Subsea Specialist Flexlife Opens New UK Base and Appoints Director

Subsea Specialist Flexlife Opens New UK Base and Appoints Director

Flexlife, an oil & gas industry specialist in subsea project and integrity management, has opened a new base in Newcastle and plans to recruit 25 staff by the end of this year, rising to 50 within 18 months. The award-winning company has appointed Andrew Lake as Director of Operations in Newcastle. Full text

Ashtead Announced as Approved Rental Agent for RSL NDT Ltd

2009.10.02 - Company News

Ashtead Technology has become ‘Approved Rental Agent’ for RSL NDT Ltd.  As part of the agreement, Ashtead Technology have purchased RSL’s Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) equipment hire fleet, consisting of Subsea MPI Systems, ROV FMD Systems, SCUMPI Systems, Underwater Thickness Gauges and Bathycorrometer kits, worth in excess of £300,000.  All future rental enquiries received by RSL will also be passed directly to Ashtead Technology.


Ashtead Technology, one of the world’s largest equipment rental companies, offers a range of equipment for Offshore Survey and ROV, NDT and Visual Inspection. With the addition of these items to the fleet, Ashtead Technology now offer the widest range of Subsea NDT equipment, encompassing the latest systems available.

Ashtead’s Operations Manager, Ian Harvey, believes that the RSL products will be extremely popular with Ashtead’s rental customers in the subsea market “The Agreement provides an excellent opportunity for the business.  The addition of the RSL rental fleet modernises our fleet of equipment in the NDT sector, whilst also increasing the range of equipment on offer, with items such as the new SCUMPI Systems.  Focussed on equipment rental, Ashtead are able to ensure that customers rent the most appropriate model and that it is delivered on-time, calibrated and ready for use, backed up with a 24-hr technical assistance.”

Andy Anderson of RSL NDT Ltd expressed his delight with the Agreement, commenting “The Agreement with Ashtead will allow the exposure of our products to a wider market, and with Ashtead’s vast experience in equipment rental we see this as an excellent opportunity for both companies.”

 

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