OFFICIAL GUIDE For winches and deck machinery torque to the experts Engineering Services Ltd Belmar Engineering is one of the most advanced sub contract precision engineering workshops servicing the Oil and Gas industries in the North Sea and world-wide. An imaginative and on-going programme of reinvestment in computer based technology has meant that Belmar Engineering work at the very frontiers of technology. We are quite simply the most precise of precision engineering companies. Our Services Belmar offer a complete engineering service to BS EN ISO 9001(2000) and ISO 14001(2004). Please visit our website for detailed pages of machining capacities, inspection and gauges below: Milling Section. Turning Section. Machine shop support. Quality Assurance. Weld cladding equipment. 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Some nine Milestones years in planning and development, the centre is a key part of the regeneration of Aberdeen city centre and offers a huge selection of places to eat, work and play all under one roof. 2001 – Hammerson acquire Railtrack Developments and thereby 50% of Union Square Developments Ltd 2006 - Hammerson acquire the other 50% of Union Square Developments from Multiplex and thereby 100% ownership of the Union Square scheme 2007 – Union Square Developments Ltd start on site with the construction of the new bus station, and the new Craiginches and Raiths Farm Rail Yards are completed February 2008 – Bus station handed over to Stagecoach Shopping park June 2008 – New travel centre handed over to First Scotrail July 2008 – Work on the roof commences September 2008 - Completion of structural steelwork November 2008 - Development is now completely weather-tight April 2009 – Hotel shell handed over to Jurys Inn for fit out May 2009 - Cinema shell handed over to Cineworld for fit out and commencement of unit handovers Atrium area showing Autumn 2009 – Grand opening! rail station facade From Rail to Retail, Union Square adds sparkle to the Granite City Union Square, Aberdeen’s largest Mixing business with pleasure, retail outlets and leisure facilities, retail and leisure retreat is a new Union Square customers can take are over 1,000 local people who landmark in the Granite City and advantage of the new 3 star plus have secured jobs through Union a fantastic tourist destination. Built Jurys Inn Hotel. As well as 203 Square’s Jobs for U programme. on the site of a former freightliner bedrooms and a restaurant and bar, Jobs for U is the dedicated training terminal which closed in the the hotel boasts excellent conference and employment scheme set up to late 1950s, the area has been facilities, making it a great place help get local people into a varied transformed into a great place to to hold meetings and get clients and exciting range of jobs at Union start and end any stay in the city. talking. Square. Steeped in Aberdeen’s Rail history Penny continued, “There really is “Union Square is an integral part of the impressive 700,000 sq ft Union something for everyone at Union Aberdeen’s city-centre landscape,” Square shopping development is Square, with places to eat, shop, Penny concluded. “As one of the the first of its kind to open in the city relax and while away the hours or largest city centre regeneration in two decades, and a welcome get down to business.” schemes of its kind in Scotland, addition to Aberdeen’s thriving it offers a vibrant blend of retail cosmopolitan culture. Avid cinema-goers can take and leisure facilities, making it the advantage of the city’s largest, destination of choice for people Perched between Aberdeen’s multiscreen c inema; Cine world. from Aberdeen City, the Shire and upgraded train station and new bus Penny said, “People can literally beyond.” station, Union Square is the perfect step straight off the train, the bus leisure get-away. And with 1,700 or the adjoining car parks, into the For more information on Union car parking spaces, Union Square development and catch the latest Square and all that is has to offer is equally accessible for those who blockbuster. The transport links make visit:www.unionsquareaberdeen.com want to take a few hours out of their Union Square the perfect place to day and enjoy a coffee break or meet friends or business colleagues. some retail therapy. Union Square is a way of life which has opened up many opportunities Union Square is home to some of the for Aberdeen City and Shire.” high street’s most popular retailers, such as M&S, Miss Selfridge, Wallis, Some of the delicious eateries on H&M and Next, as well as new names offer include well-known Italian to Aberdeen such as Apple, Zara and restaurant ASK, the Peri-Peri chicken Bestseller - with brands Jack & Jones, specialists Nando’s, plus popular Vero Moda, Cult, Mamas & Papas and Mexican eatery Chiquito’s and Instyle Furniture. the 1950s inspired American diner Frankie & Benny’s. So, whether Penny Godfrey, Marketing Manager it’s a romantic dinner for two or a at Union Square said, “The retail laid-back night out with friends, offering makes Union Square there is ample selection to whet the hard to resist. With new brands to appetite. Aberdeen and late night shopping, it’s definitely put the buzz back into Making up the Union Square family retail therapy.” and helping run the fantastic eateries, UO S Nexen is a Canadian-based oil and gas company with global operations. We are uniquely positioned for growth in the North Sea, Western Canada (including the Athabasca oil sands of Alberta and unconventional gas resource plays such as coalbed methane and shale gas), deep-water Gulf of Mexico, offshore West Africa and the Middle East. As the UK’s third largest producer of North Sea oil, we remain committed to the North Sea and to sustaining and growing resources worldwide. www.nexeninc.com 3021243 OFFICIAL GUIDE Published by: Burrows Communications Limited Head Office: Publicity House, 106 Stafford Road, Wallington, Surrey SM6 9AY Tel: 020 8773 3000 • Fax: 020 8773 8888 Email: [email protected] Web: www.burrows.co.uk Our Advertisers: We gratefully acknowledge the support of all the firms whose advertisements appear in these pages.