Multi-million pound contract joy for Altrad

INDUSTRIAL services specialist Altrad NSG has landed a multi-million pound  offshore contract with oil and gas exploration company Centrica Energy.

The deal over five years means Deeside-headquartered Altrad will provide Centrica with full access, maintenance and repair on both onshore and offshore projects, creating 50 new jobs.

The contract, which includes an option for it to be extended by two years on completion, will see Altrad expand its existing onshore work at Centrica’s gas terminals in Barrow-in-Furness.

Altrad will also provide blasting and painting, as well as insulation and passive fire protection to both manned and unmanned offshore platforms off the coast of Morecambe Bay in the Irish Sea.

Altrad managing director Mike Carr said: “This is our first major offshore contract and is a significant milestone for the business. It is a positive endorsement of the hard work and expertise of our teams and the services Altrad NSG provides.

“Offshore work provides a fantastic opportunity for us as we continue to build on our complete maintenance solution approach and we are now looking towards the North Sea to expand the offshore division of the business.

“Through our onshore work with Centrica in Barrow-in-Furness over the past five years we have built a strong relationship and demonstrated the benefits of our multi-discipline approach.”

Altrad employs more than 500 people nationwide.