Subsea UK Awards 2018
The Winners
Company of the Year
Tekmar Energy
Best Small Company
AgileTek
New Enterprise
Rovco
David Pridden Young Emerging Talent Award
Arnold Grundy, Oceaneering
Innovation for Safety
The Underwater Centre
Global Exports
STATS Group
Innovation & Technology
Maritime Developments
Outstanding Contribution
Richard Marsh, founder and former MD of Tritech
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Tekmar Energy Limited was named company of the year at Subsea UK’s annual awards while Richard Marsh was recognised for his outstanding contribution to the industry.
The awards, which celebrate the
achievements of companies and individuals in the UK subsea industry,
were presented at a gala dinner in Aberdeen during Subsea Expo - the world’s largest subsea-focused exhibition and conference.
Sponsored by Baker Hughes a GE
Company and Helix Energy Solutions, the awards were presented in front
of over 600 people from the subsea sector. Neil Gordon, chief executive
of Subsea UK hosted the ceremony with former UK Government minister and
chairman of Triumph Motorcycles Limited, Lord Digby Jones as guest
speaker.
The top award, Company of the
Year, was presented to Tekmar Energy Limited. Having grown from a small,
family owned business founded in 1985, Tekmar now has more than 4,000
protection systems in operation around the globe protecting billions of
pounds worth of subsea assets. The company has experienced rapid growth
over the past five years, despite the economic challenges, it has
continued to expand its product offering and diversified into new
markets.
Neil Gordon, chief executive of
Subsea UK commented: "The past two years have been extremely challenging
for the subsea sector, however we have continued to see an unwavering
commitment from companies of all sizes to drive a real change across our
industry.
"Once again, we received an
incredible standard of entries for this year’s awards, demonstrating the
greatest attributes of the UK subsea sector. Despite the ongoing
challenges we face, it’s vital that we continue to celebrate and
recognise the finest talent, leadership and contributions as we adapt to
this new environment in the coming years.”
Founder and former managing
director of Tritech, Richard Marsh scooped the Outstanding Contribution
Award. One of the most charismatic characters and early proponents of
the subsea sector, Richard began his career at British Aerospace where
he was responsible for 1,600 technicians and engineers who built 16
concords in the UK. He also helped to develop one of the first ROVs,
Consub.
Maritime Developments Ltd won the
Innovation & Technology award. During its eighteen-year history,
the company has successfully diversified its client base away from the
fishing industry and now designs, manufactures and delivers back-deck
equipment for the global oil, gas and renewables sector.
This year’s event saw the launch
of the David Pridden Young Emerging Talent Award, a commemorative
accolade in memory of the inaugural Subsea UK chief executive, David
Pridden who sadly passed away last year. Arnold Grundy of Oceaneering
was the proud winner. Responsible for the design, manufacture, testing
and deployment of subsea cables and related subsea distribution, Arnold
was praised for his technical know-how, and collaborative and
enthusiastic approach.
AgileTek was crowned the Small
Company of the Year and The Underwater Centre was presented with the
Innovation for Safety award for the second year running. The Global
Exports award went to STATS Group for its rapid expansion into key
international markets and Bristol-based Rovco won the New Enterprise
award.
