With a 40-year track record in the global energy industry Balmoral, an Offshore Europe stalwart, has journeyed through many sector changes and challenges and recognises that client confidence in the supply chain is a growing necessity.
The company is continually evolving and is currently going through a process of market repositioning. Recognised for being a leading provider of buoyancy, protection and insulation products, Balmoral is moving from being renowned solely as a product manufacturer to that of an end-to-end solutions provider.
Responding to client requests for in-depth technical advice at pre-FEED and FEED stages of projects, the company has been investing in and extending its range of services to include initial concept advice and development through to product design, tooling, manufacture, testing, delivery and after-sales support.
Jim Milne, chairman and managing director at Balmoral, said: “Without losing our focus on high quality design and manufacturing, supported by continuous investment in our 250,000sqft custom-built facilities in Aberdeen, we have been evolving our client service offering by creating a full in-house controlled concept to delivery process.
“This includes the introduction of the Balmoral Discovery Unit which was created to provide laboratory, manufacturing and testing facilities to ensure that every raw material and product is fully validated to provide total surety in the field.”
This approach has already seen the company drive 15-30% cost reductions for operators and FEED contractors and has been made possible by adopting a collaborative approach and smart application of engineered solutions at the early stages of project design to deliver significant savings in life of field costs.
Mr Milne continues: “Here at Balmoral our ability to innovate is driven by our investment in capabilities, technical expertise, skills and design solutions.
“Our ability to retain, grow and invest in talent, despite industry dynamics over the past few years, has resulted in the company providing an unrivalled team of technical specialists across chemical science, mechanical and polymer engineering as well as a client team that has extensive knowledge of operator needs and qualification criteria.
“We have always strived to deliver the very best products in the market and, now, we’re taking that further by providing turnkey services which we believe are unrivalled in our part of the industry.”
The Balmoral Discovery Unit is helping to reduce operator costs by up to 30%