all sectors.

Havfram on Course to be an Industry Leader in Transitioning its Workforce to Renewables Offshore Wind Next Focus of Company Expansion

26.09.2021
Havfram, an international subsea and offshore wind contractor, is gearing up its activity and investment as it moves closer to fulfilling its commitment to becoming a global leading company in the transition from offshore oil & gas to offshore renewables and wind. The company has almost doubled its global workforce in the past 18 months, taking it from 150 to 275, partly in response to increased work in projects across the world, but also to support the transition of its workforce to renewables. The target is to have a majority renewable income by the middle of the decade.

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