Specialist provider of diving equipment becomes part of JFD

JFD, the world-leading subsea operations and manufacturing company and part of James Fisher and Sons plc, is pleased to announce the acquisition of LEXMAR.



LEXMAR was founded in 1996 in Singapore and specialises in the design and manufacturing of In-built and Modular Saturation Diving Systems, and is an established provider of Diving Equipment and Services to the Offshore industry.

The business, complementary to JFD’s specialist technical division, is currently completing three 18 man twin bell saturation diving systems. They are currently in the process of undertaking installation and commissioning in China and will commence the third system in Singapore early 2017.

The inclusion of LEXMAR as part of JFD improves the company’s capability and offering of specialist diving equipment services to the Asia Pacific market, enhances the production capacity and customer support in this area, as well as strengthening our support to the Singaporean Navy for all activities related to submarine rescue.

Giovanni Corbetta, JFD’s MD, commented: “We are delighted to welcome LEXMAR to the JFD family and are excited at the opportunities this presents to us, particularly within the Asia Pacific region. The addition of LEXMAR brings JFD to the forefront of diving equipment capability and saturation diving systems offering and support and will further strengthen our vision to support our clients’ core operations by offering market leading technology solutions and world class support.”

Location: Singapore