Global, the sector-leading provider of integrated energy infrastructure solutions, has added a vital capability to its stable of companies servicing the onshore and offshore wind, oil and gas, transmission, and alternative fuels sectors with the launch of Global Commissioning.
The new company, which will be based in Global’s corporate office in Aberdeen alongside fellow group company, Apollo, will deliver commissioning, completions, start-up, handover and operational readiness support to clients across multiple sectors - informed by unrivalled engineering and project delivery expertise.
The Global Commissioning team will be headed up by new hire, Ben Rushton, who brings 15 years’ experience in the field to the role. Having already secured contracts for two key clients, Global Commissioning is being viewed as a key service within Global’s end-to-end offering across their core sectors, as well as data centres, industrial facilities, infrastructure, and manufacturing & process plants.
Gordon Farmer (Board Director Global) and Ben Rushton (Commissioning Services Director).
Speaking about the launch, new Commissioning Services Director, Rushton, comments: “With the scope of opportunities already available to the group in an evolving marketplace, I’m really excited to join Global Commissioning, which is set to be a vital cog in Global’s end-to-end, service offering. The synergies that exist within the portfolio are already organically creating numerous opportunities for the group, as well as for Global Commissioning specifically, and we are also actively tendering for projects across sectors.
“Although commissioning has traditionally been seen as the final part of a project, we believe that by understanding and participating in the project from tendering right through to delivery and handover that we can add huge value to clients. Global Commissioning will get involved at the tendering stage and, whether it be onshore or offshore, we’ll bring left-to-right thinking and a complete vision for the project, from tender, through design, procurement, construction, delivery and commissioning, leaning on the comprehensive matrix of capabilities offered by the Global portfolio companies.
“This wraparound service for clients - working essentially with one contractor - will allow us to identify cost and time savings for clients across the project scope from, for example, getting the engineering up front right, or pre-commissioning subsystems or systems early.”
Actively recruiting
Aberdeen-based Global Commissioning is actively recruiting, targeting a headcount of 25 by year-end, and is working on two active projects already and targeting further projects in the space and data centres sectors as well as in the energy infrastructure space.
Gordon Farmer, Board Director at Global, comments: “The launch of Global Commissioning and the appointment of Ben Rushton is the latest example of Global building connected capability that genuinely supports our clients and the sectors we support. We pride ourselves on the relationships we enjoy with our clients.
“Adding a commissioning capability to our existing integrated competencies of planning & consent, engineering & design, fabrication & modular build-out, construction & logistics, and operation & maintenance allows us to deliver bespoke, multi-service, turnkey solutions to clients, covering the full project lifecycle. These connected capabilities - combining vast technical expertise with practical delivery experience - offer clarity, accountability, and confidence to clients."