Offshore staff

GATESHEAD, UK – Construction has started of a new subsea engineering assembly and test center in northeast England.

Express Engineering hopes the 48,000-sq ft (4,459-sq m) complex, due to become operational later this year, will help it expand into new markets.

The company plans, which has taken on around 100 people over the past 12 months, plans to recruit 30 additional skilled engineers, primarily to work on manufacturing connection systems and other subsea technologies.

It is expanding its offering for the supply of assembled and tested actuators, connection systems and tooling for wellheads and subsea tree structures.

Customers include Baker Hughes and Aker Solutions.

04/06/2020