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STOP PRESS Group renewables engineering boost James Fisher has expanded its offering to the offshore wind farm sector with the acquisition of EDS HV Group Ltd which provides high voltage engineering services to the renewables industry, covering everything from the design and installation of wind farm construction projects to monitoring- QUARTERLYfault management NEWSLETTER and repair and FOR THE JAMES FISHER GROUP OF COMPANIES SPRING 2017 maintenance. REGISTER

Enter your email address at: https://www.james-fisher. com/media/pelican- NATO’s submarine rescue system put to the test registration to receive up-to-the-minute JFD has returned triumphant from the annual NATO training exercise, ‘Dynamic news and information about James Monarch 17’, in the Mediterranean after full action demonstrations of its NSRS Fisher companies straight to your inbox. capabilities. Full story on page 3 Wind farm deal for JFMS extremely proud to have been awarded this JFMS lands a new £3 million wind farm construction contract integrated marine services contract. We have had an eye on this prize from the day When it comes to wind farm construction Scottish Power Renewables was awarded support services, James Fisher Marine planning consent nearly four years ago, Services (JFMS) has an unparalleled and the team has worked tirelessly to beat reputation which has resulted in its latest competition from a number of large national appointment to work on the massive new and international competitors to win the deal.’ East Anglia ONE wind farm. JFMS is uniquely placed to work on this Scottish Power Renewables, which is project. The team has invested heavily in building the first of three wind farms off the the East of England over the last five years, coast of Norfolk (East Anglia ONE, TWO and spending the last two years working closely THREE) has announced that JFMS will be its on the prestigious Galloper Offshore Wind integrated marine services contractor during Farm project for Innogy and developing its the construction phase of ONE. site boundary markers and a range of marine own renewables support base in Lowestoft As part of this significant £3 million equipment and services as well as providing which makes maximum use of local supply contract, the team at JFMS will be providing the offshore site with a cutting edge voice chains and skilled local personnel to support marine coordination (using James Fisher’s and data communication system (using the the regional offshore renewables industry. state of the art, web-based Offshore Wind Fern Communications WaveCom offshore ‘The decision, in 2016, to relocate JFMS Management System, OWMS), supplying communications system). operations (offices and warehousing) to vessels (guard vessels and associated Martin Myhill Sisley, managing director, Lowestoft in Suffolk played an important services), installing and maintaining offshore JFMS renewables division says: ‘We’re Continued on page 2 Wind farm story continued part in our win,’ explains JFMS director, strategy and business development, Martin Dronfield. ‘A large percentage of our Galloper workforce live within a few miles of the coast here, and Scottish Power Renewables’s contractual obligation to use both UK and local content made this an important part of our successful tendering process.’ Another major factor was the cost reduction implications of having a significant fleet of topside and subsea equipment located in Lowestoft, close to the site (such as topside support equipment, unexploded ordnance identification and disposal equipment, diving and ROV equipment and CTVs and survey vessels) which enables swift response with low mobilisation and demobilisation costs. As part of a highly successful ‘integrated A supersized services model’ used at Galloper, JFMS also brings together specialist in-house expertise from a number of the James Fisher group companies (such as refuelling mission Fendercare and Strainstall), as required, to provide a bespoke, streamlined service. East Anglia ONE is a £2.5 billion wind James Fisher group companies FASCINATING FUEL FACTS farm development that has a planned joined forces to re-fuel the generation capacity of 714 megawatts 65,000-tonne aircraft carrier • The HMS Queen Elizabeth is the of power through 102 turbines – enough largest warship ever built for the Royal to power 500,000 homes. Preparatory HMS Queen Elizabeth in Navy, and capable of carrying up to construction and clearance has already Scotland prior to its launch 40 aircraft started in order that the first turbines can in December • She demands 4,000,000 litres of F-76 be installed in 2019, to ensure the site is fuel, PLUS 3,000,000 litres of F-44 for fully operational by 2020. Britain’s biggest warship needs four the embarked aircraft Jonathan Cole, managing director million litres of fuel to top up its enormous for offshore wind at Scottish Power tanks – a colossal operation which would • That’s over one million gallons for Renewables, says: ‘JFMS has a proven the ship, three quarters of a million make delivery via road tankers to the small track record for delivering comprehensive gallons for the air wing - or seven port town of Invergordon where it was bespoke solutions which, coupled with million litres in all based, completely impractical. the numerous bases it has in East Anglia, ‘Refuelling by road would demand around • That’s enough fuel to fill your car up makes the company very well placed to more than 127,000 times support us on East Anglia ONE.’ 120 lorries thundering across Scotland for This new contract also builds on each fuel stop,’ explains Andy Scraggs, Royal work JFMS has previously undertaken Navy Logistics and Infrastructure Division. for Scottish Power Renewables at its Instead JF Everard was called in to complex and teaming up with Fendercare Wikinger project off the German coast, help. Two British crewed coastal tankers enabled us to streamline the ship to ship and the team at JFMS clearly hopes this (the MV Sarnia Cherie and the MV Sarnia transfer of fuel. The effective result meant new contract will act as a springboard for Liberty) were duly loaded with fuel at the the fuel could be loaded as fast as possible, future large offshore projects. oil fuel depot in Gosport and then sailed to allowing the HMS Queen Elizabeth to fulfil Scotland. its sea trials and head back to its home Because the only available berth at port of Portsmouth for the commissioning Invergordon was a small, steeply shelving ceremony.’ mooring, the vessels had to be weighted The Royal Navy was thrilled with the down at the stern to counter the angle. Fuel procedure which went ahead at very was delivered to HMS Queen Elizabeth via short notice. In fact, Rear Admiral Richard two 250 metre-long hoses. Stokes wrote to JF Everard to thank The hoses were sourced by JF Everard the team for their part in this ‘national from sister company, Fendercare Marine. endeavour’, adding: ‘JFE’s whole hearted ‘This project is a great example of a and thoroughly professional contribution group partnership approach,’ says Fiona was critical in ensuring that the platform Everard, managing director of JF Everard. sea trials of our nation’s future flagship were ‘The re-fuelling operation was logistically conducted successfully.’

02 UARTERLY NEWSLETTER FOR THE JAMES FISHER GROUP OF COMPANIES AUTUMN WINTER 2017 Central role for JFD in ‘Dynamic Monarch 17’ JFD has played a key part in a recent high profile NATO submarine testing exercise in the Mediterranean Sea

Every three years NATO gathers member For 10 days numerous rescue and provide training where needed to both JFD countries together for a defence training intervention exercises took place – including operational personnel (on each element exercise called ‘Dynamic Monarch’ and this a highly complex 48-hour coordinated mass of the system) as well as to NSRS partner year, JFD, which manages and maintains evacuation exercise – which provided JFD nation personnel in areas such as rescue the NATO Submarine Rescue System with the first opportunity to demonstrate its chamber operations and medical support (NSRS) played a prestigious central role at full NSRS capability. functions. the event. Rob Pickering, JFD NSRS project Although JFD has played an integral role ‘Dynamic Monarch 17’ took place in manager says the success of this exercise in the UK’s submarine rescue provision since September in waters off the coast of enabled JFD’s highly trained teams to 1985, and has been at the heart of NSRS Southwestern Turkey. This, one of the reassure participant nations of the system’s since it came into service in 2008, JFD largest submarine rescue exercises in the capabilities in a real emergency. reclaimed the prestigious and internationally world, is designed to test the interoperability ‘Everything JFD was tasked with respected NATO submarine rescue contract of international forces and their effective completing operationally was done in 2015. The team is now tasked with response to distressed submarines. The successfully, with the team working maintaining NSRS in a permanent state operation demonstrates the capability together and performing to the highest of rescue readiness for the NATO partner of multi-national submarine rescue co- standards to help ensure Dynamic Monarch nations of France, Norway and the UK, to go operation and facilitates the sharing of went well,’ he adds. anywhere in the world at any time. knowledge and expertise throughout the In addition to demonstrating a full NSRS For the exercise, NSRS was mobilised submarine rescue community. capability, the JFD teams were asked to in Glasgow and sailed to Turkey to be used in the simulated submarine rescue operations. These included transfer under pressure operations and demonstrations of submarine rescue vehicles ‘mating’ with a variety of submarines. After the exercise, the NSRS was returned to Scotland for restoration works to ensure the system’s ‘rescue ready’ status.

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The JFD team has also recently returned from this year’s Black Carillon submarine rescue exercise with the Royal Australian Navy, demonstrating expertise in safely mobilising and operations. NSRS leaves its Glasgow base en route for the Mediterranean (above); and in action (top)

JFD delivers safety-advanced diving equipment

Last year JFD formed a partnership with lead the way in terms of operational safety engineering solutions against lessons learned Singapore-based lifeboat manufacturer standards for saturation divers. from existing products on the market,’ adds Vanguard to build a new safety-advanced Ben Sharples, JFD business execution JFD project manager, Manoj Gaur. range of Self-Propelled Hyperbaric director explains: ‘Our highly experienced JFD can now offer saturation system Lifeboats (SPHLs). Now, final testing engineering and manufacturing teams have customers around the world a full range on the first two 18-man SPHLs has put in an incredible amount of hard work of SPHLs designed and manufactured been completed making them ready for which has resulted in the production and in-house and fitted with trusted Divex installation and commissioning. delivery of two of the most safety-advanced equipment. This is a significant milestone for JFD SPHLs on the market.’ Although bespoke designs are available, which marks the first part of an extended ‘During the development phase, JFD pulled the standard SPHLs will be engineered multi-million pound contract to design and together expertise from dedicated teams to 12, 18 and 24-man configurations with manufacture a range of next generation across four continents working together with built-in self-righting capability and can be SPHLs and integrated davit systems to clients and industry veterans to set the latest rated down to 600msw.

03 UARTERLY NEWSLETTER FOR THE JAMES FISHER GROUP OF COMPANIES AUTUMN WINTER 2017 Improving efficiencies High praise for JFMS for UXO in tidal power clearance work at

JFMS has been selected to be part of a major European Hinkley Point C consortium working to develop future operational strategies In the Summer 2017 issue of Pelican we for commercially viable tidal energy arrays reported that James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) had won a multi-million pound contract to conduct subsea surveys of the seabed around the Hinkley Point C nuclear Years of tidal energy expertise and helping to design the steel gravity-base power station. The team has subsequently innovation have resulted in Mojo Maritime, foundation structures that secure and delivered a turnkey unexploded ordnance now James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS), support the turbines and develop the (UXO) service, safely surveying, identifying being asked to provide specialised marine interconnecting subsea infrastructure which and disposing of devices to ensure the site engineering and consultancy services, and links the turbines to shore. was clear of risk prior to the installation of use of its pioneering marine operations Adam Leonard-Williams, marine Costain’s seawater cooling system. software, Mermaid, in a major EU tidal operations advisor at JFMS says: ‘We The work, which kicked off with energy project. have been centrally involved in 15 of the hydrographic surveying to identify potential The 20 million EURO tidal energy 20 tidal turbines deployed globally to date, seabed debris, subsequently continued consortium project called Enabling and it is great to be able to showcase this with diver investigations over the summer Future Arrays in Tidal (EnFAIT) has been experience here in the EnFAIT project to months from the vessel DUC solution, and commissioned by the EU to investigate increase the bankability of tidal power.’ now the team has received praise from major the optimisation of tidal energy device ‘The offshore wind sector has recently contractor, Costain for the complex, intricate operational strategies. seen a plunge in costs, and although tidal and potentially dangerous work. EnFAIT is an association of nine energy is still a few years behind there are Costain’s senior engineer, Matthew leading industrial, academic and research many lessons to be learned, and many Friedlander-Moseley praised the ‘high level organisations from across Europe which opportunities to improve the way equipment of professionalism’ involved and thanked the is headed by Scotland-based tidal energy is designed, installed and operated,’ adds JFMS team for ‘working hard in challenging company, Nova Innovation. The primary aim Adam. ‘That’s why we’re so pleased to conditions.’ of the project is to increase the bankability be directly involved in EnFAIT now, in ‘This was an extremely challenging project of tidal power, highlighting its reliability, the design of the equipment and marine for our divers,’ says Mike Bailey, subsea predictability and overall effectiveness as a operations at this early stage.’ general manager at JFMS. Strong tidal waters future mainstream power source. Nova has acknowledged the need for and murky conditions meant they had to work James Croftson, senior project engineer an early focus on the operational costs of with very limited visibility. ‘There are extremely at JFMS, explains: ‘We are very happy to larger arrays and is keen to incorporate high tidal ranges in the Severn Estuary which join with Nova in this consortium project these findings into the design of expanded added to the challenge,’ he adds. as it utilises skills and systems that we tidal arrays in Scotland to future-proof the ‘When the JFMS divers spotted a target have developed with long-term operational technology and ensure maximum learning which had the characteristics of UXO, it was effectiveness of tidal power in mind.’ from the EnFAIT project. tagged with a surface marker buoy, and Royal The project, which will run until June ‘The design of the marine operations to Navy EOD divers were called into the water to 2022, is a flagship initiative for the EU and install, retrieve and maintain the equipment further investigate,’ explains Mike. marine energy sector and aims to increase needs to be considered early in the process, In total, 120 underwater objects were the commercial viability of tidal power. It and then refined hand-in-hand with the investigated and the team safely identified will tackle the main issues facing marine actual equipment design, if the aim of five World War II bombs (including two 250lb energy including the significant challenges minimising overall project costs is to be bombs and one 500lb bomb) among other of operating at sea in powerful and dynamic achieved,’ explains Adam. metal debris (which included pipes, wire, ship environments, the stresses and strains on ‘Existing turbines can be difficult, costly anchors and even an old car prop shaft). The the equipment and the inherently corrosive and risky to install, so when expanding team then worked closely with the Royal Navy nature of salt water. to large arrays of turbines, even small to ensure the safe and controlled disposal of Through the EnFAIT project, Nova’s improvements in the design of individual the identified UXO. existing tidal array at Bluemull Sound, off turbines, foundations and cabling systems the Shetland Islands in Scotland, will be can have massive impacts on overall project expanded from three turbines to six. The costs,’ he says. layout of turbines will be adjusted part- The EnFAIT project is expected to make JFMS award win way through so that array interactions can a major contribution to reducing the lifetime be studied and optimised. It is expected costs of tidal energy, and it is hoped it will The JFMS team which worked on the that building the project on an existing boost investor confidence by providing Costain project at Hinkley Point C has been operational site will allow the teams to hard-edged analytics of commercial voted ‘Best Construction Supplier 2017’ at generate real-world improvements from and operational performance to inform the HPC excellence awards by EDF Energy. day one, while at the same time minimising investment decisions. This helps consolidate the JFMS position development risks. ‘We are confident that this project will pave as world leader in the provision of UXO JFMS is also working alongside Nova the way for tidal energy being brought in to services, delivering turnkey solutions from to design intelligent subsea tooling for the mainstream, and for it to be perceived as survey and investigation to detection and deploying and retrieving the turbines; a viable renewable source,’ Adam adds. safe disposal.

04 UARTERLY NEWSLETTER FOR THE JAMES FISHER GROUP OF COMPANIES AUTUMN WINTER 2017 Platform in the Gulf of Mexico knocked How it’s done over by Hurricane Ike in 2004 JFSE uses custom-made 3m long extenders to modify MFE equipment allowing it to be guided through wrecked platforms by sonar to blast soil away at depths 60m below sea level. This exposes buried debris 5-6m under the sea bed which can then be cut and removed. Excavation time for the 13.5m deep JFSE’s patented jetting x 70m diameter arrangement is then used hole 277 hours to safely disperse dense soil around pipes to expose well head ready for safe Well head capping. Tangled extraction pipes resulting from the collapse of the platform Hurricane repair in the Gulf of Mexico

The specialist team at James Fisher JFSE has embarked on its 80th on our MFE tools allowing them to be Subsea Excavation (JFSE) has been decommissioning project in the lowered through the debris, guided by working in the Gulf of Mexico to clear the sonar, to excavate the seabed.’ wreckage of an eight-leg platform that Gulf of Mexico The US Gulf of Mexico is an important was destroyed by Hurricane Ike nine years marketplace for JFSE which has worked ago. Although the JFSE team operates 25,000 miles of active oil and gas pipelines on 150 projects there in the last 15 years. worldwide, this was the 80th similar type crisscrossing the seafloor. Not surprisingly, ‘This gives us a sound understanding of project in a region which has been hard hit this infrastructure is extremely vulnerable to the challenges, procedures and working by hurricanes in the last decade. damage during hurricane season. conditions of the region,’ adds Steven. Recent extreme weather saw this salvage When a hurricane approaches, oil ‘We have a suite of tools and experienced project delayed for a number of weeks, but production and pipeline facilities in the personnel based locally.’ JFSE deployed its highly accurate mass expected path of the storm are shut down, As well as working effectively in this flow excavator (MFE) spread to clear the crews are evacuated, and refineries and hurricane zone, JFSE is also involved in oil platform jacket wreckage to give swift processing plants are closed, but damage projects in the bitterly cold environments access for rigging and removal. is unavoidable and can be considerable. off the coast of Russia where sites are ‘Although there is an immediate impact felt Sometimes this damage can take a rig only accessible by water four months of by the energy industry in hurricane season, beyond economical repair and the Gulf the year, and the teams have excavated in there are many ongoing challenges too,’ is now littered with a large number of extremely high African temperatures too. explains Steven Kaub, business development unusable rigs and wells. manager Americas at JFSE. ‘This project ‘Structures lying on the seabed cause DID YOU KNOW? shows the many ways we can ease the obvious challenges for clients wishing to burden that our clients continue to face many remove them,’ explains JFSE technical JFSE has just completed its first project years after a storm wreaks its havoc.’ director, Graham Murdoch. ‘Excavation in the emerging Asia Pacific renewables industry, trenching an export cable The Gulf of Mexico is a profitable and using divers can be dangerous and for the Formosa 1 offshore wind farm prolific site for oil and gas exploration with mechanical cutters are subject to damage development in Taiwan. over 3,000 active wells in the region and from hidden debris, so we use extensions

R2S reaches out to the Caribbean

Return To Scene’s ongoing work with BP has the -based visual asset and data extended to Trinidad and Tobago with a digital management company into the Caribbean. survey of the oil giant’s normally unmanned Return To Scene’s global accounts Mango installation there. manager, Catriona Johnston explains: ‘By Although Return To Scene has a global reducing the need for site visits we are agreement to work with BP and has supporting BP’s commitment to safety in conducted surveys in the North Sea and the operations, protecting the environment and US Gulf of Mexico, this is the first move for creating efficiencies.’

05 UARTERLY NEWSLETTER FOR THE JAMES FISHER GROUP OF COMPANIES AUTUMN WINTER 2017 We meet Fabiana Teixeira from ScanTech Offshore who is working to expand James Fisher’s influence in South American markets

Tell us a bit about yourself I grew up in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, attending the local public school before qualifying for Under the surface with: the state technical school. When I was 19, I got a job with as a well testing engineer, which meant working Fabiana Teixeira offshore with people from all over the world – and learning English. Even though I knew nothing about the oil and gas industry at the General manager with time, I thoroughly enjoyed my offshore life. ScanTech Offshore South America Unfortunately I damaged my hand in a work accident in 2012, and had to move to the technical team within Schlumberger, but within two years I had become a mobilisation team leader responsible for equipment preparation and support to the field guys. It was a big challenge! In January 2015 I was invited to join ScanTech Offshore as regional sales manager for the Americas and I’ve been with the company ever since. Outside of work, my passion is my dogs – we have two little dogs at home, but I also care for four homeless dogs and help out at two local dog shelters. I also love surfing with my husband at the weekends.

What’s your current role? I’ve been made general manager of ScanTech Brazil which gives me responsibility for all commercial decisions as well as regional business development. The South American oil and gas market is in a time of flux with a great deal of pressure on pricing but we are busy exploring wider changes in legislation have led to more What do you enjoy most about opportunities in the region. international oil companies getting involved your job? in offshore exploration and production. This I love the ever-changing challenges I meet. What projects are you working on? gives us reason to be optimistic and we It is very exciting! No two days are ever the Having a dedicated South American have expanded the support we offer our same. It takes huge resources of dedication base in Brazil allows us to offer our clients to include service and storage as and perseverance to keep everyone customers in Brazil and Trinidad and well as maintenance. motivated and I put a high priority on the Tobago fast-responding local support Right now we are busy servicing the value of team work. There weren’t many and competent personnel. We are also major rental and service agreement we women in this industry when I started out specialists in handling the often have with Schlumberger and we have just – particularly offshore – but there are more complicated process of licensing and the secured a three-year contract to supply of us around now and I’m very proud to be niche requirements of this region. compressors to Ventura’s rig which will part of this exciting market. Unfortunately the economic crisis be transported to India. We have also and political scenario in Brazil means that just secured an extension on a contract What does the future hold? the market here has slowed down recently. to supply rental air compressors for We have a number of exciting projects The Brazilian offshore oil and gas sector , and a ‘call off’ contract for in the pipeline, and we are bidding for is clearly affected by the reduced world oil maintenance on steam generators for additional jobs with key players and global price as well as cash flow issues suffered . corporations. My aim is to develop the Brazil by the Brazilian national oil company, In Trinidad and Tobago we also have and Americas region, keeping and improving , and changes to the Brazilian an arrangement through Schlumberger the current client relationships and opening administration. This means that offshore to supply EXXON with a full package of new doors if possible, with Brazil held in the exploration activities have been rental equipment (including air and highest esteem as an example of excellent slashed from 140 to 25 wells in the last steam and heat suppression equipment service quality, structure, HSE, organisation six years. such as rig cooling, PyroSentry and and performance, service delivery and However, things are looking up because HeaterSentry). management.

06 UARTERLY NEWSLETTER FOR THE JAMES FISHER GROUP OF COMPANIES AUTUMN WINTER 2017 James Fisher WHERE IS EATRICE New alliance Rumic to the for Subtech in Beatrice Wind Farm rescue MORAY Mozambique FIRTH Cable installation on the Beatrice wind Subtech Mozambique has formed an alliance farm on the Moray Firth in Scotland was with Alpha Logistics and LBH Mozambique put on hold briefly when cabling company, Inverness to provide a complete logistics and services Nexans Norway found itself in need of solution for Mozambique’s growing gas additional expert personnel. SCOTLAND industry. But a call to James Fisher Rumic resulted The Mocimboa Alliance is providing diving, in a superfast resolution – the team was materials handling, clearing and forwarding, able to get highly skilled offshore operators a ship agency, waste management and on site in a remote part of Northern environmental services. Its initial focus will be at the strategically Scotland within five days to catch a crucial Edinburgh important port of Mocimboa da Praia which weather window. although small, is very close to significant oil Rumic’s business development manager, and gas developments at Palma. Andy Nattrass explains: ‘We pride ourselves The three alliance companies bring on our ability to respond rapidly, and in this together over 30 years’ of local knowledge case, the client had a very short weather ‘James Fisher provided several personnel to and experience, as well as equipment and window and an expensive cabling vessel all assist with the inflating and deflating of the provide a holistic marine and logistics ready and waiting, so we had to move fast buoys used to support the cable in its 1km services solution. The alliance members each to get our team to the site as quickly journey from the vessel to shore. They also bring expertise and equipment from current as possible.’ helped with the manual handling of floats operations in the region and they plan to Rumic provided crew for handling special on deck. develop the area together to ensure it can floats on board cable laying vessel C/S ‘Nexans was very pleased with the provide a complete logistics operation. Nexans Skagerrak as well as an onshore work which extended from early morning Neil Scott Williams, managing director support team tasked with the job of to late in the evening and gives its best of Subtech Inshore says: ‘Our combined bringing a cable inland for connection to the recommendation,’ Darren adds. capability and in-country presence, skills and onshore substation. The Rumic team will be returning to facilities will allow us to produce innovative Darren Harper, who works for Nexans’ Scottish Waters in the New Year to and client-centred solutions to any logistical agent, Denholm Wilhelmsen Ltd explains: continue the work. challenges in the region.’

An expert design base for Full global JFN in Germany certification for JFN has set up an exciting new venture in Hamburg to develop SmartLoad and service radiation protection equipment. The team at Scotload has been working In August this year, James Fisher Nuclear and safety of nuclear operatives and to achieve hazardous area certification for created a new venture in Hamburg, safeguard against contaminated materials its range of load monitoring products. Now Germany called James Fisher Nuclear leaving designated zones. with two further hard-won certifications GmbH (JFN GmbH), which will form a Teams at the new site are currently for the USA and Canada, Scotload’s range central hub of expertise to design and working on new contamination monitors of SmartLoad products has full global supply a range of high performance to check nuclear workers for signs of certification. radiation protection instruments for radioactive contamination, which prevents SmartLoad is an intelligent load monitoring contamination and clearance monitoring. the risk of these technicians quite literally system, used by the lifting industry which Explaining the location decision, ‘taking their work home with them’. These has data logging integrated directly into load managing director, Dr Ingo Koelln, customisable products will be designed, cells. The whole range has been upgraded comments: ‘Hamburg is ideally located to fully tested and ready for delivery by with the latest wireless technology which support customers in continental Europe, mid-2018. means it is the only system to have been and to take advantage of the emerging ‘All the products we produce will be designed, tested, and certified globally for decommissioning market in Germany, of the highest quality, fully customisable load monitoring applications in hazardous Sweden and Switzerland.’ to fit clients’ requirements, with system environments. The new venture is enhanced by highly architecture specifically designed for This global certification holds significant skilled operators currently working in ease of maintenance and to minimise advantages to clients, as Simon Everett, the region. This means JFN GmbH has obsolescence,’ adds Ingo. managing director of Scotload explains: ‘The exemplary credentials for radiological JFN is also setting up a worldwide hub U.S. , Canadian ATEX and IECEx certification protection instrumentation, both in for spares and support in the UK to make now means Scotload is the only company manufacture and in calibration and repair. full use of its large service and support to have gained certification for all four key These products are essential to the health team there. types of hazardous area legislation for its load monitoring products.’

07 UARTERLY NEWSLETTER FOR THE JAMES FISHER GROUP OF COMPANIES AUTUMN WINTER 2017 Frank torques himself into the record books

For the past five years, Strainstall’s business Lake Coniston in the Lake District to take With Frank at the throttle, the Vintage development manager, Frank Rose has been part in the annual Coniston Powerboat Torque reached 106.8 mph to set a new working to restore a 20-year old power boat Records Week with other racing hopefuls world record in the single engine back to its former glory, and in October from around the world (including Jeremy monohull class. his efforts paid off when the boat, Vintage Clarkson’s Grand Tour Team). As a first time water speed record breaker Torque, set a new world speed record – Vintage Torque is a Fabio Buzzi designed over 100mph Frank was duly invited to putting Frank in the record books. 32ft offshore monohull, built in 1998 in join the prestigious K7 club founded in Frank and his team travelled from Italy and powered by an Express 950hp honour of world speed champion, Donald Strainstall’s HQ on the Isle of Wight to supercharged V8 engine. Campbell.

Best wishes for Christmas and the New Year!

It’s been another great year for the James Fisher group, with numerous awards, new contracts, accreditations and widespread praise which reflects the hard work The span of and dedication of everyone in the company. achievement We would like to pass on a With the formal opening of the Queensferry heartfelt THANK YOU on behalf of Crossing in August, the iconic new bridge across the Forth is complete. James Fisher the management teams, and wish Testing Services’ structural monitoring you all a very merry Christmas and system was integrated into the bridge a happy New Year! during construction and will allow condition monitoring to continue throughout its operational life. The Pelican Team

Mojo Maritime’s ‘Bees Brothers’ rally for the bees

A James Fisher employee is taking part in the Plymouth-Dakar Challenge over the Christmas period, driving 4000 miles to West Africa and across the Sahara Desert in an old car to raise money for charity. Jovian Stone, marine engineer with Mojo Maritime (now JFMS) is embarking on the challenge with his friend, Aidan Shaw in Jovian’s specially adapted 20-year old VW Polo. They have named their team ‘The Bees Brothers’ and aim to raise funds and awareness for a Cornwall-based bee conservation charity: ‘We are concerned about the decline of our native bee species due to pesticides and disease, and we wanted to do something a bit different to help their plight. The money raised as part of our adventure will go directly to Blacks Cornish Bees, which is working to increase Cornish bee populations as well as educate the community,’ Jovian says. Support the challenge by donating here: https://www.gofundme.com/rally4thebees

08 UARTERLY NEWSLETTER FOR THE JAMES FISHER GROUP OF COMPANIES AUTUMN WINTER 2017