Hertel wins four-year nuclear brief
INDUSTRIAL services firm Hertel has retained a contract to provide access and insulation services at 10 nuclear power stations.
Magnox Ltd, responsible for managing 10 of the UK’s first generation of nuclear power stations, has hired Hertel to provide scaffolding, asbestos removal, insulation maintenance and mechanical engineering services over a four-year period, which can be extended to six.
Hertel, which has worked with Magnox since 2005, will operate at Hunterston A, Berkeley, Bradwell, Chapelcross, Dungeness A, Hinkley Point A, Trawsfynydd, Oldbury, Sizewell A, Wylfa in Anglesey.
Paudie Somers, Hertel UK & Ireland operations director, said: “This is a significant achievement for Hertel. An important part of our work with Magnox is our ability to work collaboratively with other contractors on site, which enables us to provide an efficient and effective service.”
David Fitzsimons, Hertel UK & Ireland Managing Director, adds: “As the third major nuclear framework contract we have won in the last year, with the deplanting demolition and asbestos framework win at Magnox last year and the MDSW framework at Sellafield this year, the new contract reinforces our position as a leading provider of access and insulation services to the UK nuclear industry.”
Hertel specialises in working at oil refineries, chemical plants, power stations and nuclear facilities. The company employs 2,500 nationally, of which more than 500 are in the North West working at sites such as Sellafield and the Stanlow Oil Refinery. Its North West headquarters are in Preston Brook.
