Monday 19 March 2018

Dräger Safety UK has secured new contracts worth in excess of £3 million after successfully diversifying into new technology and training service areas focused on upstream and downstream operations in the North Sea.

The market-leading marine and offshore safety equipment supplier, which has supported operations in the UKCS from its base in Aberdeen since 2011, has boosted its North Sea presence by winning several high-profile contract awards from operators and oilfield service providers in late 2017, and early this year.

Renowned for its life-saving fixed and wireless gas detection technologies; and personal protection equipment, the company has developed a new portable, networked gas detection and alarm system designed to protect people working in any location offshore.

And the company has delivered a step-change in training for rescue teams through its OPITO-certified assessment centre in Aberdeen, which includes a confined-space skills evaluation area which candidates must learn to negotiate in full rescue gear, including oxygen tanks and air masks.