Author: Tom Howard

Tekmar Energy has recently achieved independent approval for the design and manufacture of its PU bend restrictors for compliance to the American Petroleum Institute’s (API) 17L1 & 17L2 specification for flexible pipe ancillary equipment.

The verification comes after successfully undergoing a 2-year certification program with Lloyds Register. The process included; long-term material qualification, quality and manufacturing audits, review of the design methodology and witness of the verification testing to ensure Tekmar’s practices meet with the stringent requirements of API17L.

The majority of the product testing was conducted in Tekmar’s new test facility in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, utilising the recent capital investment of a 750kNm bend test rig that was installed earlier this year.

Charlie Sullivan, Head of Subsea Sales & Strategy at Tekmar said, “We are excited to receive this independent qualification, which will allow us to provide an extended range of competitive products to both new, and existing, customers in challenging market conditions”

Due to confidence in future demand and business growth, Tekmar Energy, the market leading specialists in Cable and Subsea Protection Systems for the Offshore Energy markets has recently welcomed several new additions to its ever-expanding team.

Rob McGill, joins as the HSQE Manager, bringing with him years of experience from the offshore space working within both Oil & Gas and Renewables for the likes of; Shell, Total, ENI and most recently working with DONG as QHSE Manager for Bladt on the Hornsea Project.

Dean Milburn, joins as the Production Manager, boasting over 25-years of manufacturing experience from multiple sectors and is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt – this will help develop production into a lean, innovative and more cost efficient operation.

Helen Brooks has also joined as the Financial Controller, working to ensure cost and commercial compliance within the Financial and Legal team.  A vital role to ensure the sustainable and long-term future for the Group.

James Ritchie, CEO at Tekmar said, “People are our greatest asset and one of our core values.  In order for us to grow and ensure excellence, we need to challenge the way we work and through the recent appointments to our internal management I am confident that their additional skills will support us in our joint vision to be the global partner of choice”.

Tekmar Energy (Tekmar), the European based market-leading specialists in cable protection systems (CPS) for Offshore Windfarms has recently been awarded a large contract to protect array cables on the 400MW Binhai North H2 Offshore Windfarm project, in the Jiangsu province of China.

This news comes after the successful supply and installation of its systems on the first project in Taiwan last year, the Formosa 1 demonstrator project. This clearly marks Tekmar’s entry into the Offshore Windfarm industry in Asia.

The 400MW Binhai North H2 project is currently under contraction and aims to be completed and fully commissioned by the end of 2017. The cables and cable protection systems will be installed this summer.

Jack Simpson, Head of Offshore Wind Sales at Tekmar said, “Tekmar are extremely pleased to be working on this large and prestigious project in China. The Chinese Offshore Windfarm industry is still relatively new when compared to Europe however is set for ambitious growth in the future”.

With more than 30 years’ experience, Tekmar is the market leader in the design, manufacture and supply of subsea cable, umbilical and flexible protection systems for the renewable energy and oil & gas industry.