Continued expansion for Oceanscan
13/08/2009
Oceanscan Limited, the Aberdeen-based equipment rental, personnel services and specialised products manufacturer, has opened an office in the Orbis Energy Centre, Lowestoft.Ken Hunter, Managing Director, told NDT News: "Our company has just celebrated twenty years of being in business and we are now entering what we believe will be an exciting new chapter in the company's development. This office will now become the centre for our Personnel Services business under the direction of our new Personnel Operations Manager, Sarah Chapman." Sarah brings many years of experience of placing offshore technical engineering personnel and will be a significant asset to the company. The personnel division provides staff to support a variety of projects including survey, vessel, ROV, trenching and logistics support.
Denise Farr will take up the post of Personnel Co-ordinator, reporting to Sarah Chapman. Denise comes from a sales background, having worked most recently for North America Travel Service as a Sales Executive and was very successful in generating increased sales for the region for which she was responsible.
Oceanscan's Business Development Manager, Ray Ward, will also be based in the new facility. He commented: "Despite the global downturn in the economy, we believe that Oceanscan, as a privately-owned company, is very well-placed to respond to the challenges of the oil & gas market by providing customers with a fast, reliable and flexible range of services."
In the Aberdeen office, Kerry Birse takes up the post of Marketing Co-ordinator. Kerry joins from Weatherford International where she was Marketing Co-ordinator for Europe & Africa. Kerry has an honours degree in marketing and is a full member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.
For further information please contact: Ray Ward – Business Development Manager, Oceanscan Limited, Orbis Energy Centre, Lowestoft. Tel: +44 (0)1502 509247; DDI: +44 (0)1502 509249; Mobile: +44 (0)7748 486671; Email: ray.ward@oceanscan.co.uk
www.oceanscan.co.uk
