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Applus RTD adds Velosi team to North Sea base

INSPECTION and non-destructive testing leader Applus RTD has added Velosi Group's North Sea team to its Aberdeen operations and maintenance base, following its acquisition of the US-headquartered quality assurance specialist.

Velosi Group, founded in 1982, provides inspection, quality assurance, certification and testing services to oil and gas multinationals and operates from regional bases in the US, Malaysia, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates as well as the UK.

The company has a team of seven staff including staff inspectors and co-ordinators permanently located at Applus RTD UK Ltd's base at Wellheads Way, Dyce, Aberdeen.

Velosi deploys inspection teams on behalf of its clients, including Total, Shell, Repsol, Talisman and Subsea 7, with access to specialists in over 50 countries.

Adrian Payne, operations manager for Velosi in Aberdeen, says: "Combining our team with Applus RTD at its base is a very positive move for us – giving us the opportunity to work together to expand our operations across the UKCS and beyond.

"Velosi is now part of Applus' huge global network providing clients with specialist staff and the capability to meet local content laws, and other regional considerations, across complementary core services in asset integrity including NDT, maintenance, rope access, research and development."

Applus Group purchased AIM-listed Velosi earlier in 2011. Applus RTD employs more than 4,000 people in 37 countries and its north-west Europe business unit is centred on two major offices in the UK, at Aberdeen and Falkirk, as well as five further regional sites including Teesside and Great Yarmouth. It also operates from bases in Stavanger, Norway and Esbjerg, Denmark, with a further divisional office in Copenhagen.

Included in the UK operation is the company's specialist high-rope training facility, at Falkirk, which is an internationally renowned centre of excellence for the discipline, responsible for producing experts in testing, maintenance and monitoring at height – key disciplines in work on rigs and FPSOs.

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