Aberdeen-based Sparrows Group has been awarded its first contract for the provision of rigging-loft maintenance services in Qatar.
The four-year contract covers the refurbishment, repair, load test and re-certification of rigging lofts and their contents.
Management of the equipment will also include six-monthly rigging-loft change-outs, the provision of replacement or new equipment and ensuring the availability of properly certified equipment required offshore.
In order to carry out this work, the company has established a new rigging-loft management workshop within its Qatar
facility and invested in new machinery and other office equipment.
It has also created around seven new positions in the workshop.
Sparrows CEO Stewart Mitchell (
www.sparrowsgroup.com) said: “This is the first contract of its kind for us in the Middle East, and it demonstrates our growth in the market. Companies in the region are seeking high-quality services to ensure compliance.
"The investment in our facility in Qatar will enable us to support other clients in the Middle East with these services as well.”
As part of the contract, Sparrows will maintain an on-line Web portal that provides a register of the equipment status, store certificates and maintenance records, as well as tracking where equipment is onshore and offshore.